A wrongful death lawsuit was settled after a 73-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair fell into a construction trench in Oregon, suffering fatal injuries. The family claimed he was allowed to cross the construction site, but the companies involved denied responsibility, blaming Wescott for the accident. The case was settled before trial, with the terms undisclosed.
Julian Fleming, a former Penn State and Ohio State receiver, was involved in a serious ATV accident in Pennsylvania where his passenger, Alyssa Boyd, was killed. The crash, caused by a deer jumping into the roadway, is under investigation, and Fleming sustained a suspected serious injury.
A woman died after falling out of a moving trailer on State Route 12E in Brownville, New York. The trailer was being pulled by a pickup truck driven by Robert Woroniecki, and the woman, Monika Woroniecki, was thrown from the trailer after the passenger side door swung open due to wind. She hit her head on the shoulder of the road and was later pronounced dead at Samaritan Medical Center. The family was traveling to a campsite from Stony Brook to see the solar eclipse, and the investigation is ongoing.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California has stated that they do not have video footage of the "actual incident" that led to the fatal injury of a Jewish man during a pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstration. Paul Kessler, 69, died after striking his head in a fall during an altercation with a suspect supporting Palestinians. The sheriff's office is actively investigating the case and is seeking any available video evidence. Conflicting witness accounts and the lack of footage make it difficult to determine the exact nature of the interaction between the two individuals. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
A man died and another was injured after being gored by a bull named Cocinero during a bull running festival in the town of Pobla de Farnals in the Valencia region of Spain. The deceased man was gored in the side and later died in the hospital, while the injured man was gored in the leg and is in stable condition. Bull running festivals, a tradition in many Spanish municipalities, have faced criticism from animal rights activists who argue that they are dangerous and cruel.
A 34-year-old man died after diving headfirst from a 40-foot embankment into a shallow part of Lake Gladewater in Texas. Witnesses reported that the water was only about 4 feet deep. Emergency services attempted to resuscitate the victim, but he succumbed to his injuries. Alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor in the incident.
An American Airlines worker died after being injured at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas. The worker was driving a service vehicle that struck a jet bridge, and police are investigating the incident as an accident. This is not the first fatal injury to occur at an airport, with similar incidents happening in recent years involving commercial airplanes and airport workers. American Airlines expressed condolences to the worker's family and declined to comment further.
A private plane that made an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport after a passenger was fatally injured did not experience turbulence, according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The pilots aborted a first takeoff attempt after conflicting information showed up on their flight displays, but a check did not show any damage. Once in the air, the plane experienced a "rapid pitch event," and autopilot was turned off. Shortly after, a passenger alerted the flight crew that another passenger had been injured. The airplane was retained for further examination.
