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• Train accident kills four in Thorsby

  Staff Writer | February 08, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A breaking news story from My Fox Alabama detailed a terrible train accident that involved a freight train hitting a van at a rural Alabama railroad crossing early Thursday morning. The collission killed at least four people and injured others, according to the report. This happened near U.S. Highway 31 in Thorsby at about 6 a.m. CSX Corp. spokesman Gary Sease in Jacksonville, Fla., said the...

• Truck collision causes chain reaction on I-65

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2007 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An early morning 5-vehicle accident today started when a Honda Accord collided with an 18-wheeler truck, causing debris to enter the roadway.Soon after, two other vehicles were hit with debris, and the drivers pulled over and exited their vehicles to see what he had hit. A Ford Explorer, apparently trying to avoid the debris, hit one of the pedestrians who was walking on the side of the...

• Governor's group debates school bus seat belts

  Staff Writer | February 06, 2007 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The debate continues on whether school buses should provide seat belts for children, as Governor Riley's Study Group on School Bus Seat Belts begins day two of a two-day hearing on the subject.The group is weighing the pros and cons of seat belts on school buses based on presentations from a variety of experts, including bus makers, federal officials, and more.Mike Floyd, who serves as...

• Weekend brings fatal car accidents

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A report from the Times Daily says that at least 11 people died on Alabama's roads this weekend. One of the tragic motor vehicle accidents occurred last night at 9:30 p.m., killing five people in a head-on crash.Alabama State Troopers report that the accident last night in Hale County involved two cars colliding head-on at the intersection of Alabama 61 and County Road 10. The five victims were...

• Man dies in pickup truck accident

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2007 8:55 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A tragic pickup truck accident early Wednesday morning on Alabama Highway 91 took the life of a 22-year-old man, according to a report in the Cullman Times.Apparently the man was driving a 1998 GMC pickup truck without his seatbelt on when the truck ran off the road, down a steep hill and hit a tree. The passenger in the car was able to free himself after several hours, and walk up to the road...

• Therapy better than pills to treat insomnia

  Staff Writer | February 01, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An article in the January 2007 Worst Pills Best Pills Newsletter addresses new research showing that cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective in treating insomnia than sleeping pills like Lunesta.Eszopiclone (Lunesta) is an extremely popular drug in the U.S. to treat insomnia, with more than three million prescriptions dispensed and sales exceeding $250 million in 2005. In Europe, a...

• Tips to prevent DUI accidents after your Super Bowl party

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Independent insurance company Lanier Upshaw out of Florida offers sound advice for those of us hosting Super Bowl parties this weekend to help keep drivers under the influence of alcohol off the roads.Many hosts do not realize that they could be held liable and face financial ruin if someone leaves their party after having a few drinks and is involved in a motor vehicle accident. Among the...

• Lawmakers seek new teen driving restrictions

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Associated Press reported yesterday that Alabama's State Highway Safety Coordinating Committee will address teen driving concerns at the next legislative session in an attempt to prevent motor vehicle accidents and deaths.In an effort to make Alabama's highways safer, the committee seeks to limit the number of passengers a teen can have in the car and ban cell phone usage while driving. The...

• Amazing recovery after truck accident

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Thomasville Times reported yesterday that a man pinned under his overturned truck as the result of a trucking accident is recovering at USA Medical Center in Mobile.Witnesses say the man was thrown from the truck during the accident and it overturned on top of him, pinning him to the ground. The accident reportedly occurred at about 5:45 a.m. and the victim's family was on the scene...

• First lawsuit filed in school bus tragedy

  Staff Writer | January 24, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The family of a Lee High School student who died in the November school bus accident in Huntsville filed suit against the school bus company and the driver of the car involved in the crash. The wrongful death lawsuit was the first to be filed in conjunction with the crash that killed four students and injured many others. An article in The Huntsville Times details the lawsuit, which cites the...