Month: October 2012

According to San Antonio, TX news reports, a school bus crash on October 3, 2012 left Elisha Owens, 73, Velma Pena, 46, and Luis Zamarripa, 7, injured. Police said that Owens was driving the bus with Zamarripa as a passenger and Pena as an attendant at about 4:30 p.m. She was on I-37 near Houston Street when a vehicle swerved in front of her, causing her to lose control and crash through the interstate’s guardrails, falling about 20 feet. Read Full Post ‹ Elisha Owens, Velma Pena, Luis Zamarripa Hurt After San Antonio, TX School Bus Crash

Lubbock, TX news reports said that a motorcycle-car accident on October 3, 2012 left Christopher Rodriguez, 21, injured. According to sources, Rodriguez was riding a motorcycle near Fourth Street and Flint Avenue when he was involved in a wreck with Theresa Cristan’s vehicle at about 8:00 p.m. Read Full Post ‹ Christopher Rodriguez Injured in Lubbock, TX Motorcycle Accident

Luis Zamapia, 7, Elisha Owens, 73, and Velma Pena, 46, were all injured in a school bus accident along Interstate 37 in San Antonio, TX on October 3, 2012. Police said that Pena was a passenger on Owens’ school bus when it was hit from behind by a vehicle. Witness claimed that it was an 18-wheeler, but police did not confirm any details.

Scene of the Accident

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After the collision, the school bus lost control and crashed through the highway’s guardrails, dropping almost 20 feet to the road below. Owens and Zamaipa were taken to a hospital with nonfatal injuries, but Pena reportedly needed surgery after the wreck. The cause of the accident was still being investigated.

Investigators for the Department of Health and Human Services are calling in to question the FDA’s ability to provide adequate enforcement for labeling laws for weight loss supplements and immune system boosting supplements.  The report released on Wednesday, states that twenty percent of the supplements reviewed by HHS had labeling that included illegal claims barred by federal regulation.

Read Full Post ‹ Is the FDA’s Oversight of Weight Loss Supplements Adequate?

Nolan Hester and Grady Crump were identified by authorities as the two men injured in a tractor accident in Mineola, TX on September 28, 2012. Hester and Crump were working in a field a few miles north of Mineola and were preparing a tractor to be used for mowing when the tractor began moving at high rates of speed with no driver. Read Full Post ‹ Nolan Hester Grady Crump Injured in Mineola, TX Tractor Accident

According to El Paso, TX news reports, a woman and her children were injured on October 2, 2012. Martha Smilovitz was reportedly preparing to drive her vehicle, but put the car in neutral instead of park as she attempted to release the emergency brake, she said. The car then rolled into a neighbor’s yard, where it crashed. Read Full Post ‹ Martha Smilovitz and Kids Injured in El Paso, TX Emergency Brake Accident

According to local news reports, city worker Charles Kriedler was struck and injured by a car on September 30, 2012 while he was cleaning up the scene from a previous accident. Police said that Kriedler was at the intersection of Taft Boulevard and Kell Freeway at about 4:30 a.m. and was clearing debris from an earlier drunk driving accident when an SUV crashed into him. Read Full Post ‹ Charles Kriedler Injured in Wichita Falls, TX Accident

A 16-year old boy was reportedly injured after a pickup truck hit him in a pedestrian accident on October 3, 2012. Police said that the boy, who was not named, was cross Royal Lane at Preston Road when an eastbound pickup truck hit him at about 7:23 a.m. Read Full Post ‹ Teenager Injured After Dallas, TX Pedestrian Accident on Royal Lane

According to Decatur, TX news reports, a three-car accident along FM 51 left 6 people injured, including Rose Aguea, 52, Tamara Green, 67, and Rhonda Christian, 42. Sources said that Green may have driven through a stop sign at FM 51 and County Road 3990 at about 5:00 p.m. when her car collided with Christian’s vehicle.  Read Full Post ‹ Tamara Green, Rose Aguera, 4 Others Injured in Decatur, TX Car Accident

San Angelo, TX news sources said that a serious accident between a pickup truck and a sedan left two people injured on September 28, 2012. According to reports, 18-year old Alexis Lombrano was driving a Dodge Neon along Old Knickerbocker Road at about 11:50 a.m. when she was hit by a pickup truck as she attempted to cross Bryant Avenue. Read Full Post ‹ Alexis Lombrano and Dena Robinson Injured in San Angelo, TX Car Wreck