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‘Jackass’ Star’s Pennsylvania’s Autopsy Results May Take Week

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. …

Semi Driver Charged in Indiana Road Worker’s Death

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 …

Amish Girl Airlifted from Pennsylvania Cart Crash Scene

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 …

German Authorities Investigate Fatal Blimp Crash

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 …

Crash Kills 2 on Arizona’s I-19, South of Tucson

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 …

Hit and Run Crash Kills Alaskan Woman

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 …

Illinois Tour Bus Crash Leaves 20 With Minor Injuries

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. …

Connecticut Driver of Car Hit by Train Billed for Damage

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 …

Michigan Appeals Court Says Joyrider has Insurance

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 …

Nevada City Attorney Facing DUI, Hit-Run Charges

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 …