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Sneezing fit clears woman over crash
A woman has been cleared of causing a crash which left a doctor with injuries to his chest, leg, back and neck because she suffered a sneezing fit. Mari Emlyn was cleared of careless driving by Dogellau magistrates court after she pleaded not guilty to
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:05A
Train smashes into bank after overshooting railway track
The train's windscreen was shattered in the crash and debris from the Bendigo Bank branch was scattered at the scene. The driver was trying to turn the train around when the crash occurred, local media reported.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:05A
Frome biker was drinking before crash
A combination of alcohol and riding too fast played a huge part in the death of a 25-year-old Frome motorcyclist, an inquest has heard. Matthew Wyatt, of Weymouth Road, was test driving a friend's motorbike when he lost control of the vehicle at the
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:05A
Truck that snarled I-89 traffic had stop-work order
State police reported no injuries to the tractor-trailer driver in Tuesday's accident, but Monahan said the crash highlights the risks of running a business without workers' compensation. If an employee is injured on the job and the company has no
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:03A
Double-decker bus in Leicester hits girl aged two
The girl was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. Police said the girl was walking at the time of the accident. Det Con Patricia Draycott from Leicestershire Police urged anyone who saw the crash to contact police.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:03A
Toddler hit by double-decker bus
The girl was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. Police said the girl was walking at the time of the accident. Det Con Patricia Draycott from Leicestershire Police urged anyone who saw the crash to contact police.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:03A
Mel Gibson plea agreement reached for misdemeanor battery charge
Gibson's lawyer Blair Berk declined to reveal details of a plea bargaining agreement but said in a statement that his client's children factored heavily into the decision to make the deal. “I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:03A
Borders' Failure Offers Lessons: Opinion
category comes the tale of book giant Borders(BGP), which is closing 200 of its 659 stores as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. I guess my first question is, "If they're 200 stores too large, who made that growth decision, and is he or she
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:02A
THE JUKE BOX
THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS DRIVING AND TEXTING AT THE SAME TIME POSE THE HIGHEST CRASH RISK OF ALL FORMS OF DISTRACTION, AND THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SAYS DRIVERS WHO USE CELL PHONES AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR VEHICLES ARE FOUR TIMES MORE
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:02A
Defense tries to discredit autopsy reports
to discredit the autopsy reports on the massacre victims by zeroing in on the alleged procedural miscues and misjudgment as they cross-examined the medico-legal expert for nearly three hours at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court branch 221.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:02A