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The latest personal injury updates from McAllen, TX
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Posted by Jesse Guerra
October 04, 2007 12:06 PM

A Washington state man died recently in a van accident after he lost control of the vehicle near the city Tahola.The van then began to rotate in circles and slid off the west shoulder. The vehicle rolled multiple times and finally came to a stop some 30 feet from the roadway. A man was thrown from the car. Troopers said Victor B. Snell, 22, of Elma died at the scene. They said he was not wearing...

Posted by Jesse Guerra
September 19, 2007 8:59 AM

Many people are not aware that large retail outlets and shopping malls owe a legal duty to their guests to maintain a reasonably safe shopping environment.There are numerous situations where individuals have been kidnapped from a major retail facility and later murdered because of inadequate security. In addition to kidnappings and murders on the premises, people have also been seriously...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 14, 2007 12:16 AM

A painkiller used by cancer patients has killed four people that were using the drug improperly. The harmful drug, Fentora, is to be used when morphine or other narcotics do not work for pain relief. One of the people that died after taking the drug was trying to commit suicide. Fentora is manufactured by Cephalon Inc. Fentanyl is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance with an...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 14, 2007 12:00 AM

In response to a huge defective tire recall over the summer the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has signed an agreement with the Chinese government about auto safety. The agreement will allow the NHTSA to go directly to the Chinese government to help in dealing with the manufacturer. A large number of defective tires that were made in China were recalled this year. ...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 13, 2007 11:46 PM

Three people were injured in an SUV rollover accident in Denver, including a child. An eyewitness saw the SUV roll while he was out cutting his grass. The SUV stopped rolling and landed on its roof. The accident happened this afternoon. He says the driver of the Camry was headed west on East Arizona Avenue when she ran a stop sign at South Steele Street. He says she then clipped the SUV,...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 13, 2007 11:25 PM

Three people were stabbed at a Lafayette, Louisiana nightclub and are now suing the club for providing inadequate security. The men were each stabbed multiple times on September 1st. 37-year-old Patrick George allegedly pulled out a knife inside the bar and stabbed the three men. George is facing three counts of aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon.The assailant is in jail and...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 13, 2007 11:08 PM

A man working at an oilfield in Morton was killed on Thursday morning in Morton. The oilfield accident killed a 56-year-old man who works for North Premium Well Services. Yesterday morning, a crew was removing cycle rods from the ground. Those rods go into the ground to pump the oil out and as one was being removed, it got bent, snapped and instantly killed the victim. The accident is now...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 13, 2007 10:56 PM
Category: Miscellaneous

A man was burned in Bradford Township on Wednesday after trying to lift an electric wire in order to move a grain bin underneath it. The accident happened as they were moving a grain bin down Kemp Road. Seventy-five percent of the man had burn injuries. The man was lifting a wire so the bin could go under, he told Farrell at the scene. He reached for a piece of iron sticking from the top of...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 13, 2007 10:43 PM
Category: Miscellaneous

A retired teacher from Chapel Hill High School was killed in a house fire on Tuesday morning. Her neighbor tried to rescue her but she suffered from extensive burn injuries. Four fire departments were needed to put out the fire. Fire investigators say the house was fully engulfed when they arrived on scene. Molly suffered severe burns all over her body and was pronounced dead at the...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 13, 2007 10:21 PM

Three men in a Chevorolet Cavalier were killed after they were hit by a semi-truck. The 18-Wheeler Accident happened at the intersection of U.S. 98 and 198 in Lucedale. Gazzo said it appears the three men, in a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier, pulled out in front of the truck.The impact threw the car under the 18-wheeler, which came to a stop west of Rocky Creek Road, according to the Highway...

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