- Pierce Egerton | July 31, 2009 4:09 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsHighway 29 was host to a fatal hit and run early Monday. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear. What is clear is that one young woman, Cherita Jones, died as a result.
There is...
- Pierce Egerton | July 30, 2009 3:00 PM |
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Spinal Cord InjuriesFuture spinal cord injuries may have a dramatically reduced chance of leading to paralysis, thanks to some very courageous rats, a common food dye and scientists at the University of Rochester...
- Lawrence Egerton | July 22, 2009 2:49 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)In an act of heroism fitting a member of the Judiciary, Judge John Mull died over the weekend after pulling his 17 year old son from the water to safety. The accident happened near Charlotte, NC in...
- Pierce Egerton | July 20, 2009 2:04 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Most of us still remember the dramatic crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549, when Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger piloted a plane bound for Charlotte, NC into the Hudson River...
- Lawrence Egerton | July 17, 2009 9:15 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
My wife Linda and I recently took a trip through Virginia and West Virginia. As we traveled past the beautiful trees mountains and creeks that make up the countryside here, we were lucky enough to...
- Pierce Egerton | July 15, 2009 6:33 PM |
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MiscellaneousAs we approach mid-summer, now is a good time to revisit safe boating practices Remember to always wear your life vest and remain alert and aware while on the water.
In some circumstances, it is...
- Pierce Egerton | July 14, 2009 10:01 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs Two lots of a generic form (propofol) of the drug Diprivan -- a drug Michael Jackson reportedly took before his death -- have been recalled. According to CNN, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...
- Pierce Egerton | July 14, 2009 6:59 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a statement Monday containing “Urgent Safety Recommendations” for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in...
- Pierce Egerton | July 13, 2009 4:59 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly this morning drivers were trapped by flash flooding on several streets in downtown High Point. Centennial and Commerce both flooded so badly that drivers were trapped in their vehicles. Fox 8...
- Pierce Egerton | July 13, 2009 3:41 PM |
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Miscellaneous
The Triad Business Journal reported today that federal officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are touring Greensboro’s Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital after issuing a notice...
- Pierce Egerton | July 13, 2009 2:10 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
The News & Record is reporting that a High Point woman was killed Sunday when a Thomasville man ran a red light at the intersection of English and Main. The victim, 75-year-old Rachael Myers...
- Pierce Egerton | July 13, 2009 10:40 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe North Carolina Attorney General and Secretary of State last week reported that a California company is under court order to stop sending bogus mailings to North Carolina businesses claiming that...
- Pierce Egerton | July 12, 2009 7:47 PM |
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MiscellaneousWinston-Salem police confirmed that 14-year-old Mark Zanzarella of Clemmons was killed Sunday morning while riding his bicycle on U.S. 311 near Union Cross Road. According to WXII, the accident...
- Pierce Egerton | July 12, 2009 5:57 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe North Carolina Department of Insurance recently announced the arrest last month of Ashley C. Waddell, 39, 4610 Wending Lane, Greensboro. According to the investigation, Waddell, who owned...
- Pierce Egerton | July 12, 2009 12:17 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe N.C. Department of Transportation has installed a new four-head traffic signal at the intersection of N.C. 73 and Gold Hill Road (State Road 2408) in Concord. The North Carolina Department of...
- Pierce Egerton | July 12, 2009 10:26 AM |
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MiscellaneousNC Wildlife Officers recently warned jetski users to be careful when carrying or towing passengers.
Onboard passengers can fall or be thrown off and towed passengers can spill into the water,...
- Pierce Egerton | July 11, 2009 2:35 PM |
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MiscellaneousI previously wrote about a bill pending in the General Assembly to strengthen the public disclosure and open meetings law in connection with city and county governments. (There was also a similar,...
- Pierce Egerton | July 11, 2009 12:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn the time it takes to run into the store and grab some milk, stand in line at the post office or go inside to pay for gas - in just 10 minutes - the temperature inside a car can rise 19 degrees....
- Pierce Egerton | July 11, 2009 11:29 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsYesterday, Gov. Bev Perdue announced in a press release that state and local law enforcement officers cited 1,340 motorists for driving while impaired (DWI) during the “Booze It & Lose It:...
- Pierce Egerton | July 10, 2009 1:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Greensboro child was struck by a car while crossing the street Monday, raising questions about pedestrian safety in Greensboro. The accident occurred around noon at the intersection of Summit...
- Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 10:51 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesAccording to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of...
- Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 2:11 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Riding in the back of pickup trucks sometimes feels like a southern tradition. Most of us have probably done it at one time or another. It brings to mind many things from summer nights under the...
- Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 12:16 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe North Carolina legislature is considering legislation that would increase government transparency at the local level. The bill (HB 1134) makes it easier for plaintiffs who successfully sue...
- Lawrence Egerton | July 08, 2009 4:24 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)With the number of foreclosed homes continuing to rise each day, more and more community pools are being left unattended. Those that are left undrained become stagnant, algae-filled breeding grounds...
- Pierce Egerton | July 08, 2009 3:45 PM |
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Wrongful DeathIn an even more tragic turn to the Ocracoke fireworks explosion, that took the lives of four people last Saturday, it has been brought to my attention that the woman who died in the explosion was a...
- Pierce Egerton | July 08, 2009 10:42 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
The Greensboro Police Department’s Traffic Safety and Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a collision Tuesday that closed four of the five eastbound lanes on I-40 according to Fox8...
- Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 10:33 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAbout 8:30 one warm evening in June two years ago York County Deputy Tim Davidson was on the shoulder of Highway 321 writing up a ticket for a traffic violation. As he was speaking with the...
- Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 1:17 PM |
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Miscellaneous
It’s the YouTube video that launched a thousand refrains of “Ewwwwww, Gross!” The video taken by a remote camera in the sewer beneath Raleigh’s Cameron Village Shopping...
- Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 12:14 PM |
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MiscellaneousLaw Enforcement officials confirmed today that Patrick Tracy Burris, the man fatally shot near Gastonia, NC on Monday, was indeed responsible for the recent killing spree around Gaffney, South...
- Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 8:26 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesMore information is now available about the electrocution of a construction worker yesterday at UNCG. The worker was an employee of Greensboro-based Powertec Electric. Powertec was doing electrical...
- Pierce Egerton | July 06, 2009 7:13 PM |
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MiscellaneousFox8 is reporting that a man matching the description of a suspected South Carolina serial killer was shot and killed in North Carolina this morning.
The shooting occurred around 3:00 am.,...
- Pierce Egerton | July 06, 2009 6:48 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe News & Record is reporting that a man rewiring lighting fixtures near the bookstore was electrocuted when he opened a junction box that still had power. The man was taken to Cone Hospital...
- Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 11:42 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe Virginian-Pilot is reporting that two more workers have died from injuries sustained when a truck loaded with fireworks exploded on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The...
- Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 6:15 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesOne worker was killed and four others seriously injured when a truck filled with fireworks exploded this morning on Ocracoke Island, NC. WFMY is reporting that one of the injured suffered serious...
- Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 3:17 PM |
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MiscellaneousAn article in the July 1, New York Times raises just that question. The article cites several scientific studies published over the past year and a half. These studies all show an alarming loss of...
- Pierce Egerton | July 03, 2009 4:33 PM |
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MiscellaneousMy family and I plan to have a blast this Independence Day -- literally! Like millions of others all over the country we will be enjoying fireworks. It’s important to keep in mind in mind,...
- Pierce Egerton | July 03, 2009 2:58 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsWFMY and Burlington’s Times News are reporting another deadly vehicle crash in the Piedmont today. The crash occurred in the early morning hours on East Gilbreath Street in Graham, NC. The...
- Pierce Egerton | July 03, 2009 12:32 PM |
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MiscellaneousDid Michael Jackson use aliases to obtain prescription drugs? That’s what TMZ is reporting this morning. According to the report, MJ used names such as Omar Arnold and Jack London to obtain...
- Pierce Egerton | July 02, 2009 4:48 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsWe have already seen several serious accidents in the Piedmont this week and with far too many fatalities. Now we are on the eve of what is traditionally one of the most dangerous weekends of the...
- Pierce Egerton | July 02, 2009 11:44 AM |
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Someone screaming. A small child motionless on the bottom of a swimming pool. We’ve heard this tragic story too many times already this year. But this time it has a happy ending thanks...
- Pierce Egerton | July 01, 2009 3:44 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
The News & Record is reporting a tragic development in Monday’s single-vehicle crash on US 29. You may recall from my earlier blog entry that an 18-year-old young man was seriously...
- Pierce Egerton | July 01, 2009 10:53 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
The News & Record is now reporting more information about yesterday’s tragic accident on U.S. 64 in Randolph County that took the lives of Clarence and Elizabeth Poe of Sophia, NC.
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