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North Carolina Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against EnergyUnited for Son’s Electrocution Accident
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:47:04 -0500The Cleveland, North Carolina mother of a 6-year-old boy who died in an electrocution accident last March is suing EnergyUnited for his wrongful death. Deborah Kenemore filed her North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit against the power company earlier this month in Rowan County.
In her suit, Kenemore claims that her son Nathan died after coming into contact with an uninsulated high-voltage power line while climbing a tree in a neighbor’s backyard. The power line was carrying 7, 200 volts of electricity.
Kenemore contends that, under the National Electrical Safety Code and the electric company’s own policies, EnergyUnited failed in its responsibility to prune the tree or put into place other protective measures (such as issuing a warning that the power line posed an electrical hazard) so that no one would get hurt. The white pine tree was 14 feet taller than the uninsulated electrical line and, based on EnergyUnited’s own pruning schedule, was six years overdue on being cut back. Kenemore's suit notes that the tree and power line were easily visible to electric company workers that visited the property every month to read the electric meter.
Her North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit also says that around 7pm on March 27, Nathan became unresponsive after climbing the tree and stayed there even after Kenemore screamed for him to respond and tried to revive him herself. An ambulance transported Nathan to Davis Regional Medical Center where he was declared dead at around 8:03 pm. Electrocution was listed as the cause of death.
Kenemore is seeking punitive damages from the electrical company for her son's wrongful death, as well as compensation for “negligent infliction of emotional distress.”
Electric Shock Facts
• About 1, 000 deaths a year are caused by electrocution.
• Electrical shock occurs when electrical current runs through the body.
• Examples of injuries from electrical shock include thermal burns, cardiac arrest, tissue, nerve, and muscle damage, and death.Mother sues EnergyUnited after boy electrocuted, CharlotteObserver.com, September 18, 2008
Power company sued in death of 6-year-old, SalisburyPost.com, September 17, 2008
Related Web Resources:Epilepsy Drug Topiramate May Increase Risk of Birth Defects
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:58:50 -0500The Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology is reporting that results from a small study indicate that topiramate, a drug used to treat epilepsy, may increase the chances of a newborn sustaining a birth defect if a pregnant mother takes the drug.
The test involved 203 women that became pregnant while using topiramate. Of the 178 newborns, 16 of them had major birth defects. Four of the babies had cleft lips or cleft palates. Four of the male infants were born with genital birth defects.
The rate of birth defects among newborns whose mothers took topiramate was higher than for the rest of the population. More birth defects also occurred in newborns whose mothers took both topiramate and valproate (another epilepsy drug) and women who took topiramate in conjunction with other epilepsy drugs.
However, Andres Kanner, the associate director of the Epilepsy Center at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, says the chances that a pregnant women will have a baby with a birth defect is dependent on numerous factors, some of which were not part of this study. John Craig, the lead researcher of the study, says that additional research must be performed to confirm the results but that doctors and women that are (or are considering) getting pregnant and get migraines or have epilepsy need to be warned about the potential risks that could result from using the medication. The anti-seizure drug (Topamax is the brand name) is used to treat epilepsy and migraine headaches.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, birth defects are the number one cause of infant fatalities. Causes of birth defects include:
• Dangerous drugs
• Alcohol
• Exposure to certain environmental chemicals
• Exposure to high levels of radiations
• Birthing malpractice
• GeneticsEpilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk, WashingtonPost.com, July 21, 2008
Epilepsy drug linked to greater birth-defect risk, USA Today, July 25, 2008
Birth Defects, HealthAtoZ.com
Related Web Resources:Topamax
Topiramate, MedLinePlusBirth Defects, CDC
Tractor-Trailer Driver is Sued for Personal Injury in North Carolina Following Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-40
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:47:29 -0500The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is charging truck driver Carroll Edward Jett with misdemeanor death by vehicle for allegedly causing a multi-vehicle pileup on I-40 last July 1. The deadly multi-vehicle collision occurred east of Asheville when the tractor-trailer that Jett was driving ran into six motor vehicles that were stopped from behind.
According to a police citation, the 60-year-old tractor-trailer driver was speeding. Although no toxicology tests were performed, the Highway Patrol does not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor in causing the crash. 11 people were injured and Haiden Bailey, a 15-month-old toddler, died in the tractor-trailer accident.
54-year-old McDowell County resident Margie Gail Durie sustained serious injuries in the crash. She filed her personal injury lawsuit against Jett, truck owner and employer Coretrans, and Marlboro Warehouse Co.
Durie’s lawsuit accuses Jett of failing to slow down his tractor-trailer, violating state and federal safety laws while operating the truck, failing to pay attention to work zone conditions, failing to keep a proper lookout, and operating his tractor-trailer while recklessly disregarding other people’s safety and rights.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
• 4, 808 people died in large truck accidents last year.
• 802 of the victims were in the truck.
• 3, 601 truck accident victims were riding the other vehicles that were involved in the crash.Driver charged in I-40 pileup, Citizen-times.com, August 29, 2008
Woman injured in July I-40 crash sues trucker, trucking company, Citizen-Times.com, August 1, 2008
Related Web Resources:Husband of Murdered North Carolina Worker Who Was Kidnapped From Parking Garage Sues City of Raleigh for Wrongful Death
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:13:06 -0500The city of Raleigh and utility company Progress Energy are two of the defendants named in the North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit filed by the husband of Cynthia Moreland, the woman who was kidnapped from a parking garage in downtown Raleigh and later murdered. In his North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit, Walter Moreland is accusing the city of Raleigh and Progress Energy of negligence because of their failure to provide adequate security at the garage. Raleigh leases the garage to the utility company.
On August 22, 2006, Cynthia, who works for Progress Energy, was headed to work when she was kidnapped, raped, and murdered by Antonio Davon Chance. Her body was discovered 11 days later in Harnett County. Chance, who pleaded guilty to the criminal charges against him, is serving a lifetime prison sentence.
The lawsuit contends that Progress Energy either knew or should have known that it had employees that would park their vehicles in the garage even on the days that they came to work early. The complaint called the parking surveillance system “inadequate" and accuses the city of Raleigh of negligence and of appearing to be more interested in generating parking revenue while making security a lesser priority.
Also named as defendants in the wrongful death lawsuit are Quantum Support Inc., McLaurin Parking Co., and Security Forces Inc. The plaintiffs contend that those in charge of monitoring security in the garage should have noticed on the surveillance cameras that Chance was in the garage and behaving suspiciously.
The cameras captured footage of Chance driving Cynthia’s motor vehicle out of the parking garage. Walter's complaint says that if security personnel had been “reasonably attentive, ” they would have noted that a “scared, well-dressed woman” was with the driver.
Inadequate security on a premise can be grounds for a premises liability or wrongful death lawsuit if someone is killed or injured on the property, and the premise owner or manager could have done something to prevent the crime or accident from happening.
Progress Energy, city named in wrongful death suit, WRAL.com, August 21, 2008
Read the Complaint (PDF)
Cynthia Moreland Homicide Case, WRAL.com
North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Accuses Buncombe County Jail of Failing to Provide Diabetic Inmate with Medical Care
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:56:43 -0500A North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit says the Sheriff’s Office in Buncombe County ignored an inmate’s screams of pain and cries for medical help. Marvis Gail Davidson, 43, died on July 8, 2004 in her jail cell.
Davidson, who had diabetes, was jailed for a probation violation on June 30, 2004. The lawsuit contends that jail officials knew about her medical condition yet they ignored her cries for help (in addition to the other inmates calling out that Davidson be given medical attention), threatened to discipline her for creating a disturbance, and exhibited an “indifference” and “disregard” for Davidson’s well-being and safety. At one point, the lawsuit says that Davidson was “writhing and screaming on the floor in pain.”
She was waiting to see a nurse practitioner at the time of her death. Her autopsy results show that “dead gut, ” often associated with diabetes, was her cause of death. In 2005, a worker at the jail filed a complaint about the way the Davidson was treated.
Depending on the circumstances surrounding a wrongful death, family members in North Carolina may be entitled to recover compensation for:
• Medical care to treat condition that led to the death.
• Pain and suffering.
• Funeral costs.
• Damages that would have been owed to the decedent had he or she survived the injuries.
• Lost wages.
• Loss of protection, care, society, companionship, guidance, comfort, and advice of the deceased.
• Punitive damages.Sheriff’s Office sued over 2004 prisoner death, Mountain Express, August 27, 2008
Lawsuit faults jailers in death, Citizen-Times.com, August 14, 2008
Related Web Resources:
NHTSA Ranks North Carolina and South Carolina as Two US States With Greatest Increase In DUI Deaths
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:29:36 -0500According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, North Carolina and South Carolina are the two US states that have experienced the largest increase in DUI deaths between 2006 and 2007. The report, called the 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment—Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities, found that out of the 1, 675 traffic deaths that occurred in North Carolina last year, 487 of these motor vehicle deaths involved alcohol—66 more deaths than the 421 alcohol-related fatalities that occurred in the state in 2006.
In South Carolina, out of the 1, 066 motor vehicle deaths in 2007, 463 of the fatalities involved alcohol. The state experienced 419 drunk driving deaths in 2006.
The report also included national DUI statistics and facts, including:
• 12, 998 DUI-related deaths in the US in 2007.
• While 32 states experienced a drop in alcohol-related fatalities between 2007 and 2006, other states experienced an increase in deaths.
• Total drunk driving deaths dropped 4% in 2007 compared to 2006.
• The number of alcohol-related motorcyclist deaths increased in 25 US states.Also, motorcyclists comprised 57 of the 487 drunk driving deaths that took place in North Carolina last year. In South Carolina, there were 56 alcohol-related motorcyclist deaths in 2007.
Meantime, some 100 college president, including the president of Duke University in North Carolina, are calling on lawmakers to lower the legal drink age. The presidents belong to a movement known as the Amethyst Initiative, whose members believe that lowering the drinking age might make teens less likely to “binge drink.”
In North Carolina and South Carolina, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or greater. Drunk driving is dangerous and can lead to serious personal injuries and deaths.
Area Tops List of Fatal DUI Crashes in 2007, WSPA.com, August 29, 2008
Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states, Boston.com, August 28, 2008
Related Web Resources:
2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment—Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities, NHTSA (PDF)
Cherry Hospital Employees Arrested for Allegedly Beating a Patient in Goldsboro, North Carolina
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:50:20 -0500Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina continues to make headlines, following the arrest of two of its workers on Friday for allegedly beating a patient.
Health care technicians William Kenneth Johnson and Taniko Dominique Upton face charges of assault and battery of a handicapped person. Uton allegedly struck a male patient in the stomach, head, and side, as well as knocked him to the ground. Johnson is accused of holding down the patient during Upton’s assault before joining in the beating, which took place at the mental hospital.
Three other Cherry Hospital workers have recently been arrested. In March, Vincent Morton was charged with felony assault and battery of a handicapped person after he allegedly put his hands around a patient’s neck before hitting him on the head.
Richard John Percival II was arrested on a misdemeanor charge after hitting a patient’s head and body. The charge was dropped when the patient refused to testify against Percival.
Tonivia Bryant was charged with felony assault of a handicapped person after she allegedly hit a patient, who was strapped down, 11 times. The charges against her were also dropped.
Cherry Hospital has come under close scrutiny following video footage showing workers at the mental hospital ignoring a patient seated on a chair for over 22 hours. The patient, 50-year-old Steven Sabock, died soon after.
If you or your loved one was the victim of abuse at a nursing home, a mental hospital, or another care or medical facility in North Carolina, you may be entitled to receive compensation from the facility and/or the abusers. Hospitals and residential care facilities are supposed to make sure that their employees are properly trained to care for their patients or residents and that staff members will not likely harm or neglect the people placed in their care. An experienced North Carolina personal injury law firm can investigate your case for you and determine whether you have grounds to file a nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, or another kind of injury case.
Two workers accused of beating mental patient, Charlotte.com, August 23, 2008
Cherry Hospital workers accused of beating patient, WRAL.com, August 23, 2008
Related Web Resources:Patient Bill of RIghts, DukeHealth.org
Several People in North Carolina are Injured in Head-On Collision on Highway 98 in Wake County
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:36:33 -0500In Northern Wake County, four people were transported to hospitals on August 14 after the vehicles they were riding in became involved in a head-on car accident on Highway 98 between Ghoston Road and Marsh Field Road.
North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said the accident happened when a Mustang crossed over the center lane and struck a sport utility vehicle. The SUV spun to the other side of the road. A pickup truck riding behind the SUV swerved to avoid the crash and landed in a ditch.
EMS workers spent almost two hours extricating one of the victims from the Mustang. The jaws of life had to be used to get him out. He was given pain relief shots while the EMS team worked and before he was transported to the hospital. The driver of the SUV and the pickup truck driver and his son were also taken to hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
2007 Traffic Accident Statistics
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 2, 491, 000 motor vehicle injuries that occurred in the United States in 2007 and 41, 059 fatalities. The NHTSA says that of those deaths 1, 675 took place in North Carolina.Head-on collisions can result in serious injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, massive internal injuries, and wrongful death. If you or someone you love was injured in a motor vehicle crash in Raleigh, Charlotte, or another city in North Carolina, our personal injury law firm would like to talk to you. Our North Carolina car crash lawyers are dedicated to helping our motor vehicle accident clients recover the maximum compensation they are owed for their injuries.
Three vehicles involved in accident on Hwy. 98, ABClocalgo.com, August 14, 2008
Related Web Resources:Head-On Collisions, Safety.Transportation.org
North Carolina Nurses at Goldsboro Mental Hospital Hugged and Danced While Patient Sat in Chair for Over 22 Hours Before Dying, Says Report
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:54:41 -0500An investigative report found that the nurses at Cherry Hospital, a mental hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, failed to feed or help patient Steven H. Sabock, 50, while he sat in a chair for over 22 hours last April. He died the next day of a heart ailment.
Security footage of the hospital shows a nurse standing nearby and not doing anything to help Sabock, while he choked on his medicine. The footage also shows health care technicians playing cards, watching TV, and talking on the cell phone in the same room where Sabock was sitting. He reportedly sat in a chair located in the day room through four work shifts.
Throughout that time, no one gave Sabock food or helped him to the bathroom. Instructions by a doctor to give him fluids every two hours and monitor his vitals every six hours also appear to have been ignored.
Eventually, technicians stood Sabock up, pushed a chair under him, and took him to his bedroom. The footage shows emergency equipment being carted down the hall five minutes later.
Investigators say that Sabock did not eat anything on the day that he died and even though he was eating very little on the three days leading up to his death, a nutritional consult or physician exam did not take place.
Sabock’s father, Nicholas, says that during an attempted visit to see his son at Cherry Hospital, staffers turned him away. Sabock’s wife also says that the state of North Carolina sent her a letter reporting “major negligence” in the care the hospital provided to him.
Medical Malpractice
Patients are admitted to mental hospitals because they require specialized attention and care. When failure to provide that care results in injury or death, the hospital, doctors, nurses, or other staffers can be held liable for personal injury or wrongful death.Our North Carolina medical malpractice lawyers represent clients whose loved ones were injured or killed because of the negligent actions of a doctor, a nurse, a hospital, or another medical provider.
In North Carolina, you have three years from the date of when the medical malpractice action caused injury or death, or one year from when the injury was (or should have been) found out to file a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Patient dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital, Chicago Sun-Times, August 20, 2008
Nurses ignored patient as he died, CharlotteObserver.com, August 20, 2008
Related Web Resource:Cherry Hospital, Goldsboro
Types of Medical Malpractice, WrongDiagnosis.com
North Carolina's Latest Drunk Driver Crackdown Begins on Friday
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:43:26 -0500Beginning Friday, state and local police officers in North Carolina will intensify their patrol for drunk drivers using patrols and checkpoints. The statewide campaign, coordinated by the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, is called “Booze It & Loose It” and will run until September 1.
Last year, over 500 alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents happened in North Carolina for the period beginning August 17 through September 3, 2007. 27 people died and 400 others sustained injuries.
The total number of drunk driving-related deaths in North Carolina for 2007 was 488 victims, while over 9, 000 people sustained serious injuries. For the entire year of 2007, 488 people died in North Carolina in drunk-driving related accidents and over 9, 000 people suffered serious injuries.
On August 8, 2008, North Carolina conducted a one-day statewide “Booze it and Lose It” anti-drunk driving blitz. 454 people were cited for DWI. State and local police also filed 2, 047 speeding charges and 190 drug charges. Seatbelt violations numbered 808, and 185 citations for safety violations related to child passengers were issued.
Drunk Driving
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is against the law. In North Carolina, getting caught drunk driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or greater can be grounds for criminal charges. A drunk driver that injures or kills a pedestrian or another motorist can be sued for personal injury or wrongful death.General drunk driving statistics (from MADD Web site):
• 17, 602 people in the US died in auto crashes involving drunk drivers in 2006.
• Close to 50 people a day are killed in drunk-driving related accidents.
• 275, 000 people are injured in this country every year in collisions involving alcohol.State to check for drunken drivers, The News & Observer.com, August 13, 2008
North Carolina Runs Special 'Booze it & Lose it' Blitz, Insurance Journal, August 8, 2008
Related Web Resources:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Labor Day Campaign: "Booze It and Lose It, " August 15 - September 1, 2008, NCDOT.org (PDF)
Allergan Sued For Failing to Warn of Botox Side Effects
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:18:29 -0500Drug maker Allergan is being sued for failing to warn users of the dangerous side effects that can result when using Botox. The products liability lawsuit was filed on behalf of over a dozen Botox users and family members that have lost loved ones from Botox use.
Some of the plaintiffs claim that receiving Botox injections left them with certain disabilities, such as numbness, vision problems, flu-like symptoms, allergic reactions, breathing problems, and muscle weakness. Deaths allegedly caused by Botox use involved a 7-year-old girl that was given Botox injections to control limb spasticity, a 69-year-old nurse that used Botox for shoulder and neck pains, and a 71-year-old woman that was administered Botox for wrinkles around her mouth. All three alleged wrongful deaths involved use of Botox in ways that federal regulators had not approved.
The lawsuit claims that injuries occurred from both non-approved and approved uses of Botox and is calling the drug “a highly legal toxin with serious and life-threatening side effects." It question’s Allergan’s promotion that Botox is a miracle drug.
While refusing to comment on the details of the dangerous drug lawsuit, an Allergan spokesperson claims that Botox has a remarkable safety record and that serious side effects are rarely reported.
Botox
Originally intended to treat people with crossed eyes, Botox is most often used for treating frown lines between the eyebrows. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Botox for treating migraines.Drug manufacturers are supposed to warn users of all potentially adverse side effects from using a particular medication or drug. When failure to provide proper warning results in injury or death, victims may be able to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death.
Allergan failed to warn of dangerous Botox side effects, lawsuit claims, Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2008
Botox Lawsuit Claims Drug Has Fatal Flaws, WebMD.com, July 11, 2008
Related Web Resources:Trucking Company is Defendant in North Carolina Wrongful Death Case Involving Overloaded Tractor-Trailer
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:01:59 -0500A tragic North Carolina accident involving an overloaded tractor-trailer and a Nissan pickup on NC 89 last January has resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit against a Maine trucking company. 68-year-old Glenn Shumate died last January after the Nissan pickup he was riding up Lowgap Mountain was struck by an out-of-control truck loaded with potatoes.
The North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Winston-Salem’s Forsyth County Superior Court, accuses B & J Transportation Inc. and trucker Marvin Patton of negligence. The plaintiffs are accusing Patton of not driving the truck safely.
They also claim that the trucking company had told the 53-year-old trucker to drive down the dangerous NC 89 because the route was faster. The lawsuit includes documents alleging that the company purposely directed Patton on this particular route toward Charlotte to avoid a truck weighing station on Interstate 77. Commercial vehicle operator Gale A. Gunders is also named as a defendant in the wrongful death lawsuit.
Loading Trucks
Any time that a commercial driver has cargo in his or her truck, the load must be distributed and secured properly. If the distance that the trucker must drive is over a certain number of miles, then he or she is responsible for rechecking the loads at designated distances. It is also the truck driver’s job to add any safety measures to secure the truck’s load if it appears necessary.In the event that failure to properly load or secure a large truck results in a motor vehicle accident where others are injured or killed, the trucker, his or her trucking company, and other parties can be held liable for personal injury or wrongful death.
If you have been injured in a truck crash in North Carolina or South Carolina, it is important that you speak with an experienced truck crash lawyer before talking to the trucking company or its representatives.
Lawsuit filed against trucking firm over death, Mount Airy News, August 1, 2008
Part 658: Truck Size and Weight, Route Designations — Length, Width and Weight Limitations, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Related Web Resource:AAA Carolinas Says North Carolina Has Eighth Highest Motorcycle Death Rates Among US States
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:47:09 -0500AAA Carolinas says that there were about 190 motorcycle fatalities in North Carolina in 2007. This figure is a significant jump from the 108 motorcycle deaths in 2006, and reportedly ranks North Carolina number 8 among the 10 US states with the most motorcycle deaths each year.
According to AAA Carolinas CEO David E Parsons, the number of motorcycle fatalities in North Carolina has doubled in the past five years. It doesn’t help that the number of people that own motorcycles in the states has grown because of rising gas prices.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a motorcyclist’s chances of dying in a traffic crash is 37% greater than the odds faced by passengers riding in cars. While some accidents occur because of motorcyclist inexperience or error, many catastrophic injury accidents happen because a trucker, a car driver, a bus driver, or another party was negligent. If you or someone you love was injured in a motorcycle accident caused by another person’s negligence or carelessness, our North Carolina motorcycle crash lawyers would like to talk to you.
To prevent injury a motorcyclist on the road, AAA Carolinas offers a number of suggestions to motorists, including:
• Assume that a motorcycle is closer than it appears.
• Give motorcyclists enough room to maneuver.
• Pay attention while driving.
• Obey all traffic signs and signals.
• Do not follow a motorcycle too closely.
• Check blind spots before turning or changing lanes.You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, medical costs, pain and suffering, and other damages.
AAA Warns Of Increasing Motorcycle Death Rates, NBC17.com, July 11, 2008
Multiple motorcycle accidents in New Hanover County leave three dead, WECT.com, July 29, 2008
Related Web Resources:Motorcycle Permit, North Carolina DMV
Family of 5-Year-Old Motocross Rider Files North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:41:00 -0500In North Carolina, the parents of 5-year-old Cody Fidler are suing the owners of Parker Valley Motocross Track in Cleveland County for his wrongful death.
Fidler died of neck trauma last year while at the park when an older biker crashed into him. The North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit accuses the park owners and promoters of negligence for allowing a more experienced rider on the track while Cody was there. The 5-year-old died after a 10-year-old on a larger motorcycle hit him. The track is now closed. Cody's parents are also suing for deceptive trade practices and emotional distress.
Trauma
Trauma occurs when an external force forcefully or violently impacts the body. There are three kinds of trauma:Penetrating trauma: Injury occurs when an object penetrates the body.
Acceleration/deceleration trauma: The body in motion strikes another (moving/still) object, which results in the tearing of stretching of body tissues.
Blunt Trauma: Force of impact causes body tissue compression.
Three kinds of collisions that can happen during a crash:
• Body v. whatever it contacts
• Vehicle v. whatever it contacts
• Body v. bodyIf someone you love has died due to trauma injuries in a motocross accident, car accident, motorcycle accident, or truck accident resulting from the negligence of another party, you may be entitled to wrongful death compensation.
Family Sues in Child's Motorcross Death, WCNC.com, July 19, 2008
5-year-old's family sues over 2007 motocross death, DailyComet.com, July 19, 2008
Understanding Head and Neck Trauma, Biker's Rights
Related Web Resource:Our Experience With Motocross Accidents In Children: Patterns Of Injuries & Outcomes, ISPub.com
Two People Injured as Train Strikes Tanker Truck in Charlotte, North Carolina
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:39:30 -0500A truck driver and a train worker sustained injuries last Friday morning when a 70-car freight train struck a tanker truck loaded with 6, 100 gallons of oil near the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus county line in Charlotte. The North Carolina train-truck accident happened after the truck got stuck at a railroad crossing.
The train engineer sounded the horn and activated the emergency brakes but could not stop soon enough to prevent the accident. The collision caused a fire that affected one of the train’s cars.
Federal Railroad Administration records indicate that this is not the first time that a train-motor vehicle accident like this has happened at this particular crossing, located on Cabarrus Farm Road close to Universal City Boulevard. In 2004, real estate appraiser David Pearsall says that a freight train struck his pickup truck as he drove across the tracks. He says that he could not see the approaching train because tall weeds blocked his view of the track. Although there are several signs marking the tracks, there are no bells, lights, or automated crossing arms to indicate that a train is approaching. The crossing is on private property.
According to federal statistics, there were 68 train crashes at railroad crossings in North Carolina in 2007. 20 people were injured and five people died in these accidents.
If you or someone you love was seriously injured in a train accident, our North Carolina and South Carolina train collision attorneys can help you determine whether you have grounds to file a personal injury lawsuit. Train accident cases can be challenging cases to prove, which is why you need to work with a personal injury law firm that has the experience to obtain your recovery for you.
Common Causes of Train Crashes at Railroad Crossings:
• Operator negligence
• Driver inattention
• Motor vehicle/train defects
• Poor warning or crossing signs
Hazmat Spill Follows Tanker-Train Crash, News14Carolina.com, July 12, 2008Report: Tanker stuck on track as train approached, WCNC.com, July 15, 2008
Accidents At Rail-Highway Crossings, Visual Expert.com
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