Posts Tagged ‘heart attack’
Medical conditions cause Nashville I-40 accident
January 14th, 2011 | 
Author: On I-40 near White Bridge Rd, last Wednesday the 12th of January, a Nashville Tennessee man seemed to have suffered from a medical condition, and died while driving. No one else was injured in the single vehicle car accident, and there is no word on what caused the man to die driving.
Our sympathies go out to the family of this man. I am sure they wish they could have been with him in his final moments.
It’s an unfortunate fact that Tennessee drivers suffer from heat attacks, and strokes all the time while behind the wheel. Sometimes (like this) it’s an unavoidable tragedy and no one else is involved. Other times, others are needlessly injured because a driver has ignored doctor’s directions or not followed the directions that come with their prescription medication. Anytime someone gets behind the wheel on a Tennessee road, their responsibilities include not doing harm to others. Selfishly ignoring a medical condition and putting others at risk for your own convenience is inexcusable.
Ask your friends, family and friends for help when you are at risk and/or your meds are making driving difficult. They want to help.
Please go here to learn more about safety tips. And please visit this site to read more about car accidents in Tennessee.
1-800-377-HURT (4878)
A Dickson County man killed after crashing into a house
A Dickson County Tennessee crash involving a pickup truck has resulted in the death of a Tennessee man.
The crash happened on September 22nd and initial speculation is that the man driving the pick up truck had a heart attack and lost control of the vehicle. We know he was thrown out of the front windshield of the truck, and flew into the side of a house.
The truck then rolled, and rested against the house. Our condolences go out to this man’s family. Fortunately his sister, and her grandson who were also in the truck survived. Still this is a terrible memory. It is unfortunate that this man was not (apparently) wearing a seatbelt. While heart attacks are very serious, his chances of survival became dramatically worse when he was thrown from the truck.
For more information about health safety and driving, please click here.
To read on about seat belt usage, click here.
To read more about Tennessee Auto accidents, visit this site.
1-800-377-HURT (4878)
Vioxx cases near end?
The Vioxx litigation is nearing an end after review of more than 48,000 claims covered under a global settlement. Vioxx, manufactured by Merck, was a pain killer that came to be associated with heart attacks, strokes, and deaths. A $4.85 billion dollar settlement fund was created to pay the claims. It now appears that the fund will pay approximately 60% of the claims, including over 3,000 death claims. Our firm has a number of Vioxx cases pending (as well as other pharmaceutical cases). For our clients the settlement cannot come too soon. It has been a long wait. For more information about processing of the Vioxx cases, click here.
