A fire at the Equinox Chemical Plant in Albany has left one person severely burnt. The flash fire occurred on April 15th. 37-year-old Jason Pate suffered second and third degree burn injuries over up to 70% of his body. He was taken to the Augusta Burn Center where his condition…
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Tractor Trailer-Tanker Truck Accident in Coweta County Ends in Blaze
Interstate 85 in Coweta County has been an accident magnet for the past several weeks because of the construction work going on there in both northbound and southbound lanes. Several truck accidents have been reported. The construction work has meant that traffic rules are being broken at random. Truck drivers…
States Moving to Crack Down on Sale of Defective Old Tires That can Cause Accidents
States Moving to Crack Down on Sale of Defective Old Tires That can Cause Accidents An ABC News investigation last year revealed that thousands of motorists may be at risk for automobile accidents because their vehicles are fitted with aged tires that are older than the recommended age limit for…
Augusta Patient Among HIV Positive After Medical Errors at VA Hospital
The Department of Veteran Affairs has confirmed that three patients who were tested at three of its facilities have tested positive for the HIV virus, including one patient from Augusta, Georgia. The two other patients are reportedly from Murfreesboro in Tennessee and Miami. These patients got tested for HIV after…
Toy Company to Pay $1.1 Million to CPSC to Settle Defective Toy Allegations
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Mega Brands America Inc. will pay a $1.1 million civil penalty to settle allegations that the company failed to inform the government about the dangers posed by its Magnetix building sets. The defective toys were the subject of a recall in…
BMW Driver in Fatal South Fulton Accident Arrested
Police in Fulton County arrested the driver of BMW that was involved in a fatal car accident on Easter Sunday. The car accident killed Robert and Delisia Carter, their nine-year-old daughter Kayla, and their two month old son. A six year old child in another car was also killed in…
Storms Batter North Georgia, One Killed in Accident
Raging storms lashed Atlanta and much of north Georgia over the weekend, and several accidents were traced to the poor weather, including one fatal car accident that left one man dead. Pickens County resident, Raymond Jones was killed when a tree fell on a car on Nacoochee Drive in Atlanta.…
Risk of Truck Accidents by Medically Unfit Drivers
Thousands of motorists continue to be at risk from truck accidents caused by truckers who are just too sick to drive. That terrifying fact comes to us via a report by a television station which claims that tens of thousands of truck drivers continue to be able to drive, despite…
Georgia’s School Students at Risk for Illnesses from Toxic Exhaust Fumes
Georgia’s school children are sharing their buses with more than just their school mates, this report reveals. The presence of several types of toxins that can not only trigger asthma and other respiratory disorders, but also cause cancer is enough reason for parents to worry. . According to the report,…
Student in Fatal Cobb County Drunk Driving Accident Intoxicated During Crash
The toxicology report of a Cobb County high school student who was killed in a car accident in January has confirmed that he had a blood alcohol level of .133 at the time of the crash. 16-year-old Garrett Reed was killed on January 24th in a collision with another car.…