A fire that started in the back of a Norfolk garbage truck marks the latest in a line of concerns surrounding the city’s trash haulers. As reported at hamptonroads.com, the fire started in the back of the truck late last month. According to a city inspector, the blaze began when a plastic bag touched...
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Marijuana Twice as Likely to Cause Car Crashes
Washington, D.C., along with 16 states, has legalized marijuana for medical use. However, are drivers high on marijuana more likely to cause an auto accident? Researchers in the past thought that drivers under the influence of marijuana made more careful drivers because they tend to drive slower...
Read MoreDC Sanitation Department Sued for Negligence after Murder
Last October, a Department of Public Works (DPW) worker died when a gunman opened fire at the DPW facility. Now, his widow filed a negligence lawsuit against the city for his death. In a report at dcist.com, the widow accuses the city of failing to act...
Read MoreStore Evacuated after Bleach Fight at Maryland Wal-Mart
Maryland authorities called in a hazardous materials team to an Arbutus Wal-Mart after two employees got into a fight and threw chemical bleach at each other inside the store. Rescue personnel had to evacuate the store for two hours after the incident earlier this month, according to a report at msn.com. Rescue personnel transported 19...
Read MoreMajority of Parents Do Not Use Child Car Seats Properly
The next time you secure your child in his or her car safety seat, double-check that you are doing it correctly. A study conducted by AAA revealed that parents, according to a report at wtop.com, use 75 percent of child car seats improperly. In addition, the study found that four out of five kids...
Read MoreWoman Uses Personal Cell Phone and Gets Workers Comp
What some might call distracted driving, the Court of Appeals of Virginia called a valid workers' compensation claim. As reported at businessinsurance.com, a Virginia hospice nurse glanced at her cell phone while driving. While looking at her phone, she lost control of her vehicle and hit an embankment. She suffered injuries in the...
Read MoreCars Will Soon Have Black Boxes
Did you know that your car might have a device that records critical information in the event of a car accident? It is an event data recorder (EDR), and they are similar to the little black boxes in airplanes. In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Read MoreWoman Sits on Exploding Toilet in DC Federal Building
A woman suffered serious injuries after she sat on a toilet that exploded in a DC federal building late last month. According to huffingtonpost.com, the toilet explosion happened in the General Services Administration (GSA) building. The woman’s injuries were not life-threatening, said the report. An expert with...
Read MoreTwo Students Suffer Burn Injuries from Classroom Chemical Explosion
Two students at the University of Maryland suffered burn injuries after an explosion in one of the school’s chemistry labs. In a report at washingtonpost.com, the students were conducting an experiment using nitric acid and sulfuric acid. A chemical reaction ignited a fire, which appears to puzzle investigators. A spokesperson for the Prince George’s...
Read MoreTV and Furniture Tip-Over Accidents Present Danger to Toddlers
Do you have a large entertainment center in your living room? What most people do not realize is that televisions and the large pieces of furniture that hold them can cause serious and fatal injuries when they tip and fall over. Earlier this year, an 11-month-old baby died when his older brother accidentally bumped...
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