According to WJLA 7, a Maryland worker fell to his death from a water tower in Pasadena, Maryland on the evening of March 21. Anne Arundel County officials say the 21-year-old man was working on cellular communications equipment on the tower when he fell. The tower is located behind a building that houses a police...
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One Victim Dead in Virginia Bus Crash, Driver in Custody
According to The NY Daily News, a shuttle bus transporting a group back from a birthday party collided with a car and overturned before dawn on March 23 along a highway in Fairfax County, leaving one person dead and sending 16 others to the hospital. The Virginia State Police said the bus was heading south...
Read MoreWashington DC Woman Takes Herself to Hospital When Paramedics Get Into Argument
According to The NY Daily News, a Washington, D.C. woman who believed she was suffering a stroke was forced to transport herself to the hospital after two paramedics got into a heated argument while treating her. The woman said she was concerned for her welfare when two DC Fire and EMS employees started arguing after...
Read MoreDriver Charged With Reckless Driving After Bus Carrying 58 Passengers Crashes
According to WJLA.com, the driver of a Princess Tours bus lost control on Interstate 95 between Stafford and Fredericksburg, sending the bus careening off the highway and flipping it on its side. Passengers say the bus was traveling at 60 mph or more when the crash occurred. “Due to road conditions, we’re looking at speed...
Read MoreGM Announces Another Recall That Affects 1.18 Million More SUV’s for Air Bag Issue
According to The Washington Post, General Motors (GM) issued another new recall of 1.5 million vehicles on March 17, stating that certain SUV models have defective air bags. This is part of the fallout from GM’s first recall last month of more than 1.6 million small cars for defective engine switches. The defect is...
Read MoreMaryland Motorcyclist Killed in Rear-End Crash with SUV
According to WJLA.com, a Laurel man was killed on March 15 when he crashed his motorcycle into the rear of a Mercedes SUV that had slowed down to turn into a driveway in Damascus. The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. as the SUV and the motorcycle were...
Read MoreDebate Grows Over Poultry Worker Safety Under Proposed Plan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has instituted new poultry plant regulations that may threaten the workplace safety in poultry plants and food safety altogether. These new regulations are part of the HACCP (Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points)-Based Inspection Models Project, abbreviated as...
Read MoreWhy Do Maryland Lawmakers Want to Create a Birth Injury Fund?
Our Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland Injury Attorneys Fight on Behalf of Children with Birth Injuries New legislation could drastically alter how birth injury cases operate in Maryland. In response to judgments for medical malpractice cases, some lawmakers in the state...
Read MoreVirginia Exceeding Snow Removal Budget by Over $100 Million to Keep Roads Safe
After a harsh and unpredictable winter, Virginia will likely exceed its annual snow removal budget by over $100 million, according to reports from Virginia highway officials. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) typically allocates $157 million every year for all the costs associated with removing snow from roads in order to prevent
Read MoreWhy Do People Lose Control Of Their Vehicles?
A number of factors contribute to a motorist’s loss of control over a car, including fatigue, distraction, hydroplaning, defective parts, adverse road conditions and/or intoxication. A motorist will usually not be found liable for damages incurred in an accident caused by a defective part, because the manufacturer will be found responsible. However, the rest...
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