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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Construction worker killed in trench collapse
Construction accidents are very serious matters, as they can cause severe or even fatal injuries to workers. One type of construction accident that can be particularly dangerous is a trench collapse. Trench collapses can result in construction workers getting trapped and experiencing crushing impacts. This can be seen in a construction accident which occurred last week in Washington D.C. The accident involved a man who was working on a house construction project in the northeast part of the city. Last Thursday, the man was performing work in a trench that was on the site of this construction project. The trench was reportedly around eight feet deep and around 15 feet long. Then, the trench collapsed onto the man. According to one official, the force the man experienced from this collapse was “like getting hit by a car at about 50-60 miles per hour.” This collapse left the man trapped. The…
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Tagged construction accidents, Trenches, Wrongful Death
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Family sues drunken driving suspect for wrongful death
DWI accidents can be very impactful, particularly when they result in a person’s death. Suffering the loss of a loved one due to a DWI accident can have many negative emotional and financial effects on a family. One of the roles of wrongful death lawsuits is to give families that suffer this loss the chance to pursue remedies against the individuals or organizations that were responsible their loved one’s death. Recently, a wrongful death case has arisen in Tennessee in connection to an accident that is believed to have been caused by DWI. On the day of the accident, a 21-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were in a car that reportedly tried to turn left at an intersection. The car was then hit on its side by a pick-up truck which was being driven by a 21-year-old man. The two people in the car died as a result of…
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Indiana man dies after wheelchair and car collide
A great amount of harm can be caused when a vehicle hits a pedestrian or a person who is operating a personal mobility device (like a wheelchair). These types of accidents can result in individuals suffering serious or even fatal injuries. This can be seen in a deadly car accident that recently occurred in Indiana. The accident occurred last Friday in Huntington. That afternoon, a 63-year-old man from Wabash was travelling south along LaFontaine Street in an electric wheelchair. Then, a car which was driving in the same direction along this street reportedly collided into the wheelchair. This crash reportedly caused the man from Wabash to be thrown from the wheelchair. He suffered serious injuries as a result of this accident. He died of these injuries last Saturday. Police are in the process of investigating the accident and the circumstances surrounding it. Reportedly, the driver of the car did spot…
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