Police have arrested a Chicago alderman on charges accusing that he lied when he reported his vehicle had been stolen in January. Police state a news release that Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno was arrested on Tuesday over felony charges of insurance fraud and obstruction of justice. On Wednesday he was released by a judge from […]
Incidents
Car related incidents, accidents, crimes, etc.
Car Flips Into Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Two people taken to hospital, injuries are not life-threatening. Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after their car tumbled into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Thursday morning, officials stated. County emergency services personnel and the Swift Water Rescue team informed around 7 a.m. close to the Old Angler’s Inn and Great […]
Tesla electric car catches fire in Hong Kong parking lot
A Tesla Inc electric car caught fire in a parking lot located in a Hong Kong shopping mall, the Apple Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday. No one was injured in the accident, and the cause was not immediately known. The electric car burst into flames 30 minutes after it was parked in the city’s San […]
3-Year-Old Girl Dies in Car Fire Near Kennedy International Airport
A 3-year-old girl died after she was trapped in a burning car in Queens on Sunday night, the officials stated. Zoey Pereira, who resided in Queens, was declared dead at Jamaica Hospital, the police stated. Emergency workers discovered her inside a 2008 Audi Quattro around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and Baisley […]
Dad shoots man who stole his car that had 6-year-old son inside
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office stated a car thief was shot and critically injured by a father after his car, which had his 6-year-old son inside, was stolen early Saturday morning. Detectives stated a father was saying goodbye to his friends at a home situated in the 3200 block of Roberts Ln. at 2:35 […]
Tesla investigates the apparent explosion of a parked car in Shanghai
Tesla has sent a team to investigate the explosion of one of its cars in Shanghai. Tesla stated Monday it immediately sent a team to probe an apparent explosion of one of its cars which took place in Shanghai on Sunday. No casualties have been reported at this time, the electric car company stated in […]
Man dies in Atlanta after ‘the car went up in the air’
The fatal crash on the downtown connector killed one and injured six. The witness informed Channel 2’s Audrey Washington he observed one car fly into the air. Quentin Coleman, an Uber driver, informed Washington that he was taking two passengers to a club on Edgewood Avenue along the downtown connector. That’s when he got to […]
21 faces charges in mobile app car rental scam involving dozens of cars
19-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges consisting of identity theft, and 20 others have been charged with misdemeanors after an alleged fraud against a car rental company targeted by scammers who utilized a mobile app to take off with luxury vehicles, which included dozens of Mercedes-Benz cars. Angelo Patterson, 19, from the 500 block […]
2 die after a car smashes into pedestrians in Tokyo
A car driven by an 87-year-old man struck into pedestrians at a Tokyo intersection on Friday, killing two, a woman and a girl, on a bicycle and overturning a garbage truck, Japanese police stated. Eight people were injured. The Metropolitan Police Department stated the woman and child were pronounced dead at a hospital. The Mainichi […]
Four teens shot in a car on I-264 in west Louisville
Four individuals were shot in a car driving on the Georgia Davis Powers Expressway (I-264) in west Louisville on Thursday night, police stated. It occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Interstate 264 near mile marker 4, that is near to the Bells Lane exit, MetroSafe confirmed. The car was traveling westbound when shots were fired, injuring […]
Woman Gets Into Car Crash After Seeing a Spider in New York
An unidentified woman was driving in Cairo, New York when happened to notice a spider crawling around in the driver’s area of her car, CBS reported. According to a statement published by the Cairo Police Department on Facebook, the woman “panicked and crashed” after seeing the spider and suffered a leg injury from the crash. […]
Washington police officer dragged 30 feet by a car
On Saturday afternoon, a Washington police officer was dragged about 30 feet while he was trying to arrest a woman who had multiple warrants. At around 12 p.m., a Burlington Police officer got in touch with a 29-year-old woman driving a pickup truck. The woman had multiple warrants for her arrest. When the officer tried […]
Three killed in Greenville car crash
Two East Carolina University students were killed in a crash in South Carolina on Friday afternoon, the university stated Saturday. Two other ECU students were injured in the incident. The S.C. Highway Patrol stated a 2016 Honda coupe was riding south and a 1999 Acura sedan was riding north when the two crashed with each […]
Car-train collision kills 3 in Danville
Three Burlington women died Saturday morning following the incident in which their car drove into the path of an oncoming train. Amber L. Curry, 29, of Burlington, was leaving a private residence north of the BNSF Railway track along Old U.S. 34 near Roosevelt Street in her 2017 Chevrolet Trax, across the highway from Waters […]
Police fire shots after car rams outside Ukraine embassy in London
British police fired shots at a car on Saturday outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London after the car rammed other vehicles parked in front of the embassy. London’s Metropolitan Police stated firearms and stun guns were used to stop and detain a suspect who drove a car at a police car when police arrived on […]
