Last month, at least four people were killed in D.C. pedestrian accidents over a two-week period and several more sustained injuries. Despite this spike in vehicle accidents involving pedestrians, police data shows 2016 might actually be a better year in terms of pedestrian safety...
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Three Injured In A Northwest D.C. Construction Accident
A brick and concrete wall collapsed on a building in Northwest D.C. in a construction accident earlier this month, injuring three construction workers. Of the three, two were critically injured. According to EMS workers, the wall was sheared off the side of a hotel...
Read MoreHow Did This Virginia Semi-Truck Explosion Happen, Killing The Driver?
A Virginia semi-truck explosion occurred earlier this month in a single vehicle collision that shut down Interstate 81. According to witnesses, the fuel truck’s tire blew out and caused the vehicle to overturn just off the highway. After overturning, the whole truck went up in...
Read MoreWhat Can Drivers Do To Make The Roads Safer For D.C. Cyclists?
Earlier this month, we wrong a blog on how Washington, D.C. cyclists have triggered red-light cameras more than 1,557 times since January 2015, putting themselves at risk for bicycle accidents. Since then, the cycling community has stepped forward and insisted to media outlets that...
Read MoreIs Doctor Fatigue Putting Patients At Risk For Medical Errors?
While being tired while working in any profession can be hazardous, when you’re fatigued while working in the medical profession, the stakes are even higher. Physician fatigue can cause serious bodily harm to patients. Residency is the program medical graduates go into to learn and practice...
Read MoreIs Maryland Too Lenient With Drunk Drivers?
A recent study conducted by WalletHub.com examined DUI penalties according to each state to discover which had the strictest enforcement. As it turns out, Maryland has the seventh most lenient drunk driving enforcement in the country. One of the main reasons...
Read MoreAre Washington, DC Bicyclists Putting Themselves and Others at Risk?
In 2015, drivers racked up more than 60,000 red light camera violations in the District. However, now police are looking at Washington, D.C. bicyclists, who have triggered red light cameras 1,557 times between January of 2015 and April of 2016. Unfortunately, police have no way to identify bicyclists who run red lights, so many...
Read MoreCould This Technology Dramatically Reduce the Number of Car Crashes?
If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic or see a hazard on the road, you may have at some point wished you could somehow verbally communicate with other drivers to better navigate around each other or avoid collisions. If only there was a system placed inside each and every car that could help drivers...
Read MoreAre Medical Device Manufacturers Mislabeling Patient Deaths?
A patient died after having a damaged cardiac stent implanted. However, the company that makes the stents labeled the incident a “malfunction.” Another patient received a knee injection and developed a fatal septic infection. The company that produced the knee injection called the death an “injury.” In another incident, a patient fell out of...
Read MoreIs WMATA Failing to Train Its Bus drivers?
A Metrobus ended up on top of a brick wall earlier this month after a bus accident. According to a police report, a vehicle struck the “accordion” part of the bus, which caused the bus driver to panic and jump the curb, hit a tree and land on top of the brick wall....
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