Automobile Accidents

• Car accident claims life of man without seatbelt

  Staff Writer | September 03, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A deadly, two-car accident in Mississippi yesterday claimed the life of an Alabama man who was not wearing his seatbelt. The Mississippi Press reports on the motor vehicle accident, which occurred on the U.S. 90 bridge in Pascagoula, and involved a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Tacoma. The report says the man driving the Tacoma hit the Camry from behind, causing the fatal accident. The Tacoma...

• Electronic Logs Can Stop Truck Accidents

  Ed Normand | September 03, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Currently, the Federal Regulations for interstate trucking place limits on the hours that interstate truckers may drive. Most truckers follow the regulations but some do not. Recent polls of long distance truck drivers revealed that up to 16% of them had fallen asleep while driving at least once in the previous month. Up to 48% operated a truck while sleepy in the prior week.. Some trucking...

• One Girl Dies, One Injured, After Falling into Mine Shaft

  Jenny Albano | September 02, 2007 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  A 13 year-old girl and a 10 year-old girl fell into a mine shaft while riding on an All-Terrain Vehicle in Chloride, Arizona. The 13 year-old was pronounced dead and the 10 year-old had serious injuries when the girls were found on Sunday, September 2. The 10 year-old was transported to University Medical Center in Nevada and was reported to be in critical condition on Sunday afternoon.Seth...

• Challenge to MADD: Stand Up To Alcohol Lobby

  Ed Normand | September 02, 2007 1:40 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a letter to the Editor of the Orlando Sentinel a member of the National Board of Directors of MADD correctly cited statistics showing that last year in Florida 959 people were killed and over 14,000 were injured in auto crashes caused by drunk drivers. That is 80 deaths a month as a result of drunk driving in Florida alone. What a tragedy. The writer then made a passionate plea for...

• Driver Charged With Homicide

  Eddie Farah | September 01, 2007 10:17 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The accident actually happened last January. 20-year old Justin Hughes had allegedly just committed a burglary in San Mateo along with a couple of friends. The homeowners came home around 11 p.m. and the suspects took off with the homeowners in pursuit. Here is just another example of why high-speed chases are rarely worth the price paid.Hughes lost control of his car and hit a tree killing his...

• Car Crashes into Louisville's Old Spaghetti Factory

  Jennifer Moore | September 01, 2007 8:39 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A driver crashed his car into several glass windows of the Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Louisville, Kentucky early Saturday morning. Two automobiles collided at the intersection of 3rd and Market Streets at approximately 2 a.m. The Old Spaghetti Factory is located on the corner of this intersection. The police reported that there were multiple non-life threatening injuries. No other...

• Back To School Auto Insurance - Buy This...

  Ward Merdes | September 01, 2007 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Buy more automobile insurance. You and your family need it.With kids going back to school, parents in Alaska need to worry about personal injuries, automobile wrecks and even wrongful death claims. To protect your kids - and you - be sure to discuss the following insurance with your insurance agent. It costs very little more than the minimums that most insurers try to sell you - and it gives you...

• Hulk Hogan's Son in Horrific Crash

  Susy Owen | September 01, 2007 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  As many are not doubt aware Nick Bollea better known as Nick Hogan "Hogan Knows Best" fame was the driver of a vehicle that was totaled in a horrific car crash last Sunday in Clearwater Florida. While Nick was released from the hospital with very minor injuries, his passenger and good friend, John J. Graziano, was not so fortunate. He was critically injured after suffering from a severe head...

• Long Beach Police Car Involved in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 01, 2007 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Three people were injured when they were involved in a car accident with a Long Beach Police car. The accident happened on the Pacific Coast Highway. There were two officers in the police car and three people in the other vehicle. The patrol car was traveling southbound on Santa Fe Avenue and was making a left turn onto PCH when it was struck by a 1980 Toyota Celica, Long Beach police...

• Mexican Trucks Coming Soon To U.S. Highways

  Eddie Farah | September 01, 2007 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  While immigration continues to be a hot topic to debate in some circles--the U.S. apparently does not have the same distain for goods from Mexico.Under a Bush administration plan, the U.S. will soon open its roads to about 100 semi-trucks from Mexico to travel freely on our highways. Up until now, there has been a limited area among border states where south-of-the-border trucks could bring in...