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March 22, 2023 | The Associated Press
4 Children and One Adult Killed in Mississippi Car Crash
BATESVILLE, Miss.—Five people were killed Tuesday evening in Mississippi after a car they were riding in crashed into a barricade on a bridge and plunged into a creek below. Four of the five people who died were children between the ages of 12 to 15, WMC-TV reported. The adult who died was 19. One 14-year-old […]
March 14, 2023 | The Associated Press
Car Collides With Dallas Horse Riders, Killing 1, Injuring 2
DALLAS—A 14-year-old on horseback was killed and two other teens were injured early Tuesday in Dallas in a collision between a vehicle and the group of teens, who were riding stolen horses, police said. The two riders who were injured—a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old—were hospitalized in stable condition after the 5:30 a.m. crash, police said. […]
February 22, 2023 | The Associated Press
Teen Athlete Loses Legs in Crash; Prosecutor Asked to Resign
ST. LOUIS—The Missouri attorney general called Wednesday for the resignation of a St. Louis prosecutor—after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee who had to have both of her legs amputated. The case has renewed criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim […]
February 9, 2023 | The Associated Press
Police Probe Killing of 12-Year-Old by Stolen Car’s Owner
DENVER—Police in Colorado said Thursday they were investigating a car theft and the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy found inside by the car’s owner after an exchange of gunfire. No arrests have been made in Sunday’s shooting in Denver, and it is still not known who stole the vehicle, police said. They spoke at […]
February 5, 2023 | The Associated Press
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Buying Car Shot and Critically Injured
NEW YORK—A manhunt was underway Sunday for a gunman who critically wounded an off-duty New York Police Department officer who arranged on social media to meet at a Brooklyn street address to buy a car, authorities said. When the officer arrived with a relative in the borough’s East New York neighborhood, the gunman announced a […]
January 28, 2023 | The Associated Press
Driver in California Cliff Crash Moved From Hospital to Jail
MONTARA, Calif.—The driver of a car that plunged 250 feet (76 meters) off a treacherous cliff in northern California, injuring his two young children and his wife, was released from the hospital and jailed on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse, authorities said Friday. Dharmesh A. Patel, 41, was booked into jail where he […]
January 16, 2023 | Wire Service
A California Man Got Out of His Car—Then a Giant Boulder Crushed It
A California man has recounted his near-death experience after he narrowly avoided being crushed by a boulder in his car. Mauricio Henao was sitting in the driver’s seat of his parked car in Malibu, California, on Tuesday when he received a phone call. He left the car to take the call—and then heard the sounds […]
January 4, 2023 | Efthymis Oraiopoulos
‘Absolute Miracle’ as 4 People Survive Car Plunge Off Californian Cliff
A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, and two adults survived after the car they were traveling in plunged 250 feet off a cliff in California on Monday. The four people were inside a Tesla sedan that “traveled off the main portion of the roadway” and plummeted over the cliff, according to a San Mateo County […]
January 2, 2023 | Wire Service
Shocking Photos Show the Aftermath of a Connecticut Car Impaled by a Guardrail
A motorist was “miraculously” left with only minor injuries after a car was impaled by a guardrail in Manchester, Connecticut, according to first responders. The single-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 384 on the afternoon of Dec. 26, according to a Facebook post from the Manchester Fire Rescue EMS. The guardrail separated and then impaled the […]