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One dead, four injured in Friday Kentucky auto accident

November 27, 2007

One person died and four others were injured in a three-vehicle Kentucky car accident on Friday, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader. Around 7:20 p.m., a driver crossed the center line and collided head-on into another car, and a third car attempted to avoid the accident but crashed into one of the vehicles in the process.

The 62-year-old woman who was crashed into by the driver who caused the accident was pronounced dead at the scene of the Kentucky auto accident. Her son was flown to a West Virginia hospital for emergency surgery, while two others were taken to hospitals to be treated for their car accident injuries.

Nov

Officer’s vehicle sideswiped in Indiana auto accident

November 20, 2007

The Indianapolis Star reported that a woman who sideswiped a police car in an Indiana car accident will face drunken driving charges. The 24-year-old tested at 0.19 percent in a blood-alcohol level test and was arrested Friday night.

The officer was on a traffic stop when the woman clipped the passenger-side mirror on the police officer’s vehicle. No one was injured in the Indiana auto accident, and the woman was pulled over just north of where she sideswiped the car.

Nov

Kentucky auto accident injures Henderson man

November 16, 2007

A 65-year-old Henderson car accident victim was injured when he swerved to miss an on-coming semi-truck and hit another vehicle, according to The Gleaner. The Kentucky auto accident happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The Kentucky car accident happened when a tractor trailer lost control and swerved into the opposite lane of traffic. Police said they believe the truck’s brakes locked up.

No other auto accident injuries were reported.

Nov

Herbal pills for sexual enhancement could lead to Kentucky drug injuries

November 13, 2007

The Gleaner reported that several pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to other popular sexual enhancement drugs were found to lead to serious drug injuries like stroke or death, especially when couple with common heart and blood-pressure drugs in men.

While these medications tout exotic ingredients, they also contain unregulated versions of the expensive pharmaceutical pills they are meant to replace, and could cause severe Kentucky drug injuries.

Nov

Merck & Co. to pay $4.85B in drug injury lawsuits

11-9-07

Merck & Co. announced Friday that it will end thousands of drug injury lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx by paying out $4.85 billion, in what is said to be the biggest drug injury settlement in history, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Vioxx was pulled off of shelves by the manufacturer Sept. 30, 2004 because researchers found the painkiller doubled users’ risk of heart attacks and strokes. The manufacturer is emphasizing that this is not a class action settlement and they are not admitting fault in the drug injury lawsuits, however this is a major concession by the pharmaceutical giant.

47,000 drug injury victims and 265 potential class action cases were facing Merck before this deal was struck. For drug injury victims to qualify for a settlement, their claims must have been filed by Thursday and they must meet several criteria.

Nov

13-year-old bicyclist injured in Kentucky auto accident

11-6-07

The Gleaner reported that a 13-year-old boy was injured in a Henderson car accident Sunday morning. He was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a car around.

The Kentucky car accident victim was first taken to Methodist hospital and then flown to Evansville around noon. The Henderson auto accident happened when a 23-year-old driver failed to see the teen and struck him near South Adams Street.

Nov

Trooper becomes victim of Indiana drunk driving accident

11-5-07

A trooper was injured in a Jasper drunk driving accident Sunday morning, according to the Evansville Courier & Press. The Indiana trooper was leaving a traffic stop when the Jasper car accident happened.

The 23-year-old who rear-ended the drunk driving victim’s vehicle was sent to jail on a preliminary DUI charge with a prior conviction. The man who caused the Indiana auto accident was convicted of a DUI in 2006. He is being held on a $7,500 bond at the Crawford County Jail.

Nov

Indiana auto accident leaves two injured

November 2, 2007

A man is being treated for car accident injuries after running into a utility pole Wednesday night, according to the Evansville Courier & Press. The Evansville auto accident happened when the 40-year-old was on 7th and Green Streets.

Details on a passenger involved in the Indiana car accident were not available, but police believe he was a juvenile. Crews had to cut the two from the vehicle in order to get them out and take them to the hospital to be treated for their auto accident injuries.

Nov

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