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On Friday, March 11, Philly.com reports that a man from Darby Borough, driving without a license, was charged after he left the scene of a pedestrian accident in Ridley Township that seriously injured four teens. According to the article, authorities detained the 52-year-old man approximately a mile away from the scene of the Pennsylvania pedestrian accident in a damaged van. It is believed the man ran a red ligh [...]

A construction worker in northeastern Pennsylvania was injured after a piece of a forklift fell six stories, hit the ground, and then hit him on the rebound. The Centre Daily Times in Scranton reported that the accident occurred at a University of Scranton construction site on February 23. Workers in construction incurred the most fatal injuries of any industry in the private sector in 2009, with 818 workers kille [...]

A woman was severely injured in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Wednesday, February 2, according to The Delaware County Daily Times. Police are still searching for the driver. The woman was walking along Cedar Lane on her way to the supermarket when she was struck from behind by a motor vehicle. She suffered several injuries in the accident, including hip fractures and brain injuries. She was taken to the Hos [...]

A recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Pennsylvania received a failing grade from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety in regards to highway safety. According to the annual report, PA has a significant lack of safety laws regarding seat belt use, cell phone use, and teen drivers. Among other recommendations, the report urged that Pennsylvania prohibit the use of cell phones and text messag [...]

A man was killed after he was struck by not just one, but two hit-and-run drivers on January 17 in Philadelphia. While someone was helping the man after he was hit by one vehicle, a car sped through the intersection and the man was run over again. According to the article on Philly.com, police are still searching for both drivers. According to statistics, a pedestrian is killed every 120 minutes. Almost 18 percen [...]

On January 8, a PA driver crashed his car into a New Jersey home, severing a natural gas line and causing an explosion and fire. An article on MyCentralJersey.com states that one resident was injured and a house was also destroyed in the accident. The fire damaged four other homes, displacing one family. According to the article, the driver was impaired at the time of the crash. He is now facing serious criminal [...]

A construction worker was killed January 3 in a trench collapse on the Linden Street Bridge in Allentown, PA. The Delaware County Times reports that the worker was killed after it collapsed and hit him and another worker with gravel and concrete. The other worker was seriously injured. Trench collapses cause dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries each year. In 2008 there were about 101 trench cave-in deat [...]

On January 5, a driver apparently lost control of his car on Route 9 in NJ and hit a fire hydrant and a utility pole. He then crashed into Gregory’s Bar & Restaurant at the Jersey Shore, which had about 100 patrons at the time. According to an article on Philly.com, a passenger was killed and two people were seriously injured. The article did not say if the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs [...]

The 5800 series intra-aortic balloon catheters were recalled by manufacturer Teleflex on December 22 after patients reported that it got “stuck in sheath.” If a user can’t move it forward or backward, it leads to a delay in therapy. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the U.S. FDA issued a class 1 recall because these catheters have the potential to cause serious health issues, even death. Millions of peo [...]

A high-speed car crash in Franklin County claimed the lives of four Pennsylvania residents and left a fifth person injured, according to a recent article on PennLive.com. The driver of the car lost control after passing another vehicle, and the car careened through several front yards before crashing into a fire hydrant, a tree, and the front porch of a house. At the time, the car was carrying three young men and [...]