A Missouri mother of two was struck and killed in apedestrian accident in Richmond Heights on Friday. According to police, the 43-year-old woman was crossing Clayton Road from Highland Terrace at approximately 9 p.m. when she was struck and killed. The crash was heard by residents of a nearby apartment, and many people ran…
A Missouri woman wins amedical malpractice lawsuit after a hypodermic needle was left in her back. The victim won a $507,000 judgment for having to live with a hypodermic needle lodged in her back for almost seven years. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a St. Louis County jury sided with the Clayton plaintiff…
A longtime employee with the Missouri Department of Transportation was killed in Franklin County during an April work-zoneaccident, and his killer has been charged. According to officials, a Hermann man is charged with second-degree felony assault on a highway worker as well as driving without insurance. The 55-year-old MoDot worker, of Rosebud, was struck…
A five-vehiclecrash just outside of Kansas City has left two children dead and several others injured. According to police, the pileup occurred on Labor Day near Blue Springs, Missouri in Jackson County. The report says an SUV rear-ended a vehicle and struck a second car that was then pushed into two other vehicles. The…
A drunk driver struck and killed a 15-month-old boy in a horrificpedestrian accident last week in Los Angeles. According to officials, a 72-year-old woman struck a 15-year-old girl who was pushing a baby in a stroller near the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and 133th Street on Saturday afternoon. The Hawthorne Police Department said emergency…
Several people were seriously injured in another Tennesseeamusement ride accident over the weekend. Officials say eight passengers aboard an amusement ride at a Delta Fair in Memphis were injured on Saturday. A preliminary investigation reveals the lap bar on the Moonraker released prematurely towards the end of the ride. Some passengers, including children, fell…
Antibacterial soaps and washes have now been banned by the Food and Drug Administration because of certain dangerous ingredients. On Friday, the FDA issued a final rule that antibacterial soaps are no more effective than regular soap. Certain ingredients contained in antibacterial soaps lack proof to be safe and effective for long-term daily use,…
Missouri State Highway Patrol is gearing up for a safe Labor Day weekend and will work tirelessly to reduce the number of trafficaccidents. MSHP officials say over the 4-day weekend they will initiate Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort – C.A.R.E. C.A.R.E. will focus on St. Louis Interstates 44, 55, and 70. A Missouri State…
Three people died Thursday night in two separatetraffic accidents in the Greater St. Louis area. The first accident occurred near O’Fallon Park on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis at approximately 10:30 p.m. According to the St. Louis Police Department, a GMC Yukon struck a center concrete median and overturned as it was attempting…
A new traffic light was finally installed at adangerous intersection in South St. Louis. The new change for the intersection comes after years of residents asking the St. Louis City for help. Residents who live in the Ellendale neighborhood near the intersection of McCausland and Arsenal say there is at least one traffic accident…