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• Toxic Toys Made in China are Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The recent recall of Thomas the Tank Engine toys for containing lead paint has joined a long string of recalls of toys and other products made in China. Lead is a toxic substance that can cause brain damage. 24 kinds of toys have been recalled so far this year, every one of them made in China. Over all, the number of products made in China that are being recalled in the United States by the...

• Man Sues After Car is Repossesed and He is Injured

  Shannon Weidemann | June 17, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  GMAC tried to reposses a car by sending a tow truck driver to collect the car. The owner of the car blocked the path of the truck with his golf cart. The man claims that he was injured when the tow truck driver drove the car into the golf cart. He is suing the tow truck driver for personal injury. Clawson claims Turner "attempted to repossess his car in a manner that was not done peacefully...

• Charlotte Car Accident Kills Teenager

  Shannon Weidemann | June 14, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 15-year-old high school student was killed and three of his friends injured in a car accident early Sunday morning. The car was driven by a 17-year-old and had two other teenage passengers. They were out for a late night fast food run. Police said the wreck happened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday in the 5000 block of Colony Road, near Sharon View Road. A police report said Jeremiah lost control of...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against West Virginia Nursing Home

  Shannon Weidemann | June 12, 2007 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A nursing home in Dunbar, West Virginia has had a wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit filed against it. The family of a former resident has filed the suit claiming that he died of injuries suffered in the home. The suit says Combs entered the home at the age of 77, with dementia. While there, he was inflicted with several injuries, including "pneumonia; dehydration; pressure sores;...

• Harrisburg Man Dies After Hitting a Fire Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | June 11, 2007 10:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 51-year-old man from Harrisburg died after driving his car into a Charlotte Fire Truck that was at the scene of another car accident. The accident happened on Interstate 85 around Sugar Creek Road on Sunday night. But there are still many unanswered questions. State troopers, who are investigating the incident, said Terrell was likely traveling at 60 to 65 miles per hour before the...

• Child in Accident Suffers Brain Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | June 08, 2007 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A Northampton boy was struck by a car and suffered a brain injury on Wednesday afternoon. The 6-year-old boy is at a local hospital for multiple injuries. He was trying to cross a street when he was hit by the car. Bob Johnson, the boy's uncle, said Luke also suffered two broken legs, a broken jaw, broken eye socket, punctured lung and a possible spinal injury. He said he underwent an...

• Michigan Man Killed in Worksite Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man from Corunna, Michigan was killed while driving a truck on a worksite in Lansing. Fill dirt was being brought to a site that is being prepared for sale. The worksite accident happened on Wednesday."It appears to be an accident but we don't know what created this accident," said Township Police Chief Kay Hoffman.Authorities believe a dump truck owned by Burns trucking in Eaton Rapids had...

• Charlotte Car Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man driving in Charlotte was involved in a single car accident on Tuesday and was killed. The 60-year-old man was the only person in the vehicle. The victim was driving his 1991 Chevrolet S-10 truck in the 6500 block of Rozzelles Ferry when he drove off the right side of the road; witnesses said he was going about 40 mph.He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown what caused the...

• California Trucking Company Loses Hazmat License

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A trucking company based in California has lost its license to carry hazardous materials. The trucking company delivered gasoline to 20 gas stations in the Bay Area. On April 29th one of the company's tanker trucks crashed into a highway ramp, causing a fiery trucking accident. The suspension was based on results of an inspection of Sabek's terminal in King City done once every two years,...

• Mississippi Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Award

  Shannon Weidemann | May 26, 2007 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The family of a woman that died from complications of a Caesarean section performed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center was awarded $534,000 in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The hospital appealed the decision to the Mississippi State Appeals Court. Easter died on August 22, 1999 at Leake County Hospital after experiencing trouble breathing.An autopsy showed she suffered from...