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,…
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…
DomRep issues warrant for NY Mets pitcher Burgos
Date: 10/3/2008 5:57 PM By DIONISIO SOLDEVILAAssociated Press Writer SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) _ Authorities in the Dominican Republic issued an arrest warrant Friday for New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos after a crash involving his SUV that killed…
Jury acquits SC trooper charged with striking man
Date: 10/3/2008 6:05 PM By JIM DAVENPORTAssociated Press Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on…
Jury weighs whether SC trooper meant to hit man
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…
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…