Automobile Accidents

• Car Crash Involving School Bus

  Mike Damaso | September 12, 2007 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  There was a three vehicle accident in Orlando last Wednesday involving a pick-up truck, car, and a school bus. This accident occurred during morning commutting hours when the bus and pick-up crashed, and as a result another vehicle - a car - was struck.Lanes in both directions were closed for approximately two hours. There were injuries reported to the authorities. None of the student on the...

• Fatalities largely caused by impaired drivers

  Chuck Cole | September 12, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Driving while intoxicated is a leading factor contributing to fatal collisions in Texas, according to the National Highway Trafic Safety Administration. A DPS spokesman, Tom Vinger, says that the DPS writes more tickets and arrest more drunk drivers during holiday weekends.Impaired driving is a contributing factor in nearly half of all Texas fatal traffic accidents, according to the National...

• Kudos to Bennington PD for Car Accident Prevention Efforts

  Ed Van Dorn | September 12, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsVermont, VT

  We would like to congratulate the Bennington Police Department for receiving recognition by the Vermont Governor's Highway Safety Program for its traffic safety record. Paul Doucette, Jr., a lieutenant in the Bennington PD responded to the award saying: "It was the highest score ever seen in the Vermont Law Enforcement Challenge. We couldn't do it without our dispatchers giving us the...

• Car Catches Fire in Sonoma County Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 12, 2007 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A family from San Bruno that was traveling on Highway 101 in Sonoma County got into a single-car accident. There were four people in the car. Two people were seriously hurt, one person suffered minor injuries, and the driver of the car was not hurt. The injured were taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. According to the CHP, the Ford was traveling in the No. 1 lane...

• Detroit Car Crash Kills One and Injures Four

  Larry Buckfire | September 12, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  One person was killed and four were injured yesterday in a Detroit car accident. A 23 year old man driving a van apparently suffered a seizure and left the roadway, strking a builidng. No one inside the building was injured and all injured persons were passengers in the van.Everyone in the van can make a claim for Michigan No-Fault Insurance benefits, including the driver that caused the...

• Fresno County Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  David Rowell | September 11, 2007 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A Fresno County man was killed in motorcycle accident on Monday. The motorcycle driver, from Tollhouse, was traveling westbound on State Highway 168 near Shaver Lake, when his motorcycle crossed over the center divider. He collided head-on with an eastbound pick-up truck and died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• San Diego Auto Accident Injures Eight

  Randy Walton | September 11, 2007 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The North County Times reported that two children and a pregnant woman were among 11 people sent to area hospitals September 8, 2007 after a five-car accident up in a Vista intersection, according to officials. A toddler and a 6-year-old child suffered multiple traumatic injuries and were flown to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, officials said. The pregnant woman, who officials said...

• Albertson Car Accident Kills Three People

  Shannon Weidemann | September 11, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A pickup truck that was full of people was in involved in a single-car accident in Albertson and three people were killed. The accident happened on NC 111 North on Monday night. Two people in the truck were taken to local hospitals to be treated for their injuries. The State Highway Patrol says eight people were in a truck, four in the cab, the other four in the truck bed, when the truck...

• 12 Car Crash Locks Up Interstate 4

  Ed Normand | September 11, 2007 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  2 hit and run drivers caused a early morning auto accident on I-4 that shut down the highway early today. Four of the motorists had to get emergency hospital care for injuries sustained in the motor vehicle collision. This is a classic example of the importance of uninsured motorist auto insurance coverage. This coverage would protect the injured victims in this car crash obtain compensation...

• Texting and Automobile Accidents

  Jim Cole | September 11, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  More and more often texting is being cited as a potential cause of automobile accidents. Often, but not always, these accidents involve teens. Not only does texting require two hands, it also requires considerable attention which is diverted from task related to driving. At least one state, California, is considering passing laws prohibiting texting while driving.For more information on this...