Automobile Accidents

• Man in Car Wreck Drowns

  Christina Cole | January 24, 2007 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  Police say a Bloomington man drowned when trying to wade across a flooded road after his car wrecked on Indiana 157 in Greene County on Tuesday.James L. Chambers was pronounced dead at the scene. The 77-year-old man's death has been ruled an accidental drowning.Chamber's family reported him missing from his home on Monday. Family members told police Chamber's was an Alzheimer's patient.A Greene...

• Auto Accidents - Consumer Protection Act

  John Rice | January 24, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  Did you purchase a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x2 with a 4.7 and/or hemi engine? Have you experienced power surges and/or power losses while operating same? Presently there is a dispute in the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee styled Pickett v. DaimlerChrysler; Docket No. 05C-1808 relative to such defects. Such defects could cause consumers/operators to be faced with serious...

• 17-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Car Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | January 24, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Two women died in the car crash along Kalaniana'ole Highway Saturday night. Michelle Benevedes, age 39, and Racquel Akau, age 38, were turning from Inoa'ole Street in a 1990 Honda Accord when they were hit by a 1997 Ford Explorer SUV. Both women, who were cousins, died at the scene. The SUV had two 17-year-olds in it. Both tried to flee from police following the accident. One was...

• Eight injured in CTA bus crash

  Barry Doyle | January 24, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A CTA bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident Saturday morning. The accident occurred near the intersection of 67th and Jeffrey on the south side of Chicago. In addition to the bus, there were as many as four other vehicles involved in the collision.Eight people were taken to area hospitals. Two of the people were reported to be in critical condition.Anyone injured as a passenger on a...

• Two Die in Head-On Car Crash

  Christina Cole | January 24, 2007 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Just before 6am in front of M&M International and Pinnacle Oilfield Service, a fatal car accident occured when a black Scion TC was trying to pass a vehicle and crashed with a pickup truck head-on, killing both men from each vehicle.One witness, an M&M employee Mike Martin, was about 30ft from the crash outside the front door. The crash caused both vehicles to land in a ditch in front of both...

• Car Crashes Into Investigation Scene Injuring Two Officers

  Christina Cole | January 24, 2007 1:55 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A domestic violence call took a turn for the worst when three people were hit by a car; two of which were Cincinnati Police Officers.The Officers were injured after a driver crashed into their investigation scene around 12:30am.Officers responded to a call for domestic violence after a report of a woman being run over by a vehicle. The woman had minor injuries.9News was told at the scene by...

• New Year's Day Crash Leaves Three Dead

  Shannon Weidemann | January 24, 2007 12:39 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Around 2 am on New Year's Day, a three car accident left three people dead and eight injured. The accident happened at Broward Boulevard and the southbound exit ramp of I-95. "We're trying to piece it together," Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Katherine Collins said of the crash at Broward Boulevard and the southbound Interstate 95 exit ramp. "Speed and alcohol are definitely going to be...

• Man Breaks Leg in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2007 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Adam Goldstein, age 21, of West Hartford was driving his Honda Civic on Trout Brook Avenue in West Hartford when he drove across the street and hit a tree. Goldstein broke his leg in the accident. The Civic suffered extensive damage. There was also damage done to a fence in a yard that backs up to the road. Goldstein was treated at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. The accident is...

• Two men die in weekend car accidents

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

  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

  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...