New Life Lodge, Tennessee’s largest drug rehabilitation center, is under fire for the deaths of two patients at its facility within a few months of each other in 2010. Lindsey Poteet, a 29-year-old patient, died on September 1, 2010, the day the facility stated that she would complete her rehab program. She showed pneumonia-like symptoms,… read more
A labor room delivery nurse remains in a coma after she and her husband crashed into a semi-trailer on their motorcycle. In Bellevue, Nebraska, Nicole Locke and Tony Locke were traveling home from church when they collided into a semi. 35-year-old Nicole remains in the hospital, but the hospital recently released her husband. There is… read more
Traumatic brain injuries are common in contact sports, with many football players suffering several small injuries throughout their careers. For one Frostburg State University football player, one traumatic brain injury on the field proved too many. Derek Sheely, who died last month after he collapsed during practice, suffered a traumatic brain injury due to a… read more
Fort Hood, an Army base located in central Texas, reports that this year’s motorcycle fatalities have dramatically increased from last year. In 2010, three service members died in motorcycle accidents, whereas seven members have died so far in 2011. The commanders of Fort Hood decided to update their motorcycle safety policy in order to remedy… read more
“Anyone who has ever sneezed in a car knows what can happen.” What, you may ask, can happen? This quote from Springfield, Missouri Assistant Fire Chief Randy Villines refers to a sneezing fit that possibly caused a fire truck accident. According to Reuters, Paul McGuire drove a fire truck with two other fire fighters on… read more
In a car or truck, rear-ending accidents usually cause bumper damage on the car and whiplash for the driver. On a motorcycle, damages sustained in this type of motorcycle accident are much worse, since riders do not have protection from the other car or from the road. On a Florida Turnpike in Broward County, the… read more
An occupation in the construction industry can be extremely dangerous, especially in projects involving demolition. In Belltown, Washington, a construction worker died as a result of severe neck trauma while working to demolish a condemned apartment building. According to SeattlePi.com, there are conflicting accounts of the construction accident, since the first reports of the incident… read more
One of the best ways for car drivers to prevent motorcycle accidents is to look carefully, especially at intersections, for motorcycles. Allstate Insurance hopes to make drivers think about this motorcycle safety tip in 25 different cities around North Carolina for a week in September. According to WCNC.com, one of the most dangerous intersections in… read more
September 11, 2001 affected many people in American as no other incident could. However, September 16, 2001 is also a painful date for many Wyoming natives, who memorialized the 10-year anniversary of a tragic car accident that killed eight members of the University of Wyoming cross-country team. On this date, Clint Haskins drove to see… read more
Imagine waking up from a much-needed nap to find a vehicle sitting inside your living room. In Fletcher, North Carolina, Jeanelle Selhost jumped out of her bed and ran to her living room after hearing a car slam into her house on September 12. Two vehicles, a car and a truck, crashed through a guardrail,… read more
