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Tag Archives: accident

Suspect in deadly Times Square mayhem charged with murder
Local / National

Suspect in deadly Times Square mayhem charged with murder

Posted on 05/19/17 by aliarmand

NEW YORK (AP) — A Times Square motorist accused of steering his car onto one of the busiest sidewalks in the U.S. and mowing down pedestrians has been charged with murder and 20 counts of attempted murder, police say. The New York Police Department said 26-year-old Richard Rojas, of the Bronx, was charged late Thursday … Continue reading →

Ringling Bros. circus train strikes disabled tractor-trailer
Virginia

Ringling Bros. circus train strikes disabled tractor-trailer

Posted on 03/29/17 by johnniemaplesblog

BURKEVILLE, Va. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train hit a tractor-trailer in Nottoway County. It happened Monday afternoon near Burkeville. No one was hurt. Local news outlets report that officials say the train collided with the tractor-trailer after the truck became disabled on the tracks. State … Continue reading →

3 dead, 10 hospitalized as 1 Belgian train runs into another
Europe

3 dead, 10 hospitalized as 1 Belgian train runs into another

Posted on 06/06/16 by markwweb

HERMALLE-SOUS-HUY, Belgium (AP) — A passenger train slammed at high speed into a slow-moving freight train in eastern Belgium, killing three people and sending 10 others to the hospital, authorities said Monday, May 30th. The accident came just hours after reported lightning strikes and a signal disruption on the line. Two cars from the passenger … Continue reading →

‘Affluenza’ teen facing 1st court hearing since deportation
International News / National / U.S. News

‘Affluenza’ teen facing 1st court hearing since deportation

Posted on 01/29/16 by Alana Andrews

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck is expected to learn Friday, Jan. 29 Ethan Couch, 18, was booked into a juvenile detention facility in Fort Worth after he was deported from Mexico on Thursday. Authorities believe he and his mother fled the country … Continue reading →

Virginia

Pilot uninjured in crash of small plane in King and Queen

Posted on 12/02/15 by Chantelle Dominique

WEST POINT, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say a pilot was not injured when his single-engine airplane crashed in King and Queen County. Sgt. Stephan Vick says the crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday about a quarter of a mile west of the West Point Regional Airport. Vick says pilot Christopher P. Strasser of … Continue reading →

Marijuana bundle drops from sky, slams into family’s carport
International News / U.S. News

Marijuana bundle drops from sky, slams into family’s carport

Posted on 09/28/15 by rparker16

Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but dismissed it as a typical monsoon storm and went back to sleep. Later that morning, she looked in the carport at her home in Nogales, near the U.S.-Mexico border, and saw pieces of wood on the ground. She found a bulky … Continue reading →

Tracy Morgan: Bad days and good days a year after limo crash
Celebrities

Tracy Morgan: Bad days and good days a year after limo crash

Posted on 06/01/15 by sadavis1

NEW YORK (AP) — Tracy Morgan said Monday he doesn’t remember anything about the limo accident that left him in a coma for two weeks, and said that, a year later, he still has bad days as well as good. Appearing live on the “Today” show for his first public appearance since the accident, Morgan … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Man dies after being hit by train in Norfolk

Posted on 04/27/15 by dee6williams

  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk police say a man died after he was hit by a train. Police tell media outlets that the accident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday night. Police say the man was declared dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released. No other details were available.   Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Pastor killed after tractor overturns in Suffolk

Posted on 04/22/15 by dee6williams

  SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a pastor died after a tractor he was operating overturned in Suffolk. Suffolk police tell media outlets that 44-year-old Adam Thourogood Sr. of Chesapeake was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred on Tuesday, April 21st in the Whaleyville section of Suffolk. Thourogood was senior pastor at … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Pilot reported turbulence before plane crash in Norfolk

Posted on 03/27/15 by dee6williams

  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal investigators say a pilot reported turbulence before a small plane crashed while trying to land at Norfolk International Airport. The pilot and two passengers were killed in the crash on March 3. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the Mooney M20F was flying from Palatka, Florida, to Suffolk … Continue reading →

Celebrities / Health / Lifestyle / Music / U.S. News

David Crosby repeatedly asks about ambulance after accident

Posted on 03/25/15 by BryanWashington

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (AP) — A recording of an anguished 911 call from David Crosby shows the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer repeatedly asking how soon an ambulance will arrive to help a pedestrian he just hit with his car. Crosby was driving on a highway near his Santa Barbara County home on Sunday … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Driver falls asleep, vehicle hits car and pushes it into bus

Posted on 03/23/15 by dee6williams

  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Newport News police say one person was injured after a driver fell asleep and triggered a three-vehicle wreck involving a Hampton Roads Transit bus. Police tell media outlets that the bus was stopped at a bus stop when the accident occurred Sunday morning. A car driven by a 71-year-old man was hit … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Small plane crashes in botanical garden in Virginia; 3 dead

Posted on 03/04/15 by dee6williams

  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Three people have been killed in an airplane crash at Norfolk Botanical Garden in southeastern Virginia. Officials tell local media outlets that the plane was approaching the nearby airport and was one or two miles away when the tower lost contact about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. Searchers found the plane around 7:20 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Life-saving train design is rarely used

Posted on 02/26/15 by The Spartan Echo

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the collision between a Southern California commuter train and a truck abandoned on the tracks was this: No one died and only eight people on board were admitted to hospitals. Officials with the Metrolink train system credit cars designed to blunt the tremendous force of … Continue reading →

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