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Pennsylvania Man Allegedly Bought Car Insurance From Crash Scene

Authorities say a Pennsylvania man called an insurance company from a crash scene to buy auto coverage and later claimed his wreck happened after he got the policy. The Altoona Mirror reports that the insurance fraud charges filed this week …

Florida Appeals Court Rules That Indian Tribe Not Liable in Crash Death

An appeals court has ruled that a South Florida Indian tribe cannot be held liable for a $4.1 million wrongful death judgment stemming from a fatal 1998 car crash. The 3rd District Court of Appeal decided last week that the …

Car Driven by Amputee Crashes Into Arizona Tavern

Prescott, Ariz., police say a car driven by a man who recently had a leg amputated crashed into the front wall of a tavern. Two employees were the only people inside the business when the accident occurred Wednesday morning, and …

Fire Destroys Row of New SUVs When Car Crashes Into Them

A vehicle involved in a traffic accident careened into a Houston-area Cadillac dealership and struck a row of Escalades, triggering a fire that destroyed six of the pricey SUVs. The general manager of the dealership, Steven Hainline (hay-LINE’), says the …

Former Alabama Star Athlete Triumphs After Car Crash

Pushing through the crowd of emergency responders, Royal Carpenter yelled frantically for his daughter, the teenager he often called “gym rat” at Hatton High where he coached. She was lying on a gurney and he could hear her talking. “Courtney! …

Unsafe Speed Caused Hollywood Actor’s Death

Crash investigators have determined that the Porsche carrying “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was traveling up to 94 mph when it went out of control on a California street and smashed into a light pole, killing the actor and …

Louisiana Attorney General’s Vehicle Replaced After Car Crash

Lawmakers have agreed to let Attorney General Buddy Caldwell replace the state-funded vehicle damaged in a car crash last year. First Assistant Attorney General Trey Phillips said insurance will cover the $28,075 cost of the new Ford Expedition. The joint …

Injured Woman’s Lawyer Alleges Police Negligence in Crash

Trial has begun in a lawsuit seeking $42 million for a brain-damaged Portland, Ore., woman injured in a crash involving a meth-addled driver. A lawyer representing the guardians of Cayla Wilson told jurors Wednesday that a Clackamas County probation officer …

4 Llamas Involved in Car Crash in Southwest Florida

Four llamas were evaluated Monday at a southwest Florida veterinary hospital after being involved in a crash on Interstate 75, authorities said. Charlotte County Fire-Rescue officials said a pickup truck carrying a trailer with four llamas crashed at mile marker …

Woman Blames Husband in Vermont Car Crash

Police say a woman who crashed her car in Bennington, Vt., while texting tried to blame the accident on her estranged husband. Thirty-year-old Tanya Taylor pleaded not guilty to a felony count of impeding a public office and misdemeanor counts …