Author Archives: Rush Gransee

Bad data can lead to bad medical care and injury

The age of the computer isn’t particularly long, but it’s been underway long enough that there are more than a few axioms now ingrained in nearly everyone’s thinking. One of them is the notion of garbage in, garbage out. What it means is that the quality of a computer’s output depends on the quality of […]

Many factors can lead to birth injuries

All birth-related complications are not created equal. Some are the result of genetic defects or issues with the womb environment. Others may be the result of difficulties during the term of the pregnancy, labor or delivery. In the latter situations, if the medical personnel fail to deliver the expected standard of care, the outcome could […]

2 killed in head-on collision on Texas highway

A two-car accident in the Flint-Gresham area of Texas claimed the lives of two individuals and injured three others on March 4 around 6:17 p.m. The crash occurred on Old Jacksonville Highway when a truck being driven by a 30-year-old man going southbound crossed the centerline and collided head-on with an SUV traveling north and […]

Head-on collision with truck kills Texas woman

A crash that occurred at around 9:20 a.m. on Highway 11 claimed the life of a woman from Wood County. The crash occurred on Feb. 25 about 7 miles east of Winnsboro. The 42-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene by authorities. Her body was taken to the Batey Funeral Home. According to police, […]

Man goes on apparent hit-and-run rampage with stolen car

A man has been taken into police custody after a dramatic incident in which he has been accused of stealing a car and using it to run multiple pedestrians down. The spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety stated their belief that he deliberately targeted pedestrians, but they have not yet speculated as to […]

Texas man killed by teen driver of pickup truck

Blunt-force injuries resulting from being hit by a pickup truck were given as the cause of death when a 51-year-old man died at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. The medical examiner for Tarrant County called the death of the Springtown, Texas man an accident. Prior to the accident, the man’s van had broken […]

Woman killed in head-on collision in Texas

On Feb. 3, a woman who had spent 18 years of her life working in the Whitesboro ISD was killed in a head-on collision. Flags at buildings controlled by the district were flown at half-staff in memory of the woman, who had served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal of Whitesboro Middle School. The […]

Head-on collision kills 1 in Texas

Two drivers were involved in a head-on collision near Athens on Jan. 21. A truck, heading west, drove head-on into a car around 1:30 p.m. There was one fatality. DPS announce that they discovered during a preliminary investigation that the driver of the truck had crossed into the westbound lanes and hit the other car […]

1 killed, 1 injured in alleged Texas drunk driving collision

Harris County law enforcement officials reported that a head-on collision claimed the life of one man and seriously injured another. Reportedly, the collision occurred on Jan. 17 around 11:00 p.m. According to authorities, a man driving a GMC Sierra in the Washburn Tunnel at the 3200 block of Federal Road failed to maintain his lane. […]