There are no statistics on how many dogs are left in unattended vehicles die every year from heat exposure because the majority of cases go unreported. But estimates are several hundred pets suffer this slow, agonizing and unnecessary fate every summer. On an 85-degree day it takes only 10 minutes for the interior of your parked car to climb to 102 degrees. In a half hour, it can reach 120 … [Read more...]
FREE GUN LOCKS OFFERED
It is such a tragedy when a child is shot and killed, but more so when a child is accidentally shot by a gun because of curiosity about the weapon. In an effort to hopefully end situations like this, there are four police departments in Mobile that offer free gun lock programs: Mobile, Satsuma, Chickasaw, and Daphne. Two of them actually have the locks ready to pick up: Mobile and Daphne. … [Read more...]
TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK V. CAR(S) RESULTS IN FATAL INJURY ON I-10 IN MOBILE
Sadly on July 2, 2015 around 1:30 in the afternoon in the eastbound lanes of I-20 between Virginia and Broad Streets in Mobile there was a horrific accident involving an 18 wheeler and 5 other vehicles. A total of 10 people were taken to area hospitals for injuries. Tragically, one of these 10 people will never be returning home. Jaimie Witcraft, a 22 year old nursing student at The University of … [Read more...]
CONFEDERATE FLAG
Confederate Flag, should it stay or should it go?Unless you have been staying on a desert island this week with no communication to the world, everyone knows that the Confederate Flag is coming down from flagpoles all over the country. This allegedly racist flag has been a major conversation piece - especially for the State of Alabama even though the issue began because of a racist shooting in … [Read more...]
TWO TEENS KILLED AND THREE OTHERS INJURED AS A RESULT OF HABITUAL SEVEN TIME DUI OFFENDER NEAR BYHALIA, MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
More than likely if you live in the Mid-south you heard about the tragic automobile accident on May 31, 2015 that killed two teenage girls, Rachel Lynch and Maddie Kruse, (students at Briarcrest Christian School) and injured three others on Highway 78 near Byhalia, Mississippi as they were headed to a beach for vacation. They were merely passengers in a vehicle that was struck from behind by an … [Read more...]
DROWSY DRIVING
Sleep-deprived driving (commonly known as tired driving, drowsy driving or fatigued driving) is the operation of a motor vehicle while being cognitively impaired by a lack of sleep (Wikipedia.org). In Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama at 9:00 in the morning on May 27, 2015, two bicyclist John Richard Vos (73 years old) and his wife, Augusta Forbes Vos (50 years old) (visiting from … [Read more...]
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
Since 1791, there have been 22,137 known line of duty deaths in America. In order to honor fallen police officers around the United States, in 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week that May 15th falls has been designated as National Police Week. The main events are held in Washington D.C. and tens of thousands of people … [Read more...]
DISTRACTED DRIVING
On the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.gov) the definition of distracted driving is “any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving”. These types of distractions include: texting, using a cell phone or smartphone, eating and drinking, talking to passengers, grooming, reading (including maps), using a navigation … [Read more...]
SUMMERDALE WOMAN KILLED
You might need an Accident Attorney, Alabama. Another day out on the road, please read. SUMMERDALE WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT ON BEACH EXPRESS IN ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA Lt. Rex Bishop, chief investigator with the Robertsdale Police Department told GulfCoastNewsToday.com that a two car accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Baldwin Beach Express claimed the life of 80 year old … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE DUI, COLLIERVILLE
Tennessee DUI, Collierville and the potential consequences for drunk driving convictions include serious fines, court costs, a license suspension and possible time behind bars. The penalties escalate for 2nd, 3rd offenses. Tennessee DUI, COLLIERVILLE In Tennessee, first time convicted offenders spend a minimum of 48 hours and up to 11 months in jail and typically have classes to attend. They … [Read more...]