Wrong-way Driver Burned To Death At I-43/I-94 High-rise Bridge Collision With UPS Semi-trailer

A wrong-way driver was burn to death after crashing into a UPS semi-trailer on I-43/I-94 high-rise bridge and W. National Ave., according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 1, 2017

Milwaukee, WI - On Wednesday, a wrong-way driver going southbound on the northbound I-43/I-94 on the high-rise bridge on W. National Ave. around 3:45 a.m. was burned to death after the vehicle crashed head-on into a UPS semi-trailer heading northbound and caught fire, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office. Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt during a press conference described the incident at the high-rise bridge as "catastrophic" and that an off-duty police officer on the highway who stopped at the scene attempted to pull the unconscious driver from the vehicle, but flames forced him to fall back.

The unconscious driver and the vehicle were burned to the point that authorities are having a difficult time in identifying the deceased driver and the type of vehicle that it was.

The semi-driver who survived the crash told deputies at the scene that he noticed a vehicle coming at him head on without lights and couldn't swerve to avoid it because another vehicle was on the lane next to him. When the crash occurred, the UPS semi-trailer driver managed to exit the trailer with reported injuries to his knees and feet. Most of the packages in the UPS trailer were burned as well.

The high-rise bridge going northbound remained closed for eight hours during the investigation.

Sheriff Schmidt says, that 81 wrong-way incidents have been reported for 2017 in Milwaukee County and most involved drugs or alcohol except one when an elderly driver got into the highway the wrong-way by mistake.

Michelle Lavin Filed Lawsuit Against JetBlue Three Years After A Hot Tea Spilled And Burned Her Bottom

Lavin claims JetBlue "treated her like dirt", according to a recent lawsuit filed in the Manhattan Supreme Court.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 1, 2017

Manhattan, New York - Michelle Lavin, 25, filed a lawsuit against JetBlue after an incident in 2014, where a cup of hot brim accidentally spilled on her and burned her bottom during the Labor Day weekend. Lavin was on a flight from NYC to Las Vegas and was wearing a seat belt at the time when she turned to look at several passengers arguing over a dog barking. When she complained to the flight attendants, they would only offer her ice and a aspirin.

In the lawsuit, Lavin claimed she received second-and-third-degree burns on her butt after bumping a tray and spilling the hot tea on herself. The flight attendant failed to secure the lid on the hot tea to prevent the spill and the hot tea was unfit for human consumption at the time, according to the lawsuit.

Lavin also had to pull her pants down to show the JetBlue flight attendants the severe burns on her butt because they weren't taking her seriously. 

Sayfullo Saipov Facing Multiple Counts For Murder After Running Over Manhattan Bicyclists

Saipov was shot in the abdomen after brandishing a paintball gun and a pallet gun when fleeing scene where he ran over and killed 8 bicyclists at a busy Manhattan bike trail. 6 died at the scene and 2 at a local hospital.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 31, 2017

Manhattan, New York - On Tuesday, Sayfullo Saipov, 29, of Tampa, Florida was taken into custody after he was shot in the abdomen by a NYC police officer assigned to the area responding to a report that a truck driver had gotten into a bicycle/pedestrian path (trail) and struck multiple bicyclists and pedestrians at a busy West Side lower Manhattan bike trail and then crashing into a school bus. Saipov allegedly killed 8 bicylists and injured more than a dozen people at a bike trail just several blocks from the World Trade Center, acording to police. 

Saipov was taken to a local hospital for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He is a permanent resident and is originally from Uzbekistan, according to federal authorities who joined the investigation with local police. Saipov legally immigrated to the U.S. in 2010 and holds a valid immigration green card.

Saipov apparently rented a Home Depot flatbed truck in New Jersey and used to strike bicyclists on Tuesday afternoon around 3:05 p.m., police reported. Witnesses at the scene say that he chanted in Arabic, "Allah' Akbar" which means God is Great when he exited the truck after crashing into a school bus. Two adults and two children were in the bus.

Saipov also left a note that police recovered claiming he did it in the name of ISIS, a terrorist group.

Luis Hernández-Muratalla Killed, Speed Contributing Factor In Deadly Milwaukee Southside Crash

Hernández-Muratalla died as a result of injuries sustained from a deadly crash.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 31, 2017

Milwaukee, WI - On Sunday, Luis Hernández-Muratalla, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene of a deadly one vehicle crash. Hernández-Muratalla, the driver was ejected from the vehicle after he lost control around 2:20 a.m. while speeding and struck a curve. The vehicle rolled over mutiple times and the motor of the vehicle separated from the auto on impact when it struck a tree. A passenger in Hernández-Muratalla's vehicle survived and refused treatment, according to police.

According to the police report, Milwaukee Police responded to a fatal crash on October 29 on Milwaukee's South Side. A 22-year-old man was driving his Chevrolet Impala northbound in the 3000 block of S. Chase Avenue at a high rate of speed. The Impala jumped the curb, struck a tree, caught fire, and eventually came to rest in the 100 block of E. Dakota Street. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger of the vehicle, a 21-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening injuries. MPD's investigation is ongoing.

A fundraiser for Hernández-Muratalla funeral is planned for Friday, November 3, 2017 at Candela's Bar and Hall, 2537 W. National Ave. in Milwaukee, WI starting at 8:00 p.m. Food for sale and music by 4 Dj's will be available, a $5 to $10 donation accepted to attend event, according to a flyer being circulated on social network.

Robert Howski, A Motorcycle Driver Killed In Crash With SUV In Oak Creek

Oak Creek Police confirmed that an 18-year-old male motorcycle driver died at the scene after being involved in a fatal crash with an SUV.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 29, 2017

Oak Creek, WI - On Sunday, Robert Howski, 18, a motorcycle driver from Oak Creek was killed in a fatal crash with an SUV around 1:10 p.m., according to Oak Creek police. Howski was identified by friends. 

The Oak Creek police, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office continue with the investigation. The preliminary medical examiner's report states that Howski was weaving through traffic and speeding on a 45 speed zone. He was believed to have been speeding between 85 to 90 miles per hour along S. Howell Ave. when he struck an SUV heading southbound that made a legal U-turn heading northbound. A group of Howski's friends were following him in a vehicle and witnessed the crash, according to the medical examiner. Howski was wearing a protective helmet.
Howski had worked at a Pick'n Save in Oak Creek and had just been hired by the City of Oak Creek, according to his Facebook account.

Howski graduated last year from Oak Creek High School and was in the wrestling team. He also attended MATC.

Montana's Whitefish Energy Holdings Shady Contract With Puerto Rico's PREPA For Electric Grid Reconstruction Canceled

Whitefish Energy Holdings contract with PREPA for electric grid reconstruction canceled.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 29, 2017

San Juan, Puerto Rico - PREPA, Puerto Rico's electric utility on Sunday canceled shady no-bid $300M contract with Montana's two employee Whitefish Energy Holdings company, it (contract) had no audit stipulation and deadline to finish the electric grid reconstruction, but would get paid even, if it didn't finish the job. Contract also revealed FEMA had reviewed and approved contract when it didn't, according to Trump's FEMA. 

FEMA was expected to pay for the costs of the contract to PREPA and the no audit stipulation voided such agreements by federal government.

Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC full released statement after PREPA contract canceled at link:  http://bit.ly/2zQeR6w

Shady contract at link:  http://bit.ly/2i9pvxT

Mexican Consulate Employees In U.S. Can Now Resolve Labor Disputes In Mexico's Federal Courts

The Mexican Supreme Court ruled that employees working in Mexican General Consulates in Chicago, New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and other consulates in the U.S. can now move forward and file labor disputes in federal courts.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 27, 2017

Mexico City, Mexico - On Thursday, Aristegui noticias and Mujeres de Hierro reported that 1,700 employees from multiple General Consulates of Mexico in the U.S. can now move forward and file labor dispute lawsuits in Mexican tribunal federal courts, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled (Appeal Court file - Amparo Directo 3068/2017). The Consulate employees were disputing the unfair labor practices and abuses by the SRE government executives. The employees wanted to secure medical coverage, retirement benefits, salary increases and housing. Also the U.S. by 2021 is expected not to renew work visas for Mexican consulate workers and their families in the U.S., which would then be subject for deportation.

Previously, Armando Sigfrido Martínez Estrada, a former Mexican Consulate employee who was fired without justification after working ten years at various consulates filed a labor dispute lawsuit in Mexico. Martínez Estrada's lawsuit has now set precedence for other employees to follow and file labor dispute claims against the SRE. General Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles employees had also filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in California over a labor dispute, but the court ruled it had no jurisdiction over a consulate from a foreign country.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray (Secretaría de Relaciones en el Exterior - SRE) was named in the Martinez Estrada labor dispute case, but Videgaray claimed that the consulate employees were considered special independent workers, which had no rights to litigate working conditions in Mexico and the SRE removed itself from any liability and claimed that the Mexican Consulate employees working in the U.S. are hired by each consulate. The Mexican Supreme Court found that the SRE hired and paid the employees for the General Consulates of Mexico in the U.S., thus making the SRE the employer and could be sued.

Mexican Consulate employees from Chicago, New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and from other consulates in the U.S. can move forward in filing labor dispute cases in Mexico. So far, the SRE and Mexican Consulates in retaliation have changed labor contracts of Mexican national employees from one year to six months including that each consulate now hires the employees under contracts, according to Dulce Flores, the spokeswomen for the Mexican Consulate employees in the U.S.

The Mexican General Consulate employees are represented by the law firm of Romero McGregor & Associates.

Trabajadores de consulados Mexicanos en EEUU ganan amparo por parte the la Corte Suprema de Mexico que reconoce sus derechos laborales https://youtu.be/U1KKFDa53fQ