Category: News

Tiny Baby Loses Family In Fatal Car Crash

Tiny baby Gabriel, just two days old, was the sole survivor from his family of four that was involved in a two vehicle car crash on February 29, 2012. Connect Midmissour.com reported on February 29, 2012 that 19 year old Emily Frake caused the accident when she crossed the center lane on Missouri Highway 52 and […]

Written by on March 22, 2012

Alcohol May Be The Cause Of Fatal Car Crash

Despite the successful decline in nationwide drunk driving incidents, every single day, across the United States, more than 30 people will die in alcohol related vehicle accidents.  Countless others will be seriously injured due to the reckless endangerment caused by people choosing to drink and drive. Chesterfield Patch reported on March 19, 2012 that police […]

Written by on March 20, 2012

Man Enters Guilty Plea in Vehicular Homicide Case

A man who was charged with negligent homicide in a deadly road accident in Mason City, Iowa has pleaded guilty. The Globe Gazette, a leading news source in North Iowa, reported that James Bollinger, 51, entered his guilty plea during a hearing in the Cerro Gordo County District Court on the 5th of March, 2012. […]

Written by on March 15, 2012

Charges in Fatal Chesterfield Car Crash Still Pending

Criminal charges may be filed for a car crash that occurred in Chesterfield on the 28th of February. The fatal car crash took the life of 18-year-old Clayton Pfeiffer, a freshman at the Missouri Baptist University. Local authorities said that law enforcement officers had visited the office of the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney sometime […]

Written by on March 8, 2012

Snow Storm Causes Truck Accidents

Last night’s snowstorm turned St. Louis roads slick and slippery, resulting in numerous St. Louis personal injury auto accidents and two traffic fatalities. Fender-benders, cars sliding off the roadway, truck accidents, and frightening spinouts were reported across the city as 4 inches of snow accumulated on St. Louis roadways, nearly doubling the season’s total snowfall. Slick […]

Written by on February 14, 2012

Replacement Lawnmower Blade Recall

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Blount International Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri announced a voluntary recall of the Oregon® Replacement Lawnmower Blades for Ariens 48-inch lawnmowers. The recalled item has part number “91-003” and “PA” or “PJ” printed on the surface of the recalled blades. These replacement lawnmower blades can break […]

Written by on January 27, 2012

St. Louis Workplace Accidents Kill 2 in January

The first month of the year has barely started and two men have already died in St. Louis workplace accidents. A Butler Merchandising Solutions employee died when he became trapped in machinery. City Museum founder Robert Cassilly was killed at the construction site of his latest attraction, Cementland, when the bulldozer he was driving flipped […]

Written by on January 19, 2012

Federal Cellphone Ban Could Dial Down Truck Accidents

A new federal ban on cellphone use by interstate truckers and bus drivers is aimed at dialing down truck accidents caused by distracted driving. Issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the ban is limited to interstate commercial drivers and only restricts the use of handheld devices. The ban does not apply to Bluetooth […]

Written by on January 17, 2012

Serious Complications Associated with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh for Organ Prolapse

Surgical mesh is a medical device that is generally used to repair weakened or damaged tissue. It is made from porous absorbable or non-absorbable synthetic material or absorbable biologic material. Surgical mesh can be used for urogynecologic procedures, including repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is permanently implanted to […]

Written by on January 16, 2012