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MY USTI.NET News: Accidents and disastersCopyright (c) 2007 USTINET Corporation. All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Accidents and disastersen-usMon, 06 Oct 2008 23:28:03 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Soccer pro sentenced in fatal crashhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cj/Usoc-mccormick.RAU5_IO6.htmlwed/cj/Usoc-mccormick.RAU5_IO6.html1223335488Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cj/Usoc-mccormick.RAU5_IO6.html"></a>LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- British pro soccer player Luke McCormick was sentenced Monday to serve seven years and four months for killing two boys in a car crash. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cj/Usoc-mccormick.RAU5_IO6.html">Soccer pro sentenced in fatal crash</a> LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- British pro soccer player Luke McCormick was sentenced Monday to serve seven years and four months for killing two boys in a car crash. (UPI) McCain's flying ability was questionedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/as/Uus-politics-mccain-navigator.RU3h_IO6.htmlwed/as/Uus-politics-mccain-navigator.RU3h_IO6.html1223331288Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/as/Uus-politics-mccain-navigator.RU3h_IO6.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- As a U.S. Navy pilot, Republican presidential nominee John McCain was prone to accidents, a newspaper reported Monday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/as/Uus-politics-mccain-navigator.RU3h_IO6.html">McCain's flying ability was questioned</a> LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- As a U.S. Navy pilot, Republican presidential nominee John McCain was prone to accidents, a newspaper reported Monday. (UPI) Carbon monoxide blamed in houseboat deathshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.htmlwed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.html1223321695Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.html"></a>HAMBURG, Ill., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Illinois authorities say they suspect a carbon monoxide leak killed four people found aboard a houseboat anchored in the Mississippi River. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.html">Carbon monoxide blamed in houseboat deaths</a> HAMBURG, Ill., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Illinois authorities say they suspect a carbon monoxide leak killed four people found aboard a houseboat anchored in the Mississippi River. (UPI) Deadly quakes rock Kyrgyzstan, Tibethttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.htmlwed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.html1223303700Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.html"></a>KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- At least 70 people died and 120 buildings were destroyed in a weekend earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan, the government said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.html">Deadly quakes rock Kyrgyzstan, Tibet</a> KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- At least 70 people died and 120 buildings were destroyed in a weekend earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan, the government said. (UPI) Report: Ike costs Houston $6 billionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.htmlwed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.html1223241290Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:14:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.html"></a>HOUSTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Power outages that kept parts of Houston in the dark for more than two weeks after Hurricane Ike could cost billions of dollars, a newspaper analysis shows. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.html">Report: Ike costs Houston $6 billion</a> HOUSTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Power outages that kept parts of Houston in the dark for more than two weeks after Hurricane Ike could cost billions of dollars, a newspaper analysis shows. (UPI) Researcher: iPods an unknown road menacehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ch/Uus-ipods.R-Pe_IO5.htmlwed/ch/Uus-ipods.R-Pe_IO5.html1223229290Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:54:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ch/Uus-ipods.R-Pe_IO5.html"></a>NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Using an iPod device while operating a vehicle can dramatically increase a driver's chance of getting into an accident, a Massachusetts researcher says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ch/Uus-ipods.R-Pe_IO5.html">Researcher: iPods an unknown road menace</a> NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Using an iPod device while operating a vehicle can dramatically increase a driver's chance of getting into an accident, a Massachusetts researcher says. (UPI) Iraqi dies in U.S. helicopter collisionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cv/Uiraq-helicoptercrash.RGQt_IO4.htmlwed/cv/Uiraq-helicoptercrash.RGQt_IO4.html1223180092Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:14:52 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cv/Uiraq-helicoptercrash.RGQt_IO4.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- An Iraqi soldier died Saturday evening when two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters collided while landing in Baghdad. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cv/Uiraq-helicoptercrash.RGQt_IO4.html">Iraqi dies in U.S. helicopter collision</a> BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- An Iraqi soldier died Saturday evening when two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters collided while landing in Baghdad. (UPI) Officials: Fall, not stress, killed moosehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.htmlwed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.html1223149487Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.html"></a>HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A moose in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia likely died after falling from a helicopter, not from stress or drugs as initially reported, an official says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.html">Officials: Fall, not stress, killed moose</a> HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A moose in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia likely died after falling from a helicopter, not from stress or drugs as initially reported, an official says. (UPI) Two injured in Thai helicopter crashhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.htmlwed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.html1223148287Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.html"></a>LOEI, Thailand, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two people on a helicopter bound for Thailand's Phu Kradung national park were injured when the vehicle crashed Saturday, an official said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.html">Two injured in Thai helicopter crash</a> LOEI, Thailand, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two people on a helicopter bound for Thailand's Phu Kradung national park were injured when the vehicle crashed Saturday, an official said. (UPI) Fossett wreckage collected from mountainhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.htmlwed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.html1223132722Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:05:22 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.html"></a>MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators have finished removing the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane from California's remote Sierra Nevada mountains, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.html">Fossett wreckage collected from mountain</a> MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators have finished removing the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane from California's remote Sierra Nevada mountains, officials said. (UPI) Death toll from Haiti storms reaches 800http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.htmlwed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.html1223117688Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.html"></a>PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The death toll from four major storms hitting Haiti in August and September has reached 800 people, International Red Cross officials say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.html">Death toll from Haiti storms reaches 800</a> PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The death toll from four major storms hitting Haiti in August and September has reached 800 people, International Red Cross officials say. (UPI) Skydiver killed in display at soccer matchhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.htmlwed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.html1223099688Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.html"></a>ORLEANS, France, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An attempt at a spectacular opening to a soccer match in France ended badly when a skydiver hit a floodlight and crashed into spectators, killing himself. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ax/Ufrance-skydiver.Rfe__IO4.html">Skydiver killed in display at soccer match</a> ORLEANS, France, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An attempt at a spectacular opening to a soccer match in France ended badly when a skydiver hit a floodlight and crashed into spectators, killing himself. (UPI) Floods ravage areas of Thailandhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cd/Uthailand-floods.RKI7_IO3.htmlwed/cd/Uthailand-floods.RKI7_IO3.html1223076897Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:34:57 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cd/Uthailand-floods.RKI7_IO3.html"></a>BANGKOK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- More than 300 people in the eastern Thai province of Chachoengsao have become ill from flood-related diseases, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cd/Uthailand-floods.RKI7_IO3.html">Floods ravage areas of Thailand</a> BANGKOK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- More than 300 people in the eastern Thai province of Chachoengsao have become ill from flood-related diseases, officials said. (UPI) Fossett's wife thanks hiker finding itemshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.htmlwed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.html1223054091Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:14:51 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.html"></a>MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The hiker who found items of adventurer Steve Fossett has been thanked by the wife of the daredevil who has been missing since last September. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.html">Fossett's wife thanks hiker finding items</a> MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The hiker who found items of adventurer Steve Fossett has been thanked by the wife of the daredevil who has been missing since last September. (UPI) Hurricane leaves dirty water behindhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.htmlwed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html1223053506Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:05:06 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Hurricane Ike had a profound impact on Lake Michigan, more than 1,000 miles from where it made landfall. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html">Hurricane leaves dirty water behind</a> WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Hurricane Ike had a profound impact on Lake Michigan, more than 1,000 miles from where it made landfall. (UPI) Alternative heating can spark fireshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cc/Uus-fireprevention.RIx5_IO2.htmlwed/cc/Uus-fireprevention.RIx5_IO2.html1222995910Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:05:10 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cc/Uus-fireprevention.RIx5_IO2.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Many U.S. adults faced with high heating costs will use an alternative heating source this winder, which may spark fires, two non-profits warn. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cc/Uus-fireprevention.RIx5_IO2.html">Alternative heating can spark fires</a> WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Many U.S. adults faced with high heating costs will use an alternative heating source this winder, which may spark fires, two non-profits warn. (UPI) Human remains found with Fossett planehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bq/Uus-fossett.RDCl_IO2.htmlwed/bq/Uus-fossett.RDCl_IO2.html1222994095Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bq/Uus-fossett.RDCl_IO2.html"></a>MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Human remains have been found in the wreckage of Steve Fossett's small plane high in the Sierra Nevada in California, a federal official said Thursday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/bq/Uus-fossett.RDCl_IO2.html">Human remains found with Fossett plane</a> MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Human remains have been found in the wreckage of Steve Fossett's small plane high in the Sierra Nevada in California, a federal official said Thursday. (UPI) Hiker who found Fossett items thankedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cg/Uus-fossett-branson.R2Zo_IO2.htmlwed/cg/Uus-fossett-branson.R2Zo_IO2.html1222982687Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cg/Uus-fossett-branson.R2Zo_IO2.html"></a>MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Millionaire Richard Branson used a morning talk show to thank Preston Morrow, who found items of missing adventurer Steve Fossett in the California mountains. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cg/Uus-fossett-branson.R2Zo_IO2.html">Hiker who found Fossett items thanked</a> MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Millionaire Richard Branson used a morning talk show to thank Preston Morrow, who found items of missing adventurer Steve Fossett in the California mountains. (UPI) LaBeouf gets stitches after on-set mishaphttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ck/Uus-labeouf.RKll_IO1.htmlwed/ck/Uus-labeouf.RKll_IO1.html1222904094Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:34:54 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ck/Uus-labeouf.RKll_IO1.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf got stitches for a cut below his eyebrow after he was injured by a prop on a movie set, sources told TMZ. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ck/Uus-labeouf.RKll_IO1.html">LaBeouf gets stitches after on-set mishap</a> LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf got stitches for a cut below his eyebrow after he was injured by a prop on a movie set, sources told TMZ. (UPI) California exposed to much more penta-BDEshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ba/Uus-flameretardants.R33c_IO1.htmlwed/ba/Uus-flameretardants.R33c_IO1.html1222892687Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ba/Uus-flameretardants.R33c_IO1.html"></a>BERKLEY, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Residents of California have significantly higher levels of toxic flame retardants compared to other locations in the country or world, researchers said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ba/Uus-flameretardants.R33c_IO1.html">California exposed to much more penta-BDEs</a> BERKLEY, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Residents of California have significantly higher levels of toxic flame retardants compared to other locations in the country or world, researchers said. (UPI) 'Rock of Love' driver in fatal car crashhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cw/Uus-vh1wreck.Rre5_IO1.htmlwed/cw/Uus-vh1wreck.Rre5_IO1.html1222891502Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:05:02 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cw/Uus-vh1wreck.Rre5_IO1.html"></a>CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A driver for the reality show "Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels" was involved in an Illinois car wreck that left two people dead, VH1 confirmed. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cw/Uus-vh1wreck.Rre5_IO1.html">'Rock of Love' driver in fatal car crash</a> CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A driver for the reality show "Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels" was involved in an Illinois car wreck that left two people dead, VH1 confirmed. (UPI) Ike's environmental damage feared serioushttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.htmlwed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.html1222889086Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:24:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.html"></a>HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Ecologists said they fear Hurricane Ike did extensive damage to Gulf Coast beaches and wildlife habitat that could take years to repair. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.html">Ike's environmental damage feared serious</a> HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Ecologists said they fear Hurricane Ike did extensive damage to Gulf Coast beaches and wildlife habitat that could take years to repair. (UPI) Man rescued after hours in Pacific Oceanhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ce/Uus-canoe.RyXY_IO1.htmlwed/ce/Uus-canoe.RyXY_IO1.html1222886688Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:44:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ce/Uus-canoe.RyXY_IO1.html"></a>OCEANSIDE, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A 45-year-old man managed to stay afloat in the Pacific Ocean for three hours giving California rescuers time to reach him, U.S. Coast Guard officials say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/ce/Uus-canoe.RyXY_IO1.html">Man rescued after hours in Pacific Ocean</a> OCEANSIDE, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A 45-year-old man managed to stay afloat in the Pacific Ocean for three hours giving California rescuers time to reach him, U.S. Coast Guard officials say. (UPI) Fear Aussie eaten by giant crocodilehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/dn/Uaustralia-croc.Rv-R_IO1.htmlwed/dn/Uaustralia-croc.Rv-R_IO1.html1222877105Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:05:05 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/dn/Uaustralia-croc.Rv-R_IO1.html"></a>COOKTOWN, Australia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A search resumed in far northeastern Australia Wednesday for a 62-year-old man who authorities fear was snatched from the water's edge by a giant crocodile. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/dn/Uaustralia-croc.Rv-R_IO1.html">Fear Aussie eaten by giant crocodile</a> COOKTOWN, Australia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A search resumed in far northeastern Australia Wednesday for a 62-year-old man who authorities fear was snatched from the water's edge by a giant crocodile. (UPI) Building fire kills 15 in Japanhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cs/Ujapan-fire.RAXo_IO1.htmlwed/cs/Ujapan-fire.RAXo_IO1.html1222841687Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cs/Ujapan-fire.RAXo_IO1.html"></a>TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An early Wednesday fire in a first-floor video-viewing shop in a seven-story building in Osaka, Japan, killed 15 people and injured 10 more, authorities said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.trouble/2/wed/cs/Ujapan-fire.RAXo_IO1.html">Building fire kills 15 in Japan</a> TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An early Wednesday fire in a first-floor video-viewing shop in a seven-story building in Osaka, Japan, killed 15 people and injured 10 more, authorities said. (UPI)