The Daily Populous

Friday March 12nd, 2021 evening edition

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TAMPA (KKTV) - A Florida police officer made the ultimate sacrifice to save others this week.

The Tampa police chief says Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen purposely veered into a wrong-way driver from Colorado Tuesday night along I-275 to protect everyone else on the highway in the area.

The wrong-way driver was identified as 25-year-old Daniel Joshua Montague from Golden.

Police say Montague was driving more than 100 mph and was likely intoxicated at the time of the crash early Tuesday morning.

The chief called Madsen an “American hero.”

Investigators say Montague had just arrived in Tampa.

A vigil was held for Madsen Thursday night. »

Head Injury 25 Years Later – Penn Study Finds Increased Risk of Dementia

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New research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life.

However, few prior studies have evaluated for possible differences in associations of head injury with dementia risk by sex and race.

Further, the study showed that although there is increased dementia risk associated with head injury among both White and Black participants, White participants were at higher risk for dementia after head injury compared to Black participants. »

“Pro-Life” Texas Lawmaker Introduces Bill Imposing Death Penalty for Abortion

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Texas Republican State Rep. Bryan Slaton said in a press release that his bill would showcase how his party truly feels about the practice.

Slaton’s bill, HB 3326, would charge any person who has an abortion, as well as any provider who performs the medical procedure, with assault or homicide.

“Texas Republicans filed a bill to abolish and criminalize abortions — potentially leaving women and physicians who perform the procedure to face the death penalty,” it said. »