A couple days after the automaker Volvo announced that they would take full responsibility forautonomous vehicle accidents, accident reports involving the vehicles were released. The California Department of Motor Vehicles released the reports for nine self-driving car accidents. All of the accidents were minor and involved errors by human drivers. A couple of the…
Federal investigators have determined that the cause of atrain derailment was a broken rail. The accident occurred last February in West Virginia when a CSX train transporting 3 million gallons of crude oil derailed. The train had 109 cars, and 27 of them derailed resulting in an intense fire. Houses nearby sustained damage, and…
Abicycle accident that happened last week in Twin Cities, Minnesota is being investigated by authorities due to mysterious circumstances. An experienced cyclist, Bob Prudhomme, was discovered by a passerby along the side of the road. It was originally thought that Prudhomme suffered a stroke; however, after being transported to the hospital, an examination determined…
An overnightcar accident resulted in a confrontation where one individual fired shots at another. The accident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis police, a 20-year-old male driver was operating his vehicle when he was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by a 32-year-old…
A two-vehicleauto accident resulted in the death of two community college baseball players last week. The accident happened in Quincy, Illinois at approximately 9 p.m. According to authorities, 20-year-old Edrick Rivera was operating a white Subaru on 48th Street southbound when 20-year-old Rilleyson Ignacio was traveling northbound in a black Cadillac. Traffic reports state…
St. Louis police are investigating aschool bus accident that occurred on Thursday afternoon. According to authorities, a school bus transporting three children was involved in a traffic crash at approximately 3:15 p.m. The scene of the accident was near the Stan Musial Bridge at Washington and eastbound Interstate 44. Little details have been released…
An Illinois man, whose daughter was killed in a car accident, was killed on Saturday in amotorcycle accident. According to the Illinois State Police, 53-year-old Scott Porter collided with another motorcycle on Illinois Route 3 in Rockwood. Porter was operating a motorcycle northbound when he struck a motorcycle driven by 27-year-old Ricky Niemeyer. State…
Recent reports have noted thatmedical malpractice is on the rise due to misdiagnosis and lack of diagnosis. One of the commonly misdiagnosed illnesses that are troubling parents is that of whooping cough. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, cases have been increasing in past years but are often misdiagnosed by medical care providers. Washington…
A driver injured in anauto accident on Tuesday is blaming a wasp for the accident. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 68-year-old Yong Wheatley was operating a pickup truck on Highway 52 traveling west, when she crashed the vehicle in Miller County, Missouri. Wheatley claims she was distracted by a wasp in the…
Atruck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon resulted in the death of the driver. According to authorities, several mattresses and box springs had fallen from a vehicle and landed on the roadway. Traffic had slowed due to the lane blockage and at approximately 3:15 p.m., a tanker truck struck a Honda CRV….