While shopping in the garden center of a Wal-Mart in Washington state, Mica Craig was bit by a rattlesnake. He has been hospitalized for four days since the incident. He was choosing mulch and couldn’t see the price because he thought a stick was in the way. He tried to move it when he realized it wasn’t a stick, but …
Seawall DWI Crash Kills 2 Pedestrians and a Dog
Two men and their dog were killed as they walked on the Seawall in Galveston. Matthew Shelton, 27, was charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter, said Lt. Michael Gray of the Galveston Police Department. Shelton was westbound on Seawall Boulevard at 13th Street when he lost control of his vehicle and hit the pedestrians who were taking their dog …
Dallas Construction Worker Dies After Hit by Forklift
A construction worker was killed while working at the new Parkland Memorial Hospital construction site. The 24-year-old from Plano died after being hit by a forklift and then suffered internal injuries. He was rushed to the present Parkland Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The spokeswoman for Balfour Beatty Construction, which is the lead project partner, said at 1 …
Nursing Home Abuse Caught on Camera
Quail Creek Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Oklahoma City fired two employees accused of abusing a 96-year-old dementia patient. The two employees were arrested for the charge of neglect by caretaker. The victim’s family put a camera in the room because they thought someone was stealing from the patient. But instead, the film caught the nursing assistant slapping the …
Oil Workers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Explosion
On March 6, 2012 there was an explosion at the Valero Refinery in Memphis, TN. It occurred after workers were instructed to block off a flare line that was on a two-story platform. Flares act as safety devices and let out and burn pressurized gases. The workers took out the bolts from the flare flange when a large flash fire …
Texas Nursing Home Employees Fired After Reporting Abuse
Two nurse assistants at Bandera Road’s Princeton Place nursing home in San Antonio were fired after reporting abuse of elderly patients. The nurses reported that some patients had unusual and excessive bruising in the shape of finger imprints, and also had torn skin on their faces. There are 134 patients at the nursing home, and the employees wondered if there …
Houston’s Most Dangerous Dogs
Houston has a dangerous dog list with five local dogs on it: three are pit bull terriers, one is a Chihuahua mix and another is a Mastiff mix. Other dogs that might have been on the list were put down by their owners after vicious attacks. There are special regulations for dangerous dogs. Their houses must have signs that state …
Drunk Driver Lead to Wrongful Death of Mother and Daughter
A mother and her 10-year-old daughter were killed in San Antonio last month when their car was hit by a drunk-driving suspect who was twice convicted of driving while intoxicated. The mother and daughter were waiting in their car while her fiancé was fixing the car’s flat tire on the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 10. The Jeep Cherokee ran into …
Casino Construction Worker Struck by Lightning
A construction worker working on a casino project in Atlantic City, New Jersey died after being struck by lightning during a bad thunderstorm. The workers were pouring concrete during the storm. They were getting worried as the sky grew darker and the wind grew stronger and the flashes of lightning grew closer. They kept working though because they were told to. …
Child Killed in Drunk Driving Accident
A 7-year-old boy was standing on a porch in southwest Houston when a car driven by an alleged drunk driver slammed into the porch and killed the child. The driver, who is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is now being charged with intoxicated manslaughter and is being held without bond. The driver lost control of his Ford Crown Victoria, jumped …
