Driving Dangers in the Supermarket Parking Lot: Serious Injuries and Fatalities Raise Questions about Store Parking Facilities A successful supermarket or other retailer has an understanding of the importance of providing patrons with an accessible parking lot. A retailer naturally wants its customers to be able to get into and out of its store with relative ease. On the other hand, a retailer typically has something of a mindset that a parking lot presents something of a dead space, at…
Tis the season to be jolly. For a significant percentage of people across the United States, jolly oftentimes translates to consuming copious amounts of adult libations. From the eve of Halloween and lasting through New Year’s Day, people in the U.S.A. understandably make the winter holiday season a time for celebrating. Office parties, family gatherings, special events (including at restaurants, bars, and nightclubs) are the order of the season. Unfortunately, even in the age of rideshare, public transport, traditional taxis,…
New Jersey investigators are attempting to determine why a New Jersey youth and two friends died when they drove a car at high speed into an elementary school building. Those killed in the crash were Matthew Budesa, the driver, 20, of Pine Beach, NJ; Kimberly Van Gorden, 20, of Beachwood, NJ; and Matthew Witzgall, 21, of Toms River, NJ, one was the son of a longtime borough councilman. The crash occurred early this month when somewhere between 4 and 4:30…
According to reports, the Federal Aviation Administration has approved a regulation that requires operators of older US-registered Boeing 737s to install new warning systems within three years that will warn pilots of pressurization problems onboard. The warning systems are in response to a 2005 crash of a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 that was flying from Cypress to Greece. That crash occurred when the aircraft had climbed to its cruising level without automatic cabin pressurization. Without the cabin pressurized the human…
Jermaine Frank and Raymond Ally were found drowned in a car after racing on public roads, reports say. Reports say Ally, who is a legitimate drag racer with notable wins to his credit, was driving and taking a corner at high speed when he lost control of the vehicle. It veered off the roadway and overturned in a canal near. The pair was evidently trapped in the vehicle for some time before rescuers managed to retrieve their bodies. The two…