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Indiana Cave In Kills Construction Worker GWC

Cave-ins are one of the most common causes of road construction accidents. Although soil conditions can be unpredictable and heavily influenced by things such as weather, cave-in accidents are frequently attributed to inadequate safety measures taken by contractors. One of the most recent cave-in construction accidents happened in Carroll County, Indiana. The accident occurred at an excavation site on State Road 25. A worker was near a hillside that gave way and buried him alive. Authorities say that the 30-year-old...

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Soccer and Baseball Players Hazed at Maine West High School

When we send our children to school we expect that they will be in a safe environment, nurtured by their teachers and coaches. While this is most often the case, occasionally a bad teacher or coach crosses the line and acts or allows someone to act in an inappropriate way. We are all familiar with the Jerry Sandusky case and have read about teachers who have had sexual relations with students, but the sexual hazing by members of the Maine...

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Teen Crashes Into Metra Train After Going Around Tracks

A Cook County teen is happy to be alive after being involved in a serious train accident on Thursday. The Southtown Star reports that the 18-year-old was driving her moms car on Chicagos East Side when she decided to go around closed train gates at 115th Street and Marshfield Avenue. The girl looked to her left and saw a freight train several blocks away. She decided to go around the closed gates because she as in a hurry and thought...

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Dan Ryan Expressway Accident Kills One

Drunk driving is a contributing factor to many Chicago area car accidents. Studies have shown that even a single alcoholic drink greatly increases the likelihood that a driver will be involved in a serious crash. The likelihood of a severe car accident also rises incrementally with every 0.01 blood alcohol percentage of a driver. Authorities say that a 42-year-old South Side man had a blood alcohol content of 0.106 percent when he caused a fatal drunk driving car accident this...

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