Child Sustains Dog Bite to Throat

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…

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Funeral Procession Results in Auto Accident

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…

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Forklift Accident Results in Workplace Fatality

Aworkplace accident claimed the life of a worker on Monday evening. The accident occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas when a forklift accident occurred. According to the Little Rock Police Department, 28-year-old Christopher Miller was operating a forklift at R/L Carriers and loading cargo onto a truck when the truck moved forward, causing Miller to…

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Man Awarded $9.1 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit

A man has been awarded a $9.1 million verdict by a jury in Minnesota for amedical malpractice lawsuit. According to the complaint, 51-year-old Joseph Lakoskey became ill in 2012 with flu-like symptoms and sought treatment at North Memorial Medical Center. After being treated for dehydration, doctors determined he was suffering from a perforated bowel…

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Police Officer Involved in Pedestrian Accident

A police officer in New Haven, Connecticut was involved in apedestrian accident on Tuesday afternoon. According to authorities, at approximately 1:08 p.m., the officer was traveling in his squad car, and he struck 45-year-old Latanya Autry, who was attempted to cross the roadway near the intersection of Chapel Street and High Street. Autry was…

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Seattle Seahawks Players Drag Race, Results in Car Accident

As many Seattle Seahawks football players left practice on Tuesday afternoon, one of the players was involved in acar accident believed to be caused by drag racing. Running back Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch were reportedly drag racing along a public roadway near the team’s practice facility when for unknown reasons, Jackson lost control…

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Contractor Fined By OSHA for Fatal Work Accident

A Missouri drilling contractor has received citations stemming from a fatal workplace accident that occurred on June 24th. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined CBS Piling Solutions $15,000 for the negligence in the death of 42-year-old Michael Snider. Snider was working at a student housing construction site for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln when…

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Helmet Cam Records Motorcycle Accident

Two friends were riding their motorcycles in Texas when a vehicle struck one of the motorcycles resulting in the driver and passenger sustaining injuries. Themotorcycle accident occurred on Saturday in Granbury when Eric Sanders and his girlfriend were riding their motorcycle along with a friend, on a separate bike. The friend had a helmet…

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Moped Accident Claims Life of Michigan Man

Amoped accident on Sunday afternoon has claimed the life of a man in Michigan. According to authorities, 70-year-old Tim MacDonald was operating his moped in St. Joseph when the accident occurred. MacDonald was traveling on Pearl Street when he attempted to cross several lanes of traffic on Main Street. As he crossed the roadway,…

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Nursing Home Resident Missing

Anursing home resident, and Alzheimer’s patient, is missing after wandering away from his facility. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police, 77-year-old John Jonas walked away from the facility on Thursday at around 3 p.m. Jonas is a resident of Golden Living Center in Indianapolis. Police stated that Jonas not only suffers from Alzheimer’s disease…

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