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Base Jumper Barely Survives Fall When Horizontal Bar Breaks [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:31:53 +0000

This may be one of the most frightening base jumping videos I have ever seen. This guy has used up all his luck for one lifetime if you ask me.

Unbelievable Boat Crash Caught On Tape [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:10:14 +0000

Lake of the Ozarks Missouri is a Mecca for the boating enthusiast throughout the country. The seemingly endless lake is the perfect place for fishing, skiing and just enjoying a great time on the water. Going fast on the water is a unique experience.

Prescription Painkillers Emerge As the Leading Cause of Accidental Death

Don Deane — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:40:10 +0000

For years, car accidents have been the leading cause of accidental death. But that all changed four years ago when, for the first time, vehicle-related deaths were topped by poisoning due to prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin.

Do Women and the Elderly Cause More Car Accidents Than Men and the Young?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:51:07 +0000

A recent study of accidents involving the gas pedals of vehicles yielded some age and gender-specific results. Female drivers hit the gas instead of the brake in two-thirds of these accidents which occur in static places like garages, as opposed to roadways due to spacing and reaction time. They also occur in drivers over the [...]

Bruce's New Favorite 13 Second Video [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:10:02 +0000

What could happen in :13 seconds that could catch my attention and qualify as my favorite video? Well if you invest less than a quarter of a minute you will find out.

Clint Black, Bill Anderson + Bob DiPiero Involved in Bus Crash

Brittany Joy Cooper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:30:45 +0000

Yesterday (Feb. 23), Clint Black, Bill Anderson and Bob DiPiero walked away from a bus accident they were involved in while traveling in Dublin, Ireland. The three renowned singer-songwriters are currently touring Ireland and the UK with the CMA Songwriter Series. While traveling in their Gibson Guitars bus, the trio was rear-ended by a passenger car.

Scary Moment- SUV Loses Wheel [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:51:16 +0000

My son Jack is learning how to drive and we are in the process of teaching him the rules of the road. The one point I try to emphasize more than most is expect the unexpected. There are things you can prepare for by making sure your

Tow Trucks Race To Accident Scene [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:01:45 +0000

A tow truck makes a mad dash through heavy traffic to be first on the scene of an accident. He almost causes a couple of new accidents on the way.

Horse Drawn High Speed Crash [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:16:25 +0000

I have often wondered if they used to have traffic accidents back in the horse and buggy days? Judging by this video not only do they have accidents but they look like they hurt pretty bad when you're involved in one of them.

Wild West Shootout Re-Enactment Hospitalizes Three Spectators

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:16:48 +0000

Tourists watching the Old West show in Hill City, South Dakota last Friday got a real taste of the mayhem associated with that time period when live ammo began spraying into the crowd.

Investigators aren’t sure if real bullets somehow got into the actor’s guns, or if it was shrapnel from blanks that wounded three spectators seriously enough to be taken to the hospital in ambulances.