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Bogalusa Louisiana Head-On Collision Car Wreck Injures Two and Kills Two

A Franklinton, Louisiana man driving a 2001 Ford Expedition attempted to pass four vehicles in a no-passing zone on Louisiana Highway 10 around Bogalusa, Louisiana, on Friday, April 16, 2010, resulting in a head-on collision car wreck with a 2001 Ford truck that caught on fire after impact. The drivers…

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Cooper Tire Tread Separation Results in $32.8 Million Jury Verdict for Rollover Accident Resulting in Quadriplegia and Wrongful Death

On March 19, 2010, an Iowa jury returned a $32.8 million verdict in favor of Ivon Toe, Assata Karlar and five passengers in a 1997 Chrysler minivan that rolled over after sustaining a tire tread separation on the rear mounted Cooper Tire. Ivon Toe was rendered quadriplegic and Assata Karla…

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Lafourche Parish Louisiana 18 Wheeler Accident Kills Truck Driver

A 2007 International 18-wheeler driver fell asleep and crossed the center line of Louisiana Highway 24 in Larose, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, killing a Dodge truck driver. The pick-up driver was unable to avoid the collision with the oncoming big rig. According to a study conducted by the Institute for Traffic…

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Construction Accident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Results in Fatal Brain Injury

On February 16, 2010, a Southland Steel Fabricators construction worker suffered a fatal traumatic brain injury and another worker sustained minor injuries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after the construction workers fell 20 feet to the ground from a lift after it was struck by a beam. According to the National…

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Caddo Parish Louisiana Tour Bus Accident Kills Two Men After Truck Crosses Center Line

A pickup truck crossed the center line and collided head-on with Trace Adkins’ tour bus in Caddo Parish, Louisiana on February 13, 2010. The truck driver and his passenger were killed instantly. Five members of Trace Adkins’ band received minor injuries. According to Baton Rouge, Louisiana truck injury lawyer, Scott…

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Big Rig Accident at U.S. 190 and I-49 in Opelousas, Louisiana Kills Community Leader

Former chamber of commerce director and dean of a technical college in Opelousas, Louisiana was killed in an accident with a big rig on January 29, 2010. The truck accident occurred when an 18 wheeler exited I-49 onto U.S. 190 and drove past the stop sign and into the path…

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Houma, Louisiana Motorcycle Accident Claims Life of Deputy Sheriff

On Sunday, February 7, 2010, a 25 year veteran of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office was killed while escorting a Mardi Gras float by motorcycle. The accident occurred when a car made an illegal left turn in front of the float and hit the deputy’s motorcycle as it was passing…

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Tire Blowout in Hammond, Louisiana Results in SUV Rollover Death

A Tickfaw, Louisiana woman was killed on January 12, 2010 on I-12 in Hammond, Louisiana, when her 2004 Mercury Mountaineer sustained a rear left tire blowout, causing the SUV to roll over several times. The cause of the tire blowout is unknown at this time. It could have been caused…

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Jonesboro Man and Winnfield Woman Killed in Collision Near the Jackson – Winn Parish line

On January 4, 2010, and 18 wheeler being operated by a Jonesboro, Louisiana man traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 167 near the Jackson Parish and Winn Parish line crossed the center line and struck an oncoming car being operated by a Winnfield, Louisiana woman. Both drivers were killed. While Louisiana…

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