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• Semi-Truck Driver Killed in Truck Accident on San Diego Freeway

  Chrissie Cole | February 28, 2008 11:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The driver of a semi-truck was killed in a truck accident, Thursday, after her big rig flipped over on San Diego (405) Freeway.The accident occurred on the northbound side of the 405 Freeway at Long Beach Freeway Interchange. At this time the accident is under investigation and few details about the accident have been released.According to witnesses, the semi-truck swerved while driving in the...

• Car Slams Into Tree, Driver and Passenger Trapped

  Chrissie Cole | February 27, 2008 11:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A car accident, on Tuesday, trapped the driver and the passenger inside the vehicle when the car slammed into a tree, according to California Highway Patrol.The driver was traveling westbound on Camino Del Norte when the accident occurred. A Witness told California Highway Patrol officers that he heard tires screeching behind him and moments later a car had crashed into a tree.Rescue crews...

• Parents of Jessica Lunsford Plan Lawsuit Against Sheriff's Office

  Chrissie Cole | February 22, 2008 6:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Jessica Lunsford's brutal and tragic death made national news. The nine-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home on February 23, 2005. Three weeks later, following a massive search, authorities discovered her body in a grave located about 150 yards from her home. She had been kidnapped, raped and buried alive.John Couey, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to death last year for her...

• Personal Injury Lawsuit Against International Paper Co. Settled for $5.2 Million

  Chrissie Cole | February 17, 2008 12:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An Atlanta woman has settled a personal injury lawsuit with International Paper Co. for $5.2 million, after suffering the loss of her arm in a car accident that involved an IP employee.The woman was rear-ended after the IP employee failed to stop while she was distracted on her company cell phone and driving.The woman's vehicle was pushed into a ditch, trapping the woman's arm between the door...

• Florida Deputy Caught on Video Dumping Quadriplegic Man From Wheelchair

  Chrissie Cole | February 12, 2008 11:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A Florida Sheriff's Deputy has been suspended without pay for police misconduct, after she was caught on video dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair while he was being booked into Hillsborough County Jail.The video shows the man, 32, out of his wheelchair and lying on the floor while the deputy is booking him into jail.Records show he was arrested on charges of fleeing and attempting...