A Philadelphia judge has awarded a $15 million verdict to the parents of a teen who fell into an abandoned mine shaft in central Mexico. Â Sixteen year old Taylor Crane, of West Chester, died after falling 500 feet during a July 2007 service trip. According to news reports, Crane enrolled in the community service program …
Reckless Teen Kills Elderly Woman ‘Drifting’
A 17-year-old from Willow Grove was taking into custody and accused of killing an elderly pedestrian while attempting a driving maneuver called “drifting.” On October 12, 2010, the boy was speeding southbound on Old York Road when he tried to make a left turn by simultaneously pulling his emergency brake and turning the wheel. The …
California Police Officer Convicted in “Accidental” Train Station Killing
A former California police officer, Johannes Mehserle, is being tried for fatally killing an unarmed civilian who was refusing arrest. 22-year-old Oscar Grant was killed from the shot to his back, but Mehserle claims that he had no intention of hurting the man and was trying to reach for a Taser instead of a gun. When the officer was charged with involuntary manslaughter instead of second-degree murder, riots broke out all over Oakland, and people currently await Mehserle’s next hearing on August 6th.
Four San Diego Coast Guard Personnel Charged in Fatal Boat Crash
The Coast Guard has announced that four of their members will be charged in the San Diego Bay boating accident that took the life of a young boy after the Coast Guard’s vessel crashed into a civilian boat.
Parents of Daycare Victims Demand Justice
On June 5, 2009 in Mexico City when ABC Day Care Center suddenly caught on fire and burned to the ground, killing 49 innocent children