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Lowville man dies in motorcycle crash; 2nd fatality of the day
Utica Observer Dispatch
Alcohol and speed were both factors in the crash, deputies said. Boonville Ambulance, Boonville Fire Department and state police assisted at the scene. Earlier Monday, another motorcycle fatality was reported after Van Williams, 30, of Oneida lost ...

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Testimony opens in fraternity-fatality trial
Ithaca Journal
ITHACA -- With McGraw Tower looming through the east window of the Old Courthouse, testimony began Monday in the trial of three men accused of hazing in last year's death of a Cornell University student. Prosecutors contend that alcohol, ...

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New York Times
New Study: No Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths
MarketWatch (press release)
Based upon preliminary data from 50 states and the District of Columbia, GHSA projects that motorcycle fatalities remained at about 4500 in 2011, the same level as 2010. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
As crash deaths continue to decline the number of motorcycle fatalities have notWashington Post
No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: ReportU.S. News & World Report

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ProPublica
In Race For Better Cell Service, Men Who Climb Towers Pay With Their Lives
ProPublica
Of the 33 tower fatalities for which autopsy records were available, 10 showed climbers had drugs or alcohol in their systems. “It's the wild, wild west of the technology industry,” said Victor Guerrero, a construction project manager and former ...

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Boaters warned to beware dams
Timesonline.com
According to the US Coast Guard, there were 4588 boating accidents on the country's waterways in 2011; those incidents caused 3081 injuries and 758 fatalities during the year. And alcohol was involved in half of those fatalities.
Authorities Stress Boating Safety Following Fatal River AccidentPatch.com

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Father Blames Auburn Police Officer's Leniency for Walton County Fatality
Patch.com
Blood tests showed the teen's blood alcohol level at .217. WSBTV reports a metro Atlanta father claims his son died because an officer with the Auburn Police Department was too lenient during a traffic stop. According to the report, Chris Walker, ...

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Inside insurance: A sober reality
Savannah Morning News
By David Colmans The US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, nhtsa.dot.gov) reports there is an alcohol-impaired traffic fatality every 51 minutes. Alcohol-impaired crashes are those that involve at least ...

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Water-based alcohol abuse targeted
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
“The fatality rate is at an all-time low,” Hatcher said. “But one fatality is too many fatalities on the water.” Hatcher said seeing the number declining on Lake Gaston and the two counties has led him to believe law enforcement efforts, ...

Driver safety message driven home
Niagara Gazette
In the years since the program began, DeMarco said there has not been an alcohol-related motor vehicle fatality involving any students from the Falls. Although the issues of DWI and distracted driving have been highlighted in recent years by several ...

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Tompkins: Staying safe on the water is elementary
Houston Chronicle
That was the case in 70 percent of the 758 fatalities resulting from boating accidents across the nation this past year, and 26 of the 37 boating-related deaths in Texas during 2011, according to figures complied by the US Coast Guard.
National Safe Boating Week May 22-28: Tips for boating safely this summerTCPalm

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