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• Bicyclist Hurt in Montgomery Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 52-year-old man was severly injured in a bicycle accident in Montgomery on Tuesday. He was struck by a car on U.S. Highway 31. The victim is from Letohatchee. He was airlifted from the scene of the accident to Baptist South Hospital. Several agencies responded to the scene including the Pintlala Fire Department, State Troopers and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department. It is unknown...

• Indianapolis Train Accident Injures Two

  Shannon Weidemann | January 08, 2008 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A train accident in Indianapolis on Sunday morning derailed 35 train cars and injured two workers. The conductor and engineer on the train were both injured. It is believed that their injuries were not serious. The train accident happened in a rail yard on the west side of the city.Wayne Township Fire Department Captain Troy Wymer says the accident happened early Sunday morning when 112 cars...

• Lee High School Bus Accident Lawsuits to Move Forward

  Shannon Weidemann | January 03, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  There have been than 24 personal injury lawsuits filed against Laidlaw Transit Inc. over the November 2006 bus accident that left 4 Lee High School students dead. Twelve of the cases now have court dates starting in November of this year. Depositions have been scheduled as well for the driver of the bus and executives at Laidlaw. The collision of the Laidlaw Transit bus and a car driven by a...

• Douglas County Motorcycle Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 30, 2007 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man was injured in a late afternoon motorcycle accident in Douglas County on Christmas Day. He was riding his motorcycle on a dirt road near Topsy Avenue and U.S. 395 in Nevada. He broke his arm in the accident. The driver's arm struck a boulder. He walked back to the highway and flagged down a motorist, who was an off-duty volunteer paramedic at about 3 p.m., Halsey said.It is unknown if...

• Blood Sugar Test Strips Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | December 28, 2007 7:39 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Test strips used by diabetics to test their blood sugar levels have been recalled after it was discovered they were giving false readings. The recalled test strips were manufactured by Bayer and are used with the Contour TS blood glucose meter. The test strips in question are sold predominately through mail order to be used only with the Contour TS meter. The recall covers seven countries --...

• Athens Car Accident Kills Person

  Shannon Weidemann | December 26, 2007 10:03 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A car accident in Athens, Alabama killed one person and injured two others on Christmas Day. The two-car crash happened on U.S. 72 and one of the cars caught on fire. The victim's body could not be recognized. Limestone County Coroner Mike West said Tuesday that traffic-homicide investigators did find identification in the deceased driver's 1991 Buick, but authorities would not release a...

• Wisconsin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 20, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A construction worker from Racine was killed in a construction accident in Somers on Wednesday. He was working in a trench when there was a cave in and he became trapped. The victim was 52-years-old. The worksite is the scene of a future shopping center at Highway 31 and County Highway S. Rescue teams worked feverishly to free the man," the Kenosha Sheriff's Department said in a statement....

• Train Kills Man in New Jersey

  Shannon Weidemann | December 18, 2007 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An 87-year-old man was killed while driving over a train crossing in Waterford Township, New Jersey on Tuesday. The train accident occured while the NJ Transit train was en route from Philadelphia to Atlantic City when it struck the vehicle. The man drove around the crossing gates and was trying to beat the train. None of 62 passengers aboard the train were injured. They were transferred to...

• Trucking Accident Kills Alabama Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 14, 2007 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A trucking accident in Oregon killed a 23-year-old man from Alabama on Tuesday morning. He was driving an SUV on Highway 58 when he was hit by a semi-truck after crossing the center line. The semi-truck burst into flames after the collision. A good samaritan rescued the driver of the semi-truck. He is at the hospital.Investigation determined that the deceased drove a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder...

• Merck Recalls HIB Vaccine

  Shannon Weidemann | December 12, 2007 7:38 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  It was announced today that Merck is recalling 1.2 Million doses of its HIB and Comvax vaccine. The recalled vaccines are used to prevent pnuemonia, meningitis, and hepatitis B and are generally injected into children under the age of five. The plant were the vaccines are manufactured is contaminated, although Merck has not said with what. The recall involves 11 lots of a Hib vaccine,...