Automobile Accidents

• 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...

• 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...

• Two-car accident injures three

  Staff Writer | January 24, 2007 12:36 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A motor vehicle accident on Alabama Highway 35 Monday left three people injured, one critically, according ot a report from The Daily Sentinel.The crash, which happened between Scottsboro and Section, blocked traffic in both lanes on Sand Mountain for about one hour. The driver of a 1989 Toyota Corolla was seriously injured when she veered into oncoming traffic and hit a 2001 Chevrolet pickup...

• Traffic fatality in Lawrence County

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Times Daily reported a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a Courtland man last Thursday. The one-car crash occurred on Lawrence 150 at about 11:30 p.m. when the car left the road and hit a tree. Emergency personnel say that the 1996 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck hit the tree almost head-on, immediately killing the driver. The passenger, who was the driver's twin brother, was...

• Too many teens die in car accidents

  Staff Writer | January 22, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The disturbing statistics about teen deaths in motor vehicle crashes has parents and law enforcement concerned about the safety of our roadways for teens and others. Reports say that car accidents are the leading cause of death for teens ages 15 to 20.To improve safety on roads, experts say that teens need to practice driving much more with their parents, take driver's education classes, and...

• School bus accident to be reconstructed

  Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An article from The Huntsville Times reported that an accident reconstruction team will recreate the tragic scene of the recent Huntsville school bus accident that killed four Lee High School students and injured dozens of others.The private accident reconstruction team will close part of I-565 to work on creating computer simulations of the accident. The team was hired by a lawyer representing...

• Pick-up truck and car collide in fatal accident

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A fatal car accident in Jackson County occurred Thursday at 7:51 a.m. Alabama State Troopers reported that the accident occurred on U.S. Highway 72 about one mile east of Gurley. A woman who as a passenger in a 1993 Nissan Altima was killed in the accident. The driver of the Altima was injured. The driver of the 1993 Chevrolet pick-up truck was not injured. The cause of the accident is unreported.

• LSU basketball star rebounds from car accident

  Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  LSU basketball star Glen Davis was injured in a two-car accident early Sunday morning, but bounced back from his sore ribs and knee with 24 points and 17 rebounds against Alabama Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide still rolled over LSU with a 71-61 victory, despite the strong performance from Davis. This was a big win for number 14 Alabama over their rival number 13 LSU.Fortunately, Davis was not...

• 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...

• Weekend rain causes accident on Hwy. 14

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Inclement weather over the weekend caused at least one motor vehicle accident and minimal damage to roadways, says a report from The Montgomery Advertiser. The three-car accident occurred at Highway 14 and Fire Tower road, and was attributed to heavy rainfall and poor visibility. It is thought that several tornadoes touched down in the area, causing some damage, but fortunately no injuries or...