After losing positive control of an asphalt roller, a construction worker fell beneath the machinery. Officials hypothesize that one of its hydraulic lines broke, causing it to move forward erratically. After he tried to divert the machine from the roadway, it became...
Year: 2013
Pennsylvania box truck accident kills 1
According to Delaware County authorities, one person was killed in an accident between a car and a box truck on Aug. 23. The accident took place in the 3200 block of Market Street in Upper Chichester at approximately 11:00 a.m. Authorities are investigating the cause...
Wedding crasher arrested in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania man showed up to a wedding uninvited and caused more trouble than anyone might have thought possible. When the intoxicated wedding crasher was asked to leave the event, he got into his vehicle and allegedly caused two different types of car accidents...
Blast kills one, injures 15
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a communications utilities contracting company for allegedly causing a gas leak that led to an explosion in Kansas City. OSHA says the company may be fined for as much as $161,000. The...
Researchers receive funds to study traumatic brain injuries
Two Pennsylvania researchers were chosen by the National Institutes of Health to spearhead a five-year international study to evaluate treatments for pediatric traumatic brain injury. In the United States, almost a half-million children age 14 and younger are brought...
Court of Appeals upholds regulations for truck drivers
Pennsylvania truck drivers may be interested to learn that regulations introduced by the U.S. Transportation Department were upheld by a three-judge panel in a federal appeals court. The regulations, which hope to combat driver fatigue, state that truck drivers can...
Accident involving truck and bus injures children
Due to their size and, often, their weight when carrying cargo, accidents involving trucks may cause a considerable amount of damage to other vehicles and injuries to the occupants of those other vehicles. A truck recently rear-ended a school bus in Hazle Township....
Running of stop sign results in injuries to child
Failing to pay attention to traffic control signs, including stop signs, can result in car accidents. Such was the case in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, recently, when a driver making a left-hand turn ran a stop sign and was broadsided by another car. A third...
More than 2 dozen face recovery after bus accident
Sometimes, the cause of an accident isn't immediately known. Accident investigators are left to try to determine whether the cause was due to some sort of negligent action on the part of a driver or whether the accident occurred due to a defective product. This was...
DUI suspected in Middle Paxton Township car accident
Authorities believe that alcohol may have been a factor in a recent fatal car accident in Middle Paxton Township. The early morning accident happened when a driver went the wrong way on the road, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes, and collided head-on into...