It is frightening to be driving on I-39 south, near Harrison Avenue in Rockford, and see a vehicle speeding towards you—traveling northbound in your southbound lane. This is a dangerous situation, often resulting in a fatal head-on collision. Many wrong-way drivers are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Others are elderly drivers or motorists …
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In an effort to understand the link between marijuana use and fatal accidents, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health recently conducted an analysis of nine epidemiologic studies. The team looked at accident statistics from six states that perform toxicology tests on any driver involved in a fatal crash—California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, …
Actress Natasha Richardson died in March 2009, after she fell and hit her head on a beginner’s ski slope in Quebec, Canada. By all accounts, the accident was minor—the actress refused medical treatment at the scene. What she did not realize was that she was bleeding internally and pressure was building up in her brain. …
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