Suspect Surrenders in Deadly Crash that Kills N.Y. Family The suspect surrenders that was wanted in the hit-and-run deaths of a newlywed couple and their baby in Brooklyn to police Wednesday, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/nyregion/suspect-in-fatal-hit-and-run-crash-in-brooklyn.html?_r=0 Julio Acevedo…
Porn plus Fatigue plus Truck Equals Murder
Sometimes the total reckless stupidity of those who drive big rig trucks is beyond belief. This story pushes the limits of sanity. It’s a no-brainer that people shouldn’t drink and drive. Yet fatigue and/or distraction in the line of a…
NC teen who studied crash deaths dies in wreck
Date: 11/10/2008 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina teenager who studied teen highway deaths as a senior high school project is dead after a crash. Eighteen-year-old Shannon Nicole Adkins graduated last spring after turning in a report about the…
George Kissell, former Cardinals coach, dies in accident
Date: 10/8/2008 9:53 PM PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) — George Kissell, a former major league coach who worked with the St. Louis Cardinals organization since 1940, died Tuesday. He was 88. Kissell died at Tampa General Hospital, Pinellas Park Police…
New York Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos turns himself in to authorities
Date: 10/7/2008 9:47 PM SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos turned himself in on Tuesday, a week after police say he was involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. Authorities were interviewing…
Mets pitcher Burgos sought in fatal DR crash
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…
Study: Voting could be hazardous so be careful
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…
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…