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…
As vehicle manufacturers are developingautonomous systems, technology enabling vehicles to drive themselves, lawmakers question who would be liable in the event of anauto accident. On Wednesday, Volvo announced that they will accept full liability if an accident occurs. Although Volvo only accounts for a small percentage of U.S. vehicles, by being the first to…
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…
On September 27, adog attacked a toddler causing a chaotic scene resulting in the arrest of the boys father. The incident happened in Detroit, Michigan when a 2-year-old boy walked into a neighbors garage. Inside the garage, a dog was chained up, and it attacked the child. The child sustained bite injuries to the…
A workplace accident has claimed the life of a teenager in Alabama. The accident took place on Monday night at approximately 6 p.m. in Tuscumbia. According to the Tuscumbia Police, 19-year-old Michael Perry was working on the roof of a Marley Flexco Plant building when he fell through a skylight, landing 25 feet below….
Aschool bus struck and killed a pedestrian on Monday afternoon. The accident happened in South St. Louis at approximately 4:15 p.m. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police, a man attempting to cross the roadway was struck near the intersection of Keokuk Street and Virginia Avenue. The man, believed to be in his late…
Amedical malpractice lawsuit has been filed by a woman claiming a Cook County, Illinois doctor is responsible for her sister’s death. The lawsuit is against physician M. Scott Peckler and North Suburban Surgical Consultants, LLC. The plaintiff, Kathleen Porreca, is the administer of the estate of her deceased sister, Jane Moroney, and is claiming…