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  • Fatal Car Accident - I91 Connecticut

    James Sabatini | May 31, 2007 8:18 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    An accident on the northbound side of I-91 near Exit 24 has left at least one person dead, state police said.Traffic has backed up on both sides of the highway. A flipped-over vehicle lies roof-down in the middle of the highway median, witnesses said.Due to the death, the state has sent its accident reconstruction team to investigate how the car accident happened. The State of Connecticut...

  • Bicyclist Injured - Motorcycle Crash - Bristol, Connecticut

    James Sabatini | May 23, 2007 7:38 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    A 53-year-old bicyclist who suffered head injuries Tuesday in a collision with a motorcycle has improved to stable condition, Hartford Hospital reported this afternoon. The bicyclist is hospitalized at Hartford Hospital. He was flown to the hospital by LifeStar on Tuesday evening after the crash at Enterprise Drive and Horizon Drive.The cause of the accident and who if anyone was at fault have...

  • Connecticut Adopts Mode of Operation Rule, Slip and Falls

    James Sabatini | May 21, 2007 7:56 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

    The Connecticut State Supreme Court recently adopted the mode of operation of rule. This rule is extremely important for people injured as a result of a fall down (slip and fall) at a self service store. Self service stores are supermarkets, cafeterias, fast-food restaurants and other businesses where the customer selects the merchandise or food from the displays as opposed to an employee...

  • Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch, Ohio's Caps On Pain and Suffering

    James Sabatini | May 21, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 Comments
    Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

    A woman who says she suffered life-threatening blood clots from a birth control medication wants the Ohio Supreme Court to declare the state's cap on pain-and-suffering awards unconstitutional.The court on Tuesday planned to hear arguments in the lawsuit filed by Melisa Arbino of Cincinnati over the Ortho Evra Birth Control PatchThe challenge to a 2005 law limiting pain-and-suffering awards is...

  • Pedestrian Struck and Killed, Driver Wanted by Police

    James Sabatini | May 17, 2007 10:35 AM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    In West Haven, Connecticut, police are trying to identify the driver of a car who struck and killed a woman near the intersection of Route 34 and Yale Avenue this morning. Investigators are also trying to determine the identity of the victim, who is approximately 40 years old. Any witnesses to this fatal accident and crime (leaving the scene) should contact the West Haven police

  • Connecticut Car Accident, Roll-Over, Injuries Reported

    James Sabatini | May 16, 2007 1:55 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    A two car accident near exit 12 on Route 2 East occured today in Marlborough, Connecticut, The car accident was reported around 11:07 a.m. today state police said. Information about the severity of injuries reported in this accident was not available. One of the cars in the accident rolled over.

  • Product Recall of Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat

    James Sabatini | May 14, 2007 10:28 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

    The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc, announced a recall Friday of the Evenflo Embraceâ„¢ Infant Car Seat/Carriers. The recall affects about 450,000 infant car seats.The manufacturer of the defective car seats is Evenflo Company Inc., of Vandalia, Ohio. The defective car seat has...

  • Motorcycle Accicent in East Granby

    James Sabatini | May 09, 2007 2:46 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    State troopers are at the scene of an accident near 300 Hatchett Hill Road where a motorcyclist was seriously injured. The accident took place in East Granby. The accident involved a motorcycle and a passenger car. The motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital. The extent of the injuries to the motorcyclist are unknown at this time. State trropers are investigating the cause...

  • What To Do After a Car Accident

    James Sabatini | May 08, 2007 2:17 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    Each year, thousands of people are involved in car accidents during the Memorial Day Weekend. If you are one of these unfortunate people, here are some tips on what to do after the car accident: 1. Safety first - When no serious injuries are involved, move your vehicle out of the roadway to help prevent a secondary collision. If potential serious injuries are involved, do not move until...

  • Bus and Car Collide in North Stonington Accident

    James Sabatini | May 08, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    The driver of a car involved in an accident with a commuter bus early this morning has been flown by helicopter to Hartford Hospital. The accident at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 201 was reported at 6:24 a.m. There were passengers on the bus. It is unknown if any of the bus passengers sustained injuries.

  • West Hartford Car Accident Injures Pedestrian

    James Sabatini | May 07, 2007 1:35 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: Automobile Accidents

    In West Hartford, Connecticut, a woman was struck by a car on Sunday night. She was taken to the hospital where she remains - fighting for her life. The woman was walking on Albany Avenue near Starkel Road in West Hartford at about 11 p.m. at the time of the incident. The accident remains under police investigation.

  • J&J'S Damage Control Over Birth Control Patch

    James Sabatini | May 06, 2007 10:34 PM | 0 Comments
    Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

    The maker of the widely used Ortho Evra birth control patch, Johnson & Johnson, is trying to prevent negative attention over its dangerous contraceptive by purchasing the rights to domain names like Orthoevrakills.com and Deathbypatch.com. In late 2005 when the Food and Drug Administration urged that a heightened warning alerting users to the risk of potentially fatal blood clot and stroke be...

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