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…
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,…
Truck Driver Carelessness Severely Injures Man’s Face
The below story tells of serious injuries suffered by an Illinois man whose face was shattered by ice falling off of the top of a semi tractor trailer. It speaks as if this is not illegal in Illinois. Seehttp://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1978774,ice-shatters-mans-face-010710.article Regardless…
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…
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…
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…