- Lee Coleman | January 31, 2007 3:47 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe intersection of North Kentucky 1247 and Kentucky 70 near Somerset was the site of the accident that sent the Eubank chief of police to the UK Chandler Hospital Tuesday. A woman apparently drove her van through the intersection, disregarding the stop sign, and hit the police chiefs car. His cruiser then flew off the road and overturned. The police chief had to be extricated from the car and...
- Lee Coleman | January 29, 2007 4:19 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAmgen who makes Aranesp sent a letter out to healthcare professionals about a study it had conducted. The study showed it was ineffective in reducing RBC transfusions in patients with anemia not due to concurrent chemotherapy. It also showed a higher mortality in patients who were receiving Aranesp. This study was done comparing the medication with a placebo. This study was done to establish of...
- Lee Coleman | January 27, 2007 6:44 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAt least according to a study recently done by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm Insurance Company. It appears teens realize the dangers of drinking and driving that we've been sending for years, but there is much more. Surveys show that kids are riding with other kids who are singing and dancing to music, talking on cell phones while at the wheel. Having other teens in the...
- Lee Coleman | January 26, 2007 1:39 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSeventeen students were injured last week in a bus crash in Grant County and the bus driver who was driving has now been arrested. A search warrant obtained earlier in the week and executed turned up charges of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana less than 8 oz. The...
- Lee Coleman | January 25, 2007 4:31 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsMonday the Thomason Byway took it's third death since opening in August. A 23- year-old expectant mother was killed when her Kia SUV was struck by a 45-year-old from Clarkson who failed to stop at a stop sign. The Kia overturned several times and came to rest on it's top on the shoulder of the byway. The Highway Department has put flags at the top of signs at the intersections of 1214 & 920 and...
- Lee Coleman | January 24, 2007 11:44 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Tuesday morning around 7:30 in Fleming County a school bus carrying 23 students ran off Ky. 111 and turned on it's side. The driver and three students were immediately taken to Fleming County Hospital for observation. Five other students were sent after a school nurse examined them. All are in good condition according to a hospital spokesman. The accident is still under investigation.
- Lee Coleman | January 23, 2007 4:07 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)I came across an article in the Witchita Eagle that was very interesting as far as bringing to attention just what is in those rail cars that roll through our cities every day. Last week here in Kentucky we had two train accidents in two days with hazardous materials involved. According to the paper 30 rail cars a day come through the heart of Lexington carrying such toxins as chlorine and...
- Lee Coleman | January 22, 2007 3:06 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Friday the trains were once again rolling on the tracks in Bullitt County, after a massive derailment on Tuesday. 800 feet of new track had been laid where the fires had scorched the tracks. No answers yet from federal investigators or CSX officials on the cause of the incident. On Saturday some evacuated residents were allowed to return home briefly for necessary items and to check on pets....
- Lee Coleman | January 19, 2007 1:24 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsWednesday morning was deadly on the train tracks at 29 North Main Street in Walton, KY, where a father and son were killed when the 1982 Chevrolet truck they were in was struck while crossing the tracks. The truck was dragged more than 1,000 feet and caught on fire. It is unclear whether the crash impact or the fire was the cause of death. This was the third train accident in Kentucky in as many...
- Lee Coleman | January 19, 2007 1:21 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Our firm was the first to file a lawsuit yesterday in federal court in Louisville. Lawsuits CSX may have to face are:Personal InjuryProperty Loss or DamageLoss of IncomeLoss of BusinessForced EvacuationShelter In PlaceWe have 17 plaintiffs right now and expect more. People living within a mile have not been allowed back into their homes, some have been allowed to check on pets but only briefly....
- Lee Coleman | January 18, 2007 1:39 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals leftover from the Tuesday CSX train crash in Bullitt County begins. CSX workers began burning it off in a controlled burn. A huge pit of 90,000 gallons of 1, 3-butadiene from three rail cars is where they started. 14 cars caught fire in the crash from the 80-car train that was headed from Louisville to Birmingham, AL. Around 500 people were evacuated some...
- Lee Coleman | January 17, 2007 1:12 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A recorder was recovered from the train, and hopefully clues will be found as to why the CSX train derailed in Bullitt County yesterday. This was the second major train wreck for CSX in less than 24 hours in Kentucky. The other train wreck was in Irvine, Kentucky and happened Monday when four runaway rail cars traveled 20 miles before crashing into two parked rail cars. In the Bullitt County...
- Lee Coleman | January 17, 2007 11:56 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly this morning as a bus was taking students to Grant County Middle School, the bus dropped off the right side of the road and then back across and off the left, sideswiping a pole near the back of the bus. The driver and 17 students were taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Some of the children's injuries were severe enough they had to be sent to other hospitals for treatment. No...
- Lee Coleman | January 17, 2007 11:27 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Wednesday morning the crash site is still burning where a CSX train derailed yesterday morning with 80 freight cars, some of which were carrying hazardous materials. Firefighters used a foam to try to extinguish the fire on a few cars but over all it was to be allowed to burn out. I-65 has reopened but may still have some more closure at some point. The shelter was still open today at Okolona...
- Lee Coleman | January 16, 2007 4:18 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The State Fire Marshall working with local fire officials have decided to let the fire burn itself out in Bullitt County. Those who have been evacuated still do not know how long the evacuation will last. The Red Cross opened a shelter at Okolona Christian Church at 1081 Faithful Way.Residents this morning woke to a rumble and shaking of windows close to the scene. One resident said they could...
- Lee Coleman | January 16, 2007 3:54 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Early this morning around 8:45 a freight train derailed just south of Louisville. I-265 is shut down both directions. Homes, an elementary school and business were evacuated. So far 11 people have been treated at Jewish Hospital Medical Center South for injuries related to the the effects of the chemicals from the crash and four others at Norton Healthcare. Fumes from the crash forced a warning...
- Lee Coleman | January 15, 2007 12:28 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA and the company Davol/Bard have issued and expanded recall and withdrawl of the Large Oval Ring and Large Circle Patches. The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch can break, leading to bowel perforations and chronic intestinal fistulae. These are very serious conditions that pose a pronounced health risk to affected patients. Symptoms may include severe pain, nausea, vomiting, or a large bulge at...
- Lee Coleman | January 12, 2007 8:35 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsHealthDay reports that U.S. government research shows over-the-counter cold medicines can be deadly and harmful if given to children under the age of 2. The only approved use of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines by the FDA is in children over the age of 2. Studies done in children under the age of 2 have shown the medications are no more effective than a placebo. With those results,...
- Lee Coleman | January 11, 2007 1:25 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSix separate crashes claimed six lives in a one week time frame in Kentucky. From January 2nd until January 7th single fatalities were reported in Grayson, Letcher, Jefferson, Meade, Pike and Warren Counties. Three were not wearing seatbelts and one was unknown. Ten people have died since the start of 2007 but this is still two fewer than this time last year. Of the total 10, six were not...
- Lee Coleman | January 09, 2007 3:47 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsSaturday morning around 9 a.m. on highway 15 a vehicle driven by a 72-year-old from Sassafras crossed into the path of a coal truck, striking it head on. The 72-year-old was killed. The coal truck overturned after skidding several hundred feet and burst into flames. The driver was able to escape the truck and as only treated for minor injuries at Whitesburg Hospital. The highway was closed for...
- Lee Coleman | January 07, 2007 6:35 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Two vehicle accident on US 127 in Russell Springs sent both drivers to the hospital. A 33-year-old Columbia woman was northbound when she struck the rear of a vehicle driven by a 66-year-old Dunnville man. He had slowed for a vehicle that was turning. He required air evacuation to the University of Kentucky Hospital. She was transported to the Russell County Hospital. The Kentucky State...
- Lee Coleman | January 06, 2007 6:33 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMichael Alex a basketball coach for Riverside Christian School was killed on KY 15 Monday afternoon. His truck apparently crossed the center line and struck a Toyota Camry. Both drivers died at the scene. Three people in the Camry a female and two children were flown to the UK Medical Center in Lexington. School administrators canceled classes Tuesday.
- Lee Coleman | January 06, 2007 6:33 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMichael Alex a basketball coach for Riverside Christian School was killed on KY 15 Monday afternoon. His truck apparently crossed the center line and struck a Toyota Camry. Both drivers died at the scene. Three people in the Camry a female and two children were flown to the UK Medical Center in Lexington. School administrators canceled classes Tuesday.
- Lee Coleman | January 05, 2007 3:29 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAround 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning a crash killed three people when the car apparently struck a tree and caught fire. According to police reports the victims were burned beyond recognition. It happened on Cedar Grove Road in Bullitt County, the vehicle was a white Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera. Witnesses said the vehicle had been traveling at a high rate of speed before the accident. 53-year-old...
- Lee Coleman | January 04, 2007 3:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTuesday afternoon an accident on Campbell Lane claimed the life of a 29-year-old Bowling Green man. A 78-year-old Russellville woman was westbound on Campbell Lane when she drifted off the road and struck the 29-year-old as he aws pulling out of Compton's Auto Repair, his vehicle then struck a Dodge Durango that was unoccupied in the parking lot of Merrick Place East. The 29-year-old was taken...
- Lee Coleman | January 02, 2007 4:22 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSaturday morning two Morganfield residents were injured when a 15-year-old drove a minivan through the corner of the house into the bedroom landing on top of one of the residents where they were sleeping. A 22-year-old woman was airlifted to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville and is in serious condition. A 21-year-old male was transported to Methodist Hospital in Union County, his condition was...