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Ron Williams didn’t set out to make a documentary about drug addiction. The subject was “pretty close to home,” he said.
    “When you’re affected with drug addiction in your home, and you’re trying to keep it quiet and keep it contained, . . . to live with that is to die with that,” said Williams, CEO of the Orem-based health-products firm ForeverGreen.
    As he was helping someone close to him get into rehab, Williams thought, “I’m just going to videotape this process.”
    The resulting documentary, “Happy Valley,” which Williams directed and bankrolled, discusses the disturbing statistics of drug addiction in Utah - such as the high incidence of prescription-drug abuse in the state. But Williams also shows the human cost of addiction.
    “I decided to do the movie to create conversations around the subject matter,” he said, “so that we can begin to acknowledge where we’re at and, hence, take responsibility.” (more…)

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LINDENHURST, N.Y. - A mother accidentally ran over her 5-year-old son as she moved her minivan to a different location outside her home, killing the boy, police said Monday.

Christine Schilling told police that after moving the vehicle at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, she discovered her 5-year-old son Jacob lying beneath its tire. The exact circumstances of the accident were not known.

The 1995 Chrysler minivan was impounded for a safety check, but no charges were filed, Suffolk County police said Monday.

Earlier this year, the Suffolk County Legislature voted to require auto dealers to distribute safety tips to buyers, warning them about the hazards of “backovers.” (more…)