Small towns of Illinois look forward to their town fall festivals. There is the turkey festival in Tremont, a marigold festival in Pekin, and the pumpkin festival in Morton. This past weekend was the Pumpkin Festival in Morton and anaccident occurred. The contraptions that locals would make for the pumpkin launching contest would be…
Did you know that motor vehicular accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans between ages 12 and 24? This is a staggering statistic that leaves one to believe our nation’s roadways are dangerous and in dire need of change. Meyerkord & Kurth, LLC, is a St. Louis personal injury law firm that…
A Missouri drunk driver gets probation sentence for aDUI accident that killed a man. Some call this lessened sentence a dramatic turn of events. The Missouri woman entered a plea deal Monday which resulted in probation for two years for a wrong-way crash that killed a St. Louis man. In February of 2012, the…
Pokémon GO while driving has proven to be a dangerous distraction to drivers that could cause an accident. In fact, Ayer Police in Massachusetts posted a sign urging people not to play Pokémon GO while driving. According to a study released by San Diego State University researchers, data confirms playing the reality game, Pokémon…
Kellogg has made arecall on their Eggo waffles after routine testing lead to the discovery of possible contamination. The contamination concern is Listeria, a pathogenic bacterium that can be deadly especially for children or people with a weak immune system. The symptoms are similar to the flu in which someone affected can produce a…
A potentially hazardous situation arose when an overcrowded music festival turned to rioting. Authorities said fights erupted at theKAABOO Musical Festival in Del Mar on Saturday night. Many festivalgoers became frustrated and scared when they attempted to get into a popular event in a small venue, according to witnesses and officials. People who had…
A St. Louis roofer has died more than a month after a tragicconstruction accident in which he fell into a kettle of burning tar. The 66-year-old man died last Wednesday after spending over a month in a medically induced coma. The roofer was working on a one-story University City building when he fell off…
The FDA has issued a warning about the increased risks of infections and allergic reactions associated withtattoo ink. As the tattoo industry grows to a billion dollar business, the FDA has seen a dramatic increase in complaints. According to the agency officials, there is not one tattoo ink even approved for use in tattooing…
Several Ohio residents were killed in a Floridatraffic accident just outside Panama City. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, five central Ohio residents were involved in a crash last weekend, in Bay County. The Florida Highway Patrol says around midnight on Saturday a vehicle carrying Panama City residents inside, was southbound on Pine Tree…
Missouri is not the only state that has seen a rise indistracted drivers. The state of Ohio is dealing with a dangerous number of traffic accidents caused by distracted drivers. Distracted driving is a dangerous and an unacceptable behavior that plagues the roadways in our country. A recent study reveals more than two-thirds of…