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Young Driver Airlifted Following Mississippi Car Crash

Accident investigators with the Mississippi Highway Patrol say they are in the process of investigating a terrible accident in Kosciusko, MS that happened earlier this week and left the drivers of two cars seriously injured. Police say that they first received a call about the Attala County accident a little before 9 p.m. Monday night. Emergency responders were then dispatched…

Texting While Driving Remains Serious Problem In Mississippi

It sometimes seems like no matter how many times people hear the stories of how dangerous texting while driving can be, there are some who will continue their behavior unabated. The incredibly dangerous and irresponsible behavior leads to thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries every year, each one preventable. Sadly, Mississippi legislators have not done enough to…

BP Handed Serious Defeat By Fifth Circuit

In an important victory for plaintiffs across the Gulf Coast, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a serious blow to BP last month when the court rejected BP’s attempt to block settlement payments to large numbers of victims. Specifically, BP had tried to prevent businesses from claiming a share of settlement funds unless they could clearly trace their losses…

GM Recall Highlights Hidden Danger To Drivers

In a tragic case that has managed to grab newspaper headlines for weeks, GM’s recent recall which now appears to be headed for an increasingly litigious end. That’s because GM revealed earlier this week that it had hired Kenneth Feinberg, a famous defense attorney who has worked on major disaster payment cases previously. In fact, Feinberg recently worked on establishing…

Oil Carrying Trains Pose Serious Risks

Late last month a train operated by the Canadian National Railway Company derailed and began leaking hazardous materials in southeastern Mississippi. The derailment forced the evacuation of residents and businesses located nearby. Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency say that no one was injured in the incident. However, 21 tanker cars derailed with eight of the cars suffering ruptures…

Medical Condition Causes Deadly Tractor-Trailer Accident

A deadly accident occurred in D’Iberville, MS late last week when a tractor-trailer crossed I-10 and collided with an oncoming passenger vehicle. The force of the head-on collision resulted in the death of both drivers. According to the police reports, the accident occurred just after 6 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Donald Lockhart was driving his big rig along I-10 when…

Icy Roads Lead To Several Deadly Crashes Across Mississippi

A woman is dead and two others are seriously injured following an accident in Smith County, MS involving a tractor-trailer. Emergency officials say the accident happened on snow covered local roads and led to the death of a passenger in a 1992 Toyota pickup truck. Mississippi Highway Patrol officials say that the accident occurred when an 18-wheeler stalled on a…

Wrong Way Wreck Leaves One Young Person Dead And Two Others Injured

Two young college students are working hard to recover from an accident that left another young driver dead earlier this month in southern Mississippi. Officials say the accident was a head-on collision, a notoriously dangerous type of accident that frequently proves fatal. According to law enforcement authorities, 18-year-old Jennifer Stapel was driving herself a friend back to Mississippi Gulf Coast…