With the constant increase in technology distracted driving is only becoming more and more prevalent. Distracted driving does not only include texting or talking on the phone while driving, it could also mean eating, engaging in an emotional conversation or even playing with the stereo. Texting while driving though, “is the most alarming distraction. Sending or…

It has always seemed to be a safe assumption to say that newer car models are safer than older models. NHTSA recently released data that shows just how much safer those newer models are. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “Using the most recent fatal crash data, this analysis supports previous research in…

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes.” The Environmental Protection Agency has stated that, “More than 1 million people in the United States are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, making it the most common form of cancer…

A heatstroke is caused by being exposed to extremely high temperatures to the point where your body is not able to dissipate the heat. Leaving children in an unattended car is a common cause of heatstrokes. It doesn’t have to be necessarily hot outside either.  A car In 60 degree weather can reach an inside…

In 2012, a woman, age 83, was shopping in Goodwill when she pushed a cart over a floor mat at one of the cash registers. The Mat turned up and buckled causing her to trip and fall over it. She sustained serious and permanent injuries due to the fall. The company, Cintas, owned the mats…

Fireworks can be a fun and beautiful way to celebrate during the summer months. However if you don’t take caution they can become extremely dangerous. According to the National Fire Protection Association , “In 2017, U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 12,900 people for fireworks related injuries; 54% of those injuries were to the…

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about ten people die everyday from unintentional drowning. In the summer day of 2005, Yoni Gottesman was one of those 10 to drown. He was only four years old and was attending his first day of summer camp. The incident was caught on surveillance video. Yoni can…

As summer picks up so does the amount of road construction going on. These few months are the busiest time of year for roadway construction. Often times now, people are in a hurry to get where they want to go. Work zone situations can be frustrating but it is important to be patient and follow…

Miranda Cosgrove, ‘iCarly’ star, was traveling through Vandalia, IL in 2011 during her “Dancing Crazy Summer Tour” when her tour bus struck an overturned tractor trailer on the highway. There were five people on her tour bus at the time of the accident. Miranda Cosgrove suffered a broken ankle. Miranda’s mother, one of the five,…