Authorities in Virginia charged a bus driver with reckless driving in an accident that killed three people earlier this month. The bus accident happened on Interstate 85 in southeast Virginia, according to seattlepi.com. The 56-year-old charter bus driver crashed his charter bus into a pickup truck. The pickup truck collided with another vehicle after...
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Study Sheds Light on Dangers of Construction Work
The American Public Health Association (APHA) held its annual meeting earlier this month in DC. At the meeting, researchers from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CCRT) presented data from a study showing that construction workers have a 75 percent chance of suffering a catastrophic injury over a 45-year career. In addition, they...
Read MoreAssaulted Bicyclist Tells His Story to DC Council
How concerned are DC-area bicyclists about their safety on the streets? They are concerned enough that they introduced the Assault of Bicyclist Prevention Act of 2011 to the Washington, D.C. Council. As part of their efforts to raise awareness of what they deal with on DC streets, a bicycle commuter testified before the Council...
Read MoreAirport Worker Suffers Burn Injuries in Explosion
As the holiday travel season approaches, airport safety is at the top of everyone’s mind. Earlier this month, a suitcase on its way from Washington, D.C. exploded at O’Hare and injured an airline employee. In a report at chicagoist.com, there was an industrial battery packed inside the luggage, which accidentally discharged. Emergency personnel, including a...
Read MorePolice Arrest Virginia Teens in Halloween Assaults
Halloween was especially frightening for two young assault victims in Virginia last month. According to cbsnews.com, a mob of Virginia teenagers attacked a 15-year-old and 17-year-old as they trick-or-treated around Dale City. A spokesperson for the Prince William County Police Department said the group of five teens had a handgun when they approached the two...
Read MoreFirefighters Respond to Gas Leak in DC
Emergency responders evacuated a building located near a reported natural gas leak earlier this month in Northwest DC. In a report at nbcwashington.com, the gas leak was on Massachusetts Avenue in the 2100 block. Washington, D.C. firefighters, and HazMat responders searched the area for the leak. According to a spokesperson for the Washington, D.C. Firefighters...
Read MoreThere is Falling Plaster in Union Station
Commuters at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station might have thought the sky was falling last month, but it was only plaster from the ceiling. It turns out the August 23 earthquake dislodged some of the plaster, which eventually fell to the ground. A piece of the plaster injured a restaurant worker late last month. As...
Read MoreMan Dead after Vehicle Collides with Semi
A Montgomery County man lost his life last month when his car collided with a semi-truck making a U-turn on Interstate 70. The auto accident happened in Baltimore County, according to a report at washingtonpost.com. At around 2:30 a.m., the victim’s Chevy Suburban struck the side of the semi-truck as it attempted a U-turn....
Read MoreAre Cheap Bus Rides Worth the Risk?
The bus ride from New York City to Washington, D.C. might only cost you $20.00, but are you risking your life to save money on bus fare? That may be the case, according to a report at businessinsider.com. The ultra-cheap bus lines have fatal bus crashes seven times more than a bigger, well-known...
Read MoreStudy Looks at Virginia Teen Drivers and Accidents
Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) wanted to find out why teenage drivers have more car accidents than adults do. So, the NIH researchers looked at teen and adult drivers in Virginia and found out that g-forces are a factor in new-driver mistakes among teenagers. In a story at usatoday.com, researchers...
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