Death at Cochran Speedway under investigation

State insurance commissioner John Oxendine says Cochran Motor Speedway doesn't meet safety codes and may face punitive actions. This comes following the Labor Day weekend death of a Danville woman hit by debris from a car. Forty-three-year-old Cynthia Nobles died Monday after a tire and part of an axel flew from a race car and landed in a section of the pit area that wasn't protected by a fence. The Bleckley County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

Case closed in camp death

Charges will no longer be pursued by the White County District Attorney against six former camp workers in the death of 13-year-old Travis Parker. This announcement comes after a judge's ruling Friday that threw-out felony murder and child cruelty charges against the workers.

The boy died in April 2005 at the Appalachain Wilderness Camp in Cleveland, Georgia. He had been restrained for about 90 minutes, after an angry confrontation with a counselor. He had been denied his asthma inhaler, eventually lost consciousness and died. An autopsy concluded that the face-down restraint caused Parker's death.

The incident did prompt a review of policies on restraints at the state's camps for young people. The camp workers in this incident were either fired or left their jobs.

Camp murder charges in limbo

Murder charges against six camp workers in north Georrgia might be reduced or dropped by the district attorney. White County DA Stan Gunter says he's considering that action, although he hasn't made up his mind, and much depends on an upcoming defense motion.

13-year-old Travis Parker died in April of 2005 at the Appalachian Wilderness Camp for troubled youth near Helen. Counselors had tried to restrain him for over an hour. He had been denied his asthma inhaler, and a later autopsy showed a face-down restraint caused his death.

The trials of the workers had been scheduled to start Monday, but were postponed.