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Possessions Gone After New Mexico Accident Site Unsecured

Members of a relocating family escaped with their lives but a rollover on Interstate 40 in New Mexico cost them many of their possessions because the accident site wasn’t secured. The Albuquerque Journal reports the accident occurred Saturday. Keith and …

Former Tour de France Cyclist Jalabert Hurt in Car Accident

Former Tour de France sprint ace and Spanish Vuelta champion Laurent Jalabert has been taken to a French hospital after being hit by a car while riding his bike. Police in the southern town of Montauban said the 44-year-old Jalabert …

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidate Buono Injured in Crash

Likely New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono was cited Tuesday for not buckling up while riding in the back seat of a car that was in an accident a day earlier. Buono was taken to a hospital – though …

Eastern Indiana Police Track Antifreeze to Car in Crash

Eastern Indiana police say they tracked down a man accused of crashing into a utility pole while driving drunk by following a trail of leaking antifreeze to his car. Richmond police were called Monday when a driver fled the scene …

Player’s Death Raises Questions About NFL’s Safe Ride Program

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Demarcus Dobbs walked away from a one-vehicle accident on his 25th birthday last month and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Less than two weeks later, with the NFL rocked by the …

Dallas Cowboy Charged After Player Dies in Auto Accident

Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter Saturday after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in …

Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud in Crash

A Philadelphia, Pa., woman is charged with calling her car insurance company to supplement her policy as she sat in an ambulance after a crash. Prosecutors said Friday that 23-year-old Regina Whitehead was charged with insurance fraud and attempted theft …

Actress Who Starred in ‘Bad News Bears’ Killed

Sammi Kane Kraft, whose baseball skills earned her the role of a youth league pitcher in the 2005 remake of “The Bad News Bears,” has died in a Los Angeles car crash. She was 20. The Los Angeles Times says …

Driver Injures 4 Pedestrians in Vegas

A man was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence after his car left a Las Vegas roadway and struck four pedestrians on a sidewalk, critically injuring two of them. Police say Uziel Reyes-Perez of Las Vegas was …

Crash Involving 100-Year-Old Driver Rekindles Age Debate

Jack Wyard is 92 and sees no reason to surrender his car keys, not to mention the freedom they give him to get up and go anywhere he wants, whenever he wants. After all, he said, two years ago he …