MEC&F Expert Engineers : 08/23/15

Sunday, August 23, 2015

2 injured after dump truck vs. pickup truck accident in Germantown, WI



Posted August 19, 2015


by Megan Pospychala



GERMANTOWN, WI


Authorities in Germantown responded to a dump truck vs. pickup truck accident at Freistadt Road and County Aire Drive. The accident occurred on Wednesday, August 19th.

Germantown police say the dump truck, driven by a 53-year-old Saukville man, was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line and struck the pickup truck. The dump truck ended up going off the roadway and cut a power pole in half before going into a cornfield.


The 53-year-old dump truck driver was found without a pulse and not breathing. Authorities performed CPR on the driver and transported him to Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls. The condition of the dump truck driver is unclear at this time.

Chief Weiss says the driver of the pickup truck, a 59-year-old man from Beaver Dam, was trapped inside –the fire department had to use its extrication tools to get him out of the truck. That man was also taken to Community Memorial Hospital with very minor injuries.

Freisadt Road had to be closed off in the area of the accident so crews could remove debris from the roadway.

Three people died early Sunday morning in a crash between two pickup trucks on Shark Channel Bridge in the Lower Keys.


3 dead in truck crash on Keys bridge


BY DAVID GOODHUE

KeysInfoNet
AUGUST 23, 2015

Three people died early Sunday morning in a crash between two pickup trucks on Shark Channel Bridge in the Lower Keys.

The crash happened shortly before 1 a.m.

According to the FHP, a 2009 Ford F150 pickup was driving south near mile marker 12 when it struck the southbound guard rail, traveled into the northbound lane and flipped over.

A 2015 Dodge Ram driven by Anthony David Smith, 18, from Sebring, was traveling north on the bridge. The right side of Smith's truck hit the front of the F150. This caused the F150 onto the guard rail of the northbound lane. Two passengers in the Ram died onm the road.

Two other passengers in the Ram were flown by helicopter air ambulance to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami. Another was flown to Kendall Regional Medical Center.

Smith, the driver of the Ram, was taken to Lower Keys Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

The driver and passenger of the F150 were also taken to the Lower Keys Medical Center, where the passenger, a woman not-yet-identified, died from her injuries.

U.S. 1 at mile maker 12 was closed in both directions from 1 a.m. until 6 a.m. while the FHP investigated.

The FHP is withholding the names of the dead until their next of kin are notified.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article31955040.html#storylink=cpy

DEADLY FUN: 9-YEAR-OLD KANSAS BOY DIES IN ATV CRASH DRIVEN BY AN 11-YEAR OLD



Posted August 23, 2015


by FOX 4 Newsroom


MILLER, KANSAS


A nine-year-old boy died in the crash of an ATV in east-central Kansas on Saturday night.

Ryan Lane was a passenger on the ATV. An eleven-year-old child was driving.

The ATV tipped onto its side during a ride near the town of Miller, Kansas, located in Lyon County, which is about two hours from Kansas City.

Lane was from Reading, Kansas, which is also a part of Lyon County.

Man dies in Aloha, Oregon duplex explosion, fire






(Photo: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue)

Nate Hanson, KGW.com Staff 
August 23, 2015

ALOHA, OREGON


The remains of a man were found after firefighters put out a fire at a duplex in Aloha early Sunday morning.

Multiple people called 911 at 11:52 p.m. Saturday after hearing an explosion from a duplex on the 19000 block of Teddi Rose Ct., according to Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.

Neighbors were told to evacuate their homes before firefighters arrived.

When crews got to the duplex, they worked on putting out heavy flames on the exterior of the duplex, TVF&R said. After working their way to the second floor, crews found the remains of the man.

The identity of the man was not revealed, pending family notification.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Three people living in the adjoining unit were displaced from their home and were being assisted by the Red Cross.

TO THE FIRING SQUAD: Lumsden W. Quan, 47, an art dealer from San Francisco, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for knowingly selling black rhinoceros horns


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 21, 2015
California Man Pleads Guilty to the Sale of Horns from a Black Rhinoceros


Lumsden W. Quan, 47, an art dealer from San Francisco, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Act and to a violation of the Lacey Act for knowingly selling black rhinoceros horns to an undercover agent from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). His co-defendant, Edward N. Levine, charged in the indictment remains scheduled for trial on Oct. 19, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada and Director Dan Ashe for USFWS.

Quan pleaded guilty before the Honorable Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, to all charges in the indictment. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 3, 2015. Quan was identified as part of “Operation Crash,” a nationwide effort led by the USFWS and the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute those involved in the black market trade of rhinoceros horns and other protected species.

Quan admitted in federal court to conspiring with co-defendant Levine to sell two black rhinoceros horns to an undercover agent posing as a Colorado wildlife collector. Quan stated that he and Levine arranged to have the horns transported to Las Vegas, where on March 19, 2014, Quan sold them to the agent for $55,000. Quan faces a maximum sentence of five-years imprisonment.

The black rhinoceros is an herbivore species of prehistoric origin and one of the largest remaining mega-fauna on earth. They have no known predators other than humans. All species of rhinoceros are protected under U.S. and international law, including the Endangered Species Act. Since 1976, trade in rhinoceros horn has been regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a treaty signed by over 170 countries around the world to protect fish, wildlife and plants that are or may become imperiled due to the demands of international markets.

The investigation is continuing and is being handled by the USFWS’s Office of Law Enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada and the Justice Department’s Environmental Crimes Section. The government is represented by Trial Attorneys Jennifer Blackwell and Ryan Connors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Newman, and paralegal Amanda Backer.

Drunk driver in fiery crash in Bay Park, California that killed two expected to be arrested upon his release from the hospital








City News Service 

August 23, 2015
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA


The apparently drunken driver who survived a fiery car crash that killed his two female passengers in Bay Park Saturday was expected to be arrested upon his release from a hospital, police said Sunday.

Officer Dan Lasher said alcohol was a factor as the driver veered a vehicle to swerve off Friars Road, around 7:30 a.m., and struck a boulder. The vehicle caught fire, which spread to the brush.

He was able to escape and sustained minor cuts and burns.

The women's families in Oceanside were notified by the medical examiner, but their identities were not publicized.

A dog was also killed in the flames, the San Diego County Medical Examiner said.

Friars Road has a set of S-curves in the area of the crash, under the Pacific Highway and railroad track bridges that span the San Diego River and Friars Road.

Know How to Quickly Put Out a House Fire


Home fires are serious business. So if you’re ever facing a real fire, it’s always smart to call 911 and let the pros do their job. Still, when it comes to home fires, some quick action on your part can mean the difference between a little flame and a lot of costly damage.

That’s why it’s smart to:

1. Get a home fire extinguisher.

They’re a must-have item, and a great way to either stop a fire before it gets out of hand or control it while you escape. But before you face a potential fire, go ahead and read the directions. Because more important than just having a fire extinguisher is actually knowing how and when to use it! Most extinguishers in your average hardware store are rated Type A:B:C, which means they’re ok to use on just about any kind of fire. But read the directions on your extinguisher, know which type it is, and know how to use it.

2. Know how to put out different types of house fires.

  • Small electrical fires – Never use water! Switch off the power to whatever started the fire, and smother it with a clean, nonflammable blanket. You can also use a Type C fire extinguisher. (Your average Type A:B:C extinguisher is ok too.)
  • Small cooking fires – If a grease fire starts in your kitchen, never try to put it out with water! Calmly turn the heat off to the pan and try to cover it with a metal lid. If you can’t do that, smother the flames with baking soda (a lot of baking soda!) or use a Type A:B:C fire extinguisher.
  • Small gas fires – If your home uses gas, you should know how to put out a small gas fire. Immediately shut off the gas supply. You can smother the fire with a thick rug, put it out with cool water, or use a Type B extinguisher. (Again, Type A:B:C extinguishers will work too.)

Something to remember though, whenever (and we mean whenever!) you see smoke or fire, call 911. It’s good to know how to control a small fire, but never leave it to chance. Get yourself, your loved ones, and guests out of the house, call the fire department, and leave it to the more experienced personnel (if they know what they are doing) .

A COMMON OCCURRENCE: Fire was caused by lint build-up in the vetn of an electric dryer



Firefighters stay on scene after a fire broke out due to a malfunctioning dryer in Grand Forks, ND on Thursday, August 20, 2015. (Grand Forks Herald/ Joshua Komer) 


UPDATED: Grand Forks home fire caused by lint build-up
By Kevin Bonham on Aug 21, 2015 at 7:53 a.m.
 

A fire that damaged a home Thursday night in Grand Forks has been ruled accidental.

Grand Forks Fire Department responded to the fire at about 7 p.m. at 1017 Cherry St. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control within 20 minutes, Capt. Jason Swope said, although crews stayed on the scene much longer.


The fire started in the basement and was caused by lint build-up in an electric dryer vent, according to the fire department. The dryer was running at the time of the fire, which started when the lint ignited. The vent then reached a temperature in which it ignited nearby wooden structural components of the home.

One room in the home suffered fire and water damage, according to the department. The rest of the home sustained extensive smoke damage.

The family was home at the time of the fire, Swope said. No one was injured in the blaze.

MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS AT U.S. ARMY DEPOT IN JAPAN. MUST SEE AND HEAR!



https://www.rt.com/news/313159-explosion-us-base-japan/


Massive and numerous explosions occurred just after midnight at the U.S. military facility in Sagamihara, Japan, and local emergency crews are battling the resulting flames to try to stop the fire from spreading.



Explosion occurs at US military facility in Japan

Published August 23, 2015
FoxNews.com
 


DEVELOPING: An explosion occurred just after midnight at the U.S. military facility in Sagamihara, Japan, and local emergency crews are battling the resulting flames to try to stop the fire from spreading.

Sagamihara is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, which borders Tokyo.

"An explosion occurred today just after midnight Japan time at a building on a U.S. Army post, the Sagami Depot in the city of Sagamihara, Japan, about 25 miles southwest of Tokyo," Pentagon spokesman U.S. Navy Commander Bill Urban said in a statement. "There are no reports of injury, and base firefighters and first responders are currently fighting the resulting fire to prevent its spread to nearby buildings. These are all the details we have at this time and will provide further information as we receive it."

The Sagami General Depot houses storage for petroleum products and ammunition.

"Fire from the American military base has occurred," the Sagamihara Fire Department said, according to JBC.

Video and photos began streaming in from social media shortly after noon (EST), showing a large explosion, several loud booms, sustained flames and billowing smoke rising from a structure. No injuries have been reported.

A bare warehouse is currently burning on the site, The Daily Mirror reported, citing Japanese broadcasters. Helicopters have been spotted in the area and emergency vehicles are en route to the scene.

An eyewitness told the NHK news agency she initially thought the explosion was thunder, but then heard multiple "explosions in quick succession." She also reported smelling a "gunpowder-ish smell."

Three explosions linked to a left-wing extremist group were reported in the vicinity of the base in April, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Source:http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/23/explosion-reported-at-us-military-facility-in-japan/ 


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SEE THE AWESOME VIDEOS OF THE MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SOURCE:

https://www.rt.com/news/313159-explosion-us-base-japan/

2-alarm fire, possible explosion at Torrance, California apartment kills one, displaces others




2-alarm fire, possible explosion at Torrance, California apartment kills one, displaces others




One person was killed when a two-alarm fire erupted at an apartment building in Torrance on Sunday, authorities said.


By Victoria Kim

AUGUST 23, 2015


TORANCE, CALIFORNIA

An overnight fire and possible explosion at a Torrance apartment complex killed one person and displaced several others, fire officials said Sunday.

Authorities received a report of a fire and possible explosion in the 22500 block of Ocean Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to Capt. Robert Millea of the Torrance Fire Department.

Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out of the two-story apartment complex, and several windows blown out. Nearly three dozen firefighters knocked down the fire in 15 minutes.

 
Millea said fire officials found a body inside the first-floor unit where the fire appeared to have started. Six apartment units were damaged in the fire.

Arson investigators were called out to the scene because a fatality was involved, Millea said. He said such investigations are automatically triggered and does not necessarily indicate authorities suspect foul play. 


Is it possible that this is another honey oil extraction butane explosion?  We shall see.

Woman Dies in Derby, Connecticut House Fire





Updated 3 hours ago 


DERBY, CT


A woman died in a fire in Derby Sunday morning.

A structure fire broke out at 204 Derby Avenue in Derby. Firefighters found the woman on the second floor.  



Ansonia crews also responded to assist.

THE DEADLY U.S. ROADS: The Trucks Are Killing Us


Although we agree with the article below, we believe that the author ignores the biggest culprits of deaths and injuries on the U.S. roads:  pickup trucks, aggressive drivers, distracted drivers, and elderly drivers.



Elderly drivers cause many accidents.  We need to force drivers to take driving refresher courses every 5 years or more often.  Drivers must also be tested for eye-sight, hearing, drugs, etc.  Many thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries would be prevented if we do so.  Please remember that a vehicle is a lethal weapon and only a regularly-trained, capable and fit person should operate it.

By HOWARD ABRAMS ON AUG. 21, 2015
Photo

Credit Harry Campbell




ACCIDENTS like the one that critically injured the comedian Tracy Morgan, killed his friend and fellow comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, and hurt eight others on the New Jersey Turnpike last year are going to continue to happen unless Congress stops coddling the trucking industry.

More people will be killed in traffic accidents involving large trucks this year than have died in all of the domestic commercial airline crashes over the past 45 years, if past trends hold true. And still Congress continues to do the trucking industry’s bidding by frustrating the very regulators the government has empowered to oversee motor carriers.

In recent months, Congress has pursued a number of steps to roll back safety improvements ordered by federal regulators. It has pushed to allow truck drivers to work 82 hours a week, up from the current 70 hours over eight days, by eliminating the requirement that drivers take a two-day rest break each week; discouraged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from investing in wireless technology designed to improve the monitoring of drivers and their vehicles; and signaled its willingness to allow longer and heavier trucks despite widespread public opposition. Congress also wants to lower the minimum age for drivers of large trucks that are allowed to travel from state to state to 18, from 21.

All of these concessions to the trucking industry have gained traction in Congress even though the industry has consistently resisted safety improvements. The death toll in truck-involved crashes rose 17 percent from 2009 to 2013. Fatalities in truck-involved crashes have risen four years in a row, reaching 3,964 in 2013, the latest data available. Those crashes are killing not only car drivers but also, during 2013 alone, 586 people who were truck drivers or passengers.

And while a more than 3 percent drop in car deaths over the same period was largely accomplished by technological improvements like airbags, electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes, the trucking industry has resisted most of those safety devices. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the annual cost to the economy of truck and bus crashes to be $99 billion.

A number of changes that will inevitably make us all less safe are tucked into the pending highway bill, currently stalled because of differences between the House and Senate versions. In fact, Congress has failed to adopt a comprehensive highway funding bill for years, relying instead on dozens of temporary extensions since 2009 to keep any semblance of a federal road construction program moving. In July, the House and Senate passed another temporary patch, good through the end of October.

The crash involving Tracy Morgan shows why Congress needs to toughen its oversight of trucking, not loosen it. The driver who caused the crash was in a modern 18-wheeler that was well maintained and managed, owned and operated by Walmart. As detailed in the causation report on the crash released earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the driver had been on duty for about 13 and a half hours; federal rules allow a 14-hour workday. About a mile before the crash, the driver ignored work-zone warning signs on the New Jersey Turnpike of likely delays ahead. About a half-mile later, the posted speed limit dropped to 45 m.p.h. from the usual 65, which the driver also ignored.
 
Mr. Morgan’s Mercedes van was moving at less than 10 m.p.h. because of the construction. The truck driver, fatigued and slow to react, according to the N.T.S.B., was unable to stop in time, and slammed into the van, turning it on its side and jamming the passenger door closed. According to the board, if the driver had slowed to 45 when warned to do so, he should have been able to stop before crashing. But before his official work day began, the driver, the board found, had spent 12 hours driving his own vehicle from his home in Georgia to pick up his truck at a Walmart facility in Delaware, and had been awake for 28 consecutive hours at the time of the crash.

Large trucks are disproportionately involved in fatal accidents. While heavy trucks accounted for less than 10 percent of total miles traveled in the United States during 2013, according to federal data, the N.T.S.B. recently reported that they were involved in one in eight of all fatal accidents and about one-quarter of all fatal accidents in work zones, like the crash that injured Mr. Morgan.

Many accidents involve trucks rear-ending vehicles that have stopped or slowed because of accidents or roadwork. Technology to prevent or lessen the impact of such crashes is available from all of the manufacturers of heavy trucks in North America. Yet only about 3 percent of the Class 8 trucks — the heaviest ones, including most tractor-trailers — are equipped with any version of this collision-avoidance technology, according to safety advocates.

Most automakers now include or offer anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, airbags and collision-avoidance devices in their vehicles, and the technology is included in many of the heavy trucks sold in Europe. But the United States trucking industry has largely avoided using the safety technologies available for vehicles sold here, because of their cost.

The truck that injured Mr. Morgan was one of the few tractor-trailers that had a collision-detection system. But the N.T.S.B. was unable to prove that the system issued a warning to the driver. The board said it could not fully assess the performance of the device because the unit does not store enough system performance data. (The board has suggested all safety-system makers should ensure that their products store more data in the future.)

The trucking industry, through its chief trade group, the American Trucking Associations, insists that it needs longer work weeks and bigger vehicles so that more trucks will not be needed on the road, which it says could result in more accidents. That logic is laughable, but Congress seems to be buying it.

The industry also bases its opposition to safety-rule changes on money, saying that increasing costs will hurt profits and raise rates for shippers and, ultimately, consumers.

Higher safety standards and shorter work weeks may increase freight costs, but some of those standards should save carriers money in the long run through lower insurance rates and damage claims. And since trucking generates more than $700 billion a year in revenue, according to the trucking association, a small increase in safety costs would not put a large financial strain on carriers.

The trucking industry is vital to the nation’s economic well-being — it carried almost 69 percent of all domestic freight last year — and its executives have done an excellent job in keeping costs down. But Congress must make it clear to all parties that safety has to be a higher priority than penny-pinching.

Congress must pass a comprehensive highway funding bill and ensure that safety regulators have sufficient resources and political support to do what must be done in order to reduce the continuing carnage on our highways.


Howard Abramson is a freelance writer who was an executive at American Trucking Associations from 1998 to 2014.

DRUNKS OUT IN FORCE DURING THE WEEKENDS: female driver killed when the car she was driving the wrong way on I-190 in Sterling slammed head-on into another car.



  By Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.com
  August 22, 2015


Worcester news

STERLING, MASS.


A 39-year-old Worcester woman was killed Saturday evening when the car she was driving the wrong way on I-190 in Sterling slammed head-on into another car.  The driver of the second car, a 64-year-old Worcester man, was critically injured. 


According to investigating troopers, preliminary information indicates that the woman was driving her compact car northbound in the southbound lane of the highway in Sterling at about 7:40 p.m. Her car first glanced off an SUV driving by a 51-year-old Shrewsbury woman, then continued on to collide with a 2000 Volvo station wagon driven by the Worcester man. 
 
The Massachusetts State Police said the woman was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival.  The man was airlifted to the hospital where he is being treated for what the police say are life-threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV was transported to the same hospital with non-life threatening injuries.



Troopers closed all lanes of the highway and traffic was diverted onto Route 12 for approximately two hours as the victims were transported and vehicle wreckage cleared.

The incident is being investigated by the State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section, the Crime Scene Services Unit and Detectives attached to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. 



 



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STERLING, MASS.


State Police identified the Worcester woman killed in a crash after she was driving the wrong way on Interstate 190 as 39-year-old Jeanette Adams.

No new details where released on what caused the crash that occurred around 7:40 p.m. Saturday in Sterling.  Adams was driving northbound in the southbound lane of the highway when she glanced off a sport-utility-vehicle driven by a Shrewsbury woman.

Adams then collided head-on into a car driven by a 64-year-old Worcester man, who was critically injured in the crash. State Police did not provide an update on the man's condition.

The accident remains under investigation.

1 killed after two Comco Ikarus C42 aircraft of the German GrassHoppers aerobatics team collided in mid-air during a three-ship display at an air show in Dittingen, Switzerland






Updated 14 mins ago
Dittingen Airfield (LSPD) -   Switzerland

One pilot died when two small planes collided in the air and crashed at an airshow in northern Switzerland on Sunday, police said.

The two planes were part of a formation of three and they crashed around 11:15 a.m. after they touched each other in the air, according to Meinrad Stoecklin, a spokesman for police in Basel-Landschaft.

The automatic rescue system of the first plane didn't activate and the 50-year-old pilot, whose identity wasn't revealed, fatally crashed with his plane into a barn in the center of the village of Dittingen. Nobody else was hurt in the crash.

The pilot of the second plane managed to escape by parachute and wasn't injured. His plane crashed nearby a home on the edge of the village.

Police said prosecutors had started their investigation of the accident.

The airshow in the village of Dittingen near Basel was canceled after the crash, police said.

The two planes were part of a formation of three C-42b planes from Germany called Grasshoppers. The third plane of the formation wasn't involved in the crash and landed safely, police said.

On Saturday, a military jet participating in an airshow in Britain crashed into a busy road, killing at least seven people. U.K. police believe the death toll is likely to rise to 11. The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, which was participating in the Shoreham Airshow near Brighton in southern England, hit several vehicles on a nearby road as it crashed. Witnesses told local TV that the jet appeared to have crashed when it failed to pull out of a loop maneuver.



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Date:23-AUG-2015
Time:ca 11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C42 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Comco Ikarus C42
Owner/operator:GrassHoppers
Registration: D-MUHH
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location:Dittingen Airfield (LSPD) -   Switzerland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Dittingen Airfield (LSPD)
Destination airport:Dittingen Airfield (LSPD)
Narrative:
Two Comco Ikarus C42 aircraft of the German GrassHoppers aerobatics team collided in mid-air during a three-ship display at an air show in Dittingen, Switzerland. Both aircraft crashed.
The display team consists of D-MSON (1), D-MUHH (2) and D-MHDP (3). GrassHopper 1 and 2 were involved in the collision.

News sources state that one of the pilots was killed, the other one survived after parachuting from the struck plane.
It's unclear at the moment if the surviving pilot was GrassHopper 1 or 2.

Sources: http://www.basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch/basel/baselbiet/schock-an-dittinger-flugtagen-zwei-flugzeuge-abgestuerzt-ein-toter-129471019
http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/drama-in-dittingen-bl-zwei-flugzeuge-kollidieren-in-der-luft-id4096508.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blick
http://flugtage.ch/2015v3/index.php/en/program/80-programm/182-grasshoppers

Tractor-trailer hauling mail crashes on I-95 in Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania




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Updated 2 hrs 43 mins ago
UPPER CHICHESTER, Pa. (WPVI)



A tractor-trailer crash slowed traffic on I-95 South near the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line overnight.

The big rig was hauling mail and ran off the southbound lanes in Lower Chichester, Pa. at 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

The cab of the truck ended up stuck in some trees.

Pennsylvania State Police blocked one of two southbound lanes as crews worked to free the truck.

All lanes were back open by 6:00 a.m.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, or what caused the driver the lose control.

Speeding Off-duty Philadelphia officer killed in pickup truck collision with tree in Roxborough, PA





An off-duty Philadelphia police sergeant was killed in a crash in Roxborough.




By Trish Hartman
Updated 5 mins ago

ROXBOROUGH, PA (WPVI) -- 


Accident investigators say a preliminary investigation shows no indication that alcohol played a part in the crash that killed an off-duty Philadelphia police officer.

But they say speed may have been a factor.

The crash happened around 12:00 a.m. Sunday on southbound Henry Avenue near DuPont Street in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.

Police say the officer, a 10-year veteran of the force, lost control of his 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck, crossed the center median and hit a tree.

PHOTOS: Off-duty officer killed in Roxborough crash








August 23, 2015: An off-duty Philadelphia police sergeant was killed when his pickup truck crashed on Henry Ave. in Roxborough. 


They say the 32-year-old sergeant from the 39th District was off-duty, and he was not on his way home from work at the time.

The Action Cam recorded images of the extensive damage to the front of the cab.

Police say there was so much damage to the truck they were unable to determine if the officer was wearing a seat belt.

Officials say responders had to work to free the driver from the truck.

He was taken to Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The officer's body was then escorted from the hospital to the medical examiner's office in an ambulance.

His name has not been released pending notification of family members.

Officers at 39th District headquarters say he was a well-respected sergeant and a leader in the department.

He is the second Philadelphia police officer killed this year.

The first was Sgt. Robert Wilson III, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in March as he tried to stop a robbery in progress at a North Philadelphia Game Stop.

Wilson was with the 22nd District.

Last August another officer from the 39th District lost his life in a crash. Officer Seth Stellfox was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Grief counselors were on hand at the 39th Sunday morning helping officers as they learned about this latest loss.

7 injured in multi-vehicle accident on New England Thruway in the Bronx




Kristin Thorne has the latest on the chain-reaction crash early Sunday in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.




By Kristin Thorne
Sunday, August 23, 2015


NEW YORK (WABC


7 people are hospitalized after a major crash involving two trucks and several other vehicles on the New England Thruway in the Bronx.

It happened in the southbound lanes just before 1 a.m. Sunday near Conner Street.

Police say the driver of a van with five people inside was trying to exit the highway at Exit 14 when it hit a box truck, which hit another truck, sparking the chain reaction crash.

At least three of the injured were seriously hurt, but their conditions have stabilized.

One of the truck drivers is facing charges for unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Route 95 southbound was shut down for hours as a result of the accident, finally re-opening at about 6 a.m.

Amtrak worker burned to death in industrial accident at Beech Grove facility in Indiana













Burned Amtrak worker from Fishers dies in hospital
Justin L. Mack justin.mack@indystar.com 11:01 a.m. EDT August 27, 2015



(Photo: Michelle Pemberton /The Star 2013 file photo)


A worker badly burned Saturday morning at an Amtrak facility in Beech Grove has died.

Officials from the transportation company confirmed the death of the worker who was injured on the job about 11:40 a.m. Saturday at the Amtrak maintenance facility at 202 Garstang St.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office has identified the man as 27-year-old Andrew Swanson of Fishers. He died from extensive thermal burn injuries, and the incident has been deemed accidental.

Officials said he succumbed to his injuries Sunday morning at Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Hospital.

A statement from Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman called the incident an “industrial accident.” Additional information about the circumstances of the incident have not been released.

“It is with great sadness that I share with you that we lost a member of our Amtrak family this past weekend,” Boardman said in a statement to employees. “We are conducting a full investigation so that we learn from what happened and can take the necessary actions to prevent another such incident.”

Amtrak is also reminding employees of its Employee Assistance Program, which offers counseling session for workers in need of someone to talk to.

“This is a difficult time for the Amtrak family as we mourn the loss of one of our own,” Boardman said. “Our prayers and thoughts are with the employee’s family, friends and co-workers. Please redouble your focus on safety so that we can prevent future tragedies.”



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Posted August 22, 2015


by Kylee Wierks - Web Producer






Amtrak Beech Grove facility

BEECH GROVE, Ind. (August 22, 2015) – 


An Amtrak worker at the beech Grove facility was burned Saturday morning.

The Beech Grove Fire Department responded to the Amtrak maintenance facility at 202 Garstang Street around 11:40 a.m. with reports of a burned employee.

The man is an employee at the diesel shop, and he was transported to the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Hospital. Captain John Bishop was unable to provide us with the victim’s medical condition.

At this point in time it is still unclear how the victim was burned. According to Amtrak Corporate Communications there was an industrial accident, and they are conducting an investigation.

We will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Man killed after a 2010 Mercedes-Benz van crashed into the back of a Freightliner tractor-trailer on I-84




A 2010 Mercedes-Benz van driven by an Auburn, Washington, man crashed into the back of a Freightliner tractor-trailer right on I-84 on Thursday. (Oregon State Police)

  By Bryan Denson | The Oregonian/OregonLive
  August 22, 2015

ONTARIO, OREGON

A 23-year-old Auburn, Washington, man died on Interstate 84 at Ontario after his van crashed into the back of a 1999 Freightliner truck, Oregon State Police reported Saturday.

The accident occurred at 10:38 a.m. Thursday, officials said.

Mark M. Voronkovich was westbound in a 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 passenger van when it collided with the semitruc, which was traveling in the slow lane at about 20 mph, Lt. Mark Duncan wrote in a news release. Veronkovich was pulled from the vehicle, but declared dead at the scene.

The tractor trailer was driven by 58-year-old John D. Mindy of Tremont, Pennsylvania. He was not injured.

"Preliminary investigation indicates that distracted driving does appear to be a potential cause for the crash," Duncan wrote.

Man dies in tree cutting accident in Cambria County, PA after he was struck by tree limb



August 21, 2015


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A logger died in Cambria County this morning after he was struck by a tree limb, state police in Ebensburg said.

Police said the 20-year-old worked for his father's logging company, which was not named in a news release. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.

The incident happened at 10:30 a.m. in a wooded area on Thomas Road in Clearfield Township.

Police said the man was cutting down a tree that had a limb wedged in it from another tree, and when the tree fell, the limb broke off the adjacent tree and struck the man in the shoulder. He died at the scene.

Cambria County deputy coroner Joe Hribar ruled the man's death as accidental, police said.

A man was crushed to death by military-style armored vehicle in Fairfield, California



 


Photo Credit: Tom Miller/KCRA

UPDATED 9:50 PM PDT Aug 22, 2015 

 FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KCRA) —A man died after a military-style armored vehicle ran him over in the Fairfield area Saturday afternoon.
 

The incident occurred just before 2:30 p.m. on private property on Abernathy Road, west of Fairfield.

California Highway Patrol officials said the 54-year-old man was one of two men riding in a two-tracked military vehicle. As it traveled downhill, the victim lost his balance and fell directly in front of the armored vehicle.

Emergency responders pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released the identity of the victim.


They did say, however, Dwayne Brasher, 62, was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident. Alcohol or drugs are not believed to have been factors, authorities said.

The private property is owned by the Rowland family, which also owns and operates Jelly Belly Candy Co., a representative of the company confirmed.

CHP continues to investigate.

High school student driver killed in Maricopa, Arizona collision between a pickup truck and a cattle truck. He was not wearing a seat belt.

AUGUST 22, 2015

MARICOPA, Ariz. (KSAZ) - 


A 17-year-old Maricopa High School student was killed during a crash involving a cattle truck that closed State Route 347 in Maricopa for several hours on Friday.

The teenager was driving a pickup truck when it collided with the cattle truck on the highway. The driver of the cattle truck was taken to the hospital for non life threatening injuries.

State Route 347 in Maricopa was closed in both directions due to the crash.
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The Arizona Department of Transportation says the highway is closed at mile post 171, just south of Maricopa.

High school student killed in Maricopa cattle truck crash

Traffic was being diverted onto Ferrell Road.

Investigators say the teen was not wearing a seatbelt, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Grief counselors will be at Maricopa High School to speak with students between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

2 women killed, 1 man injured when their vehicle struck a boulder and burst into flames near Interstate 5 in San Diego, California

 







AUGUST 22, 2015


SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (CBS 8/CNS) - 


Two women were killed and one man was injured when their vehicle struck a boulder and burst into flames near Interstate 5 Saturday.

San Diego Fire-Rescue said firefighters went to Friars Road and Pacific Highway at about 7:30 a.m. to investigate a small brush fire when they also found a car ablaze.

They extinguished the 10,000-square-foot fire within an hour, but two occupants of the car were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

One man escaped the vehicle and was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center for minor cuts and burns.

According to San Diego police, the victims were headed westbound in the 4800 block of Friars Road when their car veered off the road, went over the curb and struck a large boulder.

Police said alcohol was involved in the crash.


These drunks reached their final destination as they were playing with fire.  RIP.