http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/accident/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:30:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415956/posts Vinnie Sorce knew something was wrong when he saw a police officer pull into the driveway. He immediately sent his three children, two boys from a previous marriage and a little girl with his fiancee, to their rooms so he could talk to the officer outside. "Time just froze," he said. Sorce's fiancee, Stacey Stubbs, had headed to Phoenix for a doctor's appointment. She never made it. A Ford pickup truck hit Stubbs' rented PT Cruiser head-on on an isolated stretch of road near Lake Pleasant, killing her instantly. The other driver, Ashley Miller, 19, was thrown from the truck... KTAR.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415956/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:30:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413614/posts FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, overran the runway on landing at Kingston, Jamaica's Norman Manley International Airport. The flight originated out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, operated into Miami International Airport, and then operated into Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport. Preliminary reports indicate there are no critical injuries. The aircraft was carrying 148 passengers and a crew of six. "The care of our passengers and crew members is our highest priority and we will offer all the assistance necessary," said Gerard Arpey, American's Chairman... American Airlines Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413614/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:08:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412534/posts CLEVELAND, Ohio — A truck hauling beer flipped about 8 p.m. Sunday, tossing kegs and spewing beer across Interstate 90 west, under the West 110th Street bridge. The truck fell onto its side in the median. Police and a cleanup crew were still at the scene at 6:50 this morning. Police were requesting a salt truck to melt a sheet of frozen beer. A police dispatcher, speaking to a Plain Dealer reporter, quipped, "Bring the pretzels." All lanes of the highway were expected to be reopened by 7:15 a.m. Cleveland Plain Deater http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412534/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:44:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409497/posts A bizarre accident on a moving walkway in a British shopping centre has almost killed a four-year-old boy and left his face temporarily discoloured. Darren Webb said his son Stevie Webb looks "like an extra out of that new Avatar film" after his head became trapped between two travelators at the Sainsbury's Savacentre in Colliers Wood, south London. Stevie was playing near the walkways when his jacket became snagged — violently snapping his head backwards. He was not breathing when his mother hit the emergency stop button but later regained consciousness. While Stevie is expected to make a full recovery,... Nine News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409497/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:10:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402290/posts The Florida Highway Patrol wanted to get a blood test from Tiger Woods after the crash, because a witness told them Tiger was boozing earlier in the day -- this according to new documents obtained by TMZ. FHP had requested Tiger's blood sample, after a witness -- we're told his wife -- "stated that the driver had consumed alcohol earlier in the day and the same witness removed the driver from the vehicle after the collision." The document continues, "The same witness stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin [sic]}." As we first reported, it was Elin... TMZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402290/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400002/posts Members of the Southampton Railroad Station Society plan to mark the 1921 crash of two trains near Bryn Athyn, which killed 27. For many area residents the train track on Creek Road in Upper Moreland is just that - a train track. But to some railroad historians like Charles Liberto, Frank Baldwin and Richard Mansley and a few area families, the single lane track means history. A painful history. Saturday will mark the 88th anniversary of a deadly Upper Moreland train wreck that claimed 27 lives and injured 70 people. The crash and the high number of casualties, many of... Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, PA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400002/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:17:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399393/posts ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Two workers were injured, one seriously, when they slipped and fell from a roof area of Cowboys Stadium while doing maintenance Thursday morning, authorities said. The two were working on the top hatch of the retractable-roof venue around 7:20 a.m. when they slipped, Assistant Fire Chief Don Crowson said. They were not using “fall protection,” he said. The workers fell from an upper roof to a lower section, police spokeswoman Tiara Ellis Richard said. Live TV coverage showed fire department crews on the roof of the nearly $1.2 billion stadium, where the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys began playing this... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399393/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398491/posts "I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves." Tiger Woods, allegedly caught cheating on his wife, just posted an apology on his Web site. Bonus: See who forced Tiger Woods to confess. We think it's good enough to keep him in Nikes for years: I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398491/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:22:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396696/posts Sources tell TMZ the Florida Highway Patrol is now focusing on obtaining a search warrant -- allowing them to seize medical records from the hospital that treated Tiger Woods -- in an attempt to determine if the wounds Woods sustained are consistent with a car accident or domestic violence We're told authorities believe they can show probable cause a crime was committed, a necessary step in obtaining a warrant. One big piece of evidence showing probable cause ... sources tell us Tiger's wife, Elin Nordegren told FHP troopers she went looking for Tiger in a golf cart, came upon the... TMZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396696/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:25:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396491/posts A man had to make the terrible choice of rescuing his wife or teenage son when their car plunged into a river at the weekend. Stacey Horton saved his wife, Vanessa, and their 13-year-old son Silva drowned in the Whanganui River. Mid-Central police communications manager Kim Perks said today it was a very tough call for Mr Horton. "I would certainly not have wanted to be in his shoes." Mrs Horton, 35, was driving Silva, his best friend, Robert Palmer, 14, and the family dog when her Mazda MPV stationwagon went off Somme Parade in Wanganui and plunged down a... YahooNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396491/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:24:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393410/posts I'm applying for a government grant to study this problem further. Wish me luck. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393410/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:41:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388817/posts <p>Three unmarked police vehicles, with their lights and sirens on, were travelling 5 to 10 minutes ahead of the motorcade on Manhattan's West Side and were checking traffic before Biden passed en route to a television appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," chief police spokesman Paul Browne said.</p> CBS/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388817/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:16:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388654/posts VP Biden's Motorcade Involved In Midtown Crash Witness: Livery Cab Cut Off Unmarked Police Car Escorting Vice President To 'Daily Show With Jon Stewart' Taping Crash Is The Third Involving Vice President's Detail In Last Week NEW YORK (CBS) ― CBS 2 HD has learned three people, including two members of Vice President Joe Biden's advance team, suffered minor injuries in a Midtown car accident on Tuesday evening. The two-car crash happened at approximately 5:40 p.m. at 49th Street and 10th Avenue. The victims and a police officer were taken to Roosevelt and New York hospitals. Biden was unharmed. According... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388654/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:44:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385308/posts LOCK HAVEN - It's been almost four months since Valerie Teresa Heidt, 12, of Hublersburg, died in a fatal boat crash on the Susquehanna River and an intensive investigation began. This morning, Clinton County District Attorney Michael F. Salisbury said that probe is nearing an end and he will be meeting with officials today to discuss time tables and charging options. Salisbury said his office was contacted Tuesday by the private New Jersey firm conducting the crash reconstruction segment of the investigation and has been informed that the report is in the "final stages and should be received within the... The Lock Haven Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385308/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:45:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375392/posts Authorities say a charter bus carrying members of the Morehouse College band has crashed on Interstate 75, injuring several students on their way to a football game. AP Via Albany Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375392/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:39:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363968/posts A six-month-old boy has miraculously survived a train slamming into his stroller after it rolled off an Australian railway platform. The collision happened as a city-bound service pulled up to Ashburton station, in a Melbourne suburb. A security video shows the boy's mother taking her hands off the stroller's handles and failing to notice as it slowly edged toward the tracks. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363968/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:34:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362641/posts <p>Stafon Johnson wore a black USC sweatshirt, a red Trojans beanie and, when the subject turned to an eventual return to football, his signature grin.</p> <p>The USC tailback on Wednesday made his first public appearance since suffering a season-ending throat injury in a Sept. 28 weightlifting accident.</p> L.A. Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362641/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:33:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361874/posts DIYALA — U.S. Soldiers recently assisted in the rescue of a local Iraqi man who became trapped in his truck following an auto accident here. While conducting a convoy, the Soldiers of 18th Engineer Company, Task Force 296, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, noticed multiple Iraqi Police vehicles near a truck that looked to be damaged. A medic in the convoy was dispatched to the victim to provide a medical assessment and aid. It was then determined that the victim was pinned into the vehicle at the waist by the cab of the truck. Using a Stryker... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361874/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:52:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357920/posts FORT GORDON, Ga., Oct. 8, 2009 – A sudden accident may have cost Army Staff Sgt. Luis Elias his hand, but it hasn't stripped him of his positive attitude or impacted his plans for the future. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Elias performs a push-up. The soldier is receiving treatment at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit in Augusta, Ga. U.S. Army photo by Charmain Z. Brackett  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "Hopefully, in about a month or so, I'll be back to being a drill sergeant," said Elias, who is receiving treatment at the Charlie... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357920/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:13:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355757/posts A former Cottonwood man who served 10 years on Texas death row until his murder conviction was overturned last year by an appellate court was killed Saturday in a solo truck crash in eastern Texas. Michael Toney, a 43-year-old Redding native, was killed when his pickup, which had oversized tires, rolled while going around a curve on Farm Road 347 in the rain Saturday morning, a spokeswoman with the Texas Department of Public Safety in Jacksonville said Monday. He was thrown from the pickup and died at the scene, she said. Toney, who had long maintained his innocence, was released... redding.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355757/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:43:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351369/posts A TEENAGER died and more than 20 people were injured when swarms of bees escaped from their hives after the van transporting them crashed into a truck and overturned on a motorway near the resort of Marmaris, in southern Turkey. Rescue workers, police, medics and beekeepers tried for more than an hour to release two people trapped inside the vehicle, their faces carpeted with angry bees. One of the pair, aged 18, died in hospital from the combined effect of injuries sustained in the crash and multiple bee stings. Three others were in intensive care in hospital. About 20 people... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351369/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:15:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337767/posts MELBOURNE, Australia — An Emirates jetliner carrying more than 225 people slammed its tail into the runway as it took off from Australia, sending smoke into the cabin and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, officials said Saturday.No one was hurt, but passengers described being terrified after learning something was wrong soon after the Airbus A340 took off from the southern city of Melbourne about 10:30 p.m. Friday, bound for Dubai.After the strike, which reportedly left debris strewn on the runway and knocked out some runway lights, the pilot flew over the sea, dumping fuel, before returning to... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337767/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335593/posts From the BNO Newsroom. PHOENIX (BNO NEWS) -- A mid-air collision happened in the Phoenix area on Wednesday, a spokesman for the FAA told BNO News. According to KPHO-TV, at least one small plane came down in Coolidge, which is near Phoenix. Further details are not yet available. Refresh this page for updates. BNO News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335593/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:55:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333249/posts Zamboanga City, Philippines - Five people drowned and 63 were missing Sunday when a passenger ferry with 968 people aboard sunk in the southern Philippines, rescue officials said. The Superferry 9 sank hours after it listed to the right by 40 degrees off Siocon town in Zamboanga del Norte province, about 810 kilometres south of Manila. It was carrying 847 passengers, 117 crew and four sea marshals. The Office of Civil Defence said the ship's listing was "allegedly due to a hole in its hull." Commandant Real Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said 900 people were rescued by the coast guard, the... Asia World News via EarthTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333249/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:51:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330396/posts Video taken from inside a city bus shows a Wisconsin state lawmaker running a red light and smashing into a bicyclist. Rep. Fred Clark, a Democrat, was ticketed by Madison police for running a red light on Aug. 18. The video was released this week by Madison Metro. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330396/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:52:45 GMT