Iowa Bicyclist Blamed in Fatal Collision
A jury has ruled that a pickup driver was negligent but should bear only 20 percent of the blame for the death of a bicyclist in Mason City. Dawn Lind has sued Mark Hulsing Jr, and the truck’s owner, Vernon …
Western Pennsylvania Woman Lets Niece, 6, Drive
Police say a western Pennsylvania woman endangered her 6-year-old niece by having the girl back the woman’s car out of a tight parking spot, wrecking two other parked cars in the process. Fifty-five-year-old Rebecca Beatty, of Aliquippa, and her attorney …
Griffin O’Neal Hospitalized After Traffic Crash in California
Authorities say Griffin O’Neal, the 46-year-old son of actor Ryan O’Neal, was hospitalized after a traffic collision in San Diego County. San Diego police Sgt. David Jennings says Griffin O’Neal was behind the wheel of a car heading east Tuesday …
Worker Dies After Accident at Keystone Steel in Illinois
A 51-year-old man is dead after an accident at the Keystone Steel & Wire Co. plant in central Illinois. Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll says maintenance worker David Hezlet of Cuba, Ill., was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at OSF Saint …
More than 100 Feared Dead in Congo Boat Accident
Authorities in northwestern Congo say more than 100 people are feared dead after two boats collided on a river. Equateur province spokeswoman Rebecca Ebale Nguma says at least 220 people were aboard the boat on the Tshuapa River when it …
NSF Launches New Distributor Certification Program
NSF International announced the launch of a new certification program that closes the gap in the supply chain between part manufacturers and body shops. Intended to meet the needs of collision repair shops, insurers and consumers; the program requires distributors …
40 Injured in Washington State Hayride Accident
Authorities say four people were hospitalized and 40 others sustained minor injuries in a hayride accident on Shaw Island. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Sunday morning when a flatbed trailer carrying about 50 people collided …
Boy Buried After Crash Involving NBA’s Lamar Odom
Neighbors have buried a teenager who died when a motorcycle collided with a vehicle carrying Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar Odom and hurtled onto a New York sidewalk. Odom, who stars in a reality TV show with his wife, Khloe …
Amtrak Train Hits Truck in Maine; Both Catch Fire
Authorities and witnesses say an Amtrak train smashed into a tractor-trailer in Maine, causing an explosion that set both on fire and sent flames more than three stories high. Steve McCausland from the Maine Department of Public Safety says the …
Nebraska Victims Latest to Sue over Nevada Amtrak Crash
A trucking firm that employed a driver who hit the side of an Amtrak train in a fatal crash in the Nevada desert was sued Wednesday on behalf of two victims. William Knox, 71, of Seward, Neb., sued for a …