Apedestrian accident resulted in the death of a man on Sunday evening. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, 24-year-old Benjamin George was attempting to cross Homer Adams Parkway in Alton, Illinois when he was struck by a vehicle around 6 p.m. George was transported by ambulance to St. Anthony’s Health Center where he…
A train accident in Jefferson County, Missouri claimed the life of a man on Sunday afternoon. Police responded to calls regarding a pedestrian being struck by a train at approximately 4:18 p.m. Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe stated that a coal train was traveling near Herculaneum when the pedestrian was walking along the…
A newly married bride was killed in amotorcycle accident while en route to her reception. The accident happened near Buckner, Illinois, approximately 50 miles southeast of St. Louis. William Burnett and Jana Miles-Burnett exchanged wedding vows Saturday evening and as they departed the ceremony they were involved in a motorcycle accident traveling to their…
Reggie Bush, a running back for the San Francisco 49ers, sustained a season-ending injury in a slip and fall that occurred in St. Louis. The accident happened on November 1st when the 49ers were in town to play the St. Louis Rams. Bush slipped and fell on the concrete that surrounds the field in…
A father and son were killed in anauto accident on Friday afternoon. Keith Joseph Jr., a defensive lineman for Mississippi State, and his father, Keith Joseph Sr., a former Mississippi State football player, were both killed in the accident. The accident happened near Leakesville, MS at approximately 2:50 p.m. According to authorities, Joseph Jr….
During the early hours of Friday, a charter bus accident claimed the lives of six individuals and injured several more. According to Arkansas State Troopers, a charter bus traveling from Monroe, Michigan to Laredo, Texas crashed along Interstate 40 in North Little Rock. At approximately 1 a.m., the bus veered off the roadway near…
Engineers are coming forward to encourage proper planning to reducepedestrian accidents. Richard Retting, a U.S. transportation engineer, released a report indicating that city and transportation planning can prevent pedestrian accidents and that it is common sense. After a November 4th pedestrian accident in Vancouver, Retting stepped up claiming that engineers and city officials need…
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 842 non-fatal injuries were sustained by workers in third quarter workplace accidents. From July to September 2015, there was only one workplace fatality, but there were hundreds injured. The majority of these accidents have occurred in manufacturing and construction occupations. The statistics regarding workplace injuries are…
A truck accident resulted in one serious injury and cranberries covering the roadway. The accident happened in Sagamore, Massachusetts on Friday morning. According to Massachusetts State Police, a head-on crash involved a truck carrying cranberries at around 7 a.m. The truck was heading into Cape Cod on the Sagamore Bridge when it collided head-on…
An Illinois man was killed in anauto accident in Madison County on Wednesday evening. According to the Madison County Coroner’s Office, Maryville resident 68-year-old Steven Atteberry was operating his vehicle westbound on Interstate 270 at the time of the crash. For unknown reasons, Atteberry lost control of his vehicle and veered off the Interstate…