July 2009


General29 Jul 2009 08:30 am

Names Released In Six Mile Road Accident - KSFY.com
A Brandon woman was severely injured in an accident that happened about 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of SD Highway 42 and Six Mile Road. Richard W. Gibbons, 47, of Sioux Falls was driving a semi-truck east on Highway 42. Courtney J. Moose, 33, of

Posey Tube accident causes injuries - Oakland Tribune
What was initially reported as a fatal accident in the Posey Tube Tuesday afternoon turned out to have been an accident with minor injuries, Alameda police said. “They thought it may have been fatal because one car was totally under another,” Alameda

3 young people die in Romulus accident - Detroit Free Press
Three young people died this afternoon in a car after it clipped a riding lawn mower and slammed into a brick wall in a Romulus subdivision. Witnesses said the car was speeding south on Venoy when it crossed Van Born Road and entered the Fairways at

Havre boy killed in semi-truck accident - Montana Standard
Havre police say a 9-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a semi-truck at a city intersection. Police Chief Jerry Nystrom says Kellen P. Lund was walking his bike across the street shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday, at the same time the truck driver

Residents aid bus crash victims - Shreveport Times
Members of First Baptist Church in Shreveport are still reeling from a bus accident that took the life of one of its youth and seriously injured several others. But they’re also grateful to the community for its extraordinary and immediate support

Auto - DailyTech
Sending or receiving text messages while driving is more dangerous than originally believed As more states consider outright bans of talking on cell phones or texting while driving, a new study indicates sending and receiving text messages while

Michael Schumacher is ready to save Ferrari following Felipe Massa - Daily Telegraph
Life in the slow lane: a yawning Michael Schumacher finds being in the pits rather less exciting than being behind the wheel at the Nurburgring Photo: GETTY IMAGES Depending on which member of the Michael Schumacher salon we believe, it may be that

Pregnant 19-year-old Katarina Morrison killed in a car accident - Philadelphia Daily News
Katarina Morrison had much to look forward to. At 19, the young woman from Media was anticipating giving birth to the baby she was carrying, graduating from a beauty school in September, and marrying the father of her baby. But her dreams of a bright

General24 Jul 2009 07:30 pm

WVC Industrial Accident Kills 1 - KUTV
A man has been killed in an industrial accident in West Valley City. The accident happened Friday morning at a chemical plant near 6125 West 4790 South. The 63-year-old man was killed when something exploded. Fire officials say it appears a large

LCCC professor killed in traffic accident - Morning Journal
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP A part-time mathematics professor at Lorain County Community College was killed yesterday evening when she was hit by a pickup truck. Maureen Ciarrone, 48 of Wellington, was walking west on Betts Road in Camden Township shortly

Fatal accident on I-93 - Citizen
NEW HAMPTON One person is dead following a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 93 today. According to Lt. Terry Kinneen of N.H. State Police Troop D, a preliminary investigation revealed that the fatal accident occurred when one vehicle hit the

17 killed in Iran air accident - Zee News
Tehran: At least 17 people were killed on Friday in a plane accident in Iran’s second city of Mashhad, the second deadly air crash to hit the Islamic republic in 10 days, the official IRNA news agency reported. “There was an accident and a fire

China drunk driver who killed 4 sentenced to death - ksl.com
BEIJING (AP) - A court in southwestern China has sentenced a man to death for a drunk driving accident that killed four people, state media said Friday. Sun Weiming, 30, was found guilty of endangering public safety and sentenced to death Thursday

Man Gets Death Penalty for Drunk Driving Accident That Kills 4 - CNS News
Beijing (AP) - A court in southwestern China has sentenced a man to death for a drunk driving accident that killed four people, in what state media said Friday was a first for the country. Sun Weiming, 30, was found guilty of endangering public

General23 Jul 2009 10:30 pm

All safe in accident - Cleburne Times-Review
A Dodge pickup on Texas 171 entering Texas 174 flipped over after colliding with a second vehicle. The driver of the truck was treated and released at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area

Multiple Vehicle Accident On Eastbound I-696 - WWJ Newsradio 950
Southfield (WWJ) — More than a dozen vehicles have been involved in an accident that has traffic jammed on eastbound I-696 near Middlebelt Road. Only the right lane is open. Traffic is being squeezed from four lanes to one lane. WWJ’s Lance Howard

Boating Accident Victim Speaks out at Sentencing - Ksee24.com
Thomas Christopher Kirby, 38, was sentenced to three years of probation for an “accessory after the fact” charge related to the 2006 hit-and-run boating accident at Shaver Lake. Kirby told the Court that he is sorry for what happened to Dallen

Maple Street in East Longmeadow reopens following truck accident near - Union-News & Sunday Republican
Photo by Mark M. Murray / The Republican A utility line sits atop a tractor trailer in the driveway of East Longmeadow High School Thursday afternoon, after the truck apparently struck a utility pole, bringing down wires. This is a 5 p.m. update of a

POLICE BEAT: Three-vehicle accident - FreeportJournal Standard
Freeport police on Tuesday responded to a three-vehicle accident near the intersection of West Stephenson Street and North Grove Avenue in Freeport. Police say a collision occurred involving vehicles driven by Jared M. Brendemuehl, 17, of Freeport

UPDATE: Driver charged in fatal accident - Chincoteague Beacon
Tory R. Hess, 37, of Viola was charged with manslaughter and first- and second-degree vehicular assault following an accident Wednesday that killed a 64-year-old Pennsylvania resident. The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, a quarter mile

15-vehicle accident clogs up I-696 traffic - Detroit Free Press
Traffic delays continue from a multi-vehicle accident involving at least 15 vehicles at I-696 and Middlebelt that occurred at mid-afternoon. No fatalities were reported, but all three lanes of the freeway continue to be backed up to Orchard Lake Road

Investigators seek cause of accident deep in Oroville Dam that injures - Sacramento Bee
OROVILLE Operations at America’s tallest dam are back to normal after an accident deep inside the structure Wednesday hurt five people. Workers were testing 6-foot-tall valves that move water through Oroville Dam, which is owned by the California

Accident cuts power in midtown - KTVA
A car accident near the intersection of Northern Lights Blvd. and Arctic Blvd. has closed the road and cut power for many just south of the accident. The accident occurred around noon Thursday. The car appeared to have turned off of Northern Lights

General23 Jul 2009 02:30 am

Campbell man charged in deadly accident - WFMJ.com
A Youngstown man faces six charges in connection with a deadly accident. Campbell Police have charged 37-year-old Scott Johnson with aggravated vehicular homicide, reckless operation, driving under suspension and three other counts. Earlier this

Update Fatal Accident in South Charleston - WOWK
SOUTH CHARLESTON — One person is was killed in a single vehicle accident this morning in South Charleston. Police identified the victim as Shawn Aldridge, 42, of Alum Creek, according to State Police. He lost control of his Jeep and was ejected from

General19 Jul 2009 02:31 pm

Poole motorcyclist seriously injured in accident near Weymouth - This is Dorset
A POOLE motorcyclist is in a critical but stable condition in Dorset County Hospital at Dorchester after an accident near Weymouth on Saturday afternoon (18). The 44-year-old man came off his Harley Davidson motorcycle on a section of the A353

Two men rescued in boating accident - Northwest Herald
WONDER LAKE Two men in their 20s were alive Saturday after their paddle boat capsized on Wonder Lake. One was rescued by a private citizen, and the other was able to swim to shore, Wonder Lake Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Weber said. The

Dozens hurt in San Francisco rail accident - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Two light rail cars collided in San Francisco injuring 48 people, four of whom were in critical condition, officials said. The mid-afternoon accident caused service delays into the evening between the West Portal and Castro stations in California’s

Four die in road accident along Serres Promahon road - Focus Infomation
Serres. Victims in the accident that occurred on the road between Serres and Promahon in Greece on Saturday evening are four, BNR informed. The incident occurred through the fault of the driver of a truck, which was with Bulgarian license plate. The

Italian co-driver dies in rally crash in Bulgaria - Denver Post
SOFIA, Bulgaria Rally organizers say an Italian co-driver has died after a race car he was in went off the road and slammed into a tree. Rally Bulgaria director Dimitar Agura said Flavio Gugelmini died on the spot after the Peugeot 207 car driven

One person dies, three injured in road accident in Northern Bulgaria - Focus Infomation
Lukovit. One person died on the spot while three were injured in a road accident in the northern village of Toros at about 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, National Medical Coordination Center told FOCUS News Agency . According to the initial information a

Madonna to Visit Workers Injured in Stage Accident - People
Madonna continues to pay tribute to those killed and injured when part of a set collapsed on stage workers at a Marseilles stadium. The singer is scheduled to arrive in the French city Sunday afternoon to visit some of the workers, city officials

6yr old killed in scooter accident - The Times
A six-year-old boy was killed after his mother s scooter was hit by a truck in Durban, Netcare 911 said on Sunday. Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha said the accident happened on Bayhead Road near South Coast road on Sunday afternoon. “It is

Four injured in late night accident - Macomb Journal
The McDonough County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a one-car accident that happened about 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Four people were injured when a Ford Focus appeared to have passed through the intersection of U.S. Route 136 and U.S. Route 67

General18 Jul 2009 04:30 pm

One killed in motorcycle accident - Billings Gazette
Billings Police officers look over the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident on the eastbound offramp of Interstate 90 at South Billings Boulevard Saturday, July 18, 2009. Officers believe that the one-vehicle accident occured sometime overnight

T-bone accident kills six - ABC 4
SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC 4 News) - An accident on SR 201 left six people dead early Saturday morning. The accident happend just after 1 a.m., near the intersection of SR- 201 and SR-202 in Salt Lake County. Troopers say a Mercury Sable was traveling west

General17 Jul 2009 06:30 pm

Broadcaster Ziegelbauer injured in Door County accident - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Longtime broadcaster turned motivational speaker Marti Spittell Ziegelbauer was injured in a traffic accident in Door County this week. Spittell on Thursday was in the northbound lane of Wisconsin 57 when Karlee M. Vandertie, 18, Brussels, struck her

Traffic restored near Metro accident site - New Kerala
New Delhi, July 17 : Traffic was restored Friday around a Delhi Metro construction site in south Delhi’s Zamrudpur area where an accident killed six people five days ago. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), two-way traffic movement on

Actor James Caviezel hurt in motorcycle accident - Fox11AZ
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says James Caviezel suffered cuts and bruises when a man hurled a bicycle into the path of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Trooper Rich Magnussen says “The Passion of the Christ” actor was taken

Jury Awards $9.6 Million to Worker Injured in Industrial Accident - Earthtimes
HOUSTON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ — An industrial worker who suffered severe eye damage after he was doused in acid in an April 2006 workplace accident has been awarded $9.6 million by a Houston jury, according to Arnold & Itkin LLP, the Houston law

NASA Releases Orbiting Carbon Observatory Accident Summary - WebWire
WASHINGTON — A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, has completed its report. NASA s OCO satellite to study atmospheric carbon dioxide launched aboard a Taurus XL rocket from

General16 Jul 2009 10:30 pm

Video emerges of Michael Jackson’s hair catching fire in 1984 Pepsi ad - Times Online
Never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson s hair catching fire while he filmed an ad in 1984 - the accident said to have led to his addiction to painkillers and plastic surgery - has been released by a US magazine. Jackson and his brothers were

Two Broward residents accused of helping stage traffic accident - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
NORTH MIAMI BEACH - Two Broward County residents are accused of helping to stage a traffic accident, police said today. Amado Nilo Gomez, 41, of Pompano Beach , and Lizette Blanco, 23, of Oakland Park, along with Dion Lashawn Crockett, 32, of Miami

Court upholds $4.4M award in bus accident - CBS 3 Springfield
BOSTON (AP) - The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld a $4.4 million award to the family of a man who died after a large security gate arm struck a bus shuttling spectators between a golf tournament and Gillette Stadium. The jury found three

I-395 reopens after accident - Record-Journal
A car accident forced the closure of a portion of the southbound side of Interstate 395 in Montville today, backing up traffic for several miles north of exit 79A. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. just south of exit 79A. One car was off the

Us Weekly has video of Jackson accident in Pepsi commercial - Houston Chronicle
NEW YORK Us Weekly magazine has obtained video it says shows never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson’s head catching on fire during filming of his 1984 Pepsi commercial. (See the video here .) Jackson suffered severe burns after a

Video of Jackson 1984 Pepsi burn accident surfaces - Asbury Park Press
Jackson suffered severe burns after a pyrotechnics mishap caused his hair and scalp to catch afire. Still photos of the accident have been seen before, but the new video on Us Weekly’s Web site shows the moment Jackson’s hair caught on fire and the

General14 Jul 2009 06:30 am

Metro accident: Road opened for one-way traffic - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The road near the Delhi Metro accident site in South Delhi was Tuesday opened for one-way traffic from Moolchand to Nehru Place. Water and power supply to the area are yet to be restored. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC

Metro Officer Involved in Accident - KLAS-TV
Another Metro Police Officer has been involved in a serious accident, this time at Lamb and Owens. Police say the officer suffered non-life threatening injuries and had to be cut out of his police cruiser. He was transported to UMC along with the

CM announces compensation for victims of Bhandara boat capsize - Hindustan Times
A compensation of Rs one lakh would be paid to the kin of the women who were drowned when two boats capsized in Bhandara district, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said on Sunday. At least 31 women labourers were feared killed in the mishap

15 Injured When Charter Bus, Tractor-Trailer Collide in Kansas - Myfoxnepa.com
Fifteen people were injured when a charter bus carrying students in a job training program collided with a tractor-trailer in northeast Kansas, overturned and briefly caught fire. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the bus was making a legal U-turn about

Egg company accident claims Alta man - Spencer Daily Reporter
The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday released the name of a 24-year-old Alta man who died after falling into a semitrailer tanker being loaded with liquid egg product. An investigation at Rembrandt Enterprises is ongoing, but deputies

Delhi metro accident site hit by new crash - Saudi Gazette
NEW DELHI - Three cranes crashed Monday while trying to lift a steel girder that had fallen at New Delhi s metro rail construction site, a new blow to the project a day after the first accident left six people dead. A Delhi Metro spokesman denied

Missouri man dies in rollover accident in Redwood County - Journal
A man from Kansas City, Mo., died in a one-car accident Sunday, July 12, in Redwood County, according to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office Zachary Stuart Tanner, 37, was pronounced dead at the Tracy Hospital. The accident was reported at 3:47 p.m

General11 Jul 2009 11:32 am

Elderly Lynn driver cited in Revere accident - Daily Evening Item
REVERE - An East Boston man was listed in fair condition at Massachusetts General Hospital Friday afternoon after he was injured Thursday evening on Revere Beach Boulevard in the latest accident involving an elderly driver. Edward Regan, 31, was

4 killed in accident in Arunachal - New Kerala
Police today said the mishap occurred when the victims were travelling in a private vehicle towards Naharlogun, which skidded off National Highway 52(A) near Mithun Gate yesterday and fell into a 60 feet deep gorge. All the injured occupants of the

Shannon Burke’s wife now says shooting was an accident - Orlando Sentinel
SANFORD - The wife of former radio personality Shannon Burke on Friday made a dramatic turnaround, saying she still loves him and now believes he shot her by accident. Burke shot his wife, Catherine Burke, 48, in the head April 30, in the couple’s

Young Man Killed in Route 20 Accident - The State Journal
ROMINES MILLS — The Harrison County Sheriff’s department is investigating a fatal accident that happened on Friday evening around 6:00 p.m. The 21-year-old victim was traveling southbound on Route 20 near Romine’s Mills when he tried to pass another

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