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Child sexual abuse ranks among the most horrific of all crimes. When allegations of child sexual assault surfaced at Penn State University, many in Pennsylvania were shocked. Jerry Sandusky, an once revered assistant football coach, was charged with abusing eight boys over a 15-year time period. Sandusky denied the charges, but said he did shower [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Here’s a startling statistic about the link between pedestrian accidents and texting. If you’re texting while crossing the street, you’re four times more likely to be hit by a car than someone who’s not texting. Specifically, you have a 25 percent chance of being hit by a car while crossing the street if you’re texting. [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
News involving drivers over 65 years old used to focus on their high accident rate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported, “In 1997, older people (over 70 years old) made up 9 percent of the resident population but accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities and 17 percent of all pedestrian fatalities.” But [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
A 19-year-old Ambler, PA man on Aug. 17 was arrested on vehicular homicide charges in connection with a high-speed Montgomery County car accident in which two teen-agers were killed and two others sustained injuries. Story found on injury lawyer Philadelphia web site. Authorities charged Connor J. McNicholas, of Bryant Court, with two counts of vehicular [&hellip[ READ MORE ]