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Remembering the past is important for many reasons, including preventing horrific events from occurring again. The year 2017 marks 40 years since the deadliest accident in all of aviation history. It occurred on March 27,1977 on the tiny island of Tenerife, part of the Spanish-controlled Canary Islands located off the coast of West Africa.

How Did the Tenerife Accident Happen?

The Tenerife airline disaster didn’t occur in the sky. It wasn’t an act of terrorism or some massive loss of engine failure or a technical glitch. Instead, it happened on the ground, when two jumbo jets collided on the runway. Both jets were 747s — one a Dutch KLM aircraft, and the other an American Pan Am flight. In total, 583 people were killed. There were just 61 survivors.

According to Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who has written extensively about the disaster, a combination of things contributed to the catastrophic accident. Both jets should have never been on Tenerife in the first place. Instead, they were diverted there when a terrorist’s bomb exploded at the main airport for the Canary Islands. Both planes were forced to wait for hours while a dense fog swirled around the island and runway.

The runway wasn’t used very often, which may have played a role in the crash, as the pilots were unfamiliar with it. At some point, the air traffic control tower told the KLM flight to taxi to the end of the runway. It gave instructions to the Pan Am flight to follow behind the KLM plane. When the KLM pilots got into position, they notified the tower over the radio that they were ready to takeoff. However, the Pan Am flight was still on the runway. Radio interference meant that the KLM pilots didn’t hear the Pan Am crew warning them their plane was in the way. The KLM pilot sped down the runway and crashed into the Pan Am plane.

The KLM plane tore the top of the Pan Am jet off, and both planes burst into flames. Everyone on board the KLM plane was killed. There were 61 survivors on the Pan Am flight, including the flight crew.  

Commercial Pilot Warns That Aviation Risks Are Still Present

As Smith told CBS News, “We’ve engineered away what used to be the causes of some of the worst crashes ever. But this one, I think the fundamental cause or causes are really still there.”

Smith says these causes include runway congestion, air traffic control communication problems, and pilot error. All of these issues played a role in the Tenerife disaster.

NYC Airline Accident Lawyer Discusses Airline Safety    

New York City airline accident lawyer Jonathan C. Reiter states, “The Tenerife aviation disaster cost hundreds of people their lives. It’s important to remember these accidents and to constantly strive to understand why they happen and what the aviation industry can do to prevent anything like them from occurring again.”  

If you’ve been injured in an aviation accident, or you have lost a loved one in an airline crash, contact a New York City airline accident lawyer about your right to receive compensation.

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In reality, drug addiction affects people from all backgrounds, economic classes, ethnic groups, and professions. There are construction workers, teachers, nurses, doctors, and college professors who have struggled with long-term drug or alcohol addiction.

If you’re addicted to drugs or alcohol, or you love someone who is, it’s important to realize that there is no one-size-fits-all definition of a person with a drug addiction or alcohol problem

Here are five common stereotypes of people suffering from addiction that are often false.

Drug Addicted people Can’t Function

Many people assume that if someone has a drug addiction or alcohol problem that they are unable to hold down a job or look after themselves and their families. This is often untrue. In fact, many people with addiction disorders are successful professionals, loving parents, and responsible adults. In some cases, the pressures of their jobs or home life cause them to turn to drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism.

The Reasons Behind Addiction Are Obvious

It’s not always immediately apparent why someone develops a drug addiction or becomes an alcoholic. Many people conceal past abuse or a traumatic event that caused them great mental anguish or emotional distress. In some cases, they’ve never shared the reasons for their depression or anxiety with anyone.

Drug Addicts Don’t Want Help

Someone with an addiction may push people away, but that doesn’t mean they want to be abandoned, or that they’re suicidal. They may feel alone and depressed, and that can cause them to feel hopeless or embarrassed.

Only Close Loved Ones Can Help

Sometimes, friends co-workers, or acquaintances are reluctant to reach out to the person they love who suffers from alcohol or drug addiction because they worry they are intruding or violating their privacy. The truth is that anyone can be the helping hand a person needs to finally seek help. Even someone you see at the library or grocery store can be a support person.

Drug Addiction Is Easy to Recognize

Drug addiction and alcoholism aren’t always easy to spot. A lot of people who suffer from the disease of addiction have learned to function so well that no one realizes they have a problem. In some cases, their attempt to stop using drugs or alcohol is the only way people around them notice their problem. This is also why many people attempt to quit, only to relapse down the road. The physical and mental pain of quitting is usually too difficult for them to endure without professional help.

Contact Summit Behavioral Health Today

Do you struggle with drug or alcohol addiction? Help is available. Get in touch with a behavioral health center counselor that can tailor a program specifically to your needs.

Summit Behavioral Health has both inpatient and outpatient programs that help people overcome prescription and illegal drug addiction, as well as alcohol abuse disorders. Our programs are personalized and Summit’s detoxes are medically supervised. For more information you can call 1-844-643-3869 and you can speak to one of our substance abuse professionals about your treatment goals and options.

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Florida is notorious for frequent accidents involving vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. Whether it’s due to poor road design, inattention, distraction or just plain bad driving the state’s bicyclists seem to be second class citizens when it comes to safety. Boca bike accident lawyer Joe Osborne says these accidents are preventable and negligent drivers need to be held accountable.

A recent victim is a ten year old Pensacola girl who was struck and killed by a car while riding her bike, reports the Pensacola News Journal. The girl was using a bike lane last month when the driver of a Ford allegedly failed to see her, didn’t provide her the right-of-way and struck her, causing fatal injuries. She was airlifted from the scene to a hospital, where she died. According to the newspaper criminal charges are pending against the driver, a 47 year old Pensacola resident.

While the girl’s family grieves her loss, the carnage continues on Florida’s roads. A 2015 report issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Florida has the country’s worst rate of bicycling deaths (0.57 per 100,000 people) more than twice the nationwide rate (0.23 per 100,000).

The CDC also found that while many other states have sharply reduced bicyclists’ deaths over the last 30 years, Florida has barely made a dent, cutting the number by less than 10%. Only Wyoming is doing a worse job.

Nationwide bicyclist safety is getting better. The number of deaths per 100,000 people decreased 44% during the two time periods measured, from 1975 to 1979 and 2008 to 2012. The sharpest decrease was for children younger than 15. Despite this good news bicyclists die on U.S. roads at a rate double that of vehicle occupants, even though bicycle travel is only about 1% percent of all trips for all types of transportation.

The Florida Department of Transportation and the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research put out a plan to address cyclist safety in 2013. It stated solving the problem boiled down to engineering, education and enforcement.

Roads are not engineered and speed limits were not created to accommodate cyclists and their safe travel. The report suggested widening bike lanes from four to seven feet. In the long term the plan suggests roadways be engineered to match their location where the busier the area, the more narrow the vehicle lanes and the slower the speed. With lower speeds, the easier it is for drivers to make the right decisions in busier areas with more cyclists.

Education and enforcement may address many Floridians’ attitude that they don’t need to share the road with bicyclists. Under state law bicyclists have a right to use roads as much as those driving vehicles.

Plans for a safer future are great but right now bicyclists face a dangerous present. If you or a loved one suffered an injury caused in a bicycling accident involving a driver or dangerous road conditions, contact Boca bike accident lawyer Joe Osborne at (561) 800-4011 or fill out this online contact form. You can discuss your case, how the law may apply and your best legal options to protect your rights and obtain compensation for your injuries.

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Every year, a nonprofit organization made up of local, state, and federal motor carrier safety officials from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), conducts roadside checks of semi-trucks and other commercial vehicles.

The CVSA’s roadside checks include participation by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, and Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation.

The CVSA’s roadside checks take on a specific focus each year. For 2017, the focus of the roadside checks is ensuring semi-trucks cargo is secure. According to the CVSA’s website, “While checking for compliance with safe cargo securement regulations is always part of roadside inspections, CVSA is highlighting cargo securement safety this year as a reminder of its importance to highway safety.”

The Rigorous Roadside Checks Involve 37-Step Inspections

The CVSA’s inspections will take place throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico from June 6 to June 8, 2017. During the inspections, safety officials will conduct the North American Standard Level I Inspection, which involves a 37-step process that includes checks of everything from truckers’ seat belt use to the effectiveness of the truck’s windshield wipers.

These international roadside checks make up the “largest targeted enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world.” The CVSA states that it inspects 17 trucks or buses every minute during the 72-hour period of the inspections. Since the campaign began, the CVSA has inspected over 1.5 million commercial vehicles. One of the major challenges of these inspections, is that truckers will often times schedule personal time off so they can avoid having their semi inspected.

How Dangerous is Loose or Improperly Loaded Cargo?

Loose or improperly loaded cargo can cause serious and deadly truck wrecks. Unbalanced or shifting cargo is one of the top causes of truck crashes. It can take many forms, including:

Cargo that is stacked too high
Unbalanced cargo
Spilled cargo
Overloaded cargo or cargo that is too heavy

Semi-trucks transport over 70 percent of our nation’s freight. When carriers or truckers are tempted to overload a truck’s trailer, they can cause a deadly wreck. The CVSA’s international inspections are designed to identify improperly loaded or overloaded trailers before a serious or fatal wreck can occur.  

Texas Truck Wreck Lawyer Discusses Loose Cargo on Trucks

Texas truck wreck lawyer Amy Witherite states: “Nearly all motorists have experienced the scary sight of a massive semi barreling down the highway with an open trailer stacked with lengths of steel, tree trunks, or other heavy cargo. Driving behind one of these huge vehicles can be terrifying. When a truck is traveling at 55 miles per hour or faster, shifting cargo can cause a devastating accident in mere seconds — and with no warning.”  

If you’ve been injured in a semi-truck crash, or you have lost someone you love in a truck wreck, compassionate and experienced legal help is available today. Contact a Texas truck wreck lawyer right away to discuss your rights and options.

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CVSA’s 2017 International Roadcheck Enforcement Event to Take Place June 6-8 with Special Emphasis on Cargo Securement

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College students and alcohol have been closely associated forever. In fact, as many as 60% of college students report drinking alcohol, and nearly 70% report they have had a drinking binge within the last 30 days. But it isn’t only alcohol that students are using, addiction to illicit and prescription drugs are on the rise on campus as well.

Most Popular Drugs on Campus

Alcohol is, by far, the most used substance on college campuses, with nearly 80% of students partaking. It is also the substance that causes the most problems for students, faculty, and staff on campus. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCAAD), 95% of violence on college campuses is alcohol related.

Dangers of alcohol abuse: Unprotected sex, driving under the influence, assault, sexual abuse and rape, injuries, addiction

Adderall is considered a study drug because it helps students stay alert while they study. It’s presence on college campuses is becoming much more common. Adderall is prescribed for individuals who suffer from Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, about 20% of students admit to using Adderall for help with studying even though they do not have a prescription for it.

Dangers of Adderall abuse: High blood pressure, headaches, dry mouth, weight loss, depression, insomnia, overdose, and addiction

Marijuana is quickly becoming legalized in many states, and campuses are covered with it. On some campuses, marijuana is taking over the number one most used substance ranking from alcohol.

Dangers of Marijuana abuse: Distorted perception, anxiety, paranoia, difficulty thinking, loss of balance, short-term memory problems, increased likelihood of trying other drugs, addiction

Ecstasy is a party drug that was popularized in the nineties and is back on campuses in a purer version – MDMA or Molly. This drug is most popular with high school and college-aged people.

Dangers of MDMA abuse: High blood pressure, dizziness, overdose, loss of consciousness, seizures, kidney failure, heart failure, addiction

OxyContin is a prescription opioid painkiller that is considered the most abused prescription drug in the nation. While the drug may seem safer to college students because it isn’t illicit and doctors prescribe it, the truth is that year over year more college students die from OxyContin overdose.

Dangers of OxyContin abuse: Impaired judgment, overdose, injuries, accidents, risky sexual behavior, addiction

Why Do College Students Use Drugs and Alcohol?

Substance abuse is common among college students for many reasons. Any one of the reasons below can be a cause for a student to use, but many students experience two or more of them at the same time making drug or alcohol use even more likely.

Increased Freedom – Students just starting college are particularly at risk because they are often away from home and parents for the first time. Without parental authority, they are much freer to use drugs or alcohol.
Peer Pressure – College kids (like high schoolers) sometimes feel a significant need to fit in. Drinking or using drugs tend to lower inhibitions and may make socializing easier.
Academic Pressure – The pressure to excel in college may be very high for some students. They may feel that they need drugs to “help” them study or to help them unwind after.
Stress – College students have a lot on their plates – academics, social life, and often times, a job. Needless to say, they may have high levels of stress and that can easily lead to drug or alcohol use and abuse.
Curiosity – College students often want to try things that they haven’t before, and drugs or alcohol may be one of those things.
Availability –Drugs and alcohol are easily accessible on campus and many times they are free because students share with their friends.
Greek Life – Students in fraternities or sororities are 26% more likely to engage in binge drinking than students who don’t participate in Greek Life, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Feeling Inadequate – College students may use or drink to overcome feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem.
The Path to Addiction

There is typically a gradual advancement from non-use of drugs or alcohol to full-blown addiction – it doesn’t happen overnight. Of course, the length of time it takes varies from individual to individual and there are other factors (genetic and environmental) that also play a part. While the length of time may depend on various things, the phases of substance use tend to be the same:

Non-use – This is the period of time before an individual has even tried the substance. They have no problem not using the drug.
Social Use – Most people who are not addicts fall into this category. They are able to use drugs or alcohol in a moderate way, typically during social situations. During this phase, they see drugs or alcohol as natural and acceptable at certain events.
Dependence and Addiction – Somewhere along the line, a recreational user crosses into physical and/or psychological dependence on drugs or alcohol due to increased frequency of use and amount of use. At this point, it will be very difficult for an individual to walk away from the substance without help.
Getting Help for College Students

There is good news for students suffering from drug or alcohol addiction – there are many treatment centers that are knowledgeable and equipped to offer them help. Whether they choose to attend an inpatient rehab center or an outpatient program, they are able to get on the path to recovery and get back to their studies.

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In May 2017, Texas lawmakers in the state senate passed a bill that would make attacks on police officers a hate crime under state law. The legislation makes it a second degree felony to restrain or assault a police officer — with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Under the bill, a crime that results in death or bodily injury to a police officer would be a first degree felony with a possible sentence of life in prison.

The proposed bill, House Bill 2908, passed both the state house and the senate. If signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, it will become state law.

According to one media report, the bill was proposed in response to two attacks on police officers and law enforcement officials in Texas. In 2016, six police officers were killed in Dallas. In 2015, Judge Julie Kocurek was injured outside her home in Austin.

If Governor Abbott signs the bill, it will go into effect on September 1, 2017.

What Is a Hate Crime?

Hate crimes aren’t always easy to define, as there are a number of federal laws that make it illegal to commit certain offenses against individuals or entities based on a definitive characteristic — regardless of whether the individual actually possesses that characteristic, or the offender simply believes they do.

Under the Shepard Byrd Act of 2009, it’s a hate crime under federal law to cause bodily injury, or to attempt to injure someone with a dangerous weapon, due to the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation.

Many states also have their own specific hate crime laws. As the New York Times reports, a wave of hateful crimes in recent months has led “a half-dozen states” to introduce “anti-hate legislation aimed at beefing up penalties and expanding definitions of what constitutes hate.”

Although it’s difficult to determine just how many hate crimes occur in the U.S. annually, experts believe the number of hate crimes has increased in recent years. A study of data from law enforcement and government agencies across 25 metro areas reveals that hate crimes jumped approximately six percent between 2015 and 2016.

The report goes on to state that the definition of “hate crime” varies from state to state. In five states — Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Wyoming, and Indiana — there are no state hate crime laws. However, that would not stop an individual from being prosecuted for a hate crime under federal law.

Speak to a Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Today

If you’ve been charged with a hate crime, it’s important to get experienced legal help from a knowledgeable Texas criminal defense lawyer. The penalties for a conviction are severe. Protect your rights by speaking to a lawyer today.

Sources:

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/23/texas-legislature-passes-bill-would-make-attacking-police-judges-hate-/
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB2908
https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/us/hate-crimes-legislation.html?mcubz=1

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Before smartphones, you usually had to tell someone where you were out in the world. Today, smartphone technology makes it possible for friends and loved ones to see exactly where you’re located.

Of course, if friends and family can see your location at any time, so can the police. But should they be able to do this without a warrant? Just because the technology exists, does that mean the authorities should have unfettered access to it? The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on whether police need a warrant before they can use mobile phone location data.

SCOTUS Will Rule on Warrants for Smartphone Location Data

The high court will decide if police must obtain a search warrant before getting location information from mobile phone companies.

The Supreme Court case stems from a lower court case in which a man was convicted for a series of armed robberies in Ohio and Michigan. In his case, the FBI used his cellphone data to view his past locations. Although the FBI had a court order to view the location data, it didn’t have a warrant citing probable cause. The FBI was able to determine that the defendant had been near the locations of the robberies by analyzing location data turned over by his mobile service provider.

The defense will argue that law enforcement accessing cell phone location data without a warrant constitutes an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment.   

According to a Reuters report, the four main wireless carriers in the U.S. — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint — receive tens of thousands of “cell site location information” requests from law enforcement agencies each year. In most cases, the carriers grant the requests.

This is not the first time the Supreme Court has confronted cell phone privacy rights. In 2012, the Court ruled that police need a warrant before they can put a GPS tracking device on a motor vehicle. In 2014, the Court held that police must obtain a warrant before they can search a mobile phone seized during an arrest.

The government is basing its position on the Stored Communications Act of 1986, which holds that the government doesn’t need probable cause to access customer records. However, it’s likely the defense will argue that the lawmakers behind the 1986 Act couldn’t have foreseen the privacy concerns around smartphone location data.   

The Supreme Court will hear the case some time during its next term, which begins in October 2017 and ends in June 2018.

Contact an Experienced Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Today

The law is constantly changing. When it comes to mobile phones and other technology, the law must often race to keep up. If you have been charged with a crime involving evidence gleaned from your mobile phone, social media, or the internet, you can’t afford to forego experienced criminal defense. Contact a Texas criminal defense lawyer right away to protect your rights.

Sources:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/05/supreme-court-to-rule-on-cellphone-location-privacy-239136
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-mobilephone-idUSKBN18W1RY

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was aggressive in introducing several proposals that could help to lower the number of truck accidents. Therefore, it’s important for the public to understand some of the pending truck regulations that could make a difference in truck driver and passenger driver safety.

“The FMCSA was very active in 2016 in trying to develop regulations that could have a direct effect on the number of truck wrecks,” stated Dallas Truck Wreck attorney Amy Witherite of -1800-Truck-Wreck ® . “What we have to wait for now is how many of these pending truck regulations will actually become law, and the potential impact these regulations would have on truck safety.”

Recent Truck Accident Fatality Statistics

There were 3,598 truck accident fatalities in 2015, and another 83,000 injuries resulting from these truck wrecks, according to the FMCSA’s ‘Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2015’, and the number of truck wrecks that caused fatalities increased by eight percent from 2014 to 2015. (1)

These statistics show that truck wrecks are not trending downward, a stark reminder that without more stringent safety regulations, these numbers will continue to increase.

Over the past few years, the FMCSA has pushed several safety proposals in an effort to lower truck accident rates, and two of those pending truck regulations may or may not be approved into law in 2017.

Electronic Log Devices Mandate and Speed Limiters

For years, the FMCSA has required commercial truck drivers to keep track of their driving hours and the hours they spend resting, in manual logbooks. This was to ensure that drivers were complying with the FMCSA’s hours-of-service (HOS) regulations that govern how many consecutive hours they can operate their vehicles before taking a rest break.

But the issue with manual logbooks is that it is quite easy for truck drivers to lie on their reports, which allows them to go around FMCSA rules and drive even when they are exhausted.

Because fatigued truck drivers have a much higher likelihood of causing a wreck than drivers who are well-rested, this can have devastating consequences.

Recently, a commercial truck driver based in Philadelphia was sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying a logbook in the months prior to causing an accident that killed another driver and seriously injured several others. (2)

The driver in that deadly truck wreck wrote in his logbook that he had been sleeping per FMCSA regulations, when in fact he was still driving. Fatigue was named as one of the major contributing factors in that accident.

Because of this incident, the FMCSA pushed through a proposal that would require all truck carriers to install electronic logging devices (ELDs) in all new vehicles by December 18, 2017.

According to the FMCSA, “an ELD synchronizes with a vehicle engine to automatically record driving time, for easier, more accurate hours of service (HOS) recording.” (3)

This will not only prevent truck drivers from falsifying their logbooks, it will also give truck carriers real-time information about their drivers’ adherence to the proper protocols regarding rest and driving time.

Although there were some fears that the presidential transition would delay the ELD mandate, the Trump administration has shown no signs that it will overrule the proposal, making it highly likely that the pending regulation will go into effect on December 18th. (4)

The speed limiter proposal is a little different, however, because it is still in the discussion phase.

Speed limiters are devices that prevent a vehicle from exceeding a preset speed limit. The FMCSA believes that installing speed limiters in commercial trucks would lower the number of truck wrecks, especially because speed is one of the major contributing factors in these crashes.

However, not everyone is on board with this proposal, and the FMCSA has weakened its position by not establishing a maximum speed limit, proposing limits of 60, 65 and 68 miles per hour. (5)

But some truck organizations believe that the devices would create “speed differentials” that would endanger all motorists.

Speed differentials refer to differences in speeds traveled by vehicles on a roadway that can create conditions for accidents.

This pending truck regulation is scheduled for public debate in 2017, and is far from being approved as law.

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At 1-800-Truck-Wreck ® we have a team that is concerned with keeping your life running after a truck wreck brings things to a stop.

“OUR FOCUS IS ON OUR CLIENT, NOT THE SETTLEMENT CHECK. WE CAN HANDLE THE FINANCIAL ASPECT FOR OUR CLIENTS, BUT RESTORING THEIR CONFIDENCE, PEACE OF MIND AND SECURITY IS WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT.”

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1. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/large-truck-and-bus-crash-facts-2015

2. http://www.overdriveonline.com/logbook-falsifying-leads-to-18-month-prison-sentence/

3. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/electronic-logging-devices

4. https://fleettrax.net/will-trumps-presidency-affect-eld-mandate/

5. http://www.dat.com/blog/post/5-New-Regulations-that-Could-Change-Trucking

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New York City, NY, 06/26/2017 /SubmitPressRelease123/

It’s a mix-up that could have had deadly consequences. Media reports state that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released a report about a serious pilot error that took place in July 2016.

Instead of landing at Rapid City Regional Airport in South Dakota, the plane landed six miles away at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

The report says that two pilots flying a Delta Air Lines flight with 129 people on board landed at the wrong airport. According to a BBC report, “The [NTSB] blamed Delta’s two pilots for not using all the instruments at their disposal to determine their location.”

The plane was forced to remain at the incorrect airport for two hours while officials sorted out the mistake. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.

Officials from the NTSB also stated that the mistake could have been caused by the similarities in the runways, which both face northwest to southeast and have compass headings that are only 10 degrees apart.  

Reports also state that the error is “fairly common” among pilots approaching the two airports, however, flight crews and air traffic controllers usually catch the mistake before a plane actually lands in the wrong location. Reports also say that two other incorrect landings occurred in 2004 and 2015. In the 2004 case, a Northwest Airlines jet landed at the wrong airport. The 2004 incident involved a small private plane.

According to an ABC News report, statistics from the 1990s and onward show that at least 150 flights have either landed at the incorrect airport or started to land and realized their mistake in time to correct it.

NY Airline Accident Lawyer Discusses Pilot Errors

New York aviation accident lawyer Jonathan C. Reiter states, “Pilot error is the leading cause of aviation accidents. One study revealed that human factors have been responsible for 74 commercial aviation accidents since 2005. When pilots make mistakes, hundreds of lives are on the line. When it comes to flying, the margin of error is extremely narrow.”  

Other industry experts claim that up to 85 percent of aviation accidents are due to pilot error.

Pilot error is a top factor in commercial aviation as well as general aviation. The Colgan Air commuter plane accident near Buffalo that killed 50 people in 2009 was caused by a fatigued pilot, lapses in pilot training, and scheduling problems — all issues that could have been avoided.

When an aviation accident occurs, survivors and the loved ones of those involved often don’t know where to turn for help. If you were injured on an airline, or you have lost a loved one in an aviation accident, don’t wait to get legal guidance in your case. Discuss your claim with an experienced New York City aviation accident lawyer today.  

Sources:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40176462
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-investigators-blame-pilot-wrong-airport-landing-47863139

Human error is biggest obstacle to 100 percent flight safety

https://www.avbuyer.com/articles/business-aviation-insurance/85-of-aviation-accidents-are-caused-by-pilot-error-28950

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New York airline accident lawyer Jonathan C. Reiter. T: 866-324-9211.

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NFM Lending is pleased to announce the opening of a new branch in Virginia, led by Branch Manager Blane Stewart. The branch will focus its lending platform throughout Brandy Station and the surrounding area. NFM Lending offers Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, FNMA, Jumbo, and many other loan options.

“Partnering with NFM Lending allows me to align with a successful company that is focused on optimizing the purchase process for our customers and partners,” said Stewart. “This will allow a Realtor and buyer experience that is consistently excellent every time. This comes from proactive, engaged and transparent communication from contact to closing.”

Stewart’s two branches are located in Central Virginia, with the main office in Brandy Station.

“Blane was a ‘wow’ addition in so many ways that matter,” said Greg Sher, Chief Business Development Officer of NFM Lending. “His attitude, determination, honesty, integrity, and commitment to his craft make him a cut above most. We’re truly honored to have him and his team on our journey to the top.”

The branch is currently hiring qualified Loan Originators for full and part-time positions. The branch’s goal is to provide top-notch service, commitment, and dedication to borrowers, ranging from first time homebuyers to seasoned buyers looking for their next home, a second home, or investment properties. Visit the branch page to learn more: www.nfmlending.com/va331.

About NFM Lending

NFM Lending is a mortgage lending company currently licensed in 29 states in the U.S. The company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998. They attribute their success in the mortgage industry to their steadfast commitment to customers and the community. NFM Lending has firmly planted itself in the home loan marketplace as “America’s Common Sense Residential Mortgage Lender.™” For more information about NFM Lending, visit www.nfmlending.com, like our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.

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