The driver of a Chevy Corvette was traveling westbound int the center lane of FM 1960 West and either lost control of the vehicle or tried making a u-turn to travel eastbound when he was hit by the driver of a Chevy Impala. The impact from the Impala caused the Chevy Corvette to rotate around causing the driver to be ejected from the vehicle and cause the Chevy Impala to flip over. Then driver of a Ford Expedition hit the Impala and the driver of the a Toyota Camry collided with the vehicles as well. While two other vehicles attempted to avoid the accident in front of them, they both ended going off the road and hitting a metal guard rail.

The driver of the Chevy Corvette and two of the passengers from the Chevy Impala were transported to Ben Taub in critical condition. While the driver of the Chevy Impala in stable condition and two from the Ford Expedition with minor injuries were transported to Houston Northwest Hospital.

As a flatbed wrecker driver was traveling Eastbound, in route to another accident scene a car traveling Northbound slammed into the side of the wrecker causing it to lift into the air and hit a traffic light pole.

Rescue crews had to use the rescue jaws to pry the two men out of the car. One of the men from the car was transported to an area hospital by life flight, while the other man from the car was taken to same hospital by ambulance in stable condition. The tow truck driver did not sustain any injuries.

It has yet to be determined who was responsible for the accident due to the fact both the driver of the flatbed tow truck and the driver of the car claim to have had the green light.

Larry Ferguson, the driver of a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle and Quentin Jones, the driver of a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis, who was driving behind Larry Ferguson traveling westbound on 1942 were both hit head on by Tyler Dale Honeycutt, who was traveling eastbound on 1942  and crossed over the center line colliding head on with the motorcycle and car.

Larry Ferguson, the driver of the motorcycle was the first to be hit and was thrown into a ditch that was around 30 feet away. Larry Ferguson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both Tyler Dale Honeycutt and Quentin Jones were taken to San Jacinto Hospital in stable condidtion.

While two tugboats were headed to the scene and the Luminous Ace was grounded the Luminous Ace was able to restore electrical power. Shortly after electrical power was restored and before high tide the Luminous Ace floated free and was assisted to an anchorage near Astoria. After passing inspection by the Coast Guard on September 24, 2011 the Luminous Ace was allowed to continue on to its destination.

Out of the 25 members of the crew, no injuries were reported and the investigation is still on going to discover what the cause of the electrical outage was.

Under the Jones Act if any crew members had been injured or died due to incident the crew members and/or family members would have a right to seek compensation for pain, suffering, and loss.

He remained at the scene and informed the police officer that he had not familiarized himself on how to operate the new Lamborghini properly. The police have stated tht the driver did not appear to be intoxicated or under the influence of drugs at the time of accident. The driver of the Lamborghini is not facing any pending charges at this time. Investigation is still under way.

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The pilot of the Elka Apollon gave his crew left rudder orders in attempt to avoid the towboat, which was pushing  a fuel barge, sending the Elka Apollon to the left in the same direction of the in bound MSC Nederland. The next orders the pilot gave the crew of the Elka Apollon was a hard starboard rudder to avoid the MSC Nederland. The pilot of the MSC Nederland realized Elka Apollon was headed straight for his ship and gave an emergency full ahead and hard to port order in attempt to avoid the bow of the Elka Apollon. Even with both pilots attempting to avoid a collision the Elka Apollon’s port bow area and MSC Nederland’s port side on the main deck level collided. The impact caused three of the shipping containers from the MSC Nederland to fall on the forward deck of the Elka Apollon. One of the containers that ended up on the Elka Apollon contained tractor equipment leaking hydraulic fluid onto the deck. In this event there were no injuries reported by the crew members, but in the case where there were injuries to crew members they would have rights for compensation for injuries, pain, and suffering under the Jones Act.

Even though the firm has yet to have any injuries reported there has been around 30 reports of the snap detaching from the garment.

 Carter’s “Watch the Wear” is printed on the front of package and inside of the garment by the neckline. Colors of the garments that are on the recall list are the pastel blue, pink, and yellowing, can come in solids, stripes, and patterns,  packaged in a two, three, or five count.

The following style numbers are for the Watch the Wear bodysuits involved in the recall:

N8963LB, N8963LG, N8963LN, N8964B1, N8964B2, N8964G1, N8964G2, N8964LB, N8964LG, N8964LN, N8964N1, N8991LW

The following style numbers are for the Watch the Wear sleep ‘n play involved in the recall:

N8965LB, N8965LG, N8965LN

Consumers who have these items should no longer continue use of these products as they are a great choking hazard risk to infants and young children.

Within 48 hours the men had become dehydrated, hallucinating and in pain. After the seawater had eaten their tongues and lips the men were forced to drink their own urine in hopes of survival. Within those first 48 hours of being lost in the seas they lost  four of the 10 men to death. The first man to pass was Aaron Howeling of Australia, who was hired by Geokinectics Inc. based out of Houston, Texas,  it is said he was having a mental breakdown he kept untying himself from the raft, had shivers, and lips had turned purple. The second to pass was Nicholas Reed who was an employee of Trinity Liftboat Services of New Iberia, Louisiana, it is said became disoriented and died from drowning. Kham Nadimuzzan from Bangladesh who was also hired by Geokinectics Inc. out of Houston, Texas, died after eating seeds from lilies that floated by. On September 10, 2011 the last death came, Craig Myers another employee of Trinity Liftboat Services of New Iberia. Even though there were still six men alive all had severe sunburn and some form of organ failure. These men and their families have rights for compensation for the deaths injuries, pain, and suffering under the Jones Act, which was established in 1920.

On September 11, 2011, day three of being in the waters The Bourbon Artabaze found the float first even though Desire, one of the six survivors had been following the boat for quite some time that afternoon only to have it turn around on him leaving him looking at the stern. Filled with frustration Desire saw an airplane in the sky and within 10 minutes the boat turned around again heading towards him. Once he reached the boat he climbed on board to discover the rest of the crew were already on stretchers receiving medical attention and water.

Parfait, one of the six survivors o the tradegy of the Trinity II, states the evacuation plans need to be prepared prior to an incident occurring. He also stated that the non-marineers like the cleaning crew and two gentlemen from Geokinetics that were aboard the Trinity II, be required to undergo the same water survival training the mariners go through. He feels these guys were not given a fair chance at survival because they did not know the tools for survival. With their rights not being protected and many errors made while they were on the seas the families of the deceased and the injuried members of the crew have rights to being financially protected under the Jones Act, which was established in 1920.

Keylon Napper was taken to Memorial Hermann by lifeflight. He is now recovering with a broken right femur, which he under went surgery for on the morning of Friday, January 20,2012, a large laceration on left leg, and multiple cuts and bruises. He is stated to be in serious but not life threatening condition.

Dylan Jones has since been arrested and charged with failure to stop and render aid. A witness stated Mr. Jones originally got out of his vehicle, but quickly returned stating he could not stay and drove off. Additional charges could be filed against Mr. Jones pending outcome of blood test.

Costa Cruises is stating this accident was a result of human error of Captain Schettino. They also state the captain did not follow procedures as he was trained many times and had always passed his training classes.

As of January 17, 2012 Captain Francesco Schettino of Costa Concordia was arrested and placed under house arrest until the investigation is completed. There is a possibility of the captain facing charges of manslaughter, shipwreck, and abandoning a ship with passengers still on board. According to transcripts of questions between officials and Schettino, Schettino stated he did abandon the ship, but has since recanted that statement stating he was “catapulted” from the ship. Schettino has also stated he is comforted due to making the emergency move placing the ship in shallow waters.