On Thursday, a construction worker in Elliston, Virginia was killed in a work-related accident. Authorities responded to the scene at approximately 1 p.m. after a track hoe had overturned. The accident happened at a construction site where excavation was taking place when 64-year-old John T. Ferguson was operating the track hoe, and the ground gave…
The automaker, Toyota, has issued arecall that includes 6.5 million vehicles. The recall is worldwide for a defective switch in the vehicle’s power windows. According to the company, the switch did not receive enough lubricant grease causing them to short circuit, leading to overheating, and resulting in a potential fire. The recall includes most…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to amotorcycle accident on Wednesday night. The accident happened around 7 p.m. in Jefferson County. According to the Patrol, 52-year-old James Barnett was operating a motorcycle northbound on High Ridge Boulevard when he was struck by a pickup truck. The truck was operated by a Eureka man, who…
Authorities are investigating ahit and run accident that was recorded on a police officer’s dash cam. The accident occurred in Palmyra, Pennsylvania on Wednesday when a woman was struck by a dark-colored, four-door Sedan while attempting to cross East Cherry Street. After the collision, the driver of the vehicle fled from the scene of…
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police are investigating a multi-vehicleauto accident that occurred Thursday night. Witnesses claim that a Chevrolet Monte Carlo was traveling southbound on Hall Street when a Dodge Stratus ran a red light and t-boned the Chevrolet at the intersection of Hall and Gimblin Streets. According to police, two individuals were pronounced…
Asemi-truck accident seriously injured an Indiana State Trooper on Wednesday. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department reported that 25-year-old Trooper Brant Goubeaux was traveling eastbound on State Road 10 when he attempted to make a U-turn at approximately 5:20 a.m. Trooper Goubeaux was preparing to pull over a westbound vehicle when he maneuvered the U-turn…
A retired Bronx police officer has been charged with vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated, and resisting arrest resulting from his role in a fatalDUI accident. On May 31, 44-year-old Jorge Hernaiz was operating a 2013 Toyota Camry intoxicated when he struck a pedestrian at approximately 3 a.m. The accident occurred near Broadway and West…
A 12-year-old boy sustained injuries to his throat from adog bite. According to authorities, the dog is a pit bull terrier and is owned by Benjamin Osborne. The incident occurred in Jonesboro, Arkansas, when the boy and his stepmother were in the home that the family is moving into, and Osborne was in the…
As a funeral procession traveled in Kokomo, Indiana a vehicle, not involved in the procession, struck an SUV that was traveling in the procession. Theauto accident occurred at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. According to authorities, 17-year-old Cassandra Cutsinger was operating a 2003 Saturn southbound on Washington Street when she approached the intersection…
The Food and Drug Administration has issued additional warnings regarding the use of prescription drugInvokana. The canagliflozin, Invokana, is prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes and was approved by the FDA in 2013. The medication is prescribed by physicians to lower the blood sugar levels in individuals that suffer from Type 2 diabetes. In…