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• Truck Accident Leaves One Dead

  Shannon Weidemann | February 21, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A Swift Transportation Company truck and a Philip Sims Trucking truck collided in an accident that caused a multi car pile up on Interstate 80 west of North Platte, Nebraska. The accident occured on Monday February 12th. Slick roads and poor visibility led to hazardous road conditions and at least three tractor trailers and two passenger cars were involved in the accidents in the eastbound...

• Man Dies of Severe Head Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | February 14, 2007 3:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  A carpenter working on the University of Tennessee's new aquatic center died after suffering severe head trauma on the worksite. The 53 year old man was found at the base of one of the walls.The Tennessee office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating, according to Milissa Reierson, communications director for TOSHA. Investigations take 4-6 weeks to complete, she...

• Cell Phones Continue to Cause Alarming Numbers of Car Accidents

  Rick Shapiro | February 05, 2007 7:42 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  I have previously written about the growing number of motor vehicle crashes nationwide in which cell phone use is a substantial contributing factor. As a matter of fact, as I drive my car locally and arrive at any red light, and look around, I usually see the majority of the surrounding drivers talking on a cell phone, whether held to one ear, spaeakerphone, or via use of...