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• Worker Killed in Queens Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A construction accident in Queens killed a Department of Transportation worker last night. The worker was standing outside of his vehicle reattaching a trailer when he killed. Police said two DOT workers were towing a construction light tower when it dislodged from their pick-up truck at around 9:20 p.m. on the westbound Grand Central Parkway near exit 22 in Hollis Hills.The workers were...

• 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...

• West Virginia Woman Sues for Medical Malpractice

  Shannon Weidemann | August 12, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman from Mercer, West Virginia is suing a doctor, physician's assistant and hospital for medical malpractice. She had surgery at Greenbrier Emergency Services and returned the month after she was discharged with an illness. She claims that she was sent home without a proper diagnosis. Baker returned to the hospital Nov. 14 in acute respiratory distress and was placed on ventilation...

• Hazardous Material Spills on Road in Monterey

  Shannon Weidemann | August 10, 2007 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A barrel fell off of a truck in Monterey by the intersection of Washington Street and Del Monte Avenue. It left a an unknown powder on the street. The Salinas Fire Department Haz-mat team was brought in to assess the situation and clean up the scene. The hazardous substance spill happened on Friday morning. The powder came from a barrel off a truck, and hazardous material reponders...

• Hickory Trucking Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | August 06, 2007 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A truck driver was pinned between a truck and a guardrail at the Institution Food House in Hickory on Monday. The trucking accident sent the man to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for treatment. He was airlifted to the hospital. The accident happened at about 5:50 a.m. in the parking lot of Institution Food House, on 12th Street Drive N.W. off U.S. 321. Early on weekday mornings,...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Veterans Affairs

  Shannon Weidemann | August 04, 2007 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A Marine veteran came home after serving in Iraq and committed suicide after his post-traumatic stress disorder went untreated by the Northampton VA Medical Center. His parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. His parents took him to the Northampton VA Medical Center and he was involuntarily committed for help. He was released a few days later after VA personnel...

• 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...

• Jury Awards $35.3 Million in Michigan Wrongful Death Case

  Shannon Weidemann | July 30, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A doctor who operated a rapid drug detox clinic and had a patient die in his care was found negligent by a jury and ordered to pay the victim's family $35.5 Million. Dr. Aeneas Guiney operated the clinic in Troy, Michigan. The victim died in 2004. The medical malpractice case was filed by the victim's family. While under anesthesia, Oppenheim failed to get enough oxygen, suffered brain...

• Greensboro Car Accident Kills National Guard Member

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

  A man that spent six years in the Marines and one year in the North Carolina National Guard was killed in a car accident while on his way to a drill in Morrisville. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The 29-year-old man was the only person in his car and no one else was hurt. The National Guard says Lynch was traveling to a drill at the 130th Aviation Regiment in Morrisville,...

• Premature Birth Caused by Wrong Prescription

  Shannon Weidemann | July 26, 2007 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman has filed suit in a Texas court claiming that CVS Pharmacy gave her the wrong drug when they filled her prescription and that it caused her child to be born prematurely. The prescription error happened in 2005. She was supposed to receive an antibiotic and instead received a cholesterol lowering drug that should not be taken by pregnant women. "Vytorian is a prescription tablet...