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• Hit-and-run truck accident kills boy

  Staff Writer | February 09, 2007 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Tragedy struck in Brooklyn yesterday when a three-year-old boy was killed by a pickup truck yesterday in a hit-and-run accident. The New York Times reports on the accident, which says that witnesses identified the vehicle as a red, four-door, extended-cab pickup truck. The boy was crossing the street a few steps behind his parents when the truck hit him. The accident occurred at the intersection...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Rosenberg sounds off on big pharmaceuticals

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Columnist Martha Rosenburg delivered a biting, satirical article on January 2 about so-called "New Year's Resolutions for Big Pharma." The article bashes pharmaceutical companies for promoting dangerous or defective drugs to the public without concern for the possible results.

• Gov. Riley creates committee on bus safety

  Staff Writer | January 11, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  After the recent school bus accident that tragically killed four students in Huntsville, Alabama Governor Bob Riley is examining school bus safety. Yesterday he appointed a committee of education, transportation and public safety officials to meet and determine whether seat belts would improve school bus safety for students. A report from the Ledger-Enquirer details the story:The committee...

• Birmingham jury gives Merck courtroom victory

  Staff Writer | December 19, 2006 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A plaintiff suing drug maker Merck & Co. lost his Vioxx product liability lawsuit Friday. A Birmingham jury said they did not think Merck hid information about health risks associated with using the popular arthritis drug.The 59-year-old plaintiff held Merck responsible for his heart attack in 2001, after using Vioxx.Merck pulled Vioxx from the shelves in 2004 after a study linked the drug to...

• Bridge accident proves fatal

  Staff Writer | December 12, 2006 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  In a one-car accident early Sunday morning just north of Huntsville, a Madison county man driving across a bridge struck an abutment, causing his car to fall off the bridge and land at the river's edge. The accident is yet another tragic incident involving a lone driver in a one-car crash. Alabama police are still investigating the cause of the crash. It is unknown weather or not alcohol was a...

• Highway 69 accidents bring deaths and injuries

  Staff Writer | December 08, 2006 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A terrible accident occurred on Alabama Highway 69 near the intersection of McFarland Boulevard on Friday morning. Two people in a Ford Escort died at the scene of the accident after colliding head-on with a Chrysler PT Cruiser. The cause of the accident remains unknown and is still under investigation.At about the same time, an unrelated accident near the intersection of Frank Lary and Mit Lary...

• Crane accidents in Washington point to neglect

  Staff Writer | December 07, 2006 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The latest news about the Washington state crane accidents point to neglect, says a report by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. During the past three weeks, four cranes have been reported to have serious safety problems. It's most likely that the required maintenance and inspections that are standard for construction cranes have been insufficiently performed. The article reports:Besides a crane...