Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
A teenager was injured in Buffalo, New York last week when a car struck him, flipping him into the air. The driver of the vehicle that hit the teenager fled the scene, but was apprehended within minutes thanks to eye-witness descriptions.
The teenager, an 18-year-old boy from Buffalo, suffered multiple injuries… Read More
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
A pedestrian was killed on Friday evening when he was hit by a car near Austell, Georgia, according to the AJC. The man, from Marietta, was crossing the street when he was struck by a Volkswagen Jetta driven by a woman from Austell.
The man was taken to WellStar Cobb Hospital and… Read More
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
A 2-year-old girl was seriously injured last Friday afternoon when she was involved in a car accident in Waleska, Georgia in Cherokee County. The girl was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to the AJC, while a 7-year-old and a 4-year-old who were passengers in the same car also sustained more minor… Read More
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
One man was killed and another was injured in a fiery accident that occurred on I-75 near Cartersville Sunday afternoon. A portion of the interstate was closed for almost 10 hours while the fire burned itself out, according to the AJC.
On Sunday, the driver of a pickup truck apparently crossed the median of the… Read More
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
A small airplane crashed into the roof of a Publix grocery store in Volusia County, Florida on Monday, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The plane took off from Deland Municipal Airport and dropped out of the sky above the Publix store, according to witnesses. Police report that five people, including the pilot of the… Read More
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
A port worker was killed in a forklift accident in Savannah last Wednesday, according to the AJC. The woman, a member of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1475, was struck by a forklift at Georgia Ports’ Ocean Terminal near a bulk carrier ship that had recently arrived from Wilmington, NC. She was 57 years… Read More
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
A man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car in Cobb County on Tuesday night. The man was crossing Roswell Road in a crosswalk when a Hyundai Sonata hit him, leaving him in critical condition.
According to police, alcohol may have been a factor in this accident. While alcohol can… Read More
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Early Tuesday morning, three people were injured in an accident that involved a MARTA bus. The accident happened on Moreland Avenue at Euclid Avenue in Atlanta, according to the AJC.
The accident occurred when another driver collided with the MARTA bus, stated a MARTA spokeswoman. The three passengers on the bus who… Read More
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
A Delta airplane ran off a taxiway early this morning at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The plane was undergoing maintenance when it slid off the end of a taxiway into an embankment, according to the AJC.
Fortunately, the airplane was undergoing maintenance and only two mechanics were on board. Neither mechanic was injured…. Read More
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
A sheriff’s deputy and a suspect he was in the process of arresting were struck by an oncoming truck Monday night in Jasper County, according to the AJC. Both men suffered injuries that they are currently being treated for at Atlanta Medical Center.
According to Georgia State Patrol, the deputy was attempting… Read More