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93-Year Old Waits 11 Hours in Car to be Rescued

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A California Highway Patrol Cessna 206 (N441HP) prepares to depart Bakersfield’s Meadows Field on patrol (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A 93-year old woman survived her car plunging 50 to 60 feet and being trapped in her vehicle for 11 hours. When interviewed, the elderly driver shows no indication of being afraid when she was trapped inside her own car. Her ability to stay calm and collected helped her get through what would normally be a terrifying ordeal, in a composed manner.

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16-Year Old Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter

Result of a serious automobile accident

Result of a serious automobile accident (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There are many misfortunate accidents that occur in freeways. Most of these spring out of nowhere and are out of our control. No one likes an accident, and no one expects to get into an accident when they are safe drivers. Passengers of a vehicle leave their safety up to the driver; and if the driver is a friend, these car occupants put their trust in the driver. Sadly, a driver can still be reckless with an automobile despite who is in the car—friend or not.

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Indian Couple Awarded Compensation for Injuries in 2010 Accident

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Schneider National Carriers 2006 Freightliner Century Class Midroof 2007 53′ Wabash DuraPlate® HD Tractor is used on a regional dedicated account. This is a scene from US-95 near the Arizona – California border. Photo by: J. Bohannon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When trucks cause accidents, they can end up inflicting personal injury to many victims. What many of these victims don’t know is that they can file a personal injury claim for the pain and suffering they have been caused. Getting involved in an accident is misfortunate; and often the last thing on a victim’s mind is legal matters. However, if you have been involved in a crash, filing a claim as soon as possible can prove to be helpful in the long run.

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Fallen Table from Pickup Truck Causes 19 Car Pileup

Wypadek na autostradzie A4.

Wypadek na autostradzie A4. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Two parties being involved in a car accident is devastating enough…but what happens if there are 19 parties involved?  On Tuesday, June 26, a 19 car pileup occurred in Agua Dulce on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway. The crash was caused when a table that was not properly secured on a pickup truck bed, fell onto the road. Afterwards, a big truck that was rounding a corner came by and saw the table on the road but couldn’t stop in time. A chain reaction was sparked as cars began to pile up behind the semi.

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Man High Off Bath Salts Hits Elderly Woman with Shovel

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Basin bath salts (Photo credit: Theme Park Mom)

On Thursday, June 21, a 20-year old man was arrested for hitting a woman with a shovel while high off bath salts in the city of Glendale. He had barricaded himself in his apartment before police officers entered and subdued him with a rubber bullet and a Taser.

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Worker Dies After Falling From Aerial Basket

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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC PLANT – NARA – 544956 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

While out at our day jobs, most of us assume that we will be provided with great protection and security at work. Whether it is a regular office job or a job working in the emergency room, we all acknowledge that our workplace is providing us with the best physical protection they can manage. However, there are jobs that might prove to be a bit more risky. These workers are aware of the risks and dangers around them…putting it into perspective, how many of these dangers actually manifest into reality?

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Policeman’s Wife Shot at Officers, Claims She Did Not See Them

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Français : Police nettoyant le carrefour en vue du passage d’une manifestation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Police officers are employed to keep us—regular civilians—safe from unwanted crime and harm. From speeding in the roadways to protecting us from psycho killers, an officer has an honorable duty to implement the law, protect rights, and keep citizens away from danger. But what happens if it’s another civilian causing danger to a policeman? The possibilities of suffering harm or danger are endless. Personal injury, wrongful death, and accidents can happen anywhere, at any time.

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High School Party with 200 Teens Ended by Police

The silent dance floor at a house party in San...

The silent dance floor at a house party in San Francisco. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Graduation season is upon us. With high school and college students finishing up their classes, graduation ceremonies and parties are sure to follow. The excitement is filling the air as hopeful graduates look forward to summer vacation and/or starting new careers. Along with graduation is summer and all its glory looming around the corner. Take these two entities—graduation and summer—and we have a recipe for impulsive yet sometimes careless behavior.

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Two Innocent Bystanders Killed Before Speed Chase by Suspect

North Highland Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles

North Highland Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles (Photo credit: slasher-fun)

Imagine being an innocent bystander, strolling around and enjoying your day when suddenly, a gunman appears and starts shooting bullets. The terror, the panic, and the confusion fill the air. Pedestrians all around you run and scream. There’s nowhere to duck, nowhere to hide. In fact, this situation has never happened to you before. There’s no drill for duck-and-cover when it comes to crazy killers; it’s only sheer panic. You hear the gunshots, you hear people screaming, and you see someone falling. What happens if it is you who gets wounded? Or worse, what happens if it’s someone you love who gets killed?

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Four Dead, One Critically Wounded in Home Invasion


Home Invasion

Home Invasion (Photo credit: Jason Edward Scott Bain)

With no real motive or clear explanation in immediate reach, investigators are trying to understand what made a man enter a Sacramento home and kill four people. With four wrongful deaths on the suspect’s hands, questions of “What made him do it?” and “Why would he do it” are floating about. Many wonder whether the shooting was gang-related.

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