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Pickup Crashes in Texas, Killing 13 of 23 Riders

Truck was jammed with riders in cab and bed

(Newser) - Tragedy in Texas, where at least 13 people are dead and 10 injured after a pickup truck carrying 23 passengers—crammed into both the cab and the bed—ran into two large trees. "This is the most people I've seen in any passenger vehicle, and I've been...

50 Cent Hospitalized in Bad Wreck

Big rig rear-ends his SUV on Long Island Expressway

(Newser) - Rapper 50 Cent is in the hospital after a bad car accident last night, ThisIs50.com reports. His SUV (which is bulletproof, by the way) was rear-ended by a Mack truck after the load shifted and the truck driver lost control on New York's Long Island Expressway, the truck...

Lindsay: Wonky Brakes Made Me Crash Porsche

Lohan, truck driver can't quite agree on what happened

(Newser) - That 18-wheeler Lindsay Lohan smashed into on the Pacific Coast highway this week? She says it cut her off—and what's more, she claims the newly replaced brakes on her rented Porsche failed during the accident, TMZ reports. But the truck driver ( TMZ calls him "James")...

Lindsay Lohan in Hospital After Car Crash
 Lohan Out of Hospital 
 After Car Crash 
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Jun 8, 2012 5:55 PM CDT

Lohan Out of Hospital After Car Crash

Her Porsche hit an 18-wheeler, but she's back at work

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is out of the hospital and back to work on the set of Liz & Dick after a nasty car accident, reports TMZ . She went to the ER as a precaution after her rented Porsche slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler on the Pacific Coast Highway this...

Mom Hits 5 Kids in Driveway, Killing 1

Other 4 victims suffer critical injuries

(Newser) - Authorities in Maryland say a mother accidentally backed her SUV into five children in the driveway of her home last night, killing one of them, an 8-year-old child. The injured children, ranging in age from 18 months to 11 years old, were taken to Children's National Medical Center in...

Judge: Text Sender Can't Be Sued in Crash

Girlfriend sent driver a text moments before crash

(Newser) - Should the person who sends a text message to a driver be held liable if an accident occurs? A judge in New Jersey says no. He threw out a lawsuit today against a young woman who texted her boyfriend moments before he crashed into two motorcyclists, reports the Star-Ledger . "...

Spinal Tap Actor McKean Struck by Car in NY

He breaks leg in Manhattan crash

(Newser) - This Is Spinal Tap actor Michael McKean was seriously injured yesterday when he was struck by a car on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The vehicle barreled into him as he was crossing the street, according to witnesses. “He’ll be OK, hopefully he’ll be fine,” said...

California Man Found Alive Week After Car Crash

Michael Sanchez was found unconscious just yards from crash site

(Newser) - A San Jose man is fighting for his life in a hospital after spending a week without food or water in a thicket close to where his pickup crashed. Police following up a missing persons report found Michael Sanchez, 25, lying unconscious just yards from where his vehicle veered off...

NZ on Boston U Crash: We Tell Students Not to Drive

Officials will step up warnings for international students

(Newser) - Three Boston University students studying in New Zealand were killed on Saturday when the minivan they were driving in careened off a road and crashed. Officials of the New Zealand university hosting the Boston visitors said they strongly discourage such students from driving because of their unfamiliarity with driving along...

3 Boston U Students Die in New Zealand Crash

Another is critically injured

(Newser) - Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed today when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition. The students were traveling in a minivan about 7:30am near the North...

Separate Car Accidents Kill Mom, Son Hours Apart

Booze apparently a factor in both deaths

(Newser) - A Wisconsin woman and her adult son were killed in separate traffic crashes just hours apart in a Milwaukee suburb, police said yesterday. Mary Moore, 45, died after she was struck by a vehicle; she was apparently hit as she lay prone on a West Allis street. A friend was...

Bronx Crash Occurred at Freeway's 'Bermuda Triangle'

But Maria Gonzalez was speeding when she clipped median: police

(Newser) - Yesterday's horrifying car crash near the Bronx zoo occurred at the Bronx River Parkway's "Bermuda Triangle," where accidents have happened before, a lawyer tells the New York Daily News . In fact, Eric Buckvar sued New York state and city for some of the six people...

2 Dozing Teens Sunbathing on Road Hit by Car

Both expected to survive

(Newser) - Two teenage girls who fell asleep while sunbathing on a quiet rural road in Pennsylvania were struck by a car yesterday. The 13-year-old pals were airlifted to a nearby hospital, and are expected to survive. They were hit by a car driven by a cousin of one of the girls....

7 Dead in Bronx Van Plunge
 3 Kids Among Dead 
 in SUV Plunge 
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Apr 29, 2012 7:04 PM CDT

3 Kids Among Dead in SUV Plunge

3 children among fatalities near Bronx Zoo

(Newser) - Authorities say an out-of-control SUV plunged off a highway into a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo in New York City, killing seven people aboard, including three children. Police say the victims were an 84-year-old man; three women, ages 80, 45 and 39, and three girls, ages 3...

Patrick Dempsey Pulls Teen From Flipped Car

Kid is OK, and McDreamy gets hero credits

(Newser) - Take that, Ryan Gosling . Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey played the hero himself by pulling an injured teen from a flipped car, reports TMZ . The young driver apparently lost control of his Mustang and flipped it multiple times before landing in the actor's front yard in Malibu. McDreamy...

Kid Charged in Grisly Crash That Killed 9 Immigrants

15-year-old said he drove the van because his family had been threatened

(Newser) - A 15-year-old South Texas boy has been charged with nine counts of murder after a van he was driving crashed, killing nine of the suspected illegal immigrants packed inside. The boy appeared at a probable cause hearing today, where he was also charged with 17 counts of smuggling a person,...

Fatal Crashes Spike Near Tax Day
 Fatal Crashes 
 Spike Near Tax Day 
study says
Apr 11, 2012 7:18 AM CDT

Fatal Crashes Spike Near Tax Day

Stress can lead to traffic accidents: researchers

(Newser) - As if Tax Day isn't depressing enough, it turns out you're also more likely to die in a traffic accident on or around April 15. Between 1980 and 2009, traffic accident deaths were an average of 6% higher on tax filing day than they were on a day...

'Granny' Obama Survives Car Crash

91-year-old Sarah Obama slightly injured in Kenya accident

(Newser) - President Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother is recovering from minor injuries suffered in a car accident near her village in Kenya. Sarah Obama, the second wife of Obama's paternal grandfather, was treated for bruises and shock after the car she was in rolled over, AP reports. "God is with...

Fire Sparks Mile-Long Car Wreck That Kills 10

Officials investigate whether arsonist set blaze

(Newser) - A fire near Gainesville, Fla., sent smoke billowing across Interstate 75 that caused a horrific multi-vehicle pileup and left at least ten people dead and 18 others injured today. Officials are investigating whether the blaze was arson or started by accident, the AP reports. In the darkness of early morning,...

Rogue Saudi Female Driver: I Survived Crash

Manal al-Sherif was detained after YouTube video last year

(Newser) - The Saudi woman who made international headlines by driving in a YouTube video survived the car crash that was widely reported to have killed her, reports the Guardian . Media reports had said Manal al-Sherif died instantly, but Sherif tells the Guardian that it was instead an unnamed female companion who...

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