There was a second accident on the Metro Red Line in Washington this past weekend, less than a week from the first deadly accident, according to The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020203678.html In the most recent crash 20 Metro workers were riding…
New Federal Guidelines Bar Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers From Texting
This week the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a nationwide ban that prohibits commercial truck and bus drivers from texting while they’re on the job behind the wheel. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made the announcement about the ban,…
Ship helmsman sentenced to 10 months for oil spill
Just weeks after the final decision in the Exxon Valdez case, another (fortunately) smaller oil spill makes the news with the sentencing of to the helsman of the Cosco Busan. The tanker was involved in an oil spill in San…
Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids
The Michael Jackson custody issue demonstrates all that is wrong with the way in which this eccentric great man, interfaced with the world and the laws that govern it. If his ex-wife asserts a legitimate claim for custody, it will…
DMV: Driver in Calif. crash lacked bus license
Date: 10/7/2008 8:52 PM By SAMANTHA YOUNGAssociated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The bus that crashed and killed eight people on a Northern California road was driven by a man who wasn’t properly licensed and owned by another man…
Train crash probe renews focus on texting dangers
Date: 9/16/2008 4:38 PM By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer One day last summer, Jim Messer, a Florida attorney, was nearly run off the road by another car. When he recovered, he says, he was able to see the other driver…
Rail collision altered lives in and outside train
Date: 9/20/2008 1:52 PM By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ It was shaping up as a perfect afternoon when Kipp Landis climbed aboard the doomed Metrolink 111 train at Union Station. Landis had managed to get away…
Car collides with trailer rig in Texas, killing 5
Date: 8/8/2008 12:33 AM GEORGE WEST, Texas (AP) _ A car collided with a tractor-trailer rig hauling fuel oil on Interstate 37 in South Texas, killing five members of an extended family, authorities said. San Patricio County Sheriff Leroy Moody…
Crash of illegal charter bus in Texas kills 15
The below AP story is a perfect example of why federal transportation regulations and trial lawyers make a difference for a safe world. Not only was this accident a direct result of failure to comply with regulations, it is clear…