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Fatal accidents rose nationwide in the first quarter of 2012

Aug 15, 2012

After a 60-year low in 2011, the number of people dying in motor vehicles is again on the rise. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the first quarter of this year the number of fatal accidents was 15.5 percent higher than it was the year before. The total of 7,630 deaths over the course of January, February and March of this year is 910 higher than the number that occurred over those...

ATV crash sends 4 Pennsylvania boys to hospital

Aug 15, 2012

Parents of children of all ages are likely aware of how active they can be. Many want to be in constant motion-usually the faster, the better. While bikes and skateboards are popular ways kids find to go fast, it is likely that children who have access to ATVs will take full advantage of the faster motorized vehicles. Unfortunately, earlier this month four children in Pennsylvania were hurt when the two ATVs they were riding collided...

Wife of man who died at Pittsburgh area plant files lawsuit

Aug 15, 2012

People throughout the state of Pennsylvania die as a result of a wide variety of incidents. When the death is due to the negligent actions of other people or entities, it is possible that a wrongful death lawsuit could be filed against those people or entities. A Pittsburgh area woman recently filed a wrongful death claim after her 31-year-old husband died while working at a sewage treatment plant in July 2010. He reportedly fell after...

UPMC sends hepatitis letters to 2,000 patients

Aug 14, 2012

By Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman P.C. posted in Hepatitis C on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. UPMC sent letters to 2,000 patients according to boston.com this morning urging them to get tested for Hepatitis C. The hospital sent the letters in response to actions taken by former employee, David Kwiatkowski. Kwiatkowski was arrested in New Hampshire last month after it was discovered that he had infected 31 patients with Hepatitis C. It has now been reported that...

Hepatitis C Outbreak: Arrest Of Medical Technician David Kwiatkowski Shows Flaws In System

Aug 14, 2012

By Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman P.C. posted in Hepatitis C on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. According to Huffington Post article posted on August 14, 2102, Radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was a few weeks into a temporary job at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian in 2008 when a co-worker accused him of lifting a syringe containing an addictive painkiller from an operating room and sticking it down his pants." The article, titled "Hepatitis...

Ohio community mourns loss of teen killed in car accident

Aug 14, 2012

Members of an Ohio community are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old boy who recently died in a fatal rollover car accident. One of five teen passengers in the car, he sustained fatal injuries when the speeding car crashed, ripped through a fence and rolled over. The five teens were all members of their school's band. While on a break from practice, they decided to drive around. Police investigators believe the driver of the vehicle...

1 dies in fatal car accident on Route 40

Aug 10, 2012

While car accidents in general are something that most people want to avoid, the results of head-on car crashes in particular can be devastating. A recent accident in Redstone Township, Pennsylvania illustrates just how devastating it can be. The result of the head-on crash that occurred on Route 40 was the death of one of the people involved. The accident, which is being investigated by the Redstone Township Police Department, reportedly happened about 30 minutes...

Ohio officials alarmed by increase in pedestrian fatalities

Aug 10, 2012

In recent years, the many dangers associated with distracted driving practices have gained national attention. As a result, laws have been enacted in many states that ban activities like texting-while-driving. In an effort to cut down on a rising number of pedestrian accidents, safety advocates are now trying to impress some of these same standards upon pedestrians. During 2010, 93 pedestrians were killed in Ohio. This number represents a 9.4 percent increase over 2009 fatal...

Worker injured in fall at Penn State construction site

Aug 10, 2012

After a nationwide lull, construction projects are once again beginning to pick up. This is true not only in the state of Pennsylvania, but throughout the nation as well. With the increase in the number of construction sites comes an increase in the number of potential construction site accidents. One location in Pennsylvania where construction work is being conducted is on the campus of Penn State. Work is being done on what will be the...

Another cyclist dies after collision with car on Penn Avenue

Aug 10, 2012

Last week we wrote about the death of a cyclist which occurred on Penn Avenue, in Pittsburgh. Though some bicyclists avoid the area, it is nonetheless still used by many. Sadly this week we have news of another fatal bicycle accident that occurred on that stretch of road. A 47-year-old man was hit by a car as he rode on Penn Avenue. Apparently this incident occurred on the 7700 block of the avenue, near the...