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• One Bike Rally Down, One More To Go

  Will Parker | May 24, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Personal injury and motorcycle accident numbers were improved over 2006 Harley-Davidson Rally statistics. The Horry County Emergency Operations Center reported 139 motorcycle-involved incidents between May 11 and Sunday. Three were fatal. The local police want to continue the recent trend of improved safety. "We have one goal in mind, and that's to make sure everyone leaves bike week alive,"...

• Immigration Reform Proposal - White House Press Release

  Will Parker | May 22, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  There is a great deal of confusion about the recent immigration reform proposal. In response, the White House issued a press release on May 18, 2007 to help clarify specific "myths" vs. "facts" concerning the proposed legislation. The release, in part, explains that the proposal does not simply provide amnesty to illegal workers, as there are fines and procedures that must be followed in order...

• Motorcycle Fatality

  Will Parker | May 17, 2007 8:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A second motorcyclist has died in a wreck occuring at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Thursday. The first fatality of the 2007 bike rally was caused when Lancaster's Charles Horton turned left in front of Michael Delamere's motorcycle on U.S. 17 Business near the Garden City Connector last Friday, said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins with the S.C. Highway Patrol. In 2006, eight people died in motorcycle...

• Bicycle Deaths

  Will Parker | May 16, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Safe Kids Worldwide recently published a study revealing that an average of 17 children die daily as a result of preventable accidents. Data from the Safe Kids Web site said South Carolina ranked 18th in the nation for accidental injury deathsfor children during the summer. The data determined more than four children per 100,000 died each summer because of preventable injuries. An easy way to...

• Motorcycle Accidents During Spring Rally

  Will Parker | May 16, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Each May, thousands of bikers gather in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Harley Davidson Bike Rally. With so many bikers on the road, there is an influx of accidents involving motorcycles. As of Tuesday, May 15, 2007 the number of motorcyle accidents is follows:Motor vehicle incidents involving motorcycles through TuesdayCrashes | 54Fatalities | 1Citations | 379Source: Horry County Emergency...

• Evenflo Embrace Car Seat Recall

  Mike Kelly | May 11, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Ohio-based Evenflo Company has announced the recall of approximately 450,000 Evenflo Embrace Car Seats, which can also be used as infant carriers outside of vehicles.There have been reports of nearly 700 instances in which the handle on the product released unexpectedly, and more than 150 children have been injured. The injuries range from cuts and bruises to at least one skull fracture."The key...