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Drivers Crossing Center Line in Wisconsin Crashes

In recent months, Wisconsin has been the site of similar auto accidents. Between March and April, three different drivers crossed highway center lines and were killed in severe collisions. On March 25, one of these drivers an 18-year-old woman drove across the center line on Highway A in Wood, Wis., and…

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The Physics of a Car Crash

Experts say its not uncommon to see someone walking around outside their vehicle after a car crash, who later goes home and dies. This is why anyone who has experienced a serious car accident should go to the hospital, immediately. Studies show the intense impact a car crash has on…

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Truck Driver Reports Safety Violations

FOX 11 Investigates recently aired a TV segment about a whistleblower complaint filed by commercial truck driver Gary Bakley. Bakley claimed that his employer had pressured him to falsify his driver logs, reporter Mark Leland noted in the broadcast. The Department of Transportation requires commercial drivers to use these logs…

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Iowa Nursing Home is Subject of Lawsuits

Family members of two different elderly women have filed suit against Presbyterian Village, a nursing home, WCFCourier.com reported this month. Both lawsuits allege that inadequate care from the Ackley, Iowa, facility led to the women being seriously injured there and then dying as a result of those injuries, the news…

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Report: Sex Abuse of Nursing Home Dementia Patients Went Unreported

Investigators uncover shocking allegations: claims that the sexual abuse of nursing home dementia patients went unreported in a local facility. We want to warn you, the details you are about to read are disturbing. If your family member has been sexually abused in a nursing home contact the leading nursing…

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CONSUMER ALERT: Trek Bikes Recalled After Man Paralyzed in Accident

Nearly one million bicycles from the popular manufacturer Trek are being recalled after the discovery of a defect that may have led to three accident reports including one riders permanent paralysis. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that 900,000 Trek bikes have been recalled from the U.S. and 98,000…

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Maggio, Judge in Nursing Home Bribery Case, Steps Down

Former Arkansas judge Michael Maggio pleaded guilty to bribery allegations and has now voluntarily surrendered his license in order to avoid a disciplinary hearing. The move comes in response to allegations that Maggio accepted campaign contributions from the owner of Greenbriar Care Center, a nursing home, and an associated lobbyist…

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State Finds Neglect led to Nursing Home Residents Wandering

An investigative report conducted by the State of Minnesota found the wandering of a Big Lake nursing home resident last January to have been the result of the facility’s neglect. The report was made public April 15, and it concludes that the Cherrywood Advanced Living facility was negligent in its…

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CONSUMER ALERT: Beech-Nut Recalls Baby Food for Tiny Bits of Glass

Roughly 1,920 pounds of baby food has been voluntarily recalled due to the possibility it may contain small fragments of glass, the manufacturer announced April 13. The recalled product is called Stage 2 Beech-Nut CLASSICS Sweet Potato & Chicken; the 4-ounce jars product number is 12395750815 and the expiration date…

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Resident Dies from Choking on Carrot, Home Fined $2,500

Two Connecticut nursing homes have been fined in connection with separate incidents hinting at negligence, a report by CTnow.com says. We want to warn you the details are disturbing. In one incident, an elderly resident at a Wallingford home was accidentally fed chopped food when instructions specified the patient should…

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