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• Semi Truck Overturns on Highway

  Christina Cole | January 09, 2007 12:48 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  On Tuesday morning, at approximately 3:00, a semi overturned on I-70 downtown causing a diesel fuel spill all over the roadway.Non-hazardous materials including hair care products and hand lotions had to be unloaded from the truck. Road crews worked to clean up the accident throughout the morning. Traffic was impacted in the area and caused lane closures.

• Vioxx Decision Upheld, Award Reduced

  Christina Cole | January 08, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Good news for Felicia Garza - a Texas judge certified the ruling of a state jury that held the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. liable for the Vioxx related death of her husband. The bad news however is the same judge decided the initial damages awarded to Garza in the tune of $32 million, violated state laws and therefore reduced the award to $8.7 million.Leonel Garza died in 2001 after...

• Girl Bitten by Dog Won't Need Shots

  Christina Cole | January 07, 2007 11:44 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A young girl that was bitten by a dog will not have to be put through a series of rabies shots.The six-year-old was bitten at Airport Park in Colchester while she was sitting on a tire swing. The girl was hospitalized with what police call a bi gash on her back. Police began searching for the dog and the owner to verify the animal was vaccinated.The dog owner has been identified and the police...

• Couple Seeks $1.3 million from Maker of Ortho Evra

  Christina Cole | January 06, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  An Illinois couple is seeking $1.3 million in damages from Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical claiming the birth control patch Ortho Evra was the cause of the user suffering from deep vein thrombosis.Carla and Jason Fletcher filed a 27-count lawsuit on December 11th in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming the pharmaceutical company negligently designed,...

• E. Coli Report Released by Grand Jury

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  On Tuesday, the Monterey County Grand Jury released a report on E. coli and produce on the Central coast and they made some strong suggestions to help protect the public in the future.The grand jury found that only one waterway in the lower Salinas River watershed does not violate federal E. coli standards. The report surmises that outbreaks have and will continue to affect all of Monterey...

• One Person Dead in Gas Truck Accident

  Christina Cole | January 04, 2007 11:04 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  One man died in an early morning accident on Thursday after he lost control of the tanker truck he was driving, said authorities.State troopers got a report of the accident at 4:58am, Thursday, said officials, and hazardous materials teams were sent to the scene to clean up the gasoline that leaked from the overturned truck. Jackson County Coroner could not identify the victim pending...

• Boy Injured after being hit by Car

  Christina Cole | January 04, 2007 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  This morning, a 12-year-old Toledo boy was injured when he ran across South Avenue and was hit by a car.Jason Czerniakowski was taken to Toledo Hospital where he was listed in serious condition, said authorities. The vehicle driver was not hurt in the accident.The boy was cited for crossing the road outside of the crossing walk.

• Man Dies After Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | January 04, 2007 3:32 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Yesterday, a man fell to his death after an accident on a New York construction site.A two-ton beam fell on a front end loading machine the worker was operating, trapping it, said Authorities. The worker tried to use the machine to push the beam off of the building's second story ledge. Instead, it dragged him and the machine along with it. The worker was taken to the hospital where he died.

• Worker Falls 2 Stories to his Death in Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | January 03, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A construction worker operating an excavating machine during demolition of a vacant building fell to his death when a concrete beam fell off of a second story ledge, dragging the vehicle with it.A preliminary city report indicates the worker was using a front-end loader to push a 60ft. concrete beam to the ledge of a Bronx building's second floor when it got stuck. When attempting to dislodge...

• 12-year-old Bit by Dog in Toledo

  Christina Cole | January 03, 2007 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A 12-year-old boy was bit in the face by a 90lb male pit bull yesterday in Toledo, said authorities.Cody Hoffman was taken to the University Medical Center for stitches in his neck and cheek, said Tom Skeldon, Lucas County dog warden.The dog was in the basement when authorities arrived and was very aggressive, so it was tranquilized before being taken to the county pound. Another pit bull at the...