A 56-year-old motorcyclist died Saturday, crashing his bike miles from where he earlier collided with a flatbed trailer. The Wyoming man hauling the flatbed trailer told Montana Trooper Eli Wolfe that after the motorcyclist collided with the left side of his trailer, he pulled over, along with a semi-trailer driver who witnessed the collision. The… read more
Michael Chaloupka and Patrick DiBenedetto, two of your Denver injury attorneys from Metier Law Firm, LLC, have been elected to the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association board of directors. The CTLA is the largest specialty bar association in the state, working to protect consumer rights and increase public safety. Both DiBenedetto, who handles insurance, bad faith,… read more
It always seems that bad things happen in pairs. For example, the Nevada Highway Patrol is currently investigating two separate motorcycle accidents that occurred within a short time of each other. According to 8NewsNow.com, one accident resulted in a fatality, and the other accident left a rider hospitalized in critical condition. The first accident occurred… read more
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
