Automobile Accidents

• May Car Accident Claims Third Victim

  Ed Normand | June 26, 2007 6:27 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A May tractor-trailer accident that killed two teens recently caused the death of a third victim. The car in which the teens were traveling was first hit by a car then by a semi when the driver ran a stop sign on County Road 42.Alcohol was not involved, and all of the passengers were wearing seat belts, said Sgt. Jorge Delahoz, an FHP spokesman."It was just a mistake," Delahoz said.As we...

• Bad Faith Denial of Insurance Claims

  Ken Margolin | June 26, 2007 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA

  There is only one reason to buy insurance - to have the peace of mind of knowing that the financial needs of you or your family will be covered in the event of death, catastrophic injury, or long-term disability or illness. When an insurance company denies payment of a valid claim in bad faith, it is practicing the corporate greed version of "what's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine." You...

• Kentucky Bus Crash Victims Returning Home

  Lee Coleman | June 26, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The bus crash that injured 66 and killed one on Monday is still being investigated but the victims are beginning to return home. Six remained at a shelter today set up by the American Red Cross. Eleven of the injured are still at area hospitals in Bowling Green and four in Nashville. The community really came together to help the victims from the time of the crash when several counties responded...

• Teenager Hurt in Car Surfing Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two 17-year-old teenage boys took turns "car surfing" on the hood of a car in a parking lot in Colorado Springs. One of the boys fell off the car and was critically injured. The car accident happened on Sunday at The Citadel. Police said the two were taking turns standing on the hood of the car while the other drove in circles when the one fell.Lieutenant Skip Arms said the driver faces a...

• Rollover accident kills Tumwater man

  Mark McLean | June 26, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A Tumwater man was killed when a car he was a passenger in rolled over. A mail box post came through the windshield, striking the passenger and causing the vehicle to lose control. The man died at the scene of the accident. He was only 22 years old.Investigators said Smith was driving northbound on Shincke Road N.E. around 1 a.m. when he passed another vehicle -- also headed northbound --...

• 6 Face Charges In Drunk Driving Accident That Killed Teen

  Chrissie Cole | June 26, 2007 1:09 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Six people are facing criminal charges in a drunk driving accident that claimed the life of a teenage girl, 17, in a head-on car crash in March.Her friend was also seriously injured in the accident. Authorities say, another teen, 17, was driving drunk when she crossed the median into oncoming traffic. Now, charges are being filed against all the teenagers in the vehicle and the liquor store...

• Passenger Killed in Car Wreck

  Chrissie Cole | June 26, 2007 12:15 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Two people were seriously injured and one person was killed in a car accident on Interstate 505, south of County Road 27, at 6 am., Sunday morning.Quan, 45, of Oakland was in the rear passenger seat when the vehicle crashed into a tree on the north side of the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.The accident occurred when the driver, 47, also of Oakland, veered...

• Bus Crashes In Kentucky After Driver Doses Off

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 25, 2007 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Another early morning bus crash was reported today. A bus caring a family from Buffalo, New York back to Alabama crashed Monday morning possibly after the driver dosed off during the trip. The crash left at least one person dead and 66 other people injured. The crash took place in Kentucky on Interstate 65 near the 42 mile marker.This most recent bus crash is one of several over the past few...

• Motorcycle Accidents

  Rob Quattrocci | June 25, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  Benjamin M. West, 25, of 3845 Eager Road, Jamesville, was injuryed in a motorcycle accident at Route 370 and Highland Drive at 9:30 p.m. when he collided with a westbound car driven by Steven D. Bacon, 45, of 404 Third St., Liverpool. Once again the driver of the car turned in front of the cyclist causing the collision. This is approximately the fifth such collision of the summer and the...

• Thrill Ride Leaves Girl With Severed Feet at Kentucky Kingdom

  Lee Coleman | June 25, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Thursday afternoon a 13 year old girl lost her feet when they were severed just above the ankle while on a ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. The Superman Tower of Power ride is one that takes riders up 177 feet into the air and then drops at speeds of 54 mph 157 feet before stopping 20 feet above the ground. At this time it appears a cable may have come loose and become wrapped around the...