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Oklahoma City Teen Featured in Distracted-Driving Campaign

A new national campaign warning against distracted driving features the story of an Oklahoma City teenager who was killed in a car crash while talking on her cell phone. The U.S. Department of Transportation video featuring Brittanie Montgomery’s story is …

Car Crashes Through Roof of Texas Business

Police responding to a burglar alarm found a car crashed through the roof of a Santa Fe, Texas, business. Investigators say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed about 2 a.m. Saturday when the driver failed to …

D.C. United’s Davies Sues Club, Red Bull Over Crash

D.C. United’s Charlie Davies is suing the owners of a Washington nightclub and the drink company Red Bull for $20 million, claiming they are responsible for a fatal car crash that ended the MLS player’s hopes of joining the 2010 …

Maine Police Say Seat Belts Saved Two in Crash

Police in Maine say it’s “unbelievable” that two 17-year-old high school students survived a weekend car crash that saw their vehicle flip end-over-end three times. Seat belts are being credited with keeping the two students from the Maine Central Institute …

Iowa Man Dies in Construction Zone Accident

Authorities say an 81-year-old Fort Dodge man died after he lost control of his pickup truck and hit the back of a parked excavator in a construction zone in Fort Dodge. The Iowa State Patrol says Gene Peterson was killed …

Florida Student Sues School Board after Car Crash

A central Florida high school student is suing the school board, claiming officials should have intervened before his teacher gave him alcohol and then let him drive home drunk. Nineteen year-old Dylan Ferguson said his teacher gave him alcohol because …

53 Accused in Staged Car Crash Schemes in Florida

Authorities say a five-month investigation into staged car accidents and insurance fraud culminated in arrest warrants for 53 people in the Tampa area. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that search warrants were served at four medical clinics as part …