Automobile Accidents

• Pickup Truck Brakes Fail, Cause 6-Vehicle Accident on I-5

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 11, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A six-vehicle accident occurred on September 6, 2007 on northbound Interstate 5 at Northeast 175th Street in Shoreline. According to the Washington State Patrol, the brakes on a pickup truck hauling a trailer failed, causing the pickup to slam into another vehicle, setting off a chain reaction. An elderly couple was in the pickup truck. As a result of the accident, one person suffered serious...

• Florida Motorists May Not See a Drop in Auto Insurance Rates

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 1:41 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  On October 1st, no-fault auto insurance expires in Florida and many drivers are hoping for lower auto insurance premiums. Insurers were promised an average savings of 13 to 16 percent in premiums.Drivers will be required to purchase $10,000 in personal injury protection (PIP), to cover medical expenses for drivers and passengers following an accident. For some, especially those who do not have...

• Car Accident Causes Power Outage in Little Rock

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A two car accident in Little Rock caused a power outage for a neighborhood on Wednesday. Three people were injured in the accident, including a child. The accident happened in front of the Twin City Bank on Broadway. Police say a car hit a van and the van was thrown into nearby power poles. Three poles were broken, and power lines scattered across the road. The injured were taken to a local...

• Teen Texting and Driving Ban Proposed by Lawmaker

  Claude Wyle | September 10, 2007 7:54 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Doesn't texting require both hands? Yes, and this is exactly why Senator Joe Simitian proposed legislation to ban all 16- and 17-year-old drivers from texting, and using other electronic devices, while driving. If this bill passes, fatal highway accidents like the one in the Finger Lakes region of New York earlier this summer may be prevented. Five teens lost their lives this June when,...

• TTDDM: Texting and Driving Don't Mix

  Claude Wyle | September 10, 2007 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Inexperienced drivers should keep both hands on the wheel at all times. This is precisely why Senator Joe Simitian introduced legislation that would ban all drivers under 18-years-old from texting, or using any electronic device, and driving. Perhaps this bill will prevent fatal accidents like the one in New York earlier this summer. Five teens suffered fatal injuries in the Finger Lake's...

• I-65 Crash Injures Five and Kills One

  Lee Coleman | September 10, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  I-65 northbound was closed for two hours Sunday near downtown by a one vehicle crash that injured five and killed one. Police say the driver was ejected after his Ford Aerostar van overturned around 10:30 yesterday morning. The van appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed according to witnesses and when it tried to switch lanes near an exit ramp. Police did say later that speed was not...

• Tragic Train Accident Takes Life of Young Woman

  Claude Wyle | September 10, 2007 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Our hearts go out to the family of Britta Aker. At the young age of 27, her life was prematurely taken early yesterday morning as she walked over Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Newark, California. Unfortunately, it will be a tough task for her family to persuade a court to permit recovery for civil damages. This is so because California courts tend to hold that railroad tracks alone are a...

• Woman Tragically Killed in Train Accident

  Claude Wyle | September 10, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Britta Aker, who was just 27-years-old, was killed early yesterday morning when she walked across Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Newark, California. Our hearts go out to the family of this young woman; especially knowing that it will be difficult for them to recover damages for civil liability. This is true because most courts will hold that railroad tracks themselves are sufficient warning...

• Washington Bus Driver Pleads Guilty in Pedestrian Deaths

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  Two woman were hit by a Metrobus in February and killed. The pedestrian accident happened at the intersection of 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue. The driver of the bus has plead guility to two counts of negligent vehicular homicide. The accident was captured on videotape by a security camera positioned near the roof of the National Archives. Obtained by 9NEWS NOW and broadcast on July 20th, the...

• Pedestrian Hit by Louisiana State Representative

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A Louisiana State Representative hit a pedestrian in Terrebonne Parish with her car on Sunday. The pedestrian's arm was broken in the car accident. State Representative Carla Dartez was driving the car. The accident took place on Bayou Black Road.Dartez failed parts of the field sobriety test but passed a breathalyzer test administered soon afterward with a "0.00" score, said Trooper Gilbert...