On June 19 2008 15 people were injured when Metro bus crashed into a BMW dealership. The accident occurred after a woman driving a van ran a red light and crashed into the bus deflecting in ton the BMW dealerships parking lot.
The accident happened at approximately 8:15 at Advantage BMW near the intersection of Hadley and San Jacinto.
Most of the injuries were related to back and neck pain and none are thought to be life threatening.
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On June 12 2008 three construction workers suffered a workplace injury in a crane accident on the construction site at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington TX. One of the workers has been identified as Wesley Harlow.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the accident but what is known is that some portion of the structure failed causing part of the cranes steel structure to collapse. As the large steel pieces crashed to the ground three construction workers had to leap from the cab of the crane in order to avoid being crushed.
The three workers were injured in the jump. All three were transported to a local hospital following the workplace injury. Harlow was listed in critical condition.
This is the second construction accident in as many days in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.
On June 11 2008 an explosion and subsequent chemical leak at the Houston TX Goodyear chemical plant resulted in the workplace injury of several employees. The accident occurred as heat exchanger exploded. The heat exchanger emplys an ammonia charged cooling system and during the explosion some quantity of ammonia was released.
Resuce workers contended with a small fire and assisted six injured workers who suffered from ammonia gas poisoning. Two of the injured employees were transfered to Memorial Hermann Hospital Southeast two others were taken to Memorial Hermann and two more to LBJ Hospital.
One of the injured workers was described by authorities as having life threatening injuries.
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Two of the accident victims were flown to a localhospital while the remaining injured passengers were taken by ambulance.
On June 3 2008 five people were injured in Baytown TX. when the pickup truck they were travelling in rolled over. The accident happened at Decker and Little at approximately 1 AM.
Four of the passengers two of which were children were taken by helicopter to a local hospital. One of the adult passengers were transported to a hospital by ambulance. All were in serious condition.
On May 31 2008 a Dallas Police Depertment officer was injured when he was struck by a black truck. The accident occurred on the southbound lanes of North Central Expressway near Ross Ave. as the officer was directing traffic at the scene of another accident. The officer was transported to a local hospital. His injuries do not appear to be life threatening.
On May 29 2008 a Chicago commuter train derailed injuring several passengers. The train was traversing a platform that was some 20 feet off of the ground. The train was stopped abruptly by a fail safe system that keeps trains from traveling down tracks that are occupied by other trains as a means of stopping a possible collision. As the brake system stopped the train the front two cars partially left the tracks leaving the cars suspended on the edge of the platform dangling precariously near the edge.
Several passengers were injured in the accident and were lowered from the platform down to the ground below by rescue workers. Non of the injuries sustained by passengers are believed to be life threatening.
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If youre going to have an accident with noinsurance and no drivers license I dont understand how one night in jail canjustify that Mr. Holman said. Compared to what happened to me onenight in jail doesnt justify that. Ive been laying here for a month now andhe just got one night in jail.
A note from attorney E. Michael Grossman:
This is pretty sad story but it also exemplifiesanother scenario in which hiring a personal injury attorney can be beneficial.At first glance it may appear that Mr. Holman is simply stuck withall of the medical expenses resulting from this accident since the other driverdid not have insurance. However a good personal injury attorney does not giveup that easily. There are still many possible avenues that a qualified personalinjury attorney could pursue that could result in Mr. Holman receiving someform of compensation for his injuries.
They may not all pan out but that is the beauty of thecontingency fee contract that my law firm employs for personal injury cases.The contract is designed in the best interests of our clients and someone inthis type of situation would have nothing to lose. Effectively the contingencyfee contract enables our clients to hire us to represent them and pursue anyand all possible means of recovery. If and when we make a recovery for them ourlegal fees are paid out of that recovery. However if we exhaust allpossibilities and are not able to make a recovery the client will owe usnothing.
Someone in Mr. Holmans position really only has thepossibility to contact the insurance company and hope for the best. With suchcatastrophic injuries it certainly is worth looking into any and all methods ofpotential recovery.
I truly hope Mr. Holman makes a speedy recovery andwish him and his family the best.
On May 16 2008 23 people were injured in a carnival rideaccident at the Calaveras County Fair in Angels Camp CA. The ride known asthe Yo-Yo is effectively a ride that features swinging chairs thathang from metal arms which protrude from a central mast. The metal armsrise and fall in relation to the central mast similar to the way an umbrella opens and closes.
During normal operation the ride collapsed while it was spinning which causedthe passengers to crash to the ground while still being spun around. Thisresulted in the passenger’s feet and legs being dragged along the ground somedistance before the ride came to a stop.
One witness described the events It was all tangled and everything.Little kids were just laying there screaming. People were screaming Oh myGod its horrible! … Then I saw people lying on the ground with blood outof their legs. It scared me.
