September 2008


General29 Sep 2008 09:30 am

Lakeland Businessman Pleads No Contest In Fatal Accident - The Ledger
BARTOW | A Lakeland businessman pleaded no contest Friday morning to DUI/manslaughter for a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a Mulberry woman in 2005. Louis Michael Resciniti faces 10 years in prison. Resciniti will be sentenced Nov. 21

One deckhand dead, another feared drowned in boat accident - West Online
The body of a deckhand has been found and another is feared drowned after a shark fishing boat capsized off South Australia s coast. The captain of the boat survived a five-and-a-half hour swim to shore in the shark-infested waters off Gulf St

Westbound 10 lanes in Baldwin Park reopened after fatal accident - Los Angeles Times
The right three westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park were reopened at 10:15 a.m. today after an accident killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. The accident was reported shortly before 7 a.m., when officers arrived to find the

General27 Sep 2008 04:30 pm

Two arrested after accident that sent two kids to hospital - Fremont News-Messenger
FREMONT — Two children were taken to the hospital and two people were arrested after a Friday afternoon accident at East State and Fifth streets, according to reports from the Fremont Police Department. At 3:07 p.m., Elizabeth Solano, 31, of 1112

Poulter barge was accident - Kim - BBC Sport
Poulter unhappily referred to being “body-checked” by Kim as he walked off the 14th tee at Valhalla last Saturday. But the apologetic American, 23, said he failed to spot the Englishman while congratulating team-mate Kenny Perry. “I wasn’t even

London Road in Ewell closed after accident - Staines Guardian
The A24 London Road in Ewell is closed in both directions following a serious road accident. The road is closed between Sparrow Farm Road and Briarwood Road. Police expect the road to remain closed for a “considerable time”. Are you near the scene of

Accident victim finds proof of many community ‘angels’ coming to the - Palladium-Item
I am writing on behalf of Brian, Chase, Jared and myself to thank everyone that helped during our accident on Sept. 14 at Richmond Avenue and North West Fifth. I don’t remember the names of everyone and I don’t even know how many people were helping

General26 Sep 2008 04:30 pm

Adult And Child Killed In Los Banos Accident - KMPH.com
California Highway Patrol officials are investigating a double fatal accident out of Los Banos. The accident happened in the area of I-5 and 165 around 5 a.m. CHP officials have confirmed that one adult and one child were killed in the collision

Highland Heights: One dead, one injured in morning accident - WKYC
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — Police and Fire investigators are still on the scene of a four car accident that shut Wilson Mills Road down for part of the morning. No names are being released, but police say one person was killed and another is being treated

Multiple-vehicle crash closes some lanes of 405 Freeway - Los Angeles Times
A multiple-vehicle crash on the southbound 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles closed some of the lanes this morning during rush hour, but no one was injured, authorities said. The crash occurred just before 6 a.m. near the 10 Freeway, south of Wilshire

General22 Sep 2008 01:30 am

University of Dubuque Motorcycle Accident - KWWL
LE MARS, Iowa (AP) - Wells’ Dairy has opened new contract talks with an employee committee that represents about 1,400 hourly workers in the Le Mars area. Representatives of Wells’ Dairy, the makers of Blue Bunny ice cream, say the company is

Jefferson man dies in accident - Portland Press Herald
A 20-year old man from Jefferson died in an accident late Saturday night in Jefferson. Members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the scene of an accident involving a vehicle hitting a pedestrian at 11:58 p.m. Rescue

Haircut event to help stroke victim, family - St. Petersburg Times
Physical therapist Jo Nestler helps Anthony Galdorisi, 38, who had a stroke, to exercise at HealthSouth hospital Friday. SPRING HILL Eleven years ago, Brian Hammond, a hairdresser, suffered critical injuries in a vehicle accident. His employer of

Mother, Two Young Kids Hurt in Accident - The Ledger
LAKELAND | A 29-year-old woman and her two young children were injured as they were walking across U.S. 98 North at Pyramid Parkway late Saturday night in North Lakeland. Keista Jo Mason of Lakeland and her two sons, Alex Ray Flores, 2, and Anthony

1 killed in rollover accident in Peoria - AZCentral.com
One person was killed Saturday in a Peoria rollover accident that ejected seven people, authorities said. Of the seven, who were ages 17 to 21, three were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, three had non-life threatening

Gibson County woman killed in accident - Jackson Sun
Debra Parrish, 47, of Dyer was traveling east on Tenn. 77 around 8:00 a.m. when her car crossed the westbound lane of traffic, according to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Her 1999 Ford pickup then ran off the north side of the road and

EBR deputy dies in 4-wheeler accident - WAFB.com
A deputy with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office died in a four-wheeler accident on Old Settlement Road Saturday. Stephen Barry Coghlan Jr., 29, was apparently thrown from his four-wheeler and into a mailbox after hitting a log in the roadway

China: 36 dead in two mine accidents - CNN
BEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese state media say at least 36 people have been killed in two mine accidents. A miner walks after an accident at the Fuhua coal mine in China’s Heilongjiang province on Saturday. The official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday

General21 Sep 2008 01:30 am

Driver in fatal accident won’t be charged - NebraskaTV
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - An Iowa pickup truck driver who killed two people outside an NHRA race in June will not face criminal charges. Shawnee County District Attorney Robert Hecht told The Topeka Capital-Journal yesterday that charges will not be

Lovebirds plunge from Bronx roof to their death after night of - New York Daily News
Jackie Rodriguez, mother of Michael Rodriguez, 21, who fell with his girlfriend to their deaths Saturday night in the Bronx. Melissa Lopez, age 19. ‘It looked like they were intertwined when they fell,’ a police source said. A young couple hanging

Light rail train, bus crash near downtown LA - San Francisco Gate
Fire officials say a light rail train has collided with a bus south of downtown Los Angeles, injuring at least 13 people. Fire department spokesman Brian Humphreys says it’s unclear how the accident happened. Humphreys says most of the injuries

Double Fatal Auto Accident in Clarence Center - WGRZ TV
The Erie County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a two-vehicle accident that killed two people around 1:30pm on Saturday. The accident occurred at the intersection of County and Salt Roads in Clarence Center. Deputies say 67-year-old Carl

More officials dismissed over N China fatal mine accident - Xinhua News Agency
XIANGFEN, Shanxi, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Another three officials were sacked on Saturday for a fatal mine accident that has killed 262 people in north China’s Shanxi Province. Kang Haiyin, the Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Xiangfen County

Virginia man cited in I-40 accident - WRAL
Johnston County, N.C. A Virginia man was cited for failing to maintain lane control during an accident on Interstate 40 in Johnston County on Saturday, the state Highway Patrol said. A damage-only accident was reported around 1:30 p.m. in the

Northern State coach has leg amputated after car accident - CBS Sportsline
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State’s Don Meyer, tops on the NCAA win list among active men’s basketball coaches, had his left leg amputated below the knee after a car accident. School officials said Friday that Meyer felt a sense of relief after making

Across the nation: 15 are injured in L.A. bus-train accident - Detroit Free Press
An out-of-service bus driven by a mechanic abruptly changed direction into a light-rail train near downtown during the morning rush Friday, injuring at least 15 people. The impact knocked the front car of the electric train off the track while it was

NASCAR Nationwide-Camping World RV Sales 200 Results - International Herald Tribune
1. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 207 laps, 150 rating, 195 points, $50,595. 2. (5) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 207, 125.2, 175, $45,718. 3. (12) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 207, 105.3, 165, $31,293. 4. (10) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 207, 111, 165, $28,243. 5. (8

Petaluma man drowns in boating accident - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
A 70-year-old Petaluma man drowned in a Tomales Bay boating accident Friday morning, authorities said. The man was identified Saturday as Kenneth Turnage by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department. Turnage and a friend were fishing when their small

General11 Sep 2008 07:30 pm

TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers Surpasses $2,000,000 in Grants - MSN MoneyCentral
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 11, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers today announced it has now provided more than $2,000,000 in direct financial assistance to families of fallen officers over the past four years. With the

Police appeal after motorbike accident - Northampton Chronicle
The biker came off his black Suzuki SV650 bike at around 6.30pm at the Tesco roundabout at Mereway on Thursday August 28. He suffered a series of minor injuries requiring hospital treatment. A police vehicle was responding to an emergency call at the

$2 million sought in Crocs lawsuit - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The maker of Colorado-based Crocs is being sued over a July escalator accident at the Atlanta airport involving a child wearing the popular resin clogs. Clark Meyer, the father of a boy identified in Federal Court filings as A.M., wants $2

Miami man dies in I-595 motorcycle crash - Miami Herald
A 20-year-old Miami man died early Thursday after slamming his motorcycle into a wall on Interstate 595 and being ejected onto the ground more than 30-feet below. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. as Andy Perez was traveling west on I-595

Crane company fined in fatal accident at Mo. plant - Forbes
The crane company involved in a fatal accident at Kansas City Power & Light’s Iatan power plant in Platte County has been fined $14,000 for two serious violations. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration cited Maxim Crane Works, based in

Project worker dies in accident on I-75 in Detroit - WTOL-TV
DETROIT (AP) - A worker has been killed in a scaffolding collapse during a construction project on Interstate 75 near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. The Michigan Department of Transportation says temporary scaffolding “unexpectedly collapsed while

General10 Sep 2008 07:30 pm

Suspected drunken driver hits cop car at accident investigation - Newsday
A Suffolk County police officer was injured early Wednesday when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his police cruiser during an accident investigation on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Grove. The name of the officer has not been released, but police said

No decisions yet in Bloomington day-care death - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Prosecutors said Tuesday that they’re still reviewing whether a Bloomington home day-care operator acted criminally when a 22-month-old boy died in an apparent accident at her home last month. “No decision has been made,” said Chief Deputy Dakota

General08 Sep 2008 04:30 am

Police say Gary Coleman involved in Utah accident - MSN
PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a truck driven by actor Gary Coleman hit a man on his foot after the two argued in a bowling alley. Police Lt. Bill Wright says Coleman and Colt Rushton argued over pictures Rushton was taking inside the

Gary Coleman in Auto-Pedestrian Accident - Entertainment Tonight Online
ET has the latest Actor Gary Coleman was involved in a car accident in Utah in which a 24-year-old pedestrian suffered minor injuries, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Coleman, 40, was backing out of a bowling alley in a town about one hour south of

Scottsdale man, 20, killed in single-car accident - AZCentral.com
A 20-year-old Scottsdale man was killed when he lost control of his Pontiac GTO, sending it across lanes of traffic onto the dirt shoulder and eventually into a drainage ditch on the Red Mountain Freeway Saturday night. Thomas Verdone was dead at the

ET: Gary Coleman in auto-pedestrian accident - MSN
Actor Gary Coleman was involved in a car accident in Utah in which a 24-year-old pedestrian suffered minor injuries, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Coleman, 40, was backing out of a bowling alley in a town about one hour south of Salt Lake City

Operator says Dubai oil rig remains shuttered - MSN MoneyCentral
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The operator of the oil rig involved in last week’s deadly helicopter accident off the Dubai coast said production remained halted on the platform Sunday. The rig serves the Rashid oil field, one of four offshore

Local Teen Killed In Allegheny Twp. Accident - KDKA
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) Police are investigating after an accident in Westmoreland County claimed the life of a local teenager on Saturday evening. The one-vehicle crash was reported just before 8:30 p.m. on state Route 4048 in Allegheny

3 dead as boat capsizes in Lake Erie off NE Ohio - Akron Beacon Journal
CONNEAUT, Ohio (AP) Three men have died in a boating accident in Lake Erie off the northeast corner of Ohio. Their boat capsized Thursday night about 8 miles north of Conneaut (KAW’-nee-awt), where the men’s truck and boat trailer were located

13 killed, 30 injured, in coach crash - News.com.au
The situation is changing from one moment to the next. The latest toll is 13 dead,'’ police spokeswoman Kristina Maodus said. “It’s definitely the worst accident that has ever happened in this region of Croatia.

Three pilgrims killed in Gujarat road accident - Thaindian.com
Ahmedabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Three pilgrims were killed and 12 injured when they were going to a temple town in Gujarat when a truck rammed into a jeep, the police said Sunday.The accident occurred Saturday night near Ghambhoi village of Sabarkantha

Internet Hoax Claims Miley Cyrus Killed in Car Accident - FOX News
Sept. 5: Singer and actress Miley Cyrus arrives at the ‘Fashion Rocks’ concert. Earlier that morning, a hoax claiming she had died was circulating. A fake report created by pranksters that claimed Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus died in a car

General01 Sep 2008 12:30 am

SUN 10.10am: Accident causes road closure - This is Gloucestershire
AN accident has seen the temporary closure of the B4213 near Lower Apperley. It is unknown how long the area of the road near the junction with Ham Road will be closed. For regular traffic updates, keep logging on to thisisgloucestershire.co.uk

Man dies after motorcycle accident - Bismarck Tribune
A 38-year-old Burleigh County man has died in a one-vehicle wreck. Police are not releasing the man’s name until family can be notified, Bismarck Police Sgt. Jeff Solemsaas said. He said police received a 911 call at 1:24 a.m. Saturday about a

TOT SAIL HORROR - New York Post
A 3-year-old Brooklyn girl taking part in a boat safety lesson drowned when the catamaran flipped over in the choppy waters of Long Island Sound. Alexandra Vitale, the daughter of a prominent pediatrician, was on the small, two-hulled catamaran with

Boy, 15, dies of injuries to become 4th fatality in Eagle Rock car - Los Angeles Times
A 15-year-old boy injured in a fiery car crash in Eagle Rock today became the fourth person to die from the accident that police suspect occurred as three cars raced down a busy stretch of Colorado Boulevard. Andrew Cordova, 15, died about 9:50 a.m

2 motorcyclists injured in Tr-State accident - News Sun
Two motorcyclists were injured in an accident this morning on the Tri-State Tollway just south of Route 120 in Gurnee, police said. According to Illinois State Police, the incident happened about 9:50 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the Tri-State

Accident closes A43 road in Northamptonshire - Northampton Chronicle
Witnesses reported seeing the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance at the scene following the crash, which took place close to Kettering at the A43 junction with the A14. A driver who passed the scene this morning said he had been told by