Bus Crash Injures 20 Students
A school bus crash injured 20 students in Lower Windsor Township, Pennsylvania on Dec. 15, according to the York Daily Record. While en route to the high and middle school, an SUV collided with the rear of the school bus. Although all 20 students were taken to the hospital via ambulance, the injuries appeared to […]
Man Involved in Fatal Motorcycle Crash Stands Trial
Jon P. Heaney stood before a jury on Monday charged with vehicular homicide for crashing into five bikers last year in Maine. A group of motorcycles was being driven south of East Bangor, Maine on July 1, 2011 when Heaney came around a curve in his Dodge Ram, careening into the group and killing two. […]
Fog Causes Massive 100-Car Pileup
A thick fog over a busy highway in Jefferson County 80 miles east of Houston, Texas caused a disastrous sequence of vehicle accidents on Thanksgiving morning, November 22. Once the fog cleared, authorities at the site saw that more than 150 vehicles were involved, tangled into a metal heap blocking both lanes of the interstate. […]
Senate Leader Harry Reid in Car Accident
Senate majority leader Harry Reid was injured in a car accident on Friday afternoon. The Nevada senator sustained injuries that put him in the hospital and he was released later that afternoon. Reid was traveling along with a large caravan of vehicles when the group collided with a civilian car. Other people within the group […]
Entertainer Sean Diddy Combs In Car Accident
On Wednesday, hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was involved in a serious car wreck just outside of the Beverly Hills hotel. Sean Combs wasn’t driving, he was merely being chauffeured in a Cadillac Escalade when it smashed into a Lexus RX at the Sunset Boulevard entrance of the hotel. Minutes later, Sean Combs was spotted […]
Two Teens Killed in London Grove Car Crash
Two teenagers died in a London Grove car crash Sept. 10, 2010. The fatal crash, reportedly, occurred when an 18-year-old driver crossed a double yellow line and collided head on with another vehicle. The driver, Arick T. Price, and Victoria Ramos, 15, a passenger in the vehicle, both died at the scene. Two other passengers […]
Pennsylvania Bus Driver Kills 1, Injures Multiple
A Pennsylvania school bus driver is linked to more than one fatal accident. Bus driver Frederick Poust III was allegedly caught on film by on-board video surveillance driving recklessly through stop signs while in route to Perkiomen Valley Middle School West. Reporters allege sleep deprivation led to his negligent behavior. Poust reportedly collided with a […]
Kansas City, KS School Bus Hits and Kills Third-Grade Student
Elementary school kids in Kansas City, KS mourn the loss of a 9-year-old schoolmate who was hit and killed by a school bus March 4, 2010. The bus driver allegedly lost control and killed third-grader Patience N. Cary while she awaited the bus at her morning pick-up spot. Students told reporters the bus driver called […]
Continental Airlines Flight 3407 Crashes, Kills 50
Buffalo, NY – Continental Airlines Flight 3407, traveling from Newark, NJ to Buffalo, NY, suddenly crashed into a suburban home at 10:20 p.m., Feb. 12, 2009. The tragic airplane accident killed the 49 passengers and crew aboard the plane and one individual in the home. This commuter plane crash is the first such devastating commercial […]
Vehicle Backovers Kill 99 Kids, Injure 2,000 in 2007
A recent report compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found that 99 children died and 2,000 others were injured after being backed over by cars in 2007. As part of a larger examination of “non-traffic” car-related deaths and injuries, the NHTSA’s report was compiled by gathering data submitted in police reports. […]
