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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Supercharged Camaro bursts into flames in downtown Waynesville
May 23—A man and his 14-year-old daughter escaped injury when their car engine spontaneously combusted on Main Street in Waynesville on Wednesday, but damage to the immaculately restored red Camaro and $35,000 custom-built engine were a heartbreaking blow. To be exact, a 700 horsepower Camaro — a street-legal drag racing car with a 6.0 engine and paradigm supercharger. "This is a lot for me to take. That is a lot of loss," said Austin Moore. "But my young'un's safe." Moore, who grew up working on cars with his daddy, has already pledged to repair it one day. "It's all fixable, you just have to put the money into it," Moore said. Moore was driving through the heart of downtown Waynesville, slowly crawling along, when flames erupted from his hood. His first thought was getting his daughter Katie Lou out of the car. As a street legal racing car, even the passenger side has a five-point harness. But she bailed out with ease. "She just about got out quicker than I did," Moore said. Moore picked a good spot for his car engine to catch fire — within sight of the Waynesville police station and town hall. A battalion of police, public works and even the town's code enforcement officer rushed out to help. The street was cordoned off lickety-split, and a fire engine with sirens blaring rolled up a minute later. In the meantime, shoppers and workers along Main Street came dashing out to see the commotion — and get videos of the blazing car, of course. At Main Street Diner, a cook grabbed a fire extinguisher off the wall, ran out and thrust it toward Moore. "I sprayed at it, but it was too late. That was a lot of heat and a lot of gas," Moore said. Moore has been working on cars since he was knee high. "My whole life," he said. As for where his dad learned to work on cars? "Old school rednecks. That's what we do, we fix stuff," Moore said. "I got a 41 International in the garage right now." This isn't your typical restoration job though. "The body is fine, it's just the hood and the engine and the supercharger. And probably the interior and all the electronics and all that's shot," Moore said, tallying up the to-do list in his mind. "It's probably $50,000 in damage." While no car is technically ever "done," starting over completely is a tough pill to swallow. Especially as insurance won't come close to covering the costs. After firefighters put the fire out, town workers on the scene soberly gathered around as Moore's car was winched onto a wrecker and hauled away. They offered their condolences, and Moore shook hands around the circle thanking each for their help and quick response. "Thank y'uns for being on it," Moore said. "Sorry for all that awesomeness I brought to Waynesville today." Before leaving, Moore handed the fire extinguisher to a waitress from Main Street Diner. Like a country boy raised right, he promised to replace the spent fire extinguisher. "I'll bring you a new one tomorrow," he said.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Lawsuit: KU Health worker accessed records of 400+ patients, including nude photos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A class action lawsuit has been filed after attorneys say a physical therapist with the University of Kansas Health System 'unlawfully accessed' files, including 'potentially nude clinical photographs,' of more than 400 patients who had sought care at a separate Kansas hospital. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, naming KU Health, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and Epic Systems Corporation as the defendants. It highlights two women — identified as 'Jane Doe #1' and 'Jane Doe #2' throughout the suit — who received letters in 2023, notifying them of the breach. A spokesperson for KU Health said Wednesday they are reviewing the claims. Blue Valley schools approve new policy after sex offender attends school dance According to a Kansas City-based law firm that filed the lawsuit, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, the breach started in February 2021 and was not discovered until February 2023. The lawsuit claims the KU Health physical therapist used his employee credentials through Epic's portal to look at the records of at least 425 patients of Plastic Surgery Specialists of Lawrence, an affiliate of LMH, despite having no connection to the patients' care. The lawsuit, which does not name the physical therapist in question, says he had no affiliation with the Lawrence hospital nor its clinic and had never provided treatment to any of the patients. It claims that the Epic portal permitted patient data sharing between unrelated health systems. 'The violation of privacy suffered by these patients is nothing short of devastating,' said Stueve Siegel Hanson Attorney Austin Moore said in a statement. 'There's a serious problem in the healthcare industry when an unauthorized employee can access patient records at an unaffiliated medical facility with virtually no oversight. We're pursuing this case to advocate for stronger safeguards around patient data and to hold accountable those who failed to protect it.' According to the lawsuit, KU Health sent a letter in April 2023 to the victims, notifying them of the data breach and admitting that an employee had accessed their information 'outside of their job duties.' KU Health said in the letter that the employee had been terminated; however, according to the law firm, the letter at the time did not specify what 'clinical information' was compromised, 'leaving many patients unaware of the full extent of what occurred.' Plaintiffs 'Doe #1' and 'Doe #2' both indicated in the lawsuit that they received care at LMH between 2021 and 2023, and as part of those procedures, pre-operative and post-operative photos of their nude bodies were gathered and made part of their medical files. New claims from alleged victims of KC tow company under criminal investigation The law firm said its lawsuit asserts negligence claims, invasion of privacy, civil rights violations, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Stored Communications Act, among other claims made against KU Health, LMH and Epic. The lawsuit requests a jury trial and asks the court to award compensatory and punitive damages to the plaintiffs. In a statement Wednesday, KU Health said: 'The University of Kansas Hospital is one of three parties named in a lawsuit alleging violations of patient privacy. We take this seriously; patient privacy is very important to us. We just received the complaint, and our teams are reviewing it currently.' FOX4 has also reached out to Epic and LMH for comment. Epic has not responded; however, LMH said: 'LMH Health was made aware this morning that it is one of three parties named in a lawsuit alleging violations of patient privacy. While we can't comment on ongoing legal action, we want to reassure our patients and community that we take any suspected violation of patient privacy extremely seriously. This claim is under review by legal counsel, and we will keep the community apprised of any additional facts we can share as they become available.' A court date has not yet been set in the case. Read the full lawsuit here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
