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When you are out and about in the city, we know that you take the steps necessary to remain safe. On foot, you know there are dangers, especially considering how much vehicle traffic there is. However, we know that some areas of the city are more dangerous than others. East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side is one of those…

When we look at the total fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania from 2006 – 2015, we are glad to see that they have decreased. However, there are still far too many deaths and injuries due to work injuries. For that time period, transportation incidents led the way in fatalities with falls, slips, and trips coming in second. Those two categories…

In a case that has been ongoing for over five years, a state appeals court has ruled that a construction company cannot be held liable for a death caused by a DUI involving crash of one of their trucks. In November of 2013, Jeffrey Moser struck and killed Melissa Ann Huff while he was impaired behind the wheel of an…

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning last week that alarmed parents here in Pittsburgh and across the country. The warning provided that certain Claire's makeup products should not be used due to a finding of asbestos in those products. Claire's is a makeup, jewelry, and hair product boutique that mainly markets its products to children and teenagers. The…

Family members of David Bianco, Kaylie Meininger, and their daughter Annika may finally get some closure after last week's trial against defendant Demetrius Coleman for the car accident that he caused in 2016 while being chased by a police officer. Coleman was charged with almost two dozen crimes including three counts of criminal homicide stemming from the crash that instantly…

The scooter craze that has raced across the country is on its way to Pennsylvania. There is a push in the legislature to bring so-called “low-speed” scooters to the more heavily populated areas of the state, Pittsburgh included. If you are cringing at the idea, that means you have probably seen stories from across the country of just how dangerous…

Roseanne DeRosa lost her daughter in a DUI accident recently and she has some serious questions that need to be answered. The man who hit her daughter, David Strowhouer, had five DUI convictions in the last nine years. This crash marks his sixth DUI charge in that timespan. “I can’t believe how he slipped through the system like this,” says…

Unfortunately, the Steelers did not make it to this year’s Super Bowl, but that does not mean that our football fans will not be out having a good time. However, just like in previous years, the Pennsylvania DUI Association let every know ahead of time that the streets would see a larger law enforcement presence than usual. Just like over…

We do not have all of the 2018 numbers in yet from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. We already know they are going to tell us that there were far too many traffic crash injuries and fatalities due to alcohol-impaired drivers. It seems like we are playing a broken record year after year. What is the solution to getting people…

We are learning that two construction workers were injured on a Sunoco Logistics pipeline about 20 miles away from Pittsburgh. What we know so far is that one male and one female worker were pulling a piece of equipment, called a pig, through a section of pipeline under a road when that equipment struck and injured them. The “pig” is…