Date: 10/3/2008 1:34 PM By JIM DAVENPORTAssociated Press Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A jury is deliberating whether a South Carolina trooper intentionally struck a fleeing suspect with his patrol car. Prosecutors say Lance Cpl. Steven Garren deliberately hit suspect…
Date: 10/2/2008 2:29 AM By TRACIE CONE and JULIANA BARBASSAAssociated Press Writers MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) _ Preston Morrow was having a little adventure, wandering off-trail alone to look for a remote mine. He was scrambling down a rugged embankment…
Date: 10/1/2008 7:22 PM By DIONISIO SOLDEVILAAssociated Press Writer SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) _ Police were searching for New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos in his native Dominican Republic on Wednesday after a crash involving his SUV that killed…
Date: 10/1/2008 10:07 PM By DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A commuter train engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into freight train in Southern California last month, killing…
Date: 9/30/2008 12:06 PM By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ Could voting for president be hazardous to your health? An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors…
Date: 9/30/2008 3:05 AM NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The flight crew of a Lufthansa jet was to blame for clipping another plane while taxiing at Newark Liberty International Airport in October 2006, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Investigators said…
Date: 9/30/2008 11:26 AM By JIM DAVENPORTAssociated Press Writer GREENVILLE , S.C. (AP) _ The federal trial for a South Carolina state trooper accused of deliberately hitting a suspect with his patrol car has started. Federal prosecutors say Lance Cpl.…
Date: 9/29/2008 7:56 PM Pair involved in LaBeouf crash charged LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Two people involved in an accident that injured Shia LaBeouf were charged Monday with giving police false information about the wreck. The Los Angeles County District…
Date: 9/29/2008 1:41 PM By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ A sweeping rail safety reform bill that includes billions of dollars for Amtrak cleared a key vote in the Senate Monday, as lawmakers invoked the Sept. 12 train…
Date: 9/25/2008 9:10 PM By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Shia LaBeouf will not be charged with drunken driving for his involvement in a traffic accident that badly injured his hand, but could have his license suspended…