How Safe Are Rollercoasters?

In a disastrous turn of events, a rollercoaster at Alton Towers injured several people Tuesday afternoon in the United Kingdom. The ride is called The Smiler at Alton Towers, and the accident happened when two rail cars collided. Likewise, two men and two women were severely injured in this rare theme park accident. At…

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STL Scottrade Center Defends Itself Against Fatal Concert Goers Collapse

It was supposed to be a fun Friday night with friends listening to Jen Steger Giamarino’s favorite past-time band, New Kids On The Block, but it wasn’t. Sadly, the night ended in tragedy when 35-year-old Giamarinocollapsed just as the opening act came out on stage. Now witnesses and those with her are blaming the…

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Children Injured in Bounce House Mishap

It was a scary and surreal scene in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Memorial Day when abounce house went flying through the air, with children inside. In fact, three children were bouncing inside the house when a waterspout carried it several feet through the air. Before the accident, the bounce house was placed inside a…

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Several People Hospitalized Due to Chlorine Leak

Achlorine leak at a swimming school sent eleven people to the hospital on Friday morning. The incident occurred at the Goldfish Swim School in Naperville, Illinois. Emergency crews responded at approximately 10:20 a.m. and tended to several people suffering from symptoms including vomiting, nauseas, shortness of breath and chest pain. Ambulances transported nine individuals…

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Young Football Coach Falls to his Death

A 24-year-old man was attending a Chevelle concert with his two friends when hefell and was killed. The three men had went through a door onto a catwalk at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois on Friday when the man fell onto two pieces of metal that impaled him. Shortly after exiting the door,…

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Louisiana Teacher Gave Marijuana Brownies to Students

Teachers are supposed to protect and guide your children, yet sadly some place them in harms way even after you’ve entrusted them with their lives. In addition, 29-year-old, Camille Brennan has beenarrested in connection with giving two students at her school pot-laced brownies. Furthermore, Brennan was a teacher at the Archbishop Hannan High School…

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South Carolina Postal Workers Receive the Most Dog Bites for the State

According to the U.S. Postal Service, Greenville County, SC has the highest number ofdog bite accidents that involve postal workers out of any place in the state. Likewise, according to a safety report, there have been 31 biting incidents in the following zip codes in the past year: 290-296 and 299. Out of the…

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Woman Falls to Death at UIC Campus

The campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago was the scene of afatal accident that occurred on early Friday morning. A 20-year-old female fell off of a stairwell that is attached to one of the campuses buildings that is open to the public. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she was…

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Dog Attacks Child

A 5-year-old child was severely injured on Wednesday when he wasattacked by a dog. The incident occurred in Wood River, Illinois when the 40-pound boy was playing with a 120-pound mastiff. The attack was not witnessed, but the child was heard screaming and then found unconscious. Authorities arrived and the boy was breathing. The…

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Swing Set Accident Kills One, Injures Another

A seven-year-old girl was killed Sunday when she and another girl were involved in anaccident at a home in Gilbert, Arizona. Several friends were gathering at a home when the two girls were playing outside near the pool. The two girls were playing on a rope swing that was held by a wooden structure…

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