It seems like every time I pick up a newspaper or read an article online, it illustrates another vicious dog attack. Annie, Maiforth, an 86-year-old Cobb County resident is just the latest victim as two dogs, a German shepherd and Labrador retriever violently attached her earlier this week. The attack left Maiforth with sever injuries which include lacerations to her right arm and inner left...
After a the death of a young mother in a recent water drinking contest held by a local radio station in California, a wrongful death lawsuit has now been filed on her behalf by the family members left behind. It is alleged that the contest promised a Nintendo Wii to the person who could drink the most water in a single sitting without going to bathroom. As a result of the contest, Jennifer...
A few short months ago in Valdosta, Georgia, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) received eight new Salmonella Montevideo claims from the South Georgia Medical Center between August 28, 2006 and September 5, 2006. While ordinarily these 8 cases might not seem like a reason for great concern, it raised the suspicions of the GPHL and Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health...
After initially denying thousands of claims filed against it in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. decided yesterday to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed against it by its policyholders after the company initially denied their claims for one reason or another. The settlement agreed in principle by State Farm is said to exceed $80 million to more than 600...
Peter Holliday Jr., 85, was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident just before 3 p.m. at his Macon, Georgia residence earlier yesterday afternoon. Holliday, who lived on Forest Hill Road in Bibb County, was checking his mail when the accident occurred. It is believed the first vehicle swerved to miss Holliday but a second vehicle driven by 34-year-old Malaika Johnson of Macon,...
Since my previous post about the death of an 11-year-old Atlanta girl who was struck by a hit and run driver, authorities have recently made an arrest of the alleged suspect. Atlanta police arrested Tory Fairchild, 23, in connection with the hit and run accident which left Terriona Ison dead last week. Fairchild has been charged with felony murder, vehicular homicide and numerous other charges...
In a rather unique accident, a 2001 Dodge Ram carrying 20 passengers recently crashed into a tree after running of the road in LaGrange, Georgia earlier this week. Of the 20 Hispanic passengers, 14 were injured and two died as a result of the crash. Authorities investigating the scene said the van was returning from a trip to Florida but they are still uncertain as to why the van ran off the...
In Shepherdsville, Kentucky a fiery train crash has caused hundreds to evacuate their homes, schools and work as flames emanated from the accident scene. The train crash which occurred earlier this morning involved numerous train cars that were carrying toxic chemicals like cyclohexane. Authorities investigating the Kentucky train derailment said a number of people suffered injuries relating...
Georgia's dangerous roadways claim yet another teen driver's life as J.C. Ferrel, a Central High School student, lost control of his vehicle and died as a result on Monday night. The 17-year-old honor student and athlete was returning home from work when his vehicle apparently hydroplaned off Highway 166 in Bowden. The Carroll County accident marks yet another tragic loss of life on our State's...
In a recent pedestrian accident in Cleveland, Georgia, a woman was serious injured as she tried to cross the road on south main street. The woman, who has yet to be identified, was struck by an oncoming vehicle that apparently did not see her until it was too late. Witnesses of the accident said the unidentified driver tried to avoid the pedestrian but was unable to do so. The pedestrian was...