Girls’ Lacrosse in Florida is the latest organized sport to adopt protective headgear for players. According to a recent New York Times article, Florida became the first state to require protective headgear for high school girls’ lacrosse players. If you’re not familiar with girls’ lacrosse, it’s slightly different than boys’ lacrosse, which is full contact. […]
Fatal Crash in San Jose
Late Wednesday night, a crash in San Jose took two lives. An NBC Bay Area News report said that the crash happened in the 1200 block of North Capitol Avenue. This apparent one-car crash involved an older-model Lexus flipping over and landing on VTA train tracks. Although no trains were reportedly involved in the crash, […]
Manslaughter Charge for Party Bus Owner
Earlier this week, a party bus owner was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2012 death of a woman who fell out of his bus. According to NBC Bay Area News, 58-year-old Jon Reno St. James was found guilty in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County on Wednesday. After a concert in Mountain View […]
Bicyclist Struck and Killed in Oakland
On Tuesday afternoon, a female bicyclist was struck and killed in an East Oakland neighborhood. According to KRON Channel Four News, the collision happened near Prune and San Leandro Streets, sometime around 4:30 p.m. The bicyclist, a woman in her 30’s or 40’s, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver did stay on the […]
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Young Athletes
Youth sports, tackle football in particular, have been under fire lately as the discovery and continued research regarding the connection between playing and the potential for impaired cognitive development and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). A recent Medscape article included the results of a recent study that found that professional football players who started tackle football […]
