Year: 2012

Maryland safety officials have launched an investigation into workplace safety after the deaths of a man and his two sons at a farm. Authorities believe the man, 48, and his teenage sons were killed in a work accident at a large dairy farm in Kennedyville, Maryland. The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Agency will lead the investigation, […]

City officials in Baltimore have seen one too many car accidents involving pedestrians, and they have dedicated themselves to doing something about it. Although the number of pedestrian and car accidents in the city is the lowest it has been in a decade, Baltimore still accounts for about 30 percent of car-pedestrian collisions in the state. Because […]

Officials with the city of Baltimore have given the go-ahead to pay $340,000 to settle claims made against the city following three car accidents where city employees were at fault. It proves that governments can be held accountable for negligent behavior. The largest payout, $200,000, will go to a woman who was hit by a car […]

An employee of a Maryland coal mine suffered a broken back in a work accident that occurred as he tried to put supplies into place. The man, who authorities said they believed was in his 20s, was taken by helicopter to the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The accident occurred in a mine in […]

Treacherous road design and fog might have combined to leave three men dead in a car accident involving a tractor-trailer. The accident, which occurred in Jacksonville, Maryland, just north of Baltimore, happened as the truck, hauling 45,000 pounds of milk, drove southbound on Jarrettsville Pike near Dulaney Valley Road. A Volkswagen Jetta, traveling north, lost control […]

A year after a motor vehicle accident left three Maryland teenagers dead, members of the community remain at odds over the sentencing of the driver, whose prison term was recently reduced. On one side stands the family of the three victims and their supporters. On the other side is the driver, who claimed a judge wanted to […]

A police chase in West Baltimore led to a car accident that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old woman and injuries to her mother and daughter. The woman’s family is not ready to forgive the police or the man fleeing. The accident occurred as the women’s car attempted to cross Poplar Grove Street at West […]

A former leukemia patient has won his appeal to overturn the dismissal of a medical malpractice suit. The appellate judges are now sending the case back to the trial court for further proceedings. Nearly eight years ago, the man was 16 and admitted to a hospital in another mid-Atlantic state. After a series of tests, an on-call […]

The Towson University community was left to mourn the death of a 20-year-old student, who was killed in a motor vehicle accident as he walked near the campus in Towson, Maryland. The man was struck early on a Saturday morning as he attempted to cross the street. Police in Baltimore County said the driver — who they […]

A contractor previously cited for workplace safety violations in Maryland and surrounding areas is fighting federal fines and citations it received after an employee died as a result of a work accident. The problem again brings to light the fact that many contractors don’t adhere to the same safety standards as regular employers. On Aug. 8, […]