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• Corpus Christi Man Arrested After Causing Two-Vehicle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | April 07, 2008 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A Corpus Christi man, 22, is behind bars at Nueces County Jail on Monday after causing a two-vehicle accident on Saturday night.The man was speeding in his Pontiac Firebird when he struck the back...

• Mercedes Benz Recalls Sedans for Faulty Transistor

  Chrissie Cole | March 29, 2008 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  More than three thousand Mercedes-Benz, 2008 S Class luxury cars are being recalled for an auto defect due to a faulty transistor."A malfunction may occur on the signal acquisition and actuation module" that controls vehicle some vehicle functions, including the center console lighting, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).The transistors were not properly...

• Man Killed In Van Rollover Crash

  Chrissie Cole | February 21, 2008 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A Texas man lost his life in a single van rollover accident, in west Fort Worth, on Thursday morning.The driver lost control of his vehicle just after 6 a.m. as he was traveling southbound on Alta Mere Drive. The driver was thrown from the vehicle when it began to rollover, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.Rollover accidents account for 3% of the 11...

• HEART PATIENT SUES OVER FAULTY MEDTRONIC DEFIBRILLATOR

  Jesse Guerra | October 22, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A man who claims he received 47 unneeded jolts from his implanted defibrillator is suing Medtronic Inc. over defective wires used in the defibrillator.According to the Kansas City Star News report, "Medtronic Inc., maker of pacemakers and other heart devices, has acknowledged that wires connecting its implantable defibrillators to patient hearts break more often than it expected." The suit...

• Drugs Causing More Fatal Reactions

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  The FDA created a reporting system for doctors and health professionals to use in 1998 in order to report adverse and fatal drug reactions. A list of the top harmful drugs has been published showing that painkillers cause the most injuries. Clozapine is in the top five and it is an antipsychotic drug. The system is called MedWatch. Five of the top six drugs causing deaths were...

• Two Men Burned in Victoria Industrial Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Two men working at the Aloe Industrial Park in Victoria suffered burn injuries when the railcar they were working in caught fire. The men were rescued from the fire by coworkers. One suffered second and third-degree burns over 95 percent of his body. He was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He is listed in critically stable condition. Lindenschmidt, a tall, thin man, said...

• Family Injured in Corpus Christi Mobile Home Fire

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A mobile home caught on fire in Corpus Christi and injured all four residents that were sleeping inside. It took fire rescue crews 40 minutes to put out the mobile home fire. All four people were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Three of them were in critical condition. Flames lurched from the threshold of the mobile home in the 500 block of Rosemary as firefighters arrived about...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | July 13, 2007 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation.The information found herein may represent the opinions or...

• Corvette Slams Into Taqueria Restaurant

  Chrissie Cole | January 21, 2009 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A 1966 Corvette Stingray slammed into the main entrance of a local Taqueria on Wednesday during lunch hour. The driver told authorities that the throttle or accelerator got stuck as he was...

• Driver Loses Control, Truck Ends Up In Living Room

  Chrissie Cole | November 11, 2008 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Police are investigating a truck accident that ended with the vehicle in the middle of an elderly woman’s living room. The accident happened on Saturday night just after 6:30 p.m. The...