In the state of Florida, there are over 16 million drivers and everyday more than 600 car crashes occur. According to the National Safety Council, an improving economy and lower gas prices are leading to more motorists on the nation’s highways and more fatal car accidents. As a result, the…
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Memorial Day Weekend 2015 Local Casualties Recount
Originated as “Decoration Day” in 1865, Memorial Day is an American holiday for remembering the people who perished while serving in the United States Armed Forces. While some follow these traditions, most take Memorial Day long weekend as a short vacation, full of partying and tons of alcohol, making being…
Distracted Driver Statistics: Eyes on the Road
For anyone that has driven in South Florida, it might not be a surprise that Florida is one of the most dangerous states in the US to commute and drive in. In South Florida especially, population density, confusing roads, and aggressive drivers are just some of the many factors that…
I-94 Pile-Up in Michigan Leaves One Dead
123 cars are reported to be involved in a major pileup that occurred in Kalamazoo County, Michigan this week. At least one person is dead in this horrendous crash involving a police estimate of at least fifty semi trucks, causing damage in both directions of the freeway. A semi-trailer carrying…
Police Cite Burnt Armpit Hair as Major Cause of Idaho Crash
Five teenagers were injured this week after a Ford Bronco rolled over in Boise, Idaho, ejecting several of the passengers. When police arrived on the scene and did some investigation, it became clear that some goofing off had been going on in the car. The teenagers reported that the crash…
Oregon Teen Charged with Reckless Driving After Tunnel Crash
Manning, Oregon: Daniel Calhoun of Snohomish, Washington is being accused of reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and fourth degree assault after a crash on Sunday the 25th. Calhoun according to police, fainted after holding this breath while going through the 750 foot long tunnel. His car drifted across the center line,…
FedEx Truck and Bus Carrying Teenage Students Collide, Ten Dead
More than forty high school students were confronted with a tragic situation Thursday evening as a FedEx tractor-trailer drove across a grassy highway median and slammed into a bus carrying the students. The students were on their way to visit Humboldt State University in Northern California. The crash occurred just…
Chicago Train Operator Fell Asleep, Train Plows onto O’Hare Airport Platform
The Chicago commuter train operator who crashed a train at O’Hare International Airport last week acknowledged that she fell asleep immediately before the incident and had also done so last month when she overshot a station platform. Before the crash last Monday, the train operator had been running trains in…
UPS Pilots Reported Fatigue Before Fatal Flight
Two pilots of a UPS cargo jet that crashed last August complained about the company’s exhausting work schedules just before they took off on their last flight. The pilots made errors shortly before the plane flew into a hillside and became engulfed in flames. Both pilots were killed in the…
Intense, Quick-Moving Snowstorm in Colorado causes Massive Pileup
Heavy snow led to a massive pileup outside of Denver last weekend that claimed the life of one and injured thirty others. Authorities stated that over 100 vehicles were involved in the string of crashes that ran for about a two-mile stretch of Interstate 25. An intense burst of snow…