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Police: Driver Going 100 mph in Crash With Wisconsin Senator
MADISON, Wis.—A Pennsylvania woman who was killed alongside her daughter in a car crash involving the Wisconsin state Senate’s minority leader was driving at 100 mph seconds before the collision, according to police documents made public Thursday. Among the documents is an inspection of the vehicle driven by Alyssa Ortman, 27, who was killed along […]
Authorities Identify 6 Killed in Southeastern Nebraska Crash
LINCOLN, Neb.—Police in Nebraska have identified the six young people killed in a car crash that was first reported when a passenger’s cellphone automatically alerted dispatchers. The Honda Accord hit a tree in a residential neighborhood in Lincoln early Sunday, investigators said. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the driver was 26-year-old Jonathan Kurth, of Lincoln. Four passengers died at […]
Family: Man Killed in Crash Never Got Air Bag Recall Notice
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—When Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at a crash scene in the Panhandle this summer, they found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting. A trooper later messaged the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that injuries were from the deployment […]
Report: Indiana Crash That Killed 3 Happened During Downpour
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—A single-vehicle crash that killed three Indiana State University students, including two members of the school’s football team, occurred during a thunderstorm that had left the roadway covered in water, according to a crash report released Tuesday. The report by a Vigo County sheriff’s deputy also states that one of the two ISU […]
3 Indiana State University Students Killed in Car Crash
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—Indiana State University announced Sunday that three students died in a single-vehicle accident. A release from the university’s athletics department said five people were in the vehicle when it crashed, including several football players. Police were working to identify the three who died. Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse said the crash occurred around […]
LAPD Ends Investigation Into Anne Heche Car Crash
NEW YORK—The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche’s car accident, when the actress crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5. Heche is brain dead and on life support, pending evaluation for organ donation. “As of today, there will be no further investigative efforts made in this case,” the […]
Roger E. Mosley, ‘Magnum, P.I.’ Star, Dies at 83 After a Car Crash
Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore “TC” Calvin on the 1980s hit show “Magnum, P.I.,” died Sunday, his daughter announced. He was 83. Mosley died surrounded by family after being injured in a car crash last week that had left him paralyzed from the shoulders down and […]
California Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 8)
Actress Anne Heche allegedly crashed a car into a Los Angeles resident’s house, resulting in it burning to the ground. A bill that would make California a so-called sanctuary for transexual children is moving through the legislature. Parents of children who regret becoming transexual spoke out against it. CalTech is waiving standardized tests for another […]
Anne Heche in Hospital, ‘Stable’ After Fiery Car Crash
LOS ANGELES—Actress Anne Heche was in the hospital Saturday following an accident in which her car smashed into a house and flames erupted, a spokeswoman said. “Anne is currently in stable condition. Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time,” Heather Duffy Boylston, Heche’s […]