Train Operator Falls Asleep at Controls, Train Derails and Injures 32
According to CNN, the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train crashed and injured 32 people on March 24. The eight-car train failed to stop at the end of the line when it arrived at the airport station at 2:52 a.m., according to Chicago Fire Department officials. The lead car appeared to have climbed an escalator […]
Teenage Girl and Father Die in Tampa Bay Plane Crash
According to WFTS Tampa Bay, a 15-year-old girl and her father died in a plane crash on their way to Chicago for a weekend trip on their Cessna airplane. A friend of the girl also came along on the ride, and is now the only survivor of the crash. She is still in the hospital, […]
Proposed Maryland Bill Could Ban Energy Drinks To Minors Following Teen’s Death
According to CBS Baltimore, Maryland could become the first state in the US to ban energy drinks to teens, following the death of a 14-year-old Maryland girl who died after consuming two 24-ounce cans of Monster energy drink in two days. In 2011, the 14 year old went into cardiac arrest and died due to […]
School Bus Flips Over in New York City Collision, Injuring Nine People
According to CNN, a school bus carrying children flipped over after it collided with a taxi cab in New York City, leaving nine people injured. The bus was transporting six children between the ages of 10 and 12 in Brooklyn. Several children suffered minor injuries and were hospitalized, according to the New York Police Department. […]
13-Year-Old Plummets to His Death While on Vacation with Family
According to CBSNews.com, a 13-year-old boy from Indiana fell from a 15-story balcony to his death while vacationing in Panama City Beach on April 5. Police officials say the boy was checking out of the Palazzo Condominiums in Panama City with his family when he realized he had left his phone in their room on […]
Driver Kills Four-Year-Old Girl and Injures More Than a Dozen at Florida Daycare
According to CNN, the hit-and-run driver who police say struck and hit another car, sending it into a Winter Park daycare center and killing a four-year-old girl, turned himself in on April 10. A warrant for the man’s arrest had been made after the 28 year old drove a Dodge Durango that hit a car, […]
