Erica Abboott, a 29-year-old Brooklyn bicyclist, died on August 30, only a few blocks from her home. According to International Business Times, Abbott swerved out of the way of construction debris on Bushwick Avenue, toppled into traffic and was struck by a Mercedes. Hurricane Irene blew over a fence built around a construction site in… read more
Peter “Rocky” Rognlie, a Utah attorney, died in a motorcycle crash on August 30 when he collided with a car. The car made an abrupt left turn in front of 54-year-old Rognlie in downtown Salt Lake City, and investigators closed the intersection at the site of the accident for several hours. According to DeseretNews.com, Rognlie… read more
A fire at the Summerview Apartments in San Antonio, Texas resulted in the death of six-year-old Rudy Alejos, as well as burn injuries sustained by his mother, Debbie Abby Garcia. Rudy’s father, Raul Alejos, filed a wrongful death suit against Drought Properties, Inc., the company that owns the apartment complex. According to My San Antonio.com,… read more
Betsy Burkhart, a resident of Clarksville, Tennessee, reports that several car accidents have occurred in her yard from drivers who speed around the bend in Tiny Town Road. However, none of the previous accidents can compare to the mangled Honda Accord that flipped into her front yard, containing a two-year-old hanging upside down in her… read more
Portland recently lost an important figure in their local business arena. John Zupan, the founder of three grocery stores called Zupan’s Market, died due to a motorcycle crash that occurred on the evening of August 29. According to The Columbian, 66-year-old Zupan rode his motorcycle on Northeast Marine Drive when a Honda Civic crossed the… read more
Many Facebook members post everything online to their fellow Facebook friends: where they are going, what they are doing and even what they are eating. Justin West, a 19-year-old motorcyclist from Yakima County, Washington, learned a reason why he should keep a few thoughts to himself. Police located West after he eluded a police car… read more
The Pepsi-Cola plant in Tampa, Florida saw its third major injury in less than six months on August 28, when a conveyor machine crushed an employee’s leg. According to St. Petersburg Times, the 39-year-old man was cleaning the conveyor rail system at the plant when his co-workers heard him screaming and called 911. The fire… read more
The Beacon-News reports discrepancies between police and witness accounts of a fatal motorcycle crash on August 26 outside of Chicago. Three friends on motorcycles, including Nicholas Linton, headed into Chicago on Interstate 88; a subsequent motorcycle crash killed Linton. The Illinois State Police say that the accident is still under investigation, but the police report… read more
Tom Metier, part of your Denver accident lawyer firm, recently presented on motorcycle safety information as a member of the Law Tiger network for Colorado on a Go Colorado segment of KKTV. When asked why Tom became involved with motorcyclists, he explained that he was alone with no help to deal with decisions after being… read more
As research continues to show, traumatic brain injuries may not cause many obvious short-term problems, but long-term effects include severe neurological deficiencies and psychological problems. According to the Roseville Press Tribune, more than 300,000 U.S. athletes suffer traumatic brain injuries every year, including 60,000 high school athletes, but many high school athletes continue to incur… read more
