The District has agreed to pay $10 million over the catastrophic beating of a young boy at the hands of his foster mother. The child, Rafael Pearson, sustained a massive brain injury from the assaults. Pearson, whose biological mother was suffering from drug addiction, was just a few days old…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there is a higher risk of pedestrian accidents occurring after Daylight Saving Time has ended. Daylight Saving Time will be over for the year on Sunday and clocks will be turned back one hour. Adjusting to the new low-light environment can take…
Four people were transported to the hospital on Saturday following a Washington DC escalator accident at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station stop. Officials are trying to determine what happened. The escalator injuries sustained by the victims are reportedly non-life threatening. However, according to MyFox.com, one person who was hurt says…
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants parents and caregivers to know that placing a baby audio and video monitor cord too close to a crib can create a strangulation hazard for kids. It was just in March that 10-month old died in a Washington DC strangulation accident when she…
Ethan Allen, Angel Line. and Victory Land announced the recall of over 40,000 drop-side cribs today. The recalls come after six children were injured. The cribs can pose entrapment, suffocation, and strangulation hazards in the event that the drop-side rail detaches, malfunctions, or fails. A partial detached drop-side rail can…
The family of two-year-old Stephanie Stephens is suing the city of Washington DC and DC Fire and EMS for her wrongful death. Stephens, who died last February, was allegedly refused medical transport after her parents contacted 911. At the time, she was having problems breathing. Yet it would be another…
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run Washington DC car accident at Dupont Circle early Thursday morning. The victim Kiela Marie Ryan, 24, from Columbia, Maryland. Police say that Ryan was struck by an SUV and that that the vehicle’s driver did not stop at the crash site. However, police…
In an effort to ensure that automakers are manufacturing safer cars and preventing auto defects, the NHTSA now has an improved 5-Star Safety Ratings System for new motor vehicles. The more stars a vehicle receives, the safer the vehicle. Hopefully, this will decrease the number of Washington DC car accidents.…
The DC fire chief says that arson may have been a factor in the fire at a Northwest Washington apartment building. They are still investigating the cause of the blaze, which took place early Wednesday. Four people were hospitalized with serious injuries, including a 2-year-old girl. Another fire victim, a…
A Washington DC motor vehicle crash earlier this month sent at least 22 people to the hospital. The traffic collision occurred on September 15 in Northwest DC and involved a fire engine and a Metro bus. The fire truck was headed to a Washington DC pedestrian crash site when it…