The tragic Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia has left eight people dead and over 200 people sent to the hospital. The conductor of Train 188 is suing Amtrak for negligence. The train was on time on its trip from Washington to New York, carrying 238 passengers and 5 crew members. According to the Federal Railroad […]
Worker Dies from Electrical Accident at King Of Prussia Mall
An electrical shock at a construction site sent three workers to the hospital in Malvern, Pennsylvania, on Monday morning, April 13. Upper Merion police are investigating the incident. According to information from the investigation, the accident occurred at 7:20 a.m. at the IMC construction site. Two men inside a scissor lift experienced the shock. Police […]
Pennsylvania Man Killed by Cemetery Headstone
A 74-year-old man from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, is dead after a tragic accident in a Throop cemetery. Stephan Woytack of Scranton died after a headstone fell on top of him while her was trying to decorate a family grave for Easter. Police said the “tragic accident” occurred at about 10 a.m. on Monday, March 30, […]
Amusement Park worker hit by roller coaster
A worker at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysberg, Pennsylvania was hurt when he was struck by a roller coaster during a testing for the new attraction. Knoebels reported that the employee was part of the crew testing the new Impulse roller coaster, getting it ready for opening day next month, but a spokesperson for Knoebels […]
Worker trapped for hours in Pittsburg trench
At 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, rescue crew was called to a Butler County construction site to save a man who was trapped in a trench off Marburger Road in Forward Township, Pennsylvania. A worker was trapped up to his waist in dirt nearly 10 feet down, surrounded by trench walls that partially […]
Secrecy in PA regulations leads to fatal Hickory Hills Propane Explosion
A fatal propane explosion at Hickory Hills mobile home park in Moore Township, P.A., claimed the life of resident William Neith, 65, over a year ago. Recently, it has been uncovered that miscommunication between the agency that owns that mobile home park and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the commission under state law responsible to […]
Principal Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charge
The Principal at a Boone County high school in West Virginia was arrested on Friday after allegedly having sex with two students. According to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Garth Emil Mock, the principal at Van High School, is charged with sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in […]
Three killed in Car Crossover wreck Easter Sunday
A fiery car crash in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania has claimed the lives of three people this past Easter Sunday. Holidays are often the busiest and most dangerous days to travel throughout the year. Tragically, this past holiday weekend was no different. At 11:15 a.m, Raymond E. Beck, age 49, of Gloversville, New York, was traveling […]
Two Injured in Forklift Fall in Lancaster, P.A.
On Thursday, March 12, 2015, Emergency medical personnel in Lancaster County, P.A., were called to the Four Seasons Produce Inc., for reports of two people injured in a forklift accident. According to Lancaster County emergency dispatches, the responders were called at 9:35 a.m. to the Four Seasons produce, located at 400 Wabash Road in East […]
Father Sues Ford Motor Company in Son’s Death
Danny S. Wellman, a father from Beckley, West Virginia, has sued Ford Motor Company and a local dealership, blaming them for the wrongful death of his son, Jarred Wellman in car accident in 2013. On February 12, 2015, Danny, administrator for Jarred S. Wellman, filed a lawsuit in Wyoming Circuit Court against Ford Motor Company […]
