On July 19, 2021, Dare County Emergency Communications were notified that a Helicopter was overdue for landing. Two brothers departed Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport in Virginia and planned to land at Dare County Regional Airport near Manteo North Carolina later that evening in a Robinson model R44. Unfortunately, the helicopter never arrived that day. Later…
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The Texas legislature recently passed a law mandating blood tests following auto-pedestrian accidents. An auto-pedestrian accident is a motor vehicle accident in which a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle. Prior to the passing of this law, a driver’s blood was only tested if the investigating officer suspected a driver was under the influence of…
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Boston Scientific, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, is recalling its INGENIO family of pacemakers and CRT-Ps due to the risk of serious adverse health consequences. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified this as a Class 1 recall, indicating that the use of these devices may cause serious injuries or…
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Explosions, fires, and chemical releases are completely avoidable. These incidents can happen in refineries, plants, or anywhere natural gas or hydrocarbons are stored. The only way for any of these events to occur is if the owner or operator fails to follow federal or state safety rules to cut costs and increase profits, rather than…
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At the beginning of this year on January 2, 2021, a 20-year veteran of the Harris County Sherriff’s Department was killed in an accident while driving his patrol motorcycle home following a funeral escort. The sergeant was involved in a crash with an SUV and was life-flighted to Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, where he succumbed…
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Benjamin Maldonado and Adriana Garcia have filed suit against Tesla and Romeo Yalung after a Tesla’s autopilot feature engaged crashed into the family’s pickup truck and killed their then 15-year-old son, Jovani Maldonado. The crash was captured on dashcam video. The six-second clip shows the Tesla was traveling at 69mph, briefly sped up to 70mph,…
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The LyondellBasell chemical processing plant, located at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Road, La Porte, Texas experienced a loss of containment event that killed 2 and injured dozens more. The explosion happened at 7:35 pm in the acetals area of the La Porte Complex when a unit experienced a loss of containment resulting in a leak of…
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Drivers who injure pedestrians and cyclists in a crosswalk may now face criminal negligence charges after the recent passage of the Lisa Torry Smith Act. Signed by Gov. Abbott on June 18, the new law will go into effect this September 1. The law is named after Lisa Torry Smith, a Missouri City woman who…
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