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• Head-On Crash Kills Man

  Beth Janicek | September 28, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On September 27, 2007, Raymond Campos, 24, was killed due to a head-on crash on Texas 27 in Kerr County. Around 6:50 a.m., Mr. Campos was traveling west on Texas 27 when his vehicle crossed the center line and was hit truck. The truck driver was treated for lacerations at Sid Peterson Hospital and Mr. Campos was pronounced dead at the scene. If you have been injuried in a car wreck, please...

• Nurse Aides Blacklisted by Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

  Beth Janicek | September 27, 2007 3:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Nurse aides blacklisted by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services continue to get certified to work by the same agency. The complaints include abuse and stealing money from elderly patients. "The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that this occurs despite the aides being listed among 680 caregivers the state wants to keep out of its regulated facilities." Apparently, the...

• San Antonio Man Causes Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 26, 2007 7:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A car accident in Swissvale injured three people on Sunday. A man from San Antonio was cited for careless driving and failing to provide proof of insurance. He was driving westbound when he crossed the double yellow line and struck another vehicle. The wreck was on U.S. 50 about a mile east of Swissvale.Richards reported Costello made an unsuccessful attempt to swerve away from an eastbound...

• Greenbrier Nursing Home Sued for Abuse

  Shannon Weidemann | September 25, 2007 1:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  Greenbrier Manor, a nursing home in West Virginia has been sued for elder abuse on behalf of a woman who was a resident there. The woman lived in the nursing home for a few months in 2005. The lawsuit contends that the woman fell a number of times and it may have resulted in a head injury. She also lost 12 percent of her body weight in the short time that she stayed there. The suit claims...

• San Antonio Crash Kills Two Drivers

  Shannon Weidemann | September 21, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two truck drivers were killed on Loop 410 in San Antonio on Thursday after they collided head-on. The truck accident involved an 18-wheeler and a concrete truck. The concrete truck had a tire blow out and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck crossed the median at Loop 410 and East Southcross and crashed into a Wal-Mart 18-wheeler around 3 p.m.A white four-door car carrying...

• Tulsa Construction Worker Killed in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 18, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  An unidentified construction worker from Tulsa was killed in a worksite accident on Tuesday. He was a dump truck driver working on a road excavation project. The accident happened on South Jamestown Avenue. The driver had gotten out of the truck to pull a tarp over the bed of the truck, Willingham said. At the same time the driver of the backhoe was backing up and did not realize that the...

• Boy Killed By Pit Bull Mauling

  Beth Janicek | September 13, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  On August 31, 2007, a 6-year-old boy was mauled to death by his family's pit bull. The mother was outside of the house and the dog and child were inside. This dog attack came a day before the new Texas law, Lillian's Law, went in to effect. The law will allow felony charges to be filed against the owner of a dog that kills or seriously injures someone. The law has a punishment of prison...

• Car Catches Fire in Sonoma County Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 12, 2007 12:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A family from San Bruno that was traveling on Highway 101 in Sonoma County got into a single-car accident. There were four people in the car. Two people were seriously hurt, one person suffered minor injuries, and the driver of the car was not hurt. The injured were taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. According to the CHP, the Ford was traveling in the No. 1 lane...

• Westfield Construction Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | September 08, 2007 8:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A 24-year-old man was injured in a construction accident in Westfield on Tuesday morning. He was pinned to the wall by a heavy piece of machinery for around 15 seconds. His coworkers were able to get the machine off of him quickly. The man had trouble breathing after the accident. "They put matters into their own hands by putting him in a personal vehicle to take him to the hospital on their...

• Nursing Home Leaves Resident Unattended

  Beth Janicek | September 07, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  Golden Living Center, a Nebraska nursing home, was fined for leaving an elderly resident unattended. The state department of Health and Human Services did an investigation and found that the nursing home discharged the resident because the family couldn't pay.The facility then transported the resident to the family's home and they refused to accept the resident because they couldn't care for...

• Robertson County Highway Crash Kills Four

  Shannon Weidemann | September 04, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A van and a tow truck were driving towards each other on Texas 6 in Robertson County when they collided. Four people were killed and two were hurt in the car accident. The Department of Public Safety said the accident occurred as the van attempted to pass an 18-wheeler in a no-passing zone on Texas 6 near Hammond. The drivers of the van and the tow truck took evasive action but both swerved...