The grandfather of a young woman who suffered severe and permanent brain damage when her mother’s vehicle was struck by a train has won his bid for a new trial in South Carolina. In Stephens v. CSX Transportation, plaintiff sued the railroad company and the state department of transportation, alleging…
A recent train accident in Pompano Beach took the life of a 31-year-old man. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), the accident occurred near the intersection of Dixie Highway and NE 48th Street around 7:00 p.m. The man reportedly walked into the path of an oncoming Florida East Coast…
Findings from a recently released study from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) concluded that governing the speed limits on our nation’s roadways, especially of commercial trucks, may be the way to go. Reducing speed limits may be the key to helping us to achieve safer roadways and fewer…
Just shy of 7 a.m. on Jan. 18, a Florida East Coast Railway train engineer reported spotting a body alongside the track just south of Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. Cops believe the victim – a white male – was side-swiped by a southbound…