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• Illinois car wreck injures two

  Barry Doyle | January 07, 2007 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An intersection collision in Centralia resulted in injuries to the driver and passenger of one of the vehicles involved. The intersection was controlled by a traffic light. The driver of one of the vehicles involved claimed that his brakes failed, and as a result, he entered the intersection on a red light. He received a traffic ticket for disobeying a traffic control device.The driver and...

• Woman loses finger in pit bull attack

  Barry Doyle | January 07, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Two pit bulls attacked a woman as she took her dog for a walk. Initially the pit bulls, which were running loose, attacked the woman's dog. When she tried to defend her dog, the pit bulls turned on her, knocking her to the ground and biting her repeatedly. She was saved only when neighbors were able to pull the pit bulls away.During the attack, one of the pit bulls ripped off the middle...

• Crash with CTA bus injured six

  Barry Doyle | January 05, 2007 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A collision between a CTA bus and a car resulted in injuries to six people. The accident occurred when the car moved into the lane occupied by the bus. The bus hit the car, causing the car to spin out of control and the bus to leave the roadway, where it hit a pole.Three of the injured people were passengers on the bus. The two passengers and the driver of the car were also hurt. One of the...

• Hit-and-run results in fractured skull

  Barry Doyle | January 04, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A teen riding his bike home from work was struck by a hit-and-run driver on New Year's Eve. The driver fled the scene, but police are confident that they will eventually be able to identify the driver based on paint which was transferred onto the bicycle as well as paint chips left behind at the scene.The injured bicyclist suffered multiple traumatic injuries, including a fractured skull and...

• Dog bite liability exposure concerns insurance carriers

  Barry Doyle | January 03, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Many of the large homeowner's insurance carriers are either refusing coverage or increasing premiums for homeowners who have dogs that are of certain breeds. The reason for this is the frequency and cost of dog bite claims which happen more frequently with those breeds of dogs.Insurance companies view the following breeds of dogs as likely to attack: pit bulls, rottweilers, akitas, German...

• Nursing home resident dies of exposure

  Barry Doyle | January 02, 2007 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The administrator a Pittsburgh-area nursing home faces trial on criminal charges relating to a 2001 incident in which a resident with Alzheimer's was trapped outside on an enclosed patio overnight and froze to death. Once the resident's body was discovered, staff members were ordered to bring the remains inside and efforts were made to cover up the true cause of the resident's death.The...

• Pit bulls injure two in separate attacks

  Barry Doyle | December 29, 2006 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A small child and a senior citizen were seriously injured in separate attacks by pit bulls. The severity of the injuries suffered emphasize how powerful these dogs are. In each of the incidents, the owners claimed that the dogs were well-behaved. If true, that also speaks to the aggressive and unpredictable nature of these animals.In an attack in Georgia, a five year old boy suffered severe...

• Falling Concrete Injures Pedestrians

  Barry Doyle | December 19, 2006 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  According to the Chicago Fire Department, seven people were hurt in a construction accident today when soft concrete and wood gave way in a building under construction on East Randolph Street. The concrete was being set in a wood form (used to give the set concrete its shape) when it broke free and fell from the 24th floor, according to Chicago's Buildings Department spokesman. The form gave...

• Dog Takes Bite out of Man's Wallet

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 7:10 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Serena's Williams 5-year-old, registered pit bull allegedly bit a security guard outside her home last week. Williams told police the dog didn't belong to her, that she was watching it for a friend, stated a Palm Beach Gardens Police incident report. The dog is registered to Williams, said Dennis Yeskev, Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control assistant director. William's website has two...

• Sleeping trucker kills motorist and daughter

  Barry Doyle | June 15, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Last week in Pennsylvania, a woman and her daughter were hit by a truck when the truck driver behind them fell asleep at the wheel as they slowed to enter a construction zone.The woman and her daughter suffered fatal injuries.Driver fatigue is a major issue in trucking safety. One study showed that 13% of all trucking related crashes were caused in part by driver fatigue.Regulations setting...