Federal investigators have determined that the cause of atrain derailment was a broken rail. The accident occurred last February in West Virginia when a CSX train transporting 3 million gallons of crude oil derailed. The train had 109 cars, and 27 of them derailed resulting in an intense fire. Houses nearby sustained damage, and…
An Illinois man, whose daughter was killed in a car accident, was killed on Saturday in amotorcycle accident. According to the Illinois State Police, 53-year-old Scott Porter collided with another motorcycle on Illinois Route 3 in Rockwood. Porter was operating a motorcycle northbound when he struck a motorcycle driven by 27-year-old Ricky Niemeyer. State…
Recent reports have noted thatmedical malpractice is on the rise due to misdiagnosis and lack of diagnosis. One of the commonly misdiagnosed illnesses that are troubling parents is that of whooping cough. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, cases have been increasing in past years but are often misdiagnosed by medical care providers. Washington…
St. Louis police are investigating aschool bus accident that occurred on Thursday afternoon. According to authorities, a school bus transporting three children was involved in a traffic crash at approximately 3:15 p.m. The scene of the accident was near the Stan Musial Bridge at Washington and eastbound Interstate 44. Little details have been released…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating anauto accident that involved two vehicles on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred in Antonia, approximately 36 miles south of St. Louis. According to the Patrol, at approximately 11:13 a.m. 18-year-old Nicholas Wynde was operating a 1995 Honda Accord on Highway M traveling west. Wynde rear-ended a vehicle…
A driver injured in anauto accident on Tuesday is blaming a wasp for the accident. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 68-year-old Yong Wheatley was operating a pickup truck on Highway 52 traveling west, when she crashed the vehicle in Miller County, Missouri. Wheatley claims she was distracted by a wasp in the…
Aworkplace accident has severely injured a worker in Bartonville, Texas. The accident occurred at Bonded Lightning Protection Systems at approximately 10:30 a.m. According to Argyle Fire Chief, Mac Hohenberger, a 25-year-old subcontractor was in the process of igniting gas-fueled water pump when an explosion occurred due to the water pump backfiring. The worker was…
Atruck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon resulted in the death of the driver. According to authorities, several mattresses and box springs had fallen from a vehicle and landed on the roadway. Traffic had slowed due to the lane blockage and at approximately 3:15 p.m., a tanker truck struck a Honda CRV….
A year after a fataldrunk driving accident, the driver was sentenced for causing the crash. Gary Drake, Jr., 34-years-old, was operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol when he lost control and ran off the roadway near Milo, Missouri, approximately 277 miles southwest of St. Louis. The vehicle was torn apart and Drake’s…
A worker at a nursing home in Jefferson County, Missouri has admitted tosexually assaulting a 92-year-old patient multiple times. According to authorities, 36-year-old Robert Leensvaart was discovered in bed with the female patient on February 19th at the Crystal Oaks Nursing Home. Leensvaart, who is a nurse’s aid, has admitted to investigators that he…