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Michigan Highway Reopens After 150-Vehicle Pileup

An interstate highway stretch in central Michigan has reopened following a massive pileup involving 150 vehicles in whiteout conditions that left 16 people hospitalized. Interstate 96 in Ionia County reopened about 10 p.m. Saturday, about five hours after authorities reported …

6 Students Killed in Oklahoma Crash Were in Car That Seats 4

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four seats collided with a large truck hauling rocks, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Wednesday. The crash occurred shortly …

Man Paralyzed in Uber Vehicle Crash Sues For $63M

BOSTON (AP)–A Massachusetts man who was left a quadriplegic when his Uber vehicle crashed last year is seeking $63 million in damages in a negligence lawsuit he has filed against the ride-hailing platform. William Good, 31, of Somerville, alleges in …

Extricating Injured Passenger From a Crashed Auto Constitutes Use of That Auto

The word “use” in an automobile liability insurance policy is generally given a broad, general and comprehensive meaning that results in broad coverage. The word “use” includes “loading and unloading” of the motor vehicle. The determination of whether an injury …

Kentucky Woman Uses Gatorade to Put Out Fire at Crash

A Louisville, Ky., wrestling coach and his two sons were saved from a fiery crash when someone dumped Gatorade on the blaze after their SUV wrecked along Interstate 64 near Frankfort. The crash happened early Sunday morning as Fern Creek …

Civil Lawsuit Filed in 2010 Fatal Crash in North Dakota

The father of a woman killed in a bus-motorcycle crash in Fargo, N.D., two years ago has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the bus driver and the church that employed her. Mirsad Kocic is seeking at least $50,000 in …

AAA: Inadequate Guardrails at New York Site Where 7 Died

The section of highway where an accident sent seven members of a Bronx family flying over a guardrail and plummeting to their deaths has narrow lanes, steep hills, tight turns, inadequate guardrails and no breakdown lane, an auto safety group …

Woman Wants Lawsuit Against Oklahoma State Coach Moved

A woman suing former Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton for a February 2006 auto crash wants the case moved out of Payne County. Teresa Barnard says she suffered back and leg injuries and suffered mental anguish when Sutton crashed …