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22-year-old man rushed to hospital with burns after power line falls in bad weather in Kailua, Hawaii

Date: 
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Area: 
Honolulu, HI
The National Weather Service says the bad weather brought down a power line in Kailua. It happened around 9:30 Sunday morning and a young man was injured. The 22-year-old saw his van on fire and tried to put the fire out. That's when trouble began. The quiet of a Sunday morning on Ohana Avenue was shattered when residents heard a loud explosion. A power line split both ends of the live wire which caused considerable damage. Fortunately, he was not. The young man was taken to Castle Medical Center in critical condition and was later transferred to Queen's.

Herlinda Alzate-Barrera, 38, dead, eight injured in series of accidents blocking I-90 near Spokane, Washington

Date: 
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Area: 
Spokane, WA

One person has died and eight people were injured in a series of accidents just west of Spokane this morning. The accidents have blocked Interstate 90 eastbound, and westbound traffic is moving stop-and-go. The accidents appear to have been caused by icy conditions on the road and drivers traveling too fast for the conditions. A pickup truck lost control near the overpass crossing West Medical Lake 4 Lakes Road. The pickup crossed the median and headed into oncoming traffic.

Zack Davis, 18, dies in accident on the interchange between Highway 16 and I-5 near Tacoma

Date: 
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Area: 
Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Zack Davis, 18 years old, passed away Monday night. He was involved in a 6 car accident on the interchange between Highway 16 and I-5. The road was icy at the time. Mr. Davis's car was rear-ended while he was still in his car. The driver of that car will be cited. What money damages are recoverable in a death claim? Every death from an accident is tragic. When a death is the result of someone else’s negligence, certain survivors may make a wrongful death claim against those responsible.

Timothy Fleming, 31, killed by hit-and-run driver while walking his dog on Skogie Highway/St. Route 41 in Gurnee, Illinois

Date: 
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Area: 
Chicago, IL
Gurnee police are asking for the public's help finding a vehicle that is thought to have hit and killed a man and injured his dog in the Lake County suburb early this morning. The victim, identified as Timothy Fleming, 31, was found about 3:45 a.m. near the southbound entrance ramp to Skokie Highway/U.S. Route 41 from Washington Street in Gurnee after someone called police to say a man was down in that area, police said. Officers who arrived on-scene found Fleming lying unresponsive, next to an injured dog, police said in a news release. Paramedics found no signs of life.