Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Two men die in weekend car accidents

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two Mobile County men died in separate one-car accidents over the weekend. A report from The Press-Register Monday details both tragic motor vehicle crashes.The first accident, on Saturday, involved a 1999 Chevrolet pickup truck that ran off Tanner Williams Road, rolled over and struck a tree. A passenger who was not wearing his seatbelt was thrown from the vehicle and died. Two other passengers...

• Traffic fatality in Lawrence County

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Times Daily reported a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a Courtland man last Thursday. The one-car crash occurred on Lawrence 150 at about 11:30 p.m. when the car left the road and hit a tree. Emergency personnel say that the 1996 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck hit the tree almost head-on, immediately killing the driver. The passenger, who was the driver's twin brother, was...

• Too many teens die in car accidents

  Staff Writer | January 22, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The disturbing statistics about teen deaths in motor vehicle crashes has parents and law enforcement concerned about the safety of our roadways for teens and others. Reports say that car accidents are the leading cause of death for teens ages 15 to 20.To improve safety on roads, experts say that teens need to practice driving much more with their parents, take driver's education classes, and...

• Auto accidents leading cause of death for teens

  Staff Writer | January 22, 2007 10:02 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Insurance Information Institute reports that motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among teens ages 15 to 20. An article posted on TheTimes.com details the alarming statistics about teen traffic deaths. The national numbers for 2005 include 3,467 fatalities for drivers ages 15 to 20, and 281,000 injuries for kids in this age group due to motor vehicle crashes. In Alabama...

• I-65 three-car accident kills woman

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Shelby County Reporter posted a story on their web site Tuesday about a deadly three-car accident on Interstate 65. A woman driving by herself on I-65 near the Cahaba Valley Road exit died in the three-car pile-up at about 12:30 p.m., said state trooper spokesman Sgt. Tim Sartain. The driver of another vehicle was injured and listed in critical condition at the hospital. The driver of the...

• Glen Davis in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | January 16, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Hours after LSU's 66-49 victory over Connecticut - Glen Davis, Tiger forward, was involved in a car accident early Sunday morning and taken to Baton Rouge Hospital.LSU coach John Brady said Davis was released from the hospital Sunday morning and would be able to participate in a no-contact walkthrough Sunday night to prepare for LSU's Southeastern Conference opener in Alabama on Tuesday...

• School bus accident to be reconstructed

  Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An article from The Huntsville Times reported that an accident reconstruction team will recreate the tragic scene of the recent Huntsville school bus accident that killed four Lee High School students and injured dozens of others.The private accident reconstruction team will close part of I-565 to work on creating computer simulations of the accident. The team was hired by a lawyer representing...

• Pennsylvania school bus struck by tractor-trailer

  Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Another school bus accident happened last week in Pennsylvania, causing injuries to 10 Conrad Weiser School District students. A tractor-trailer collided nearly head-on with the school bus, causing it to run into a corn field and roll over on its side. "Seeing the condition of the bus, we're fortunate that everyone is still alive," said Dr. Robert L. Urzillo, Conrad Weiser superintendent. "I...

• Pick-up truck and car collide in fatal accident

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A fatal car accident in Jackson County occurred Thursday at 7:51 a.m. Alabama State Troopers reported that the accident occurred on U.S. Highway 72 about one mile east of Gurley. A woman who as a passenger in a 1993 Nissan Altima was killed in the accident. The driver of the Altima was injured. The driver of the 1993 Chevrolet pick-up truck was not injured. The cause of the accident is unreported.

• LSU basketball star rebounds from car accident

  Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  LSU basketball star Glen Davis was injured in a two-car accident early Sunday morning, but bounced back from his sore ribs and knee with 24 points and 17 rebounds against Alabama Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide still rolled over LSU with a 71-61 victory, despite the strong performance from Davis. This was a big win for number 14 Alabama over their rival number 13 LSU.Fortunately, Davis was not...