Car related incidents, accidents, crimes, etc.
Driver jailed after passenger dies in Portland stolen-car crash
A 26-year-old driver has been arrested on DUII, second-degree manslaughter and other allegations following a crash in Portland that killed a passenger in his car. The car had been allegedly stolen. Adam Alexander Valle has been further charged with reckless driving and failure to carry out the duties of a driver, police stated. The victim’s
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Grand Prairie Woman’s Car Swallowed By Sinkhole
A woman in Grand Prairie, Canada, is fighting the city over who should take responsibility after her car was swallowed by an apparent sinkhole. She was driving to her new job. A sinkhole appeared to have come up close to 17th Street and Galveston Street about two weeks ago when Camry Witherspoon was driving to
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23 injured after ‘serious’ car vs. bus crash
South Carolina Highway Patrol is still probing Saturday after a Williamsburg County transport bus crashed with a car near a Georgetown County elementary school. Georgetown County Fire and EMS Assistant Chief Tony Hucks states 22 passengers have been transported to area hospitals following the accident. One person was airlifted to MUSC for treatment. Hucks states
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Car crashed near presidential motorcade in Opelika
An out-of-control car crashed into a freeway divider just a few yards from President Donald Trump’s motorcade in Opelika, Alabama during Friday morning. Excited onlookers were vidding the line of Trump’s SUV’s on their mobile phones near Opelika, unaware of the drama about to unfold. Footage reveals the shocking moment the vehicle slammed into the
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Cleveland police tracked down stolen car with 2-year-old inside, shows body cam
A recently released body cam video shows how Cleveland police officers rescued a toddler after one man allegedly stole a car and took off with the child in the back seat. The case drew attention last month when police stated a mother left her car running with her two-year-old daughter inside. The mom went into
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Meridianville man killed in two-car wreck
A Meridianville man in Huntsville, Albama, was killed in a two-car wreck Friday around 10:45 p.m. Huntsville Police stated Nicholas Avila, 41, was a passenger in a Honda Civic that lost control and clashed with a Honda CR-V on Bob Wade Lane west of Northgate Drive. After the accident, officials stated the Civic hit a
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The ‘Mobile sardine can’ driver has been jailed
His damaged car resembled a “mobile sardine can”. The left portion of Saif Hussain’s white Mercedes C220 was “folded back on itself” when he was arrested on the A47 located in Norfolk on 5 January, Norwich magistrates heard. Hussain, of Marylebone, London, stated he had hit a tree in the early hours and was taking
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Man arrested after accident in County Tyrone
Motorist is in custody after the accident Police is seeking information following the accident at the Coolnagard Upper area of Omagh, Northern Ireland, UK on Saturday at around 11.50 GMT. Officers verified a man in his 30s was hospitalised following the accident in which he was reported to have been trapped under the car. His
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Josh Rosen shares photo of his battered Tesla on Instagram
Josh Rosen’s car door needs to be replaced after what happened over the weekend. As per the team’s official website, Rosen was involved in a car accident on Saturday in Los Angeles. Although there isn’t enough information about the accident, but it is confirmed that Rosen didn’t get injured. The Cardinals quarterback posted pictures of his wrecked
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Toddler dies after falling asleep in car seat in Denver
Late last week, father Elisha discovered his little girl, unresponsive in her car seat, in the family’s southwest Denver home. Eliyah was rushed to Swedish Medical Center, but would die one day later. Ashley states Eliyah fell asleep with her head against the car seat strap, and, little by little, lost oxygen. The family is
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Florida inmates help police rescue Florida baby locked in car
A group of work-release inmates in Florida assisted to rescue a 1-year-old baby that was accidentally locked in a car. The parents could not afford a locksmith after the father of the baby locked the keys in their SUV on Valentine’s Day, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office representative Kevin Doll informed NBC News. Deputies responded to the scene, where
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Colorado woman charged in deadly Nebraska crash
A Colorado woman has been charged with murder for the death of her passenger when her pickup truck collided in the Nebraska Panhandle. Garden County Court records state 39-year-old Molly Raymer, of Milliken, Colorado, is also charged with drunken driving and intentional reckless driving. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could discuss
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Driver hit by own car as lorry ploughs in to it
A driver was hit and hurt by his own broken-down car after a lorry ploughed into it. The car had come to a standstill on the inside lane of the A421 close to Great Barford, Bedfordshire, at 07:10 GMT. “Luckily the driver was out of the vehicle” when it was “hit by an HGV who
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Canadian ‘thief’ steals car before but returns it with full tank of petrol
When a car is stolen, the owner is obviously unhappy with what happened. In some unusual cases, the car may be discovered but it will certainly have some wear and tear. The owners who get their car back in its original state are extremely rare. But recently, when a Canadian woman’s car was stolen she
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Car found in Fox River in Oshkosh
Crews pulled a car out of the Fox River in Oshkosh Oshkosh police and firefighters stated they were called to the 2100 block of Punhoqua Street right before 8:45 a.m. for a report of a vehicle in the Fox River in the area. Maegan, a resident in Oshkosh, stated she made the call to the
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