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...]
Bus Collides with Big Rig
"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...]
Katrina Survivors Killed in Horrific Accident
"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...]
Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle Accident
A Germantown police officer was pronounced dead on the scene of a horrific motorcycle accident occurring May 18, 2011. Officer Dustin Lee Martin, decorated Marine veteran and police officer, lost his life after a colliding with a vehicle attempting to turn on Germantown Parkway near Woodchase Drive. The driver, an unidentified 26-year-old man, was taken to the MED in non-critical condition. The … [Read more...]
Vacationing High Schoolers Killed in Auto Accident
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...]
Highway Patrolman Killed in Deadly Motorcycle Escort
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...]
KIDS IN HOT CARS
As the summer heat shows no sign of falter, more and more children have been put at risk while left in hot cars by negligent parents. Reportedly 18 children have died this year of hyperthermia in this country alone, with eight of the aforementioned deaths occurring after June 13th. That is, quite disturbingly, the largest number of fatalities of this cause since the data has been tracked by Jan … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Statistics Show Rise in Fatal Accidents
Motorcycle Statistics Show Rise in Fatal Accidents . Since the foundation of the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 1929, thirty-eight troopers have fallen in the line of duty. Of these thirty-eight, over a third lost their lives in motorcycle accidents. Each year, approximately 135 Tennesseans are involved in fatal motorcycle wrecks. Surprisingly enough, all but a handful were wearing their helmets at … [Read more...]
Texting and Driving Allegedly More Hazardous Than Drunk Driving
Texting while driving more hazardous than drunk driving has become a very common practice in America today. Although cell phone use behind the wheel is quite obviously dangerous, surveys suggest as many as 71% of Americans have texted on the road. In June of 2009, the scientists at Car and Driver Magazine put it upon themselves to discover to what extent one’s reaction time is delayed while … [Read more...]
Teenagers, Alcohol And Cars
Consumption of Alcohol contributes to 60% of all teen deaths involving car accidents. In the United States, almost 3 million people age 12-20 abuse or are dependent on alcohol. Teenagers caught drinking are usually caught during prom night, graduation and spring break. Eight teens die daily in alcohol related vehicle crashes. Don’t let your teenager become one of these statistics. … [Read more...]