Earlier this week, the Michigan House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed a plan that could eventually raise the speed limit on certain stretches of highway to 80 mph. Of course, this plan goes in effect if passed by the Michigan House and Senate.…
As much as we hate to admit it, summer is nearly over and the school year is about to begin. With kids from kindergarten to high school trekking to and from school during peak times, chances of a dangerous accident increase. Here are a few…
America has a long history of relying on railroads to move people and products from one side of the continent to the other. That’s a lot of ground to cover, and it takes about 140,000 miles of railroad track criss-crossing the country to make it…
Tracy Morgan Critically Injured in Truck Accident Comedian Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after suffering a broken rib, leg, femur and nose after being struck by a sleepy Walmart truck driver. The truck driver turned himself into police and was released on a $50,000…
Train Hits Two Vehicles in Separate Accidents in Meridian Township In two separate accidents that occurred overnight, two vehicles were struck by a train after the drivers apparently attempted to drive around barricades. The accidents happened five hours apart at the crossing on Okemos Road…
Widow of Iowa Man Suing Skydiving Company Three years ago I went skydiving with my wife and children. It was a great time, but after reading the story of a devastated Brooklyn, Iowa woman, I don’t think I’ll be doing it again. Wayne Kidrowski, age…
Flight 370 Could Spur Airline Safety Changes The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has left the families distraught over the lack of answers as to how an aircraft apparently disappeared and left no traces of its location. The only potential clues are allegedly…
Comedian Injured by Train While Texting and Walking A 25-year-old comedian has a seriously injured leg after she was struck by a train while texting and walking. Liza Dye is currently recovering at Bellevue Hospital in NYC after she accidentally slipped and fell on the…
U.S. Regulators Closing Down Bus Companies In the aftermath of several fatal bus crashes across the nation, U.S. regulators have closed 52 bus companies in a safety crackdown. The bus crashes occurred in four states and resulted in 25 deaths and 80 individual injuries last…
Airplane Crashes, Zombies, and Tragic Real Life Disasters I recently watched the movie World War Z, which contained a gruesome plane crash scene that left me wondering, where is the best place to sit on a plane that is in its final descent (zombies aside,…