In a rather bizarre series of events, a bicyclist has finally received closure after the driver that hit him was identified through DNA found on the suspect’s car. In July, 41-year-old Marco Garcia was riding his bicycle in Glen Burnie, Maryland when he was struck by a car that fled after the accident. According to ABC News, police were called to a Walmart parking lot to check on a vehicle that fit witness descriptions of the vehicle involved in the...
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Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc. has been fined heftily for numerous safety violations at their Barron, Wisconsin facility that led to the amputation of a worker’s arm. In July 2011, a worker’s arm was caught in a machine in a confined space and was amputated. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the company $318,000 after finding 11 safety violations, including four willful violations and seven serious...
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New dog ownership legislation has been proposed in Georgia, placing more responsibility on owners to keep dangerous dogs from causing harm. The proposed change in the Georgia dog legislation would classify as a felony, impose fines of up to $20,000, and/or up to three years in prison for the failure to properly secure a dog that seriously injures or kills a person. Bill HB 717 is sponsored by Reps. Peny Houston (R, Nashville) and Amy Carter (R, Valdosta). The recent catastrophic death of Lowndes...
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Charges have been filed against the driver of a truck that allegedly ran over a young girl in Cedartown, leaving her seriously injured. According to the Rome News-Tribune, 63-year-old Billy Don Sims was arrested after his 18-wheeler struck 6-year-old Zyliyah Washington while she was riding her bike. The Cedardown resident and driver for H & W Trucking Co. allegedly left the scene of the accident. It...
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Tragedy struck Atlanta on New Year’s Eve when Kathy Porter, wife of the head trainer of the Atlanta Braves, was struck and killed by a Georgia State Police (GSP) patrol car. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, veteran state trooper Donald Crozier was en route to a chase on I-20 involving a motorcyclist that had failed to yield for a traffic stop. As he reached the crest of a hill at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Capitol Avenue, he smashed into a Ford Expedition SUV...
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