Aworkplace accident happened at the Reynolds Aluminum Packing plant in Chesterfield, Virginia on Wednesday. According to the Chesterfield police, 55-year-old Eric Howard McClellan was critically injured when he was trapped by a piece of equipment at the facility. Emergency crews responded to the work-related accident at approximately 11:30 a.m., and transported McClellan to the…
On Tuesday evening, a single-vehiclecar accident claimed the life of a man from O’Fallon, Missouri. The accident happened when 70-year-old Richard R. Nesbit was operating a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse along Interstate 44 eastbound. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report that at approximately 6:20 p.m. the Eclipse veered off the left side of the roadway…
A construction worker was killed in a workplace accident in Miami on Tuesday. According to authorities, as construction crews were working on a high-rise building in Miami, one of the workers was struck by a piece of equipment. The accident happened at the Biscayne Beach residences when the man was working near the 37th…
Arecall has been issued by JEM Raw Organics for their nut butter spreads due to a salmonella contamination. The nut butter spreads have been linked to 11 reported illnesses by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Center for Disease Control, and the Oregon Health Authority. JEM Raw…
A man in Cook County, Illinois has filed a lawsuit claiming his doctor and hospital are responsible formedical malpractice that occurred during a hernia surgery. According to the complaint, on November 22nd, 2013, Stephen Piggee had undergone surgery for a hernia at Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center. During that operation, Piggee claims a…
The grandson of Mike Shannon was involved in an auto accident on Sunday and charged with DWI. According to St. Louis police, 31-year-old Justin N. VanMatre was operating his vehicle when he struck another vehicle at around 9:30 p.m. Authorities arrived at the scene of the accident at Fourth Street and Poplar Street to…
Atruck accident near Oakley, Illinois, approximately 110 miles northeast of St. Louis, resulted in the death of a teen on Wednesday morning. An 18-year-old man was operating a Jeep along Illinois 105 when it collided with a semi truck head-on at around 8:36 a.m. The passenger of the Jeep, a 20-year-old male, was transported…
Chris Duhon, a former Duke basketball player, was arrested and charged withdriving under the influence on Monday morning. Authorities in Eleanor, West Virginia responded to a call and discovered Duhon passed out in his Ford Escape that was still running. Police subjected Duhon to three separate field sobriety tests in which he failed, and…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol released information regarding the number ofauto accidents that occurred over Thanksgiving weekend. The extended holiday weekend is often a time when there is an increase in auto accidents compared to the other times of the year. However, this year there was a dramatic increase in accidents compared to Thanksgiving…
A tragiccar accident occurred on Thanksgiving in Florissant, Missouri. Just before 9:00 on Thursday night, a car that was not functioning properly was stopped on the road. The car was then struck by a vehicle being operated by Daniel Meade. Meade collided into the back of the stopped car. The impact of the collision…