Houston police are investigating a fatal construction accident that occurred at the South Highway, also known as State Highway 288 on April 22nd. The victim, Manuel A. Seja, 47, of Houston, was working in front of a white International Cement truck, which was parked at a construction site at State Highway 288 and MacGregor. The truck, parked underneath the freeway alongside Brays Bayou, somehow jumped out of gear and it jerked forward and fatally struck him. Seja was pronounced dead…
A Phoenix toddler died after being found in a backyard pool in west Phoenix recently. Reports say the toddler found his way into the backyard pool through an unlocked doggie door. Reports say emergency services responded to a home on North 113th Drive where they found the 2-year-old boy unresponsive after having fallen into the family swimming pool. Family members had already performed CPR on the boy, but the toddler was not breathing and did not have a pulse when…
Reports say the body recovered from the Elm Fork of the Trinity River is that of Hwanyeo Park of Coppell, TX. Coppell police had been searching for the man, reported missing since May 3rd. Park was reportedly last seen leaving his home around 2 p.m. on May 3. Family members reported him missing late that same that evening. Park, 84, who only spoke Korean, typically walked in the afternoon, leaving around 2 p.m. and returning typically by 6 p.m. When…
An Illinois court recently found a Romeoville man not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning death of his 18-month-old son, reports say. Chidi Esi, 29-year-old, was convicted recently of drowning his son in a bathtub, but the court determined that Esi’s mental state prevented him from being conscious of his own actions. The drowned boy, who died on Oct. 9, 2009, was apparently fed an antipsychotic medicine and then — while unable to remain lucid — drowned in…
An Ohio woman drowned last month when information she was given from the 911 operator after floodwaters swept her Volkswagen Beetle into an Ohio creek kept her in the car instead of trying to save herself by getting out of the submerged vehicle. The woman, Lisa Roswell of Norwalk drowned February 28 of this year after she called 911 for help. On the recording of the call, the Norwalk police 911 dispatcher told Roswell to stay in her sinking car….