Date: 11/7/2008 By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press Writer GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) _ A teenager on drugs and driving a sport utility vehicle slammed into two runners out for an evening jog, killing one of them — a beloved schoolteacher —…
Mexico says jet crash likely accident
Date: 11/5/2008 By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) _ A fiery plane crash into rush-hour traffic claimed the life of the Mexico’s most powerful official after the president, a heavy blow to the government’s escalating battle against drug…
Plane crash leaves Mexico interior secretary dead
Date: 11/5/2008 By MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) _ One of Mexico’s top pointmen in the war against drug trafficking died when a government jet crashed into a Mexico City street, setting fire to dozens of vehicles and…
GUYANA: Plane carrying 3 missing in Guyana jungle during survey flight
Date: 11/2/2008 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A U.S.-registered plane was missing in the Amazon jungles of Guyana after taking off to conduct aerial surveys for a Canadian mining company, aviation officials said Sunday. Three people were on board. The aircraft…
Evansville Woman Dies in Crash with County Coroner Vehicle
Date: 10/31/2008EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Marguerite Stewart, 89, was fatally injured when the car she was riding in struck a pickup truck belonging to the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s office. Coroner Don Erk said the cause of death appeared to be…
Ex-Illinois gym coach faces drunk-driving charge
Date: 10/28/2008 By DAVID MERCERAssociated Press Writer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) _ A former University of Illinois gymnastics coach resigned because of personal issues, including a pending drunk-driving charge in Wisconsin, and is cooperating with an investigation into a video camera…
GUYANA: River boat capsizes, kills at least 3 on river that borders Suriname
Date: 10/25/2008 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Police say seven people likely drowned when a speed boat capsized on a river along the Guyana-Suriname border. Deputy Commander Simon McBean says the boat flipped as it was crossing the Corentyne River. He…
Chicago train teen puts alleged trip on MySpace
Date: 10/24/2008 2:56 PM CHICAGO (AP) _ Transportation officials in Chicago say they first learned about allegations that an 18-year-old operated a commuter train after the teen apparently put pictures of the unauthorized ride on his MySpace page. Metra spokeswoman…
Santa Fe Opera settles suit over wrong-way crash
Date: 10/23/2008 7:14 PM SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The Santa Fe Opera and the estate of an employee have reached a settlement with relatives of a family killed in a drunken, wrong-way interstate crash triggered by the worker, who…
NY county alters internet DWI ‘Wall of Shame’
Date: 10/22/2008 5:14 AM By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press Writer MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) _ Motorists charged with drunken driving will no longer be depicted on Nassau County’s internet “Wall of Shame” in light of a judge’s ruling that posting the arrests…