Posted on July 23, 2014 in Personal Injury, Safety
Every year, an average of 38 children die after being left alone in hot cars. Tragically, this summer’s death toll is climbing as rapidly as the outdoor temperatures. Seventeen children have already lost their lives due to heatstroke after being left unattended in vehicles, according to the latest data from KidsAndCars.org. That’s why Kids and…
Posted on July 2, 2014 in Safety
If it blows up or goes up in Lexington, it’s illegal. That’s how fire officials like to explain local ordinances about fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday, according to WKYT. Even though state law allows people to buy fireworks in many Kentucky counties, they cannot be set off in Fayette County. Small handheld fireworks…
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Personal Injury, Safety
More than 1 million people were treated in U.S. emergency rooms over a ten-year period for injuries sustained in trampoline accidents, according to a recent study by medical researchers from the University of Indiana School of Medicine. The researchers examined data from 100 hospitals on trampoline-related injuries between 2002 and 2011. Nearly 289,000 people –…
Posted on May 15, 2013 in Safety
Each year, more than 1,000 children under the age of 14 are killed in auto accidents in Kentucky and nationwide – and approximately 180,000 children are injured. Many of those young victims would have been spared if they had been properly restrained in a safety seat. Child car seats reduce the risk of death in…
Posted on November 18, 2011 in Bus Accident, Safety, Truck Accidents
A Kentucky school bus crash earlier this month has resulted in various minor injuries to many of the 16 elementary school students on a field trip to Mammoth Cave. The accident, caused by a tractor-trailer bumping the front fender of the bus, sent the bus flipping over an embankment. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported…