Pittsburgh fans of comedian Tracy Morgan breathed a sigh of relief when the “30 Rock” star survived a truck crash a year ago. But the accident took a heavy toll: Tracy was critically injured and fellow comedian James McNair was killed. National Transportation Safety Board investigators said truck driver fatigue was the main cause of … Read More »
Just say ‘no’
Posted On: August 1, 2015 | Categorized as: Motor Vehicle AccidentsEast of Pittsburgh, a judge recently chastised a man for being a permissive father who failed to say “no” to his teen daughter when she asked for his keys. The girl was behind the wheel of her dad’s SUV with five young friends inside when she rolled the vehicle several times on a hill, killing … Read More »
Pennsylvania oil train derailment danger assessed
Posted On: August 1, 2015 | Categorized as: Serious InjuriesAbout 10 trains loaded with volatile oil roll across Pennsylvania each and every day. The office of Gov. Tom Wolf recently released recommendations to railroad companies to diminish the dangers of train accidents and derailment as trains rumble through Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, suburbs and rural areas. Two rail companies in particular — CSX and Norfolk Southern … Read More »
Pittsburgh teen bicyclist struck in hit-and-run
Posted On: August 1, 2015 | Categorized as: Motor Vehicle AccidentsThere are conflicting reports about what happened to a Pittsburgh teen bicyclist struck by a blue BMW a few days ago. One thing everyone agrees on, it seems, is that the driver sped off after the bicycle accident, leaving the 16-year-old boy on the street. Pittsburgh City Paper reports that some witnesses say the car … Read More »
Wrong way, head-on, drunken tragedy
Posted On: July 27, 2015 | Categorized as: Drunk Driving AccidentsThe 25-year-old was scheduled to have his DUI case heard by a judge the next day. It might have seemed likely to the young Pennsylvania man that he would be punished, so he was apparently out to have a good time that night. He was allegedly intoxicated when he was driving around 1 a.m. This … Read More »
