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Jul 14, 2012

Police in Butler County, Pennsylvania, recently identified the 15-year-old girl who was killed in a car accident on Wednesday in the town of Clay. The girl was killed when the SUV in which she was riding rolled over around 11:15 p.m. on Thompson Road. A 17-year-old boy was driving. He remains in the hospital. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, about 15 minutes after the crash is believed to have happened. The girl...

Ohio’s Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day calls attention to serious issue

Jul 14, 2012

July 9 was Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day here in Ohio. We're a little late, but now is as good a time as any to talk about traumatic brain injuries and why we need to continue to develop our understanding of them. Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared July 9 Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day thanks to the efforts of one Ohio woman. This woman suffered a TBI after she was struck by a drunk driver...

Bishop escapes personal injury during hit-and-run accident

Jul 13, 2012

Police seek the driver who ran a red light in downtown, striking Pittsburgh's bishop. After bursting through the red light at the Third Avenue and Grant Street intersection, the hit-and-run driver broadsided the bishop, wiping out the front of the clergyman's auto. The bishop if fortunate, many victims lose their lives when a hit-and-run car accident occurs. The accident rate in Pennsylvania has been stabilizing, in some cases declining, in recent years, however, the rash...

How to protect yourself from hospital billing errors

Jul 13, 2012

Did you know that hospitals can harm patients in other ways than by providing inadequate care? Each year, countless people are financially harmed by medical billing errors. This type of hospital negligence is common in Ohio and the rest of the nation, as a recent article from The Plain Dealer pointed out. The article said that it is possible for as many as 289 people to play a role in determining your hospital bill, which...

Motorcyclist dies after collision near Rootstown

Jul 13, 2012

A motorcyclist who was involved in a crash near Rootstown on Saturday night had died. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the motorcycle accident happened just west of Marks Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. The 26-year-old motorcyclist was traveling east on Tallmadge Road at the time, while the 67-year-old truck driver was travelling west on that same road. The two collided when the truck driver turned into a driveway, placing his vehicle directly in...

Pennsylvania man asphyxiated in work accident

Jul 13, 2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the recent death of a Pennsylvania worker at an ATI Allvac plant located in another state. The 33-year-old man was reportedly asphyxiated in a work accident while in a part of the plant in which the temperature can be as low as 200 degrees below zero. That temperature in that area can drop to that level due to the fact that super-cooled liquid nitrogen is stored there...

Multiple crash victims in alleged drunk driving accident

Jul 13, 2012

Route 51, at the Southland Four Seasons Shopping Center, was the scene of a series of alleged drunk driving accidents on Mother's Day 2012. The alleged DUI driver was on a license suspension at the time of the Pennsylvania car crashes. The alleged perpetrator remains a guest at the Allegheny County Jail, awaiting trial for the multiple accidents. A Pleasant Hills police officer noted that the driver would "hit something and just turn and go...

Children’s pajamas recalled due to flammability

Jul 13, 2012

All parents are likely aware that there is a multitude of ways in which children can be injured each day. Accordingly, mothers and fathers throughout the nation, including the Pittsburgh area go to sometimes great lengths to seek out products that will not cause any harm to their children. Unfortunately, despite the time and energy put into trying to do this, at times, dangerous children’s products still make their way into the marketplace and into...

Miter saw recalled due to faulty blade guard

Jul 11, 2012

There is a reason that construction sites are considered by many to be so dangerous. The tools used to complete new buildings and houses, some of which have many sharp edges and may be heavy, can do great bodily harm when not used appropriately. Knowing this, imagine then just how dangerous a tool such as a saw can be if it is defective. Fortunately, the recall mechanism is in place to quickly advise owners of...

Pedestrian seriously injured in Westmoreland County crash

Jul 11, 2012

Arguably all car accidents are terrible occurrences, however most would agree that those that are hit and runs are even worse. It is one thing for careless behavior to lead to a crash but entirely something else for someone involved in such an incident to flee the scene, potentially leaving behind people who are seriously injured. Recently, a 23-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured in one such car accident. The incident occurred early in the morning,...