A frightful accident occurring on Interstate 85 near Auburn, Alabama precipitated a full day of dreadful traffic delays. On June 29, 2011, the load pulled by a tractor trailer shifted, causing the car to roll out of control onto one of its sides. The spill sent debris from the trailer across the interstate. A second tractor trailer, trailing immediately behind, struck said debris, slamming into a … [Read more...]

On Friday, June 19, 2011, a Mississippi motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition after a collision occurring in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Early into the evening, a thirty year old Samuel Whitmire of Stewart Mississippi was driving his Harley Davidson westbound in the left lane of U.S. Highway 98. Upon turning to the right lane, he reportedly struck the back of a 1998 Oldsmobile, … [Read more...]

In the grand scheme of all that inhabits the road, most would probably agree that motorcycles are by far the most vulnerable vehicle. Most would also contend that motorcyclists as well as those who share the road with them should exercise extreme caution. Thus, the idea of a lackadaisical meeting of a motorcycle with a big rig surely brings terror to the minds of drivers. On Friday, May 20, 2011, … [Read more...]

Every once and a while, we are met face to face with one of life’s curveballs. Thus, always should we demonstrate resiliency and caution in the face of calamity or otherwise. On July 25, 2011, a female stripper leaving her club was rear ended at 3:00 in the a.m. at the intersection of I-40 and Danny Thomas Boulevard in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Upon exiting her car to exchange insurance … [Read more...]

"I could hear in the background a lot of children screaming…She said she was bleeding and her head was hurting.” Rueben attempted to recreate for reporters the June 6th phone call which changed everything. A group of high school students hailing from Texas were en route via bus to Orlando, Florida for a band trip. At approximately 12:30 in the A.M., the bus was approaching Mobile, Alabama. … [Read more...]

"I keep telling everybody it's in God hands…I've got to believe all of my babies are in God's hands." So spoke Joan Willis, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother living in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Still mourning the death of her daughter and three grandchildren, Willis offered reporters words of courage and endearment. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victims … [Read more...]

A tragic accident occurring just twenty-five miles north of Montgomery shatters the lives of many, shocking a small southern community and beyond. On March 27, 2011, a three collision occurring in central Alabama claimed the lives of four Indiana teens and a local resident. Alexx Bauer, Matthew Roe, Evan Weaver, and Riley Zimmer, all eighteen year old high school students, were returning to their … [Read more...]

There is a time for work, and there is a time for play; however, always must we remain attentive on the road. On May 7, 2011, Tennessee Highway Patrolman Andrew Wall and another trooper were escorting U.S. AirForce Thunderbird pilots to the Smyrna Air Show. The negligence of another driver precipitated a major wreck on Sam Ridley Parkway, tossing the two officers off of their motorcycles. … [Read more...]