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• Vermont Mail Carrier Wins $25,000 in Dog Bite Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 11:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Despite the fact he asked for more than $100,000, the attorney for a Vermont mail carrier is happy with the $25,000 verdict his client received in a dog bite lawsuit last week. Sharon Crosby suffered a dog bite while on her route in 2001. Joseph Brown's 4 year-old German Shepherd got loose and bit Crosby on the hand and leg as she was attempting to deliver mail to the home.Crosby was out of...

• Truck Accident Data Provided By DOT

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 10:53 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  As I was surfing the internet this morning looking for data on trucking accidents (semis, tractor trailers, commercial vehicles in general, etc.), I came across the Department of Transportation's website. They offer crash profiles for large truck and bus accidents. The site provides national and state statistics and includes information such as the number of trucks and buses involved in both...

• Hwy 70 Car Accident Claims Woman's Life

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 10:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An accident two-car on Highway 70 East Thursday morning claimed the life of Joyce B. Tyus. Tyus was killed when a Chevy Silverado, driven by Eric Bell, crossed the center line and hit Tyus' Altima head-on.Officials at the scene said Tyus was not wearing her seatbelt but that her son, who was sitting in the front passenger seat was wearing his. His wife, who is pregnant and was lying down in the...