A Longmont, Colorado man is recovering from injuries sustained when the driver of a late-model Pontiac intentionally ran him off the road on Saturday, June 5, 2011. Hobert Bohm was driving home from work on Colo. 119, which is his usual route home. At about 5:20 p.m. he stopped in the right lane at a… read more
Singer Sean Kingston, who was seriously injured in a jet ski accident is now breathing on his own and walked for the first time on Monday, June 6, 2011. Kingston, the 21-year-old native of Jamaica, was riding his jet ski with Cassandra Sanchez, 23, on May 29 in Miami, Fl, when he collided with the… read more
In May of 2011, Matt Chipolis, a Wyoming Area High School student, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Kingson Township. Since then, the high school has worked diligently to offer support to his grieving family. Chipolis was a popular student and football player at Wyoming Area, who also donated his time to the West… read more
An unidentified woman, 25, is dead after attempting to run across northbound Interstate 29. The accident occurred around 4:15 a.m. on the morning of June 8, 2011 at the Tiffany Springs Parkway exit. The woman was initially hit by one vehicle which stopped. She was then hit by several other vehicles on I-9. Emergency personnel… read more
Chester Fisher, 61, is dead and his wife Viola, 61, is in critical condition after a motorcycle accident in Chase County, at 8:42 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, June 5, 2011. The Fishers were on their way to Cassoday for the Cassoday Bike Run when the accident occurred. They were travelling south on K-177… read more
Twelve people were injured when a Metra train collided with an Amtrak train at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2011. Both trains were moving at low speed when the collision occurred at the south end of Union Station between Tracks 1 and 2. The Metra Burlington Northern No. 1242 was travelling into Union station… read more
A motorcycle and a pickup truck collided on U166 on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 leaving one man dead. The accident occurred about four miles east of South Haven, in Summer County. Curtis Wayne Proffitt, 55, of Wellington was driving his 2006 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle westbound U166 on at approximately 8:16 p.m. Connie Ray Herman, 52, of… read more
Chicago native Martin Mireles, 37, suffered a spinal cord injury when he was shot in the neck almost 20 years ago. Earlier this month, he was fitted with a magnetic tongue stud as part of a clinical trial at Northwestern’s medical school. The tongue stud is designed to help Mireles steer his wheel chair. The… read more
T.C. Drake is in serious condition at University of Louisville Hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on U.S. 62 in Nelson County, Kentucky around 9:00 p.m. Sunday. Drake, played tight end for the University of Kentucky before playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010. Drake was travelling down U.S. 62 when Jennifer… read more
When Colorado Springs police officers responded to an automobile accident late Wednesday night, they were expecting a regular accident. When they arrived at the scene, they got more than they bargained for. The accident occurred at the intersection of Airport Road and South Chelton when a car, driven by Mahogany Aviles, was hit by another… read more
