A Megabus crashed in Johnson County Monday morning. It occurred on I-65 southbound at the 83-mile mark near Edinburgh. The bus accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the morning. State police said ten people were personally injured, although none of the personal injuries seemed to be life threatening in nature. The traffic backup on…
Recently there’s been a lot in the news about food recalls due to listeria contamination, which has been sending some people into a panic. The largest recalls lately have been due to ice cream and hummus, and one has even been so severe that production at two plants has been halted until the contamination…
Illinois lawmakers are attempting to create more laws regarding drunken driving. The Illinois House of Representatives will soon be voting on adding the two bills into legislation. If passed, one of the bills would require individuals, who have been convicted two or more times of DUI, to have a device installed on their vehicle…
The train accident in Galena last month has caused Federal officials to insist that tank cars be replaced on trains. They believe by replacing the tank cars to ones more fire resistant that in the case of a derailment, the severity of an accident would decrease. The tanks would be less likely to explode…
Zofran is a drug used to help with nausea and vomiting, and is typically prescribed to cancer patients receiving treatment, as well as those who have recently had surgery. Sadly, although the makers, GlaxoSmithKline, knew about the risks of use during pregnancy, they have marked Zofran as safe. As a result, physicians have been…
Sadly, a deadly semi crash that happened Thursday in the Lake of the Ozarks, MO took the life of a mother and her daughter. In addition, the crash happened on U.S. 54 at Highway W, and caused a seven-car accident. Likewise, the accident occurred when a semi and a few other cars were stopped…
Another product has joined the latest round of recalls due to listeria. This time, Sabra Dipping Company is recalling 30,000 cases of its hummus dip. In addition, a random sample of the dip tested positive for the bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. The following codes are associated with the recalled product: Classic Hummus-Expiration dates May 11…
Currently there are charges pending against a Sevierville, Tennessee juvenile who caused a deadly motorcycle crash. Furthermore, the crash happened Friday morning when the youth crossed the centerline of Highway 321 with his bike, and slammed head-on into another motorcycle. In addition, prior to the crash, the juvenile that caused the accident was drinking…
In Lexington, Kentucky Wednesday night two semi trucks crashed into each another. Furthermore, theaccident happened at midnight on Interstate 75 when the first semi had a flat tire as it was headed south. Likewise, the flat tire on the semi started a fire causing the driver to move to the shoulder of the road….
A mother and daughter were killed when their vehicle was involved in an auto accident with eight vehicles. The accident happened near the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri on Wednesday afternoon. The 50-year-old mother and her 27-year-old daughter were traveling along U.S. 54 when their vehicle was rear-ended by a semi-truck. The collision…