Automobile Accidents

• Georgia’s Richmond County Sheriff Identifies and Arrests Hit and Run Driver

  Jessica Smagacz | July 30, 2009 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Recently, it was confirmed to News 12 that the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver that hit a 25 year old Shannon Mathis and her sister Tuesday night. Mathis was killed. The...

• Chevy Suburbans Usually Win, But No Match for Dump Truck

  Joe Crumley | July 30, 2009 2:32 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A head-on crash between a Chevy Suburban and a dump truck killed four, and brought reminders of past crashes on the same stretch of highway. Just two weeks ago, a motorcycle collision on County Road...

• 2009 Oklahoma Traffic Fatalities on Pace with 2008

  Jeremy Thurman | July 29, 2009 10:47 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  A statistical projection of traffic fatalities by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the first quarter of 2009 shows that an estimated 7,689 people died in motor vehicle...

• Study Shows Texting While Driving Highly Dangerous

  Rick Shapiro | July 29, 2009 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A new study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute discovered the practice of texting while driving is even more dangerous than originally believed, according to the Washington...

• Texting While Driving Most Dangerous Driving Distraction

  David Mittleman | July 29, 2009 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  According to a new study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting is the most dangerous driving distraction and increases the risk of collision 23 times more than when a...

• Should Cell Phone Use Be Banned In Cars?

  Mike Bryant | July 29, 2009 9:53 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I use my cell phone a lot. I use it when I drive. Could I live with it being banned or at least hands free being required? I think so. I believe there were many years that I drove around thinking CB...

• Intexicated Driving Increases Collision Risk 23-Fold

  Jeremy Thurman | July 28, 2009 11:54 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  The New York Times is reporting that a soon to be released study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute shows the risk of texting while driving is far more dangerous than previously thought....

• One person dead and others injured after a car accident in Raleigh, North Carolina

  Rick Shapiro | July 28, 2009 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Three people were injured and one woman was declared dead on the scene after a car accident in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC) Sunday morning. According to the Raleigh, North Carolina (NC)...

• Does my Teenager Need a Booster Seat??

  Joe Crumley | July 28, 2009 3:03 PM | 15 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Minnesota's new booster seat law brings a whole new group of older kids into booster seats. The new law has been in force since July 1, and folks are asking questions. Does my Teenager Need a...

• Rollover Kills Teen In Back Of Pickup

  Eddie Farah | July 28, 2009 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A 16-year-old high school girl was killed early Monday morning when a pickup truck in which she was riding along with six others over corrected, then struck a curb and overturned. Miranda Zant, a...