Houston, TX —A Houston millionaire has adopted his adult girlfriend and set up a trust for her in order to keep some of his money safe.  John Goodman is facing criminal and civil charges because of a DUI accident in Florida that killed a man.  Two years ago, Goodman ran a stop sign when he was drunk and crashed into Scott Patrick Wilson’s Hyundai Sonata.  The Hyundai was pushed into a canal and Wilson was killed.  Wilson had just graduated from college.  The Wilson family is suing Goodman.  Goodman is …

Leoni Township, Mich.—  Ten people were injured when an Amtrak train hit a semitrailer that was stuck on the tracks in southern Michigan.  The train which was traveling from Pontiac, Michigan to Chicago had 68 passengers and 5 crew members.  After the train struck the semitrailer, the engine came to rest on its side and the first two train cars derailed.  Seven passengers, the driver of the truck, the train engineer and another crew member were injured in the accident.  None of the injuries was thought to be life-threatening.  All …

San Diego, CA — A 29-year-old woman was arrested Friday at her parents Rancho Penasquitos home.  She was involved in a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a young woman and the California Highway Patrol decided the crash was her fault. Jorene Nicolas, the suspected distracted driver, denies that she was texting at the time of the accident.  The crash occurred last April and killed Deanna Mauer of Orange County.  Nicolas claims to have a clean driving  and criminal record.  She is a respiratory therapist and has …

San Diego, CA — The propeller of a light plane struck a pilot in the head and killed him on Monday. The 41-year-old pilot and a passenger began to taxi a single-engine plane out to the runway when the engine stalled.  The pilot got out of the cockpit and was attempting to hand-crank the plane at the time of the accident. The accident occurred at Gillespie Field in the El Cajon are around 8:30 a.m.  The pilot was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital where he …

Glenview, IL –A Costco store was closed and two people were injured when a pipe containing Freon was broken inside the store.  Firefighters were called to the 2900 block of Patriot Blvd. when some store workers broke a pipe containing Freon in the bakery department.  The store was closed and two employees were taken to Glenbrook Hospital.  Costco was able to repair the pipe and the store was reopened around 4 p.m.  Building inspectors were called to the scene.  Freon displaces oxygen and is something you do not want to …

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Cincinnati, OH — At least a dozen workers were injured at a construction site on Friday when the floor collapsed.  The incident occurred at the Horseshoe Casino on Jan 27, 2012.  The same developer had a similar accident just a few weeks ago at a casino in Cleveland.  None of the injuries were thought to be life-threatening, but eleven workers were taken to the hospital.  The crew was pouring concrete on a section of the second floor when a beam supporting the floor gave away.  The floor fell and the …

Orlando, FL -A 4-year-old boy was found drowned in his neighbor’s swimming pool in Pine Hills on Sunday.  The boy’s mother told Orange County deputies that her son was missing.  Deputies began to search the area and saw a pool in the back yard of a neighbor’s house.  When they looked over the fence, they saw a small pair of shoes next to the pool.  The boy was found face down in the pool.  Deputies performed CPR on the boy and he was taken by firefighters to the hospital, but …

Houston, TX —An intoxicated driver who struck and killed a bicyclist and then fled the scene was arrested in his home on Monday night.  Jerad Thomas was driving a friend’s cargo van when he hit a 53-year-old man who was riding his bike southbound on Jones Road near Fallbrook.  The bicyclist was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later.  Police were able to track the owner of the van because the license plate fell off at the scene.  The owner of the van had loaned the …

Greensburg, PA —A Pennsylvania woman will possibly do prison time for serving beer to teens at her son’s high school graduation party.  Three of the teens who were at the party were killed in a DUI car crash after leaving the party.  Susan Sanders-Watt, 60, pleaded guilty to four counts of corruption of minors and reckless endangerment and 17 citations of serving alcohol to minors. Her sentencing will occur in about three months. The incident occurred on June 26, 2010.  Michael Simpson, 19, the driver of the car, and two …