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• 4-Car Accident, 2 Injured

  Christina Cole | December 30, 2006 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Two people involved in a four-car crash on Tuesday are on the road to recovery. The accident happened on N.C. 24-27 near Newt Road.Sylvia Hitch Burke, 71, hit three cars causing approximately 23,000 in damages after veering left over the center line in her 1994 Buick. Burke was traveling west when she crossed over and hit Raymond Alan Frick in his 1995 Ford pick-up. She hit the truck in the back...

• Navron Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  An 18-year-old high school student was killed in a motorcycle accident in Lancaster on Monday. He was struck by a SUV and killed. The SUV was turning left into a gas station when he clipped the motorcycle. The victim was operating a motorcycle west on Route 30. As he approached a Hess Gas Station just east of Route 41, a small, eastbound sport utility vehicle started to make a left turn into...

• Dump Truck Accident Kills North Port Man

  Shannon Weidemann | September 11, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A dump truck accident near the Lee-Charlotte County line on US 41 has left a man from North Port dead. The 81-year-old victim was driving his pickup truck southbound on US 41. The dump truck pulled out onto US 41 in front of him. The pickup truck slammed into the back of the dump truck at 55 mph. Troopers shut down the highway while they investigated the accident. It happened just before...

• 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;...

• 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,...

• Annapolis Motorcycle Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | September 04, 2007 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 25-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday in Annapolis. The victim was from Edgewater. He was driving his motorcycle in a construction zone when the accident happened. The victim tried to merge left from a right-turn-only lane on southbound Route 2 near Forest Drive, swerved back to the right when he saw traffic approaching from behind, and went off the road, past the...

• Woman Dies in Charlotte Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 04, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A van and an SUV collided on Interstate 77 killing one woman and injuring six others. The car accident happened in Charlotte. The family in the SUV was from Thomasville. It is believed no one in the SUV was wearing a seat belt and they were all ejected from the vehicle. A Thomasville family was traveling to South Carolina when their SUV was involved in an accident on I-77. The SUV was...

• Fosamax Trial ends in Mistrial

  Greg Jones | September 16, 2009 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The first trial over Merck & Co. Inc.'s osteoporosis drug Fosamax has ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury told the court it was deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The...

• Lawsuit Over Hazing Death

  Greg Jones | August 13, 2009 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  This week the family of a Utah State University student filed a lawsuit alleging USU officials tolerated a culture of drug and alcohol abuse at a fraternity house where their son, a teenage freshman...

• Frozen Hamburgers Recalled Due to E. Coli

  Shannon Weidemann | September 29, 2007 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Topps Meat Company is recalling frozen hamburger patties and other items due to potential contamination with E. coli. E. coli can cause food poisoning and is sometimes fatal. 25 people have reported falling ill after eating the recalled meat. Over 21 million pounds of meat are included in the recall.The recall, by the Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, N.J., covers a wide range of frozen...