After his 2008 spinal cord injury, Brian Keefer, 23, has made strides and the “Extreme Makeover” renovations should help his recovery. Keefer was the president of the gymnastics team at Lock Haven University when he fractured and dislocated vertebrae in his neck in a gymnastics accident leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. After his… read more
A man is alive today due to the quick actions of two men in the wake of a fiery motorcycle crash at Second Street and Wyoming Avenue in Feltonville, PA. The accident started when a car made an illegal u-turn right into the path of a speeding motorcycle. The motorcycle skid on its side and… read more
One person is dead and three injured after a collision on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 63rd Street and Nelson Road. Lisa Norton, 32, of Boulder, CO was travelling eastbound around 6:00 p.m. when her Ford pickup collided with a Nissan coupe travelling westbound. Gabriel Nielsen, 33, also of Boulder was killed in the crash.… read more
David Joseph Lawless, suspected mall bomber, was arrested after nearly hitting a motorcyclist on June 25, 2011. Lawless, 30, allegedly put two devices inside the Borders Bookstore at the Colorado Mills. Investigators found two devices inside the store and a third item outside the mall near the entrance to Borders. He is also believed to… read more
An Amtrak conductor, the driver of the semi tractor-trailer and four passengers were killed when the tractor-trailer collided with the train about 70 miles east of Reno, NV on Saturday, June 25, 2011. The conductor was identified as Laurette Lee, 68, of South Lake Tahoe. The driver of the semi tractor-trailer worked for John Davies… read more
The Washington State Department of Licensing and State Patrol, DOL, released a public service announcement and new poster on June 21, 2011 focused on reducing one of the top causes of fatal motorcycle crashes: drug or alcohol impairment. These announcements come in the wake of a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred that day in the Olympia… read more
CareMeridian broke ground on a four-acre development site of a 36-bed facility in Littleton, CO. The facility will provide Denver and the surrounding area post-acute care services in a non-institutional setting. CareMeridian is a partner in the MENTOR Network and a leading provider of post-acute care alternatives. With a 22-year history of serving the catastrophically… read more
Randal Staggs, 52, Colorado Springs, died when his motorcycle collided with a car shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 18, 2011. The accident occurred at the intersection of 31st Street and West Colorado Avenue in Colorado Springs, CO. Staggs was driving a 1983 Honda motorcycle, heading west on Colorado Avenue when he collided with… read more
A Colorado mother was arrested on Friday, June 17, 2011 on suspicion of child abuse following the death of her 22-month-old on May 28, 2011. Karen Pena, 30, was surfing Facebook when the toddler, Laniece Fletcher, was struck by a van in her apartment complex. The van, which transports children with disabilities to a local… read more
An anonymous donated pledged $4 million dollars to the University of Kansas to fund spinal cord injury research. The school will divide the money between two groups in the Medical Centers Research Facility, the Institute for Neurological Disorders. The first team, Led by Dr. Peter Smith of the Spinal Cord Injuries Repair Programs, is responsible… read more
