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Logging Tractor-Trailer Causes Fatal Accident

A logging tractor-trailer killed Claudia Tena de Ramirez of Glenwood Springs, Colorado on August 16 in a horrific trucking accident due to careless driving. According to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, the logging truck driver ran a red light at an intersection while driving southbound on Highway 82 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. De Ramirez made… read more

Victim of Motorcycle Crash Refused Medical Attention, Died Later

A motorcyclist from Georgetown, Delaware collided with a tractor-trailer on August 10 when the truck pulled into the biker’s path. According to WBOC-16, the biker, 73-year-old Harold Robinson, traveled northbound until the tractor-trailer in a southbound turn lane moved into Harold’s lane. The biker lost control of the motorcycle and hit mailboxes, and Robinson told… read more

Fatal Wyoming Motorcycle Crash

North of Lusk, Wyoming, a motorcyclist from Pleasant Hill, Iowa died on August 11 due to a crash with a truck. According to the Lusk Herald, Motorcyclist Jefferson Adams headed northbound on U.S. Highway 85, along with Damon Hand of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Hand drove a truck pulling a 28-foot trailer, and he missed his… read more

Nebraskan Biker Killed in Sturgis Hit-and-Run

After the Sturgis motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota ended, the South Dakota Highway Patrol reported four fatal accidents, with three that occurred in Sturgis and one that happened in Rapid City. According to Rapid City Journal, police were asking for help in locating the perpetrator of one of the fatal motorcycle accidents that occurred… read more

TBI Victim Attacked in Mental Health Institute

Suffering a traumatic brain injury affects not only neurological aspects of the body. It can also affect a person’s psychological functioning. Shawn Whittaker, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1991 after a drunk driver hit him, went to a mental health facility last month for help with his depression. According to KRDO, security guards… read more

Actor Leif Garrett Hospitalized After Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle injuries can harm any person who chooses to ride, including celebrities who seem to be otherwise untouched by real life. For example, George Clooney, David Hasselhoff, and even Ann-Margret have been involved in motorcycle accidents. The latest celebrity injured on the road is Leif Garrett, the actor/musician who is most recently notable for cleaning… read more

Sturgis Accidents Show Need for Motorcycle Safety

The Sturgis motorcycle rally, which recently ended in Sturgis, South Dakota, is a time for revelry and camaraderie among the many thousands of bike riders who attend the rally. However, the South Dakota Highway Patrol reports that last year’s rally resulted in nine motorcycle fatalities, according to Rapid City Journal. Motorcycle injuries and accidents will… read more

Rockies Pitcher Sustains Cervical Spine Injury from Line Drive

Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio is currently recovering from a fracture of his C-1 vertebra, sustained in a game on August 5, 2011, where a line drive struck his head. According to the Denver Post, Nicasio underwent surgery at Denver Health Medical Center that night, where a team of neurosurgeons placed a permanent plate and… read more