James T. McLendon, a seventeen-year-old suburban West Palm Beach resident, died early Monday evening as a result of a car accident caused by speeding. McLendon was driving at an excessive speed east on Belvedere Road sometime after 4 p.m. Monday when he swerved to avoid hitting one car and then…
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Florida Keys U.S. 1 Site of Many Serious Injury and Fatal Crashes
U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys has recently become the site of a number of fatal and serious injury accidents. Since March 1, more than a half dozen serious accidents have been reported from the 18-Mile Stretch that connects the Keys to the mainland down through Key Largo. These crashes…
Teenager in Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries After Car Crash in Port St. Lucie
A young suburban Lake Worth woman is in a local hospital fighting life-threatening injuries after a car wreck in Port St. Lucie early yesterday morning. Cathryn M. Stalnaker, nineteen, was driving in a 2005 red Saturn around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, heading north on Southeast Seafury Lane. Stalnaker attempted to…
Seven Vehicles Involved in Horrific South Dakota Crash
The stories of seven individuals and a family collided violently on a busy South Dakota road on Valentine’s Day. The seven-car crash that occurred at the intersection of 41st street and Minnesota Avenue sent vehicles spinning into traffic and flipping into a parking lot. When all the vehicles finally came…
Tragic Automobile Accident in Margate, 2 Dead, 6 Injured
Late Monday evening two women were killed and six others injured when two vehicles collided in Margate. Margate Police Detective Lori Eller stated that the crash occurred around 9 p.m. on the 2600 block of Rock Island Road at Holiday Springs Boulevard. The two deceased women were in a white…
Permanently Injured Man Awarded $1.3 Million Against Wal-Mart in Slip-and-Fall Case
A jury awarded a Port St. Lucie man nearly $1.3 million last Wednesday in an unusual slip-and-fall case against Wal-Mart. On May 15, 2011, 41-year-old Tom Papakalodoukas was shopping at the Wal-Mart located at 1850 S.W. Gatlin Boulevard in Port St. Lucie. As he walked down an aisle, he stepped…
8 dead in Southern California After Another Serious Bus Crash
After a day of skiing at Big Bear Mountain in Southern California at least eight are dead and more than thirty-five injured. A Scapadas Magicas LLC bus driver lost control of the vehicle when its brakes began to malfunction while driving down State Route 38 near Yucaipa, California. By the…
State Senator Seeks to Put an End to Texting and Driving in Florida
State Senator Maria Sachs of Delray Beach vows that the Florida legislature will put an end to texting and talking on cellphones while driving. Sachs believes the bill outlawing the use of cellphones while driving will receive support from Democrats and Republicans alike in the upcoming spring session. “I don’t…
Woman Continues to Suffer Two Months After Devastating Washington Crash
A Washington woman continues to suffer from the effects of a devastating car accident that occurred over two months ago. Fifty-one-year-old Terri Cantor was within minutes of arriving at work on the morning of November 15 when Johnothon Bagley, twenty-seven, crossed the center line on a residential road in Lowell,…
Another South Florida Woman Arrested For Administering Toxic Injections
In what is becoming an increasing problem in South Florida, a Hialeah woman has been arrested for injecting women with toxic butt enhancements. Known as the “toxic tush” doctor, Samela Hernandez was injecting a “foreign substance” into women in an effort to increase the size and shape of women’s behinds.…