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…
Trial begins for SC trooper whose car hit suspect
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.…
Pair involved in LaBeouf crash charged
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…
Rain and Skidding Cost Another Life
Our recurring theme about the relationship between tire safety and hydroplaning accidents got another fatal example early this morning, when an Oklahoma woman was killed after a pickup truck hydroplaned into the vehicle in which she was driving. For the…
Car collides with trailer rig in Texas, killing 5
Date: 8/8/2008 12:33 AM GEORGE WEST, Texas (AP) _ A car collided with a tractor-trailer rig hauling fuel oil on Interstate 37 in South Texas, killing five members of an extended family, authorities said. San Patricio County Sheriff Leroy Moody…
More News On Morgan Freeman Accident
Date: 8/6/2008 10:23 PM By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The woman who was injured along with Morgan Freeman in a weekend car accident apparently is a friend of the Oscar-winning actor who had offered him a…
Update on Morgan Freeman
Date: 8/4/2008 6:36 PM BC-People-Morgan Freeman,9th Ld-Writethru/529Eds: INSERTS new grafs 3-5 to UPDATE with statement from Freeman’s publicist, highway patrol spokesman; INSERTS new grafs 15-16 to ADD comment from Steve Azar; REMOVES dated material; EDITS to conform. AP Video.Morgan Freeman…
Morgan Freeman injured in car accident in Miss.
We are of course shocked to hear about the serious wreck involving Morgan Freeman, one of America’s great actors. While more details as to what occurred will be forthcoming shortly, our first reaction is what about the tires on this…