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Hearts wrenched then warmed

Posted on: August 1, 2015. Category: Car Accidents

Most parents can only imagine the anguish a mother feels after a car accident in which both of her children are injured. “I was very torn because they were both very hurt and there was one of me,” a mother recently in that heart-wrenching situation told WPXI. “I couldn’t really tend to either one.” Two …

Investigation: Trucker fatigue main cause of Tracy Morgan crash

Posted on: August 1, 2015. Category: Truck Accidents

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 …

Just say ‘no’

Posted on: August 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

East 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 …

Pennsylvania oil train derailment danger assessed

Posted on: August 1, 2015. Category: Serious Injuries

About 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 …