Car Accident: News Reports and Stories of Car Crashes - Page 29

Woman Killed After Priest's Car Plows Into Churchgoers

Apr 11, 2009 5:54 AM CDT

Woman Killed After Priest's Car Plows Into Churchgoers

Elderly woman dies, 4 others injured in Good Friday accident

(Newser) - A woman was killed and four were injured when a priest lost control of his car and drove into Good Friday churchgoers in eastern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Witnesses said the priest, 79, had finished assisting with services at St. Maurice Catholic Church and was driving around to the...

Rookie Angels
Pitcher Dead
in Car Crash

Apr 9, 2009 11:26 AM CDT

Rookie Angels Pitcher Dead in Car Crash

(Newser) - Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car crash early this morning, the Los Angeles Times reports. Hours after the 22-year-old rookie delivered six shutout innings against Oakland, his car was sideswiped by a minivan running a red light. Two others in Adenhart’s vehicle were dead at the...

Crash Passenger:
I'm Not Freeman's
Mistress

Feb 26, 2009 10:50 AM CST

Crash Passenger: I'm Not Freeman's Mistress

Plaintiff says he offered her a place to stay

(Newser) - The woman suing Morgan Freeman for damages after a car crash says the actor was drinking all night before getting behind the wheel, the Commercial Appeal of Memphis reports. Demaris Meyer also denied that she was his mistress but said they were headed for his home when they piled into...

Jail for UK Driver Who Texted Before Fatal Accident

Feb 2, 2009 3:04 PM CST

Jail for UK Driver Who Texted Before Fatal Accident

Woman who slammed into victim at 70 mph said phone wasn't involved

(Newser) - A UK woman who sent more than 20 text messages while driving before crashing into a stopped car and killing another motorist has been sentenced to 21 months in jail, the Times reports. Philippa Curtis, 21, said she was not using the phone when she plowed into Victoria McBryde at...

NYC Van Crash Kills 2 Kids

Jan 22, 2009 1:57 PM CST

NYC Van Crash Kills 2 Kids

Vehicle spun out after making a U-turn, witnesses say

(Newser) - Two preschoolers were killed and 11 other people were injured when a van jumped a curb and ran into a crowd in Manhattan’s Chinatown today, Newsday reports. The gray van went out of control after making a U-turn, witnesses said. The dead children were identified as a 4-year-old girl...

Brazil Finds Drunk-Driving Law Tough to Swallow

Dec 23, 2008 3:20 PM CST

Brazil Finds Drunk-Driving Law Tough to Swallow

Home of carnival balks at cultural shift; corruption, lack of funds also hinder effort

(Newser) - Brazilians have mixed feelings about recently adopted drunken-driving laws that threaten to undermine their carnival lifestyle. The 0.02% alcohol limit—much stricter than America’s 0.08%—aims to curb the 35,000 deaths that occur on Brazil’s roads annually. But with just 900 breathalyzers for a nation...

Out-of-Whack Body Clocks Keep Teens Sleepy: Study

Dec 15, 2008 2:06 PM CST

Out-of-Whack Body Clocks Keep Teens Sleepy: Study

Later school start times improve sleep, decrease car accidents

(Newser) - Sleepy high-school students slumped over their desks just can’t help it, CNN reports. Most school start times play havoc with teens’ circadian rhythms: Teens naturally go to bed later than adults, and need more sleep. A new study finds pushing the high-school start time from 7:30am to 8:...

Reeves Wins
Paparazzo
Lawsuit

Nov 3, 2008 4:35 PM CST

Reeves Wins Paparazzo Lawsuit

Actor not liable for photographer's injuries

(Newser) - A jury has found Keanu Reeves not liable for a paparazzo’s injuries sustained when the actor allegedly hit him with his car, People reports. Photographer Alison Silva said he injured his wrist after Reeves struck him while leaving a parking space, and the mishap left him unable to work....

Speed Limits Aren't Saving Lives, So Make Cars Slower

OPINION

Sep 8, 2008 1:27 PM CDT

Speed Limits Aren't Saving Lives, So Make Cars Slower

Government's priorities elsewhere, but cars that can't top 75 would save gas, too

(Newser) - Speeding contributes to 13,000 US road deaths each year, and, at 30% of traffic fatalities, places only slightly behind alcohol, at 39%, Kent A. Sepkowitz writes in the New York Times. While preventing drunk driving is a complex problem requiring cooperation of motorists, police, and educators, speeding can be...

Fay Sets Course
for Florida Panhandle

Aug 22, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

Fay Sets Course for Florida Panhandle

6 deaths tied to storm

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Fay is heading west across Florida, having pummeled the southern part of the state with flooding from 20-inch rainfalls and soaked areas farther north, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. Authorities have linked the storm to the deaths of six Floridians, including a 21-year-old woman who drowned while swimming in...

Freeman Leaves Hospital

Aug 7, 2008 2:08 PM CDT

Freeman Leaves Hospital

Weekend wreck left actor, 71, with broken bones, other injuries

(Newser) - Morgan Freeman was discharged today from the Tennessee hospital where the Oscar-winning actor was treated for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a weekend car crash in Mississippi, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for the hospital gave no details other than that Freeman had checked out.

Freeman in 'Good Spirits'

Aug 5, 2008 10:01 AM CDT

Freeman in 'Good Spirits'

(Newser) - Morgan Freeman “has a broken arm, broken elbow, and minor shoulder damage but he is in good spirits," his publicist told People. The actor underwent successful surgery to correct the damage from a car accident Sunday night in Mississippi, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. "He's worried about his...

LaBeouf's Left Hand 'Crushed' in Crash

Aug 1, 2008 8:53 PM CDT

LaBeouf's Left Hand 'Crushed' in Crash

Transformers sequel will be altered to include star's injury

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf's hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications after a four-hour surgery, his lawyer said today. The actor has been recovering at a Los Angeles hospital since the surgery and "will...

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

Jul 27, 2008 6:28 PM CDT

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

Indiana Jones star rolled his car this morning in LA

(Newser) - Police arrested actor Shia LaBeouf early this morning after the 22-year-old rolled his car while attempting a left turn in Los Angeles. LaBeouf was taken to a hospital for injuries to the head, left hand, and knee. No one else was seriously injured. It's LaBeouf's second recent run-in with the...

Victim in Novak Hit-and-Run 'Doing Fine'

Jul 25, 2008 2:42 PM CDT

Victim in Novak Hit-and-Run 'Doing Fine'

'I'm a pretty tough guy,' 86-year-old homeless pedestrian says

(Newser) - The pedestrian struck by Robert Novak's Corvette this week says that other than a dislocated shoulder, he’s “doing fine,” the Washington Post reports. In fact, Don Liljenquist seems more star-struck than car-struck: "Bob Novak is the one that hit me?" the homeless 86-year-old said in a...

Surplus Signs Driving Motorists to Distraction

OPINION

Jun 11, 2008 2:27 AM CDT

Surplus Signs Driving Motorists to Distraction

Too much information along roads may be creating a hazard

(Newser) - Drivers in America are often confronted with a forest of signs reminding them of speed limits and traffic control measures—but the overwhelming information may be making roadways more dangerous, John Staddon writes in the Atlantic. The glut of reminders can take drivers' attention away from the road and dull...

Singer's Son
Runs Over Daughter

May 22, 2008 10:16 AM CDT

Singer's Son Runs Over Daughter

Christian Grammy-winner's youngest killed in car accident in family driveway

(Newser) - The youngest daughter of Grammy-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed yesterday when one of her older brothers ran over the tyke in the family driveway, the AP reports. Several family members witnessed the accident that claimed the life of 5-year-old Maria Sue, who died later at...

Oops! Brit Plays
Bumper Cars Again

May 14, 2008 9:08 AM CDT

Oops! Brit Plays Bumper Cars Again

Another fender bender for LA's worst driver

(Newser) - Almost a month to the day since her last fender bender, Britney Spears rear-ended another car yesterday afternoon, People reports. The poptart, who spent most of her fall from grace aimlessly driving the streets of LA, was out for a midday cruise when she got herself into the latest insurance-swapping...

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

May 13, 2008 1:32 PM CDT