Automobile Accidents

• Elderly Vancouver Pedestrian Struck and Killed

  Ryan Nute | January 31, 2007 8:47 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  89-year old Mo Chuo Lee was struck by a car while crossing Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancover, Washington. He was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries.Mr. Lee was not in a crosswalk; however, other cars had stopped to let him pass. Reportedly those cars blocked the view of the driver whose car struck Mr. Lee.Read more: kgw.com

• Man Killed in Fort Myers Car Crash Identified

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  According to the Florida highway Patrol, a 29-year-old Lehigh Acres woman was identified as the pedestrian that was killed in a car accident last night.Heidi M. Thacker was hit by a car on Monday night while walking north on Bass Road. The fist car swerved to avoid hitting Thacker, who was walking in the road, but ended up hitting her. Another car that had breaked to avoid the accident, ran her...

• Police Investigating Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | January 30, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Former Auburn student was involved in a hit-and-run accident on South College Street on Sunday morning.Erin Klein, 22, was leaving Bodega with her boyfriend Cory Kuczynski and their friends when Klein was hit crossing College Street while making her way to her car, that was parked behind Mellow Mushroom."I was walking back to my car across the street and as soon as I turned back around, I heard...

• Vegas NHRA Accident Leaves Driver Hospitalized

  Christina Cole | January 30, 2007 10:17 PM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Brittany Force, the daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car companion John Force, was under observation at Las Vegas Hospital on Saturday after a car accident when she hit the wall during preseason testing at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Making her second test run in a Super comp dragster, Force, shook the tires after leaving the starting line and brushing the left-lane retaining wall. She...

• 2 Injured when Car Flips

  Christina Cole | January 30, 2007 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  Leonard Shapiro of Chico was on Northbound Interstate 5, south of Hooker Creek Rd. at 11:45am on Saturday, when he changed lanes and hit into the rear of a tractor trailer, according to California Highway Patrol. He lost control of the car, entered the center median and flipped the car over. Shapiro and passenger Deborah Shapiro, of Chico were injured. He was flown to Mercy Medical Center and...

• "Driving Skills For Life"

  IB Contributor | January 30, 2007 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A Teen Driver Safety ProgramInexperienced teen drivers are at a heightened risk of having an accident. One day after receiving his driver's license, a 16-year-old Lodi boy rolled his Ford Explorer when he lost control, while speeding, and crossed over the double yellow line. Officer Steve Bailey of the Tracy Police department indicated that the fact that the teen was not only an inexperienced...

• New Haven Car Accident, Police Search for Witnesses

  James Sabatini | January 30, 2007 6:19 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Police are seeking witnesses of a head-on collision in New Haven last month. New Haven police continue to investigate a Dec. 24, 2006, wreck that killed one of the drivers involved. Police said the cars collided at the intersection of Fifth Street and Hallock Avenue.Police believe that witnesses to the collision left the scene before the police officers could interview them. Obviously,...

• Real Winter Weather Reminds to Drive Cautiously

  Spangenberg Shibley & Liber | January 30, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As the return of snow and cold reminds us that we are still in winter, and the unusually mild temperatures were just a fluke, drivers are reminded to drive with caution.Several motor vehicle accidents have been caused due to snow and black ice, compounded by drivers on cell phones, driving on poor tread tires, or travelling too fast for conditions.When travelling in wintery conditions, be sure...

• Reducing Traffic Fatalities

  Ken Margolin | January 30, 2007 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA

  A widely cited USA Today analysis of 2006 statistics shows that traffic fatalities were down significantly in sixteen states. Obviously that's good news. The causes of reduced fatalities raise some interesting cost-benefit questions. Some measures - public relations campaigns to reduce aggressive driving - are not controversial. Other means to reduce car accidents force the public to think about...

• Man arrested for year-old car accident

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  After a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred nearly one year ago, a man was just arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and other charges.The man, Jade Brandon Huskey, was originally thought to be a passenger in the car that killed a woman named Molly Gomez, presumably the driver. At the scene of the accident, Huskey admitted to drinking too much and reportedly had a blood-alcohol...