The benefits of sleeping for at least eight hours each night are widely known and accepted by the general public. Proper rest is associated with increased productivity, improved concentration, and a boosted mood. However, as a tired driver, you are not just less friendly to your passengers onboard—you are also…
People enjoying the privacy of their apartments take it for granted that they are safe from injury, especially from the ceiling above. However, that may not always be the case. Ceiling collapses are more common than one would think, especially in low-income housing. Most ceiling collapses are caused by water…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drunk driving causes an average of 32 fatalities every day in the United States — or one every 45 minutes. There were nearly 12,000 people killed in drunk driving crashes in one recent year alone, accounting for more than a quarter of all…
An MTA bus driver who killed a 69-year-old man in Staten Island and fled the scene is now facing criminal charges, according to news reports. The victim, Patrick Varriale, was crossing Forest Hill and Platinum Avenue intersection at around 4:30 a.m. on May 13, 2022. As Varriale was crossing the…
A fatal accident involving a double-decker Megabus out of New York City occurred on the NJ Turnpike in Middlesex County on August 8, 2022. The crash happened around 6:53 PM near the Thomas Edison Service Area entrance ramp in Woodbridge, NJ. The bus, carrying 22 passengers, lost control and struck…
On July 29, 2022, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Avon Morgan was sadly killed in a motorcycle crash in Hackensack, NJ. According to online reports, the tragedy occurred at the railroad crossing at Essex St. and East Railroad Ave. when the motorcycle and an SUV collided. Morgan, who began working for…
Over a million people serving in the US military began their careers at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. This 246 square mile US Marine Corps Base camp, active since 1941, sitting on 14 miles of beaches between two deep water ports of Wilmington and Morehead City, makes it a…
Second to car-to-car collisions, innocent people crossing streets are being struck every day by careless drivers, causing severe and life-threatening injuries. Too often, these accident victims are innocent children or the elderly. Often, for some reason, the official police report blames the pedestrian for the collision between the person and…
On July 13, 2022, a fatal chain-reaction crash occurred on Route I-95 in Teaneck, NJ. Two women from the Bronx, NY lost their lives when a truck pulling a utility trailer rear-ended their vehicle just after midnight near the DeGraw Ave. overpass. A third vehicle then collided with the truck,…
Older drivers will remember being taught to look at the rearview mirrors and glance over their shoulder to check blind spots before backing a car. Younger drivers today may be taught the same safety practices, but they may be driving vehicles with backup cameras to show what is behind the…
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