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Speeding Pick-Up Killed Pedestrian in Southside
Police investigators believe the driver of the pick-up truck that struck Frances Pizarro and her son Sunday night was traveling somewhere between 80-100 mph. Pizarro was pronounced dead at the scene. The following is an excerpt from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The 1995 Chevy truck was going between 80 and…
Read MoreGermantown Crash Update
Germantown Police said that at least six people have been transported to hospitals, and the crash involved at least eight vehicles two semi trucks and at least six cars. We have five patients transported to Community Memorial Hospital, and one who had to be extricated and transported to Froedtert (Hospital…
Read MoreI-94 Wrong Way Driver Identified
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the woman who drove eight miles on I-94 Saturday and killed herself and the driver of another car in a head-on collision early Saturday. Dawn M. Ewing, 44, of Pewaukee drove west for eight miles in the eastbound lanes of…
Read MoreGAO Report on Nursing Homes
The study found that for-profit nursing homes tend to have more deficiencies than non-profit nursing homes. But they did not find statistically significant proof that for-profit nursing homes that were purchased by private investment companies experienced more serious deficiencies than they did prior to the acquisition. The data on other…
Read MoreSunrise Care Center Resident Found Dead After Being Left in the Heat
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article today about a 69-year-old nursing home resident who died yesterday at Sunrise Care Center in Milwaukee after care workers left him outdoors for more than three hours in 90 degree heat Tuesday afternoon. According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiners office, Martin Belkin…
Read MoreJennie-O Turkey Recalled Due to Drug Resistant Salmonella
The salmonella strain that prompted a recall of nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen raw turkey burgers last week is resistant to many commonly prescribed antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is reporting that twelve people ranging in age from 1 to 86 have been…
Read MorePending Family Care Cap Concerns County Probate Court
The pending enrollment cap on Wisconsin’s Family Care program could put more senior citizens and mentally disabled people before judges in an already overburdened Milwaukee County probate court. During the past four years, the number of protective-action filings, which include guardianships for senior citizens and young adults with mental health…
Read More“Dorel” Children’s Car Seats Recalled
Leading child car seat maker Dorel is recalling nearly 800,000 kids car seats due to a faulty button for locking and releasing the harness, the US highway safety department said Monday. The Canadian groups Dorel Juvenile division said the recall involves car seats sold under the brand names Safety 1st,…
Read MoreLafayette County Crash Injures Four
Four people were injured in a two-car crash Sunday in Lafayette County after a driver reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign at Wisconsin 81 and Wisconsin 126 in the town of Elk Grove. According to the Sheriff’s Department, Marco Rodriguez, 45, of Darlington was southbound on 126 when…
Read MoreRoberta Murphy: She Left Her Nursing Home With Infected Bed Sore And Later Died
Milwaukee, WI A woman who suffered from a Stage 4 decubitus ulcer received a settlement after receiving care from a Milwaukee area home health company. Attorney Jeffrey Pitman of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C. settled the case on behalf of a home health patient who was cared for by…
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