A Connecticut appellate court recently ruled that a Naugatuck woman could not sue the town of Watertown for injuries stemming from an accident on Route 262. The woman was injured in 2008 after being thrown off the back of a motorcycle. According to reports, the motorcycle was traveling down the highway when she and the driver of the motorcycle came upon an unrelated accident. When a tow truck pulled out in front of the motorcycle, the driver lost control and the woman was thrown from the bike.
Connecticut court denies woman relief in motorcycle accident
Fatal Accident Claims One in Downtown Hartford
Local media gathered in downtown Hartford on a recent afternoon seeking details to the tragedy that had unfolded. A 54-year-old Hartford man had been killed by a bus. The fatal accident occurred near the area of Gold and Lewis around 11:20 a.m. Other than that, no other information on the accident was available.
Obama's brain injury pledge gives hope
In February, President Obama declared in his State of the Union address that in order to make the best products there must be an investment in the best ideas. To back up this declaration, Obama announced that $100 million will be directed toward an initiative to study the human brain, as reported by the Hartford Business Journal. The hope is that the funds will be used to better understand disorders of the brain.
Hartford Superior Court to hear fatal accident case
The families of the people killed in a horrific 2007 tanker truck crash on I-95 will be getting their day in court. On November 2, 2007, a tanker truck owned by Northeast Carriers careened out of control and jumped across the highway, striking another semi. The ensuing pile-up closed the Interstate near East Lyme for hours, injured several people and resulted in three fatalities.
