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ROCKER IN BALE HORROR
By Daily Star reporter A founding member of rock band ELO died in a freak accident after a 63-stone bale of hay rolled out of a field and crushed his van. Cellist Mike Edwards, 62, suffered severe head injuries and died instantly, a Plymouth inquest
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:04P
ROCKER IN BALE HORROR
By Daily Star reporter A founding member of rock band ELO died in a freak accident after a 63-stone bale of hay rolled out of a field and crushed his van. Cellist Mike Edwards, 62, suffered severe head injuries and died instantly, a Plymouth inquest
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:04P
'Nine in ten chance of drugs in wife's body'
By Wilma Riley A WOMAN who was allegedly drugged and killed in a fireball car crash may have had traces of Temazepam in her body, a jury was told yesterday. Pathologist Dr James Grieve told the High Court in Glasgow there was a possibility that the
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:04P
Mother tells of frantic effort to save her baby's life after electrocution
By Ashlie McAnally A HYSTERICAL mother had to give her baby boy mouth-to-mouth when she found him lying lifeless on the floor after being electrocuted, a fatal accident inquiry has heard. Claire Hughes discovered 21-month-old Liam Boyle unconscious in
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:04P
Truck driver charged in collision near Grand Forks that killed 2 children
Nelson's attorney, Alex Reichert of Grand Forks, declined to comment on the specifics of the case because he has not received the prosecution's evidence, but he acknowledged the seriousness of the crash and the charges. “This is a horrible accident.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:03P
Japan reactor design caused GE engineer to quit
Dale Bridenbaugh said the "Mark 1" design had "not yet been designed to withstand the loads" that could be experienced in a large-scale accident. "At the time, I didn't think the utilities were taking things seriously enough," Bridenbaugh, now retired,
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:03P
Bus in fatal NJ Turnpike crash flagged for safety
In Monday's accident, driver Wei Wang, a 50-year-old Taiwanese national who lived in Forest Hills, NY, was thrown through the windshield, and several passengers were badly injured, state police Sgt. Stephen Jones said. Passenger Troy Nguyen, 20,
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:03P
McAllen Woman Picking Up Pieces After Police Pursuit
MCALLEN - A crash and a manhunt, a McAllen woman is recalling a police chase that ended on her property Tuesday. An auto theft investigation turned into a police pursuit and then manhunt. Norma Hilda Quintanilla got caught right in the middle of it all
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:03P
Val gatecrashes digital age
BY DAN O'SULLIVAN FOR 70-year-old Val Greelish, the journey into the world of computers and the University of the Third Age came completely by accident. An overseas trip about 10 years ago prompted Ms Greelish to buy a digital camera, which then piqued
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:03P
NY bus crash driver 'not allowed licence'
The revelations prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to launch a state investigation into how Williams was able to hold a valid commercial driver's licence at the time of the crash early last Saturday. The coach, owned by World Wide Travel,
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:03P