June 22, 2011
Police in southeastern Pennsylvania say autopsy results on “Jackass” daredevil Ryan Dunn could take a week. The 34-year-old Dunn was killed early Monday in a fiery car wreck in suburban Philadelphia. His 30-year-old friend and passenger, Zachary Hartwell, also died. …
June 17, 2011
Prosecutors have accused a truck driver of having marijuana in his system when he struck and killed a road construction worker in northeastern Indiana. The Adams County Prosecutor’s Office filed a felony charge of causing death while driving with a …
June 17, 2011
An Amish girl had to be airlifted from the scene of a crash involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy in central Pennsylvania. Bareville Fire Chief Nelson Oberholtzer says three other girls were transported to hospitals following the collision Thursday …
June 15, 2011
The pilot of a Goodyear blimp screamed “I crashed the airship” before it burst into flames, a passenger who leapt to safety says. Photographer Joachim Storch told media that the blimp – The Spirit of Safety – missed its designated …
June 14, 2011
A crash killed two men on Interstate 19 south of Tucson early Monday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a pickup truck rolled over on northbound I-19 at the San Xavier off ramp about 5:30 a.m. Investigators say the …
June 13, 2011
A 92-year-old Fairbanks woman struck on one of her daily walks downtown has died of her injuries. Locals told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that Yolana Rockar was a fixture in the city’s downtown. Mayor Jerry Cleworth says Rockar was a …
June 8, 2011
Authorities are investigating a Chicago accident involving a tour bus that left 20 people with minor injuries. Authorities say the accident in the evening on June 5 on Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway involved a tour bus and two other vehicles. …
June 2, 2011
Metro-North plans to bill a 40-year-old woman for the damage one of its trains suffered when it struck the woman’s car in Milford on Sunday. Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says the commuter railroad has determined that Vicki Buker-Besse of Milford …
May 27, 2011
A western Michigan man excluded from his wife’s insurance policy still is eligible for benefits in a drunken crash, thanks to a line of court decisions that covers joyriders from the same family. The state appeals court on Wednesday reluctantly …
May 25, 2011
Henderson’s city attorney told police she’d had “bottles” of wine and acknowledged she was intoxicated after crashing her vehicle into landscaping and a fire hydrant in the middle of the afternoon near a casino. A police report made public Tuesday …