Thanksgiving holiday accidents News

Injury Spike Seen as a Result of Thanksgiving Pickup Football Games

Every year around this time, Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine surgeon Dr. Pietro Tonino sees a spike in sprains, contusions, broken bones and other injuries suffered in Thanksgiving pickup football games. Many of these injuries are easily preventable, Tonino …

Reports Show No South Dakota Holiday Traffic Fatalities

State officials say preliminary reports indicate this year’s Thanksgiving holiday was the first in a decade without a traffic fatality on South Dakota’s highways. The state Public Safety Department reports that 2003 was the last Thanksgiving travel period without a …