Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders More than 1.7 million ladders are being recalled after bolts broke while people were using them, creating a risk of serious injury or death from falls. Louisville Ladder recalled about 1.77 million of its Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century attic stairway ladders, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Aug. 6. Another 13,054 ladders were sold in Canada. The CPSC said the bolts can break while the ladders are in use. The company has received 11 reports of bolts breaking, including one injury involving the neck, head and back. The recall covers Louisville, Featherlite…
Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman
Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman A 68-year-old hiker was rescued after suffering injuries in a fall on the Appalachian Trail in Dutchess County.  The incident happened on Friday, July 31, at around 3:45 p.m., when a forest ranger with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a report of an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail west of the Depot Hill Multiple Use Area in Beekman, the NYSDEC said in an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 5. According to the DEC, the Hopewell Junction resident slipped down a steep, rocky section of the trail, suffering bruises and a large gash to their leg. …
Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (PHOTOS) Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (PHOTOS) Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (PHOTOS)
Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (Photos) What started as an ordinary day in Maryland ended with a bedroom buried under a mountain of insulation after the ceiling inside a townhouse suddenly gave way. Two people suffered minor injuries in the collapse at a home in the 1600 block of Meadowood Court in Edgewood, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.  Both were taken to area hospitals — one by Harford County Department of Emergency Services and the other by Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company EMS. Photos from the scene show nearly the entire bedroom floor blanketed in pink insulation, with a large section of the …
Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: NJSP Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: NJSP Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: NJSP
Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: Njsp A crash between a Ford Van and a Kenilworth dump truck led to numerous injuries on Route 80 in Parsippany on Wednesday, Aug. 5, authorities said. At 5:14 a.m., a Kenilworth dump truck struck the back of the Ford van on Route 80 east, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State police said. As a result of the crash the Ford struck the center median, and the Kenworth struck the center median and a Tesla disabled on the left shoulder from a prior accident, Brennan said.  The driver of the Kenworth, the driver and passenger of the Tesla, and multiple passengers of the Ford…
Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police
Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police Two people were injured in a crash on Route 202 Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 6:16 p.m., first responders responded to Route 202 near Summer Road and found a Mercedes Benz C240 on fire, Readington Township Police said. A Volvo XC90 was also involved in the crash, police said. Officers began extinguishing the fire until members of the Three Bridges Fire Department arrived and extinguished the remaining flames, police said. Both drivers were hospitalized with minor injuries, police said.
Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police
Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police A teenage Capital Region prisoner assaulted a jail guard and another inmate, police said Sunday, Aug. 2. J’von M. Flores, 19, of Halfmoon, was behind bars in Saratoga County jail when he injured the guard in the eye, neck, chest, and leg on Tuesday, July 21, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. The guard was treated at a local urgent care facility. Flores intentionally assaulted another prisoner, then prevented the guard from intervening and attacked him, investigators said. He was arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault and remains held without bail, according to authorities…
Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown
Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown Firefighters and police used a rope rescue system to save an injured person who had fallen about 30 feet down a steep embankment alongside the New York State Thruway in Westchester County.  The rescue unfolded at around 1:35 p.m. on Friday, July 31, along the northbound side of Interstate 87 near mile marker 11.3 in Tarrytown, according to the Tarrytown Fire Department.   Responding crews arrived to find an injured person stranded roughly 30 feet below the roadway on a steep embankment.  Firefighters worked alongside the MTA Police Emergency Services Unit, New York Stat…
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash A 23-year-old motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a collision with a car on Long Island on  Saturday night, police said.  The crash happened at about 8:29 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Hempstead, according to detectives.  The victim was riding a 2007 black Kawasaki motorcycle westbound on Front Street when a 27-year-old man driving a 2024 Toyota Corolla made a left turn onto Front Street from Courtenay Road, causing the vehicles to collide Nassau County Police explained.  The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he was l…
Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING)
Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (Developing) Maryland firefighters raced into a burning apartment building Saturday after flames burst through a first-floor unit and thick black smoke poured into the sky. The fire broke out shortly after noon on Saturday, Aug. 1, in the 200 block of Beale Court in Baltimore, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story, low-rise apartment building, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Firefighters quickly went to work attacking the blaze as flames shot from multiple windows and licked up the side of the building, photos released from the scene show. O…
Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In New City Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In New City Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In New City
Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In New City A vehicle caught fire after a crash on a busy Rockland County roadway Wednesday afternoon, July 29,  forcing officials to shut down traffic in both directions.  The crash happened at around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, on Route 304 near Virginia Street in New City, according to the Clarkstown Police Department.  A photo from the scene released by police showed one vehicle engulfed in flames, sending thick black smoke high into the air.  Police said Route 304 was closed in both directions while crews from the New City Fire Department, New City Ambulance Corps, and Ro…
Concord Couple Killed In Head-On Crash After Oncoming Car Allegedly Crosses Center Line: DA Concord Couple Killed In Head-On Crash After Oncoming Car Allegedly Crosses Center Line: DA Concord Couple Killed In Head-On Crash After Oncoming Car Allegedly Crosses Center Line: DA
Concord Couple Killed In Head-On Crash After Oncoming Car Allegedly Crosses Center Line: DA Authorities in Massachusetts have opened an investigation after an elderly Concord couple was killed in a head-on crash when a Honda allegedly crossed the center line and slammed into their Tesla. John Hamilton, 82, and Paula Hamilton, 85, both of Concord, were the driver and front seat passenger of the Tesla when it was struck around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, on Walden Street at Bristers Hill Road in Concord, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. First responders said five people were hurt in the crash. They included two passengers in the Tesla, both 28-year-olds from …
Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Oakdale Highway Crash: Authorities Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Oakdale Highway Crash: Authorities Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Oakdale Highway Crash: Authorities
Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Oakdale Highway Crash: Authorities A pickup truck slammed into a Long Island business after its driver suffered a medical episode, authorities said. The 76-year-old East Patchogue woman was driving westbound on Montauk Highway through Oakdale when she had a medical emergency and lost control over her 2006 Chevrolet Silverado around 10 a.m. Monday, July 27, News 12 Long Island reported. Police said the woman then struck a 2017 white Mitsubishi sedan driven by a 76-year-old Bayport woman that had been traveling eastbound, then continued across the road into an Action Sports store, according to News 12. The pickup lost its fr…