A two-vehiclecar accident injured six people on Saturday morning. The accident happened near Hillsboro, Missouri, approximately 40 miles south of St. Louis. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2000 Jeep Cherokee operated by 58-year-old Timothy Phillips was traveling eastbound on Column Drive when he failed to yield to a 1999 Pontiac Grand…
Aworkplace accident in Chicago claimed the life of a 41-year-old man on Friday. David Wehmhoefer lived in Indiana but was employed by the Chicago concrete company Brookfield Iron and Metal. While he was working his shift on Friday, a work-related accident happened at around 2:30 p.m. resulting in the death of Wehmhoefer. The details…
A woman is dead after an auto accident that also injured four people. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the accident happened in St. Francois County at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Friday. A pickup truck, operated by 45-year-old Mitchell A. Knight, was traveling southbound on Highway 67 when it rear-ended a car near…
Arecall has been issued for celery products that were produced from Taylor Farms, Inc. due to a possible E. Coli contamination. The U.S. Department of Food and Drug Administration stated that the celery has been sold by several retailers in California including Albertsons, Costco, Sam’s Club, Save Mart, Safeway, Walmart and Target. The USDA…
Anauto accident on Friday claimed the life of the mayor of Silex, a small town approximately 70 miles northwest of St. Louis. The accident happened around 7:05 a.m. in Lincoln County when two vehicles collided head-on. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Daniel R. Stone was operating a 2014 Kia Soul on…
Aboating accident on Friday afternoon has claimed the lives of two people and injured five others. The accident happened in Manasquan, New Jersey around 1:30 p.m. Seven individuals were riding on a pontoon boat when authorities believe a large swell caused the boat to capsize. All passengers were thrown into the water and recovered….
Apedestrian accident claimed the life of a woman during the early hours on Friday. As 50-year-old Shannon Baird attempted to cross M-37 in Alpine Township, Michigan, she was struck by a pickup truck traveling south. According to the Michigan State Police, Baird was hit at approximately 6:15 a.m. by the truck that was traveling…
With unusually warm temperatures on Thanksgiving, many individuals were enjoying activities outdoors. This is true for an individual in Burlington, Kentucky, approximately 350 miles east of St. Louis, who was riding an all-terrain vehicle, ATV, near his home. Unfortunately, that individual sustained serious injuries when he lost control of the ATV along Woolper Road….
A man was injured in awork-related accident on Monday morning. The accident occurred in Kegley, West Virginia when a Divisions of Highway state employee was holding a sign in a construction zone and was struck by a vehicle. The worker, a 54-year-old man, was holding a slow/stop sign near the intersection of Bartley Lane…
In 2011, the Missouri State Water Patrol was merged with the Missouri State Highway Patrol which has resulted in a large decline in boaters being arrested for boating while intoxicated. In 2010, 352 boaters were arrested in Missouri forboating while intoxicated, and just four years later, authorities only arrested 131 boaters for BWI. While…