Itasca, IL – Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths were 9% higher through the first six months of 2016 than in 2015, and 18% higher than two years ago at the six month mark. An estimated 19,100 people have been killed on U.S. roads since January, and 2.2 million were
By: Kimiya Manoochehri, Source: USA Today, Originally Published: 8.26.16 Despite more safety equipment in cars, car crash deaths are rising — and Labor Day weekend could prove to be the deadliest since 2008, the National Safety Council says. Based on recent crash death rates, which have been on the rise since 2014, the council predicts that this Labor
NBC4i reported the guilty plea from Susan Gwynee for 46 different charges related to thefts from elderly residents at assisted living homes. Gwynne was originally charged with 101 different counts after residents at several nursing homes reported missing items from their homes. Gwynne pleaded guilty to 17 counts of burglary, 14 counts of theft and 15
NPR and Propublica both had articles about Dr. Lars Aanning who has admitted to lying underoath for a colleague. This happens all the time. Doctors don’t squeal on doctors. It is similar to the thin blue line for police officers. Should Dr. Aanning be commended for telling the truth now? The South Dakota surgeon had been
By: Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press, Source: The Gadsden Times, Originally Published: 9/9/16 ATLANTA — The governor of Georgia said Sunday his office hasn’t received complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama but some gas station employees have said they’re out. Gov. Nathan Deal said through a spokeswoman
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently published a report on Drowsy Driving. This is their brief article on the report, which can be found in complete form here. Drivers can barely keep their eyes open, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s annual Traffic Safety Culture Index. More than a third of drivers
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