Month: January 2014

Abraham Watkins

Ex-Cowboys player sentenced for fatal drunk driving accident

Ex-Cowboys football player Josh Brent has been sentenced to a six-month jail term in connection with the death of his teammate. Brent was convicted of intoxication manslaughter in connection with a drunk driving accident in December 2012. The 25-year-old defendant could have spent up to 20 years in prison in connection with the wreck, which…

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Train Derailment and New Standards

Last month, a train carrying crude oil hit a grain train that had just derailed. Tank car after tank car exploded causing destruction, injury, and death. In response to this and other incidents, the National Transportation Safety Board, jointly with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, is demanding that new standards on trains carrying crude…

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Abraham Watkins

Dump truck workplace accident kills construction worker

A man working under a Texas-based contractor has died after suffering serious injuries in Oregon. The 42-year-old man was working for Global Pacific Environmental. That company is performing work for Texas company Burton Construction at a government building in White City, Oregon. The construction project was located at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Southern Oregon…

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Abraham Watkins

Software Malfunction Leads to Truck Recall

A Houston wrestling coach received a recall notice on his 2014 Chevy Silverado recently. Within an hour of receiving the General Motors/Chevrolet recall notice, his Chevy Silverado burst into flames. He is convinced the two are related, and the defect described in the recall matches the problems he encountered with his truck. General Motors has issued…

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