Date: 10/9/2008 1:58 PM Police: Fla. driver kills cyclist, hits crowd ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Florida authorities say an erratic driver who refused to stop for police hit and killed a cyclist, then plowed into a crowded parking lot,…
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…
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…