Moreaccidents and more fatalities have Illinois State Police very concerned after fatal road accidents have increased 133% this year. The four counties in District 16 are alarmed after numbers have risen in the first quarter of this year. District 16 had eight fatal crashes last year resulting in nine deaths. This is compared to…
On Friday afternoon, a single-vehicleauto accident claimed the lives of two teenage twin brothers. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the accident near Wheelerville, Missouri. Accident reports indicate that a 16-year-old male was operating a pickup truck when he lost control and the truck overturned. Despite wearing their seat belts, both the driver…
A fatal three-carcrash in Memphis has left one person dead and injured two others, including a 4-year-old girl who is in critical condition. The accident happened near the intersection of Walnut Grove Road and Farm Road just before 11 a.m. The two people taken to the hospital were a girl and her mother. The…
A recent study revealed the most dangerous roads in Franklin County, Missouri. The study used data fromcrashes from 2009-2013 that occurred on the county roads in Franklin County to create a top ten list. The study helps to identify the roads with the most reported vehicular accidents. The study aims to educate the public…
Yesterday, an Arkansas woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a 2013 drunk-drivingaccident that injured three people on Halloween night. The woman was driving drunk when she hit three pedestrians on Hot Springs Street on October 31, 2013. She was five months pregnant at the time, her blood-alcohol-level was twice the legal…
The well known Milky Way International Trading Corp. has voluntarilyrecalled one of their products due to potential glass in the product. The products being recalled are the “Nice! Peach Slices” and “Nice! Mixed Fruit in 8-ounce glass jars” were sold at Walgreens stores across the country. Consumers could potentially be cut or injured if…
A fatal three-vehiclecrash killed three people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The Louisiana State Police’s report three vehicles were in the fatal traffic accident on Highway 182 near the Lucky’s Casino around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20th. Louisiana State Police report a westbound 1995 Honda Civic crossed the center line on Hwy 182 and…
Two Arkansas women were killed in a fiery three-vehiclecrash on Tuesday, April 19. The Arkansas State Police report the women killed were Clarendon residents. The accident occurred after their westbound sports utility vehicle suddenly stalled on Interstate 40. The SUV was then hit by two tractor-trailers. Their SUV immediately went up in flames. Both…
A St. Louis man’s car has beendamaged when a light pole crashed down upon it near Forest Park at the Branscome Apartments on Pershing Avenue. Now the owner of the car is left without a vehicle, and no one is offering to immediately help him. The light pole is reportedly owned by the apartment…
A construction worker was killed after an 187-foot beam, weighing 45 tons, fell at a bridge job site this week in Illinois. Three other men were also injured in theworkplace accident. A support beam, being held in place by two cranes, fell on top of the crew working over night at the Memorial Tollway…