The survivors of a Brooklyn deliveryman, who was mowed down by a teenager who was distracted by texting, plan to sue and refuse to take him off life support, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/09/22/2010-09-22_kin_of_deliveryman_left_braindead_by_texting_driver_wont_pull_plug_vow_suit_stil.html Tian Shen Lin,…
A Word To The Wise: Stay Buckled Up During Your Next Flight
There’s a reason why flight attendants and airline captains tell you to keep your seat belt on at all times. At least, that’s the obvious lesson to be learned from this week’s incident where 21 people were injured when their United Airlines…
Transportation Department Proposes Texting Ban for Truck, Bus Drivers
The U.S. Transportation Department proposed to make permanent a ban on texting by interstate truck and bus drivers, with the agency trying to cut down the number of accidents by cutting down on driver distractions. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFP1DYVH_F_STKnQ7PqSkRAK3RkQD9EPQER02 The proposal is essentially…
Why States Shouldn’t Be Too Hasty Raising Their Speed Limits
Highway speed limits continue to get higher, with Virginia last week becoming the most recent state to raise its limit to 70 mph. In fact, now 34 states have speed limits of 70 mph or more, prompting The Wall Street…
Nascar Gives Slap On The Wrist For Retaliation Crash
Nascar officials promised this year to make racing more aggressive, “a full-contact sport,” to keep wavering fans interested. And they seem to be intent on fulfilling that mission, big time. Tuesday the sport’s officials only gave probation, essentially just a…
Texting Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer
A Pennsylvania teenager was texting when she hit a tractor trailer on Route 158 in Wilmington Township, according to police. http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_055225711.html The woman, 18-yar-old Clarice Edinger, was driving northbound, and while she was texting on her cellphone her car drifted…
Belgium’s Head-On Collision Of Two Trains Kills 18
A head-on collision of two trains in Belgium killed at least 18 people and injured 55, and those figures may not be the final counts.http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/15/belgium.train.crash/?hpt=Sbin The accident is being called the worst rail crash in Belgium in 25 years. The…
One Year and 34 Lawsuits Later, Controversy Over the Fatal Continental 3407 Crash in Buffalo Continues
On the first anniversary of what may be one of the most senseless accidents in air history, 34 lawsuits have been filed stemming from the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which killed 50 people. http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100212/UPDATES01/302120012 Survivors of some of…
Bus Collides With Metro Train In Houston
There is a cause of action in many accident cases called negligent entrustment. With respect to the kind of accident described here, the claim is that the owner of the vehicle should not have allowed the person who caused the…