A Waltham, Mass. man is facing 9 felony charges after being involved in a fatal golf cart accident on September 9, 2009. According to prosecutors, Andrew Morrissey was drunk when he drove his golf cart into a minvan on an Albany highway. The cart driven by Morrissey had 3 passengers; Robin Clohecy, Jared Frontiero ... Read more
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Man Killed In I-95 Collision With Tractor-Trailer
02
Mar
Posted March 2, 2010 By wsfb.com STAMFORD, Conn. — A man was killed in a Tuesday morning collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Stamford. Police said a Toyota Sienna driven by Xiaoyuan Huang, 28, was either stopped or traveling slowly in the right, northbound lane of Interstate 95 before 5 a.m. Police ... Read more
Efforts Lag to Improve Safety at Work Zones
22
Dec
Posted December 21, 2009 By Mike McIntire, the New York Times By the time Bryan Lee headed to work along Highway 51 in Texas on Sept. 15, 2005, the road-building industry and its government overseers were painfully aware of a deadly, though easily corrected, construction hazard: pavement-edge drop-offs. Accidents involving dangerous drop-offs kill ... Read more
Tanker Crash: MO Hazmat Acid Spill
01
Dec
Posted November 30, 2009 By: WNCT.com A tractor-trailer carrying 45-thousand pounds of hydrochloric acid overturned on a Kansas City interstate Monday morning (11/30), snarling traffic and prompting the city to open its Emergency Operations Center. Clouds of hazardous gas escaped from the trailer and an unknown amount of acid spilled from the tank. ... Read more
‘Huffing’ driver sentenced in fatal crash
30
Nov
By Mari A. Schaefer Inquirer Staff Writer The driver of the car who was huffing before she struck two pedestrians, killing one outside Delaware County Memorial Hospital pleaded guilty today to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, aggravated assault and a drug charge. Rachael Jankins, 20, of Havertown was sentenced to ... Read more