Motorcyclist Killed in Biketoberfest Crash
A woman was killed at the Biketoberfest motorcycle rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday, after a driver turned in front of three motorcycles attending the event. All three motorcycles… Read more →
Nursing Home Resident, 81, Bludgeons Roommate, 94
An 81-year-old California nursing home resident bludgeoned his 94-year-old roommate to death with a clothes rod from his closet, police said. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrested William McDougall, who… Read more →
Texting Bans Do Not Reduce Crashes, Study Says
A recent Highway Loss Data Institute study found that texting-related crashes were not reduced in states that passed laws banning texting while driving. Rather, the texting bans are associated with… Read more →
NHTSA: Traffic Deaths at 60-Year Low
Although road travel is on the rise in the U.S., the number of traffic deaths and injuries in 2009 were the lowest on record since 1950, according to a National… Read more →
Chemical Company To Appeal “Popcorn Lung” Verdict
An Illinois company that manufactures popcorn butter flavoring has announced it intends to appeal a $30.4 million verdict awarded against it last month to a plant worker whose lung was… Read more →
Florida Children Exposed to Toxic Mercury
Children in a Margate, Florida, neighborhood were exposed to mercury left in a resident’s garage, police said. Hubert Jean and his girlfriend discovered the metallic liquid while cleaning out the… Read more →
Ohio Urges EPA to Approve Bed Bug Pesticide
Ohio state health officials are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to approve a commercial agricultural pesticide for home use against bed bugs, but EPA says it is too harmful to… Read more →
Four Motorcyclists Dead in Suspected Drunk Driving Crash
Four motorcyclists were killed in a suspected drunk driving crash in Iowa this week. The crash occurred only minutes after dispatchers received reports that a pickup truck was driving erratically… Read more →
Police Officer Charged with Drunk Driving in Fatal Crash
A police officer in Indiana was charged with drunk driving on Wednesday after the squad car he was driving crashed into two motorcycles, killing one motorcyclist and seriously injuring two… Read more →
Judges Want Jurors to Log Offline
When a curious juror used Google and looked up information about a Fulton County rape case last month, a seemingly innocent misstep resulted in a mistrial. Fulton County Superior Court… Read more →