Mexican-American star singer Jenni Rivera was feared dead in the crash of a small Learjet Sunday in northern Mexico, according to the Associated Press. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-09/plane-of-singer-jenni-rivera-missing-in-mexico The wreckage of the plane was found, with no survivors. Mexican authorities said that the…
Truck Driver In Texas Parade Train Crash Won’t Be Charged
West Texas police have decided not to file any charges against the driver of a parade float, carrying veterans, that was struck by a train, killing four ex-servicemen, according to the Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-police-no-charges-against-driver-in-texas-train-crash-20121207,0,5043575.story What’s perplexing to me is…
Worker Injured In Texas Oilfield Accident
A oilfield worker in Levelland, Texas, was hospitalized Thursday following an accident at the Oxy Lease on Wildcat Road, south of Farm to Market Road 1585, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-12-07/levelland-man-taken-hospital-after-oilfield-accident#.UMKg3ayXmiA Levelland EMTs were called to the scene around…
Four Oilfield Workers Sustain Burns In West Texas Accident
Four oilfield workers in West Texas sustained serious burns in a rig accident this week, according to Permianbasin360.com. http://permianbasin360.com/fulltext?nxd_id=236562 The mishap took place in Reeves County, at an Eagle Gas rig that was roughly three miles from Pecos on Farm…
Man Dies In Crash With Semi-Truck In Wisconsin
A 22-yearold Minnesota man was killed in an accident Saturday evening when he missed a stop sign and crashed into a semi truck in Pierce County, Wis., according to the Pioneer Press. http://www.twincities.com/wisconsin/ci_22111742/prescott-wis-man-killed-crash-identified The victim was identified as Matthew Douglas…
Texas Oilfield Worker Injured In Drilling Accident
An oilfield worker sustained serious injuries in a drilling accident on the job Friday in Winkler County, Texas, according to NewsWest9.com http://www.newswest9.com/story/20233261/winkler-county-oilfield-worker The unidentified worker was flown to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after reportedly being hit in the chest…
Truck Driver In Accident That Killed Four Vets ‘Traumatized’
The train crash that killed four veterans in Texas a week ago is a tragedy piled upon tragedy. It turns out that the man who was driving the flatbed truck, filled with vets, that was struck is a veteran himself.…
Texas 140-Vehicle Pileup Leaves Two Dead, 80 Injured
Two people died and more than 80 were injured Thanksgiving morning in a pileup that involved about 140 vehicles on a foggy highway in Beaumont, Texas, according to the Associated Press. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/22/texas-highway-pileup-crash_n_2175909.html?ncid=webmail1 The crash took place at 8:45 a.m. Thursday…
Search For Body Of Second Missing Oil Rig Worker Suspended In Gulf
Black Elk Energy Tuesday night suspended the search for the body of a second oil rig worker who is missing and presumed dead following an explosion last week on a platform the company owns in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.blackelkenergy.com/temp-docs/Statement-20-November-12.pdf…
Veteran Injured In Texas Train-Float Crash Plans Lawsuit
One of the veterans injured when a freight train struck a parade float last week, an accident that killed four people, plans to file a lawsuit against Union Pacific, the man’s attorney’s said Monday. According to Reuters, U.S. Army Sgt.…