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Causes of road accidents
Causes of road accidents
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On December 20, 2011 at approximately 12:17 p.m., Elina Burdin was driving her motor vehicle South on Grove Street overpass in Bridgewater, NJ. At this time, Ms. Burdin was going around a u-turn roundabout when she gradually slowed her vehicle down due to traffic in front of her. While slowing down almost to a stop Ms. Burdin’s vehicle was struck from behind by a motor vehicle owned and operated by defendant William M. Koszkulics at a high rate of speed. The force of this impact knocked Ms. Burdin’s vehicle forward jarring her body forwards and back.
Renee Heikamp, 19, and case worker from the Catholic Children’s Aid Society (CCAS), Angie Martin, were charged with criminal negligence resulting in the 1997 death of newborn baby, Jordan Heikamp. The charges were dropped shortly after Jordan’s death, due to a lack of evidence from the investigation of a 63-day inquest. (CBC, 2001). Renee Heikamp and her baby were residing at the Anduhyaun shelter that services Aboriginal women fleeing abuse during the time of his death. Jordan Heikamp had starved to death, weighing only 4 pounds, 4 ounces less than what he weighed at his pre-mature birth, in May 1997; a photograph shown to witnesses at the inquest revealed the corpse of the baby who was little more than a skeleton.
A well-nourished, well-developed Hispanic female named Anna Garcia standing at 65 inches, 165 pounds and in her late thirties was found dead in her house after her concerned neighbor Doug Greene was suspicions as to why she didn't take her dog out like she did normally, and why the dog was barking constantly for two hours. The police received a call from Greene on August 31st at 9:45 am and arrived at the crime scene at 9:56am.The police found Anna lying face down in the hallway. Authorities observed a pool of blood around her head and some vomit beside her. It was 73 degrees inside Anna’s house, while it was 92 degrees outside. Anna was last seen alive by her former husband, Alex Garcia the night before her death. Investigators measured her rectal temperature, and came to a conclusion that she died at 7:00 am in that same morning. A medical examiner was also called to perform an autopsy to see what really caused Anna's death.
When conducting research for my project, I came across a website that contained a few primary sources regarding the Salem Witch Trials. One of these primary sources was the photo of a legal document explaining the death warrant and reasons for execution of a woman named Bridget Bishop. Bishop was claimed to be a witch in Salem during the year 1692, and the document explaining her significance involving witchcraft resides in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. My thesis for this primary source is that the judge and jury believed they were seeking justice by executing Bishop, a woman whose death was truthfully based on her differences as a person rather than actual crimes she committed.
The court’s decision based on the treatment of young people in this case emphasizes on the concept of social justice, which means the fair allocation of wealth, resources and opportunity between members in a society. The appellant in this case, Louise Gosselin, was unemployed and under the age of 30. She challenged the Quebec Social Aid Act of 1984 on the basis that it violated section 7 of her security rights, section 15 of her equality rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 45 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. For the purpose of this essay, we shall explore the jurisprudence analysis of section 7 and section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 7 states that everyone has the
On June 7th 2008, Sarah May Ward was arrested for the murder of Eli Westlake after she ran him over in a motor vehicle in St. Leonards. Prior to the incident the offender had been driving the wrong way down Christine Lane which was a one way street. Whilst this was occurring she was intoxicated, under the influence of marijuana, valium, and ecstasy and was unlicensed to drive. The victim and his brother who were also intoxicated, where walking down the lane and where nearly hit by the offender. This prompted the victim to throw cheese balls at the car and make a few sarcastic remarks regarding her driving ability. After a brief confrontation between the two parties the victim and his brother turned away and proceeded to walk down Lithgow Street. The offender followed the victim into the street and drove into him while he was crossing a driveway.
Statement of Assignment: You have asked me to prepare a legal memorandum on the question of whether our client can gain relief from intentional infliction of emotional distress occurring from witnessing a friend¡¦s child being injured by a vehicle that is out of control due to being driven at a high rate of speed through a school zone. Pursuant to your request, this memo includes an analysis of the relevant state and federal law.
Jodi Arias and Eva Dugan are both women who were convicted of murder and were sentenced to death in the state of Arizona. Jodi Arias was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander on May 8, 2013. Eva Dugan was convicted of murdering her employer chicken rancher Andrew J. Mathis in January of 1930.
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Roger A. Kooney is a 27 year old African American male that hit and killed 34 year old Chris Pariano. Allowing more prosecuting evidence of a criminal offender, Kooney has had 8 previous police encounters for drinking and driving and 19 other serious vehicular offences. Following his arrest, Roger Kooney was charged with alleged DWI, vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless endangerment. After the trial, the jury decided on a verdict of guilty. Roger Kooney should remain Detained and in police custody and bail would be set at 1 million dollars. The charges according to citizens and public officials were given accordingly and fair. Roger Kooney was a criminal weather it was accidental or not. There were no public objections
The plaintiff’s attorney deposed Timothy Foster, who at the time of the accident was a student at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville. His story in the deposition was the same as the one he has given me in our conversations. He had been working and was returning to his apartment to pick up a Christmas gift before going home to Georgia for the holiday. He says he was very tired and recalls only seeing a green light and then hitting the plaintiff’s vehicle with his. He never alleged the plaintiff ran a red light, only that he saw a green light as he approached the intersection and proceeded to travel in that direction. The implication was he thinks he may have dosed off. He stated he had never been involved in an accident
Harry Douglas McIntyre, the plaintiff, was involved in a car accident together with Clifford Balentine, the defendant in the early morning of November 2, 1986. The accident, which occurred in the neighborhood of Smith’s Truck Stop in Savannah, Tennessee, resulted in severe injuries to McIntyre (“McIntyre v. Balentine”, 2013). During the rime of the accident, Balentine was traveling south on Highway 69 and McIntyre entered the highway from the parking lot of the truck stop. A few minutes after his entry to the highway, McIntyre’s pickup truck was hit by Balentine’s Peterbilt tractor. McIntyre and Balentine had consumed alcohol the evening before the occurrence of the accident.
In Jalisa’s case summary, there are quite a few indications that this summary is trauma informed. In crisis situations, social workers work with survivors to identify needs and come up with plans that include referrals or recommendations that will work toward fulfilling the client’s needs (Goelitz & Stewart-Kahn, 2013). The text states that during the assessment process, social workers act as detectives, uncovering aspects of crisis needing consideration (Goelitz & Stewart-Kahn, 2013). The clinician conducting Jalisa’s assessment uncovered Jalisa and her family have a history of past trauma, fleeing homeland and relocating from refugee camp. Jalisa’s father also believes in corporal punishment and Jalisa has expressed fear receiving disciplinary actions from father. Jalisa’s clinician recommended further exploration of these incidents. Crisis situations also call for assessing the safety of the survivor. It was determined that Jalisa felt safe in her home, even with her father coming home for the weekend. A safety plan for Jalisa for the weekend was then established. As a summary indicator of trauma informed, the clinician assesses for mental health issues, stating that Jalisa did not exhibit any serious acute trauma related stress at this time.
In June of 1991 Coty and I were passengers in a car operated by Paul who was the father of one of my most promising tennis students. It was a two-hour drive from Alexandria Bay to see his older son, Tony, play his first tournament in Utica. Paul and his wife, Terri, were separated, but she was agreeable to bringing Tony to the site. Paul, Coty and I never arrived. Paul had an undisclosed sugar disorder that caused him to fall asleep after eating. We had a sandwich in Watertown. The car was on cruise control thirty minutes later when he dozed off on a two-lane road near Pulaski. Before I could grab the wheel we had a head-on collision with a three-quarter-ton truck.
During a high speed pursuit at speeds of over 100 mph involving an officer and the driver of the sports car the officer lost control and hit and killed a pedestrian on the sidewalk. When this occurred the sports cars driver turned to look back, crashed the sports car and was killed.
On our way to one of my baseball games, my mother and I encountered traffic and came to a stop. In her rear view mirrors, my mom could see the car behind us still driving towards us with no sign of slowing down. As it came closer and closer we realized what was happening; the driver was not paying attention and did not see us stopped just feet in front of him. As his front bumper collided with our rear, the screech of metal filled our ears and immense force lurched the car forwards, throwing us back into our seats and then forwards as we came to a stop. The whiplash from that incident has given my mother persistent neck pain, resulting in her inability to turn her head to the left. The driver from the car behind us was extremely polite and