Wrongful Death

• Organ Donation Reveals Grace In the Face of Tragedy

  Bret Hanna | January 18, 2011 10:45 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  The family of Christina Taylor Green, the 9-year-old girl killed in the Tuscon shootings a little more than a week ago, made the selfless decision to donate her organs after she passed away. The...

• Miner's Death Reveals Safety Issues

  Bret Hanna | September 27, 2010 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A 28-year-old miner from Moab died on May 26th in the Pandora Complex uranium mine when he was hit in the back by a boulder that was 15 wide, 11 feet long and anywhere from 4 to 30 inches thick. A...

• Full Blown Suicide Epidemic At Hill Air Force Base

  Bret Hanna | March 10, 2010 11:07 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  At least twenty five people have committed suicide at Hill Air Force Base since 2006. A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune indicates that the rate of suicide at Hill is several times higher...

• Carbon Monoxide Is Not The Only "Hidden" Gas That Can Kill In Your Home

  Bret Hanna | February 09, 2010 12:02 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Carbon monoxide is often referred to as the invisible killer because it is a colorless and odorless toxic gas that can kill since its victims aren't aware of its presence. Unfortunately, a local...

• Driver Who Killed Utah Runner Suspected of Driving Under the Influence

  Bret Hanna | October 13, 2009 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jeremy Kunz, 33, was in Las Vegas over the weekend to run the Las Vegas Ragnar Relay with his family. Race organizers describe the event as: RED ROCK then VIEWS OF THE STRIP at night then more RED...

• Another Senseless Hazing Death

  Bret Hanna | August 03, 2009 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  I've blogged on this topic before. This time the hazing death occurred in North Carolina and instead of alcohol poisoning being the cause, it was repeated tackling by members of the Theta Chi...

• Hazing Should Have Real Consequences

  Bret Hanna | July 22, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Last November, Michael Starks, an 18-year-old freshman at Utah State University and Sigma Nu pledge, died of alcohol poisoning after a hazing event. On the night of his death, Starks' future...

• Gunman Kills In Omaha Mall

  Amy Schauers | December 05, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A gunman, name not yet released, open fired at Westroads Mall in Omaha today. It is reported that he killed eight people and five more are wounded, two of those critically, before taking his own life. Police received a call reporting a shooter about 1:45 p.m. and arrived six minutes later. Most of the victims were inside Von Maur, said Omaha Police spokeswoman Teresa Negron."My knees rocked. I...

• DNA Sample Used in 1974 Wrongful Death

  Amy Schauers | November 08, 2007 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Current DNA technology helped police match samples gathered 33 years ago in a murder case to suspect Gerald Walter Hicker. Hicker actually made the initial missing persons report back in 1974. Prosecutors charged Hicker with first-degree felony murder for the death of Barbara Jean Rocky. Barbara was a BYU student and was found shot six times in Cottonwood Canyon March 12, 1974. New DNA...

• Car Accident Kills Logan Teenager

  Amy Schauers | October 30, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  17-year-old Andrew Keith Hyer died Monday after a rollover car accident involving a Chevrolet Suburban swerving to avoid another car that pulled out in front of them on U.S. Route 9. Three people were ejected from the Suburban and seven were sent to local Logan area hospitals. McConkie said, "My heart goes out to the families of the victims. I believe that the negligent person(s) should be...