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• Alcohol Related Fatalities In San Antonio

  Beth Janicek | December 31, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Although fewer people were killed this year in alcohol-related car wrecks in San Antonio, the police arrested more drivers on charges of drunken driving according to information provided by the San Antonio Police Department. In 2007, there have been 50 deaths related to drunken driving and 4,359 arrested for drunken driving. In 2006, there were 59 deaths related to drunken driving and 4,284...

• Drunk Driver Arrested

  Beth Janicek | December 28, 2007 11:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A San Antonio man who police said caused a fatal car crash was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. Silvino Arroyo remained jailed due causing a car wreck. According to police, Mr Arroyo collided with another car when he was turning left and struck another car. Guadalupe Zavala, 54, and two others in the vehicle that Arroyo struck were taken to...

• Car Accident Kills Two People in Karnes

  Beth Janicek | December 24, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On Saturday two people were killed in a head on collision. The accident was possible caused by a driver falling asleep and crossing into oncoming traffic. Neccia Hoskins tried to avoid the accident by moving to the shoulder.

• Doctors Do Not Always Reports Other Doctors Mistakes

  Beth Janicek | December 20, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  According to a new study by Massachusetts General Hospital nearly half of doctors are likely to protect their colleagues. The doctors will see or know that another doctor has made a medical mistake and will not report their findings. The study, released Monday, reveals that 46 percent of doctors admitted to not reporting a serious medical error they had witnessed. Likewise, 45 percent admitted...

• EMS Mistakenly Declare Women Dead

  Jenny Albano | December 17, 2007 5:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  On Sunday, December 16, a drunk driver hit another vehicle in San Antonio and injured all three passengers. Medical personnel originally thought one of the passengers, Erica Smith, had been killed by the accident.Jenny Ybarra was driving drunk the wrong way down the road when she collided with Smith's vehicle. Ybarra has been charged with three counts of intoxication assault, and the charges...

• Man Airlifted to Hospital After An On the Job Injury

  Beth Janicek | December 14, 2007 11:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  An employee at the BFI landfill was bulldozing debris and accidentally fell off the hill. He fell about 200 feet and was airlifted to the hospital, but was not seriously hurt.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Worksite Injury and Workers Compensation.

• Women Killed in Car Crash on 1604 Loop

  Beth Janicek | December 12, 2007 1:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Yesterday, Lily Bravo was killed in a car crash on 1604. Her car was hit by a pickup hauling a trailer around 6 a.m. The vehicles rolled and hit another truck. Ms. Bravo died and the pickup driver was taken to University Hospital by helicopter.