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• Construction Accident Claims Life of Indianapolis Man

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A construction worker was killed in a worksite accident in Westfield on Wednesday. The 36-year-old man was from Indianapolis. He was installing windows on a new home that was being built near the intersection of 169th Street and Carey Road. The victim was standing on scaffolding that was perched on a forklift. "The scaffolding tipped," Marlow said. "He fell, approximately 10 feet, and...

• Newberry Car Accident Kills Boy

  Shannon Weidemann | August 14, 2007 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A car accident in Newberry has left an 11-year-old boy dead. The tragic chain of events began when the car he was a passenger in hit the guardrail. His mother was driving the vehicle. Shortly after coming to rest, their vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The mother, in an attempt to get her children to safety, got her children and started for the side of the road, when a pickup truck...

• North Carolina Car Accident Kills Six

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman who had just registered her car in North Carolina got into a fatal car accident last week. The car accident happened on U.S. 58. The driver and five passengers in the car were all killed. It is believed that they were all from New York City. The westbound car crossed a grassy median just after 4 p.m. Tuesday and collided head-on with a truck. Two men in the truck, which was...

• Child Dies From Head Injury in Greenville

  Shannon Weidemann | July 15, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A little girl visiting the Greenville Zoo was hit on the head by a falling tree branch and suffered a severe head and brain injury. The 3-year-old was at the zoo with family members when the accident happened. Her aunt tried to get her out of the way of the falling branch but was not successful. She was taken to Greenville Hospital to be treated for her injuries. Doctors say her brain...

• 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...

• Police Officer Involved in Minor Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 17, 2007 11:39 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  An Officer on the Torrington Police force was responding to an emergency call when her police cruiser was struck by another car as she went through an intersection. The driver of the other vehicle was not at fault.As she made her way through the intersection near Wolcott Avenue, she was struck by another vehicle with two female passengers.The passengers in the second vehicle were taken to...

• Support the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006

  Staff Writer | June 06, 2006 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Tampa injury lawyer Bob Carroll, a fellow InjuryBoard blogger, brought my attention to a letter from Susan Connors, President of the Brain Injury Association of America. Susan asks readers to support the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act of 2006 by contacting their representatives and asking them to become co-sponsors of the act. She also requests readers send the Congressional Brain Injury Task...

• North Carolina Car Accident Highlights need Seat Belt Usage

  Michael Chandler | March 26, 2008 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an automobile accident this morning. The accident occurred on I-485 in Charlotte where 7 people were hospitalized with injuries including an infant. The Charlotte Observer reports all of the injured were ejected from the vehicle with the exception of the infant who was in a car seat.This type of accident highlights the importance of wearing...

• Navron Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident(2)

  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...

• Woman Awarded $2.4 Million for Sponge

  Shannon Weidemann | October 04, 2007 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman underwent a c-section and the doctor performing the operation left a surgical sponge inside her body. The sponge was not discovered until two weeks later and now the woman cannot have any more children. She sued her doctor and the hospital for medical malpractice. A jury awarded the woman $2.4 Million after finding them negligent. The woman was in and out of the hospital following...