The trooper was hot on the tail of a red car in a minutes-long pursuit when a truck made a U-turn in front of him and the two vehicles collided. The truck driver got away as car parts flew into …
Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with an insurance company that sought more than $3 million for bonuses it paid him for winning the Tour de France from 1999 to 2001. Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance sued Armstrong earlier this year after …
Four percent of underground equipment in West Virginia coal mines are fitted with detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery when people get too close, according to a state survey. The Charleston Gazette reported the state Office of Miners’ Health, …
Officials say seatbelt use among Michigan motorists is holding relatively steady from a year ago. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning on Wednesday released results of a Wayne State University Transportation Research Group survey conducted over the summer. For …
Wisconsin wildlife officials say shooting-related hunting accidents are relatively rare and are mostly the result of basic firearm safety mistakes. Department of Natural Resources records show 28 hunting incidents in 2012, Post-Crescent Media reported Wednesday. The 10-year average is 30 …
A U.S. safety agency is tightening the guidelines that control how automakers use government crash tests in advertising. The change by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration likely is aimed at Tesla Motors. Tesla has promoted its electric Model S …
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has ordered Texas senators to review safety regulations and emergency response procedures in the aftermath of the fertilizer plant explosion in West. The Republican who oversees the state Senate called on committees to study how to …
Attorneys for a Montana man severely burned in a Bakken oil patch fire say they have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with an oil and gas company. The attorneys for Lester “Gary” Roberts described the settlement Wednesday as a “substantial …
The man accused of crashing a powerboat into a barge on the Hudson River, killing a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man, told rescuers he’d been “drinking all day,” a prosecutor said Wednesday. Rockland County Assistant District Attorney Stephen Moore …
Thousands of motorcycles are stolen in the U.S. each year, and fewer than 40 percent are ever recovered. So when a motorcycle has been missing for 46 years, well the chances of it ever showing up again are slim. But …