As reported in local news a few days ago, a pedestrian suffered serious personal injury when struck by a Tucson police vehicle. The incident occurred early Sunday morning at the intersection of East Broadway and South Kolb Road.
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It seems that mobile homes in the Tucson area can sometimes be dangerous places to live, as illustrated by a recent local news story regarding a fire that resulted in multiple personal injuries. Continue reading “Tucson Mobile Home Residents Suffer Burns And Other Personal Injuries”
According to a local news report, a couple of days ago a possibly-impaired driver sent three people to Tucson hospitals with personal injuries, including himself and his passenger. The accident occurred in early morning traffic at the intersection of North LaCholla Boulevard and West Rudasill Road. Continue reading “Possibly-Impaired Driver Sends 3 To Hospital, Including Himself”
As highlighted by a recent news report, it seems like Tucson is becoming a hotspot for hit-and-run accidents resulting in serious personal injuries. The most recent incident involves a lone pedestrian who was struck while enjoying an evening stroll near North Oracle and Prince Roads. Continue reading “Tucson Hit-and-Run Driver Causes Serious Personal Injuries”
A new map and survey released by the Living Streets Alliance (LSA) in Tucson reveals a staggering number of bike crashes along the route of the new streetcar line.
During the self-reporting period over the past 18 months since August 2012, a whopping 86 bicycle accidents were logged by cyclists. All the cycling crashes occurred when riders attempted to ride alongside the streetcar tracks, or cross them. Continue reading “Tucson’s new streetcar line: A serious hazard for cyclists”
As reported in local news a couple of weeks ago, a Tucson-area man suffered a significant personal injury when he fell about 30 feet after a guardrail gave way at a scenic overlook spot on Mount Lemmon during his early morning visit to the site.
Pima County Sheriff’s deputies said the 44-year-old man’s injuries were considerable, although not life-threatening. Continue reading “Tucson man injured in fall from scenic overlook”
As reported recently on Fox News, three Tucson-area residents suffered personal injuries when a section of ceiling collapsed in a Tucson strip mall. Sources at the Northwest Fire District said the collapse occurred on July 8th at about 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Four people were sitting in a breezeway outside the offices of the Arizona Department of Economic Security awaiting their appointments when a large section of drywall panels suddenly broke free from the ceiling overhead and fell onto them. Continue reading “Tucson Ceiling Collapse Injures 3”
A couple of days ago, the crash of a small airplane during a takeoff from Rimrock Airport caused personal injuries to the two people aboard. The accident frightened local residents, and has some Tucson area residents worrying about the dangers of small planes coming down unexpectedly in neighborhood areas.
The single-engine plane crashed at the end of the runway as it attempted to take off in bad weather conditions during the morning hours of August 13th. Rescuers from the Montezuma Rimrock Fire District (MRFD) responded along with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO). Continue reading “Plane Crash Causes Personal Injury”
According to a recent Associated Press news article, six Arizona teenagers suffered personal injuries in a single-vehicle rollover accident after a high school commencement celebration. According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred in an undeveloped area southeast of Tucson.
The group of unsupervised teenagers, all males, was said to be “joyriding” and speeding when the driver lost control. The vehicle packed with hapless joyriders slid down an embankment and rolled over, causing injuries to everyone aboard.
The personal injuries sustained in the accident ranged from minor to life-threatening. Fortunately, no other vehicles were involved in this accident, or the outcome might have been worse. Continue reading “Tucson Rollover Accident Injures 6 Teens”
As reported in a local news story in late June, a Tucson woman suffered a moderately-serious personal injury when she fell into a trench at a construction location near Glenn Street and 1st Avenue. It’s unclear what the woman may have been doing at the site.
According to the Tucson Fire Department (TFD) report about this personal injury incident, the woman fell into the ten-foot-deep trench in late afternoon, at a time when visibility was good. It was later reported anecdotally that the victim said she looked at the ground ahead of her as she walked, but that she had not seen the trench at all. Continue reading ““Unseen” trench accident causes personal injury to Tucson woman”