The man who killed a Nebraska motorcycle rider this year at the annual Sturgis Rally has admitted to the deadly hit-and-run. 33-year-old Robert Pittman of Rapid City pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter last week in the death of Brian Bye, 44, from Lincoln, Nebraska on August 10. The crash occurred on Highway 79, five miles… read more
Distracted driving has become more of a plague on our nation’s roadways than ever before. The combination of our on-the-go lifestyles and our constant connection to everyone around us through electronic devices leaves little room for focusing on what is most important in the car: focusing on our driving. According to the National Highway Traffic… read more
Interstate 25 in Wyoming was the scene of a deadly motorcycle accident involving two different Arizona drivers. 51-year-old Frederick E. Jones, of Scottsdale, Arizona was travelling southbound on the interstate when his Honda Shadow was struck from behind by a 4-door Lexus. 69-year-old Curtis Thompson of Mesa, Arizona drove the Lexus. Though both travelers were… read more
There are more dangers than you might expect in the operating rooms of most hospitals. Last week we wrote about a woman who had her face burned in an operating room fire in Florida. Another operating room fire happened in Washington the same week, leaving a man’s face burned. Tommy Beams was in surgery for… read more
A national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization is in effect over the holidays, with law enforcement agencies attempting to detect and deter drunk drivers through highly visible efforts, including sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and campaigns to raise public awareness. The statistics to motivate such concentrated efforts are shown by research from the Insurance… read more
A Polk, Florida man died last week, nearly a month after being seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident. Timmy Kelly, 47, was riding his 2009 Harley Davidson around 2 a.m. on November 13 when he collided with a GMC Sierra truck. According to police, the driver of the truck left the scene of the crash.… read more
Kim Grice’s mother, Ann, knew something was wrong when emergency crews rushed past her in the hospital lobby and straight back to her daughter’s operating room. Kim had been in OR for the removal of several growths from her head. Ann would later learn that a flash fire had burned her daughter on the face… read more
Pueblo, Colorado resident Robert Garbiso discovered that even avoiding a collision can result in serious injury on a motorcycle when he attempted to avoid hitting a car that turned in front of him and his juvenile passenger. Garbiso, 22, was heading east on U.S. 50 near 30th Lane when a car driven by Laryssa Jensen,… read more
Authorities have dismissed the case against a Nebraska man charged in the child abuse death of his girlfriend’s daughter. The toddler, 3-year-old Misty, died last December from head injuries allegedly caused by Adam Jesseph, 25, and Doris Herrin, 28. Authorities charged Jesseph and Herrin with child abuse resulting in death after the toddler died. Attorney… read more
The traffic in Austin, Texas is notorious for congestion and general aggravation. This can prove problematic for emergency response crews. Even an ambulance cannot move if there is no place for it to go. Motorcycle medics may be the answer for emergency crews dealing with Austin’s congestion, and a currently running pilot program in the… read more
