Metrolink Train in Los Angeles A Metrolink train Saturday crashed into a dump truck in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. The accident is under investigation. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Metrolink-train-collides-with-truck-in-LA-12-hurt-4415197.php A city fire department spokesman told AP that there were 190 passengers…
95 Vehicle Pileup Kills 3, Hurts 25
95 Vehicle Pileup in Virginia Fog is a mass murderer as was the killer in the 95 vehicle pileup on a Virginia highway in Virginia near the North Carolina state line. I’ve written several blogs about vehicular accidents where dozens…
North Dakota Oilfield Worker Killed
North Dakota Oilfield Worker Killed in Accident A 31-year-old North Dakota oilfield worker was killed earlier this month, according to the Minot Daily News. It wasn’t the typical oilfield accident, but it just illustrates once again how dangerous this kind…
Texas Oil Rig Accident, NM Man Killed
Texas Oil Rig Accident Kills a New Mexican Man A Carlsbad, N.M., man was killed in a Texas oil rig accident Monday, according to the Carlsbad Current-Argus. The accident took place right over the Texas-New Mexico state line, less than…
Fatal Tanker Crash,Jury Awards Millions
Fatal Tanker Truck Accident has Jury Awarding $58.5 Million I guess the trucking industry will get this message when a jury in New Mexico Awarded $58.5 Million. Last Wednesday a jury in Santa Fe, N.M., awarded $58.5 million to the…
Airport Sign Falls and Kills Boy
Airport Sign Falls and Kills 10 Year Old Boy http://news.yahoo.com/ala-airport-sign-falls-family-killing-boy-223646881.html# The airport had just completed the first part of a $201 million renovation, and one can’t help but wonder if this arrival-departure sign was not hung properly as part of…
Steve Davis Killed In Plane Crash
Steve Davis, Oklahoma Star Quarterback Dies in Plane Crash Ex-University of Oklahoma star quarterback Steve Davis was one of two people killed in a jet crash Sunday in Indiana, where the aircraft struck several homes, according to NPR. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/18/174641752/steve-davis-oklahoma-star-qb-in-the-70s-killed-in-crash-of-small-plane Davis,…
FAA Approves Proposal
FAA Approves Proposal to Fix 787’s Batteries The FAA approves (Federal Aviation Administration) this week Boeing Co.’s plan for testing proposed fixes for the lithium-ion batteries that sparked on-board fires, resulting in the grounding of the 787 Dreamliner jet. The…
Military Plane Crash Kill 3 of Crew
Military Plane Goes Down and Kills 3 Members of the Crew Three crew members were killed Monday morning when a U.S. Navy military plane crashed in eastern Washington state, according to the Associated Press. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/military-aircraft-crashes-washington-state-article-1.1285367 The E/A-6B Prowler aircraft was…
Trucking Firm Face Suits Over Accident
Trucking Firm In New York City Faces Law Suits The family of an East Harlem boy who was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, at a corner where a crossing guard was absent, plans to sue New York City for…