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• Tam Airlines Pilot Tried to Abort Landing

  James Sabatini | July 18, 2007 2:12 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  An initial probe of a Brazilian plane crash that killed at least 200 people suggests the airliner's pilot tried to abort a crash landing, an official said Wednesday. For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Airline, Cruise, Bus, and other Mass Transit Accidents.

• TAM Airline Airbus 320 Crashes In Sao Paulo

  James Sabatini | July 17, 2007 11:12 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A TAM Airlines Airbus 320 carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain at Sao Paulo's Congon has Airport, the airline said. The Sao Paulo fire department said at least 200 people, including some on the ground, were dead at the scene. There was no immediate word on survivors.A Brazilian Court had previously banned large jets from using the runway due to safety concerns. The...

• Small Plane Crashes Into Fla. Homes Killing Two

  James Sabatini | July 10, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A small plane trying to make an emergency landing crashed into a suburban Orlando neighborhood Tuesday, killing both people aboard and starting two house fires that burned two adults and a 10-year-old boy. The cause of this fatal crash is under investigation.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruise, Buses, and Other Mass Transit Accidents.

• CT Woman Remains Critical After Car Accident

  James Sabatini | July 03, 2007 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A woman, who was struck by a car on Monday, is in critical condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital this morning.Christina Whitfield, 27, was struck Monday morning by Stephen Urban, 28, who was driving westbound on Route 34. Whitfield was treated at the scene before being transferred to the hospital.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Fatally Defective Chinese Tires

  James Sabatini | June 26, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A fatal auto accident in Pennsylvania has stirred concerns about another potentially hazardous Chinese product in wide use in the U.S.: tires. About 450,000 Chinese-made tires sold in the U.S. -- and possibly many more -- may lack an important safety feature, according to federal regulators and the U.S. distributor that helped design them. The tires are defective because an unknown portion of...

• Are Fireworks Legal In CT?

  James Sabatini | June 25, 2007 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  As we approach July 4, many of us start thinking about fireworks. Under Connecticut law, only a limited type of fireworks are legal. Specifically, only sparklers are legal. All other fireworks are illegal. Sparklers, as determined by the state, include sparkling devices of not more than one hundred grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item, which are non-explosive and non-aerial. These include...

• CT DOT Cuts Backs On Bridge Safety Inspections

  James Sabatini | June 25, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Connecticut Department of Transportation has cut back on bridge inspections across the state over the past two years. Under its new policy, the DOT will inspect most bridges half as often as outlined under federal standards, and less often than it did at the time of the 1983 Mianus River Bridge collapse, which killed three and caused the state to improve its inspection standards. This cut...

• 2 Year Old Boy Critically Injured in Pool Accident

  James Sabatini | June 18, 2007 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition this morning after he was found Sunday at the bottom of a pool during a family party, police said. Antonio Capetillo of Hartford was attending a birthday party with his family on Elm Street in East Hartford when he went through an unlocked gate surrounding an above-ground swimming pool and fell into the water. The police continue to investigate...

• Judge Bork Files Slip and Fall Lawsuit

  James Sabatini | June 15, 2007 11:24 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Judge Robert Bork, former Supreme Court nominee, has filed a personal injury lawsuit, alleging that he injured himself as a result of a slip and fall accident at the Yale Club last year. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages. This lawsuit is noteworthy because Judge Bork has written on many subjects, including the need for tort reform. The plaintiff's tort bar and personal injury...

• $3 Million Bail Set in Fatal Crash

  James Sabatini | June 14, 2007 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In the fatal crash that led to an arrest yesterday as reported in this blog, the judge in the case has set a $3 million dollar bail on the defendant. The defendant is charged with second-degree manslaughter, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, operating while under suspension, failure to keep right and failure to wear a seat belt. Incredibly, this defendant has 3...