California train engineer dies following accident

Last week in Oxnard, California a commuter train and pickup crashed, leaving one dead. Likewise, the accident happened on February 24th when the train hit a southbound truck, which got stuck on the rails; the truck mistook the rails for a road. The impact of the accident derailed the train, and the truck burst…

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10 kids injured in bus crash with semi in Texas

A crash in San Marcos, Texas between a utility truck and school bus has left 10 students injured. In addition, 10 children were transported to a nearby hospital with varying degrees of injures following the accident. Likewise, the crash happened Monday afternoon on Highway 21 near Bogie Drive when the school bus was stopped…

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Motorcycle Accident Injures Rider

A New Orleans motorcyclist sustained serious injuries when he was involved in a crash on Monday morning in Metairie. The accident occurred at 7:15 a.m. when the driver was heading north on Causeway Boulevard and a vehicle cut him off by turning in front of him. The impact of the motorcycle against the vehicle…

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One killed in Phoenix semi crash

Semi crashes are statistically the most deadly on the road, even when such accidents occur between two trucks. Sadly, last Friday morning started out with a fatal crash involving two semi trucks in Phoenix, Arizona. Likewise, the crash happened at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road when a semi headed eastbound…

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Family of Car Crash Victim Awarded under $600,000 in Arbitration Against MoDOT

Brian Kurth of Meyerkord & Kurth represented the family of a woman who was killed in an automobile accident. The accident occurred in 2005 when Carlyn Perkins drove into a large pool of water which accumulated on a roadway owned by the city of St. Louis but maintained by MoDOT. The Missouri Highway &…

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