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Facebook’s Newest Frontier: The Car

At restaurants, at movies and at the office, checking Facebook has become a regular habit for many of the Internet social network’s more than 800 million users. Now that habit has reached a new frontier: the automobile. Mercedes-Benz USA is …

Car Crashes into Georgia Construction Crew, Killing 1

Savannah police say a construction worker is dead and three others are injured after a road-repair crew was struck by a car in an upscale subdivision. Police spokesman Julian Miller said Monday the three injured construction workers and the driver …

California Study Aims to Reduce Deer Hit by Cars on Freeway

Researchers are hoping a project that includes capturing and tracking deer will cut down on the number of deer being hit by cars on Interstate 280 outside of San Francisco, Calif. As part of a two-year project, on Dec. 2 …

Delaware Car Arson Being Investigated

Authorities are investigating a car arson in Newark, Delaware, that caused about $1,000 in damages. WDEL-AM reports that the state Fire Marshal’s office is looking into the car fire that occurred early Thursday morning in the 100 block of Spruce …

Settlement Reached in Fatal Kansas Accident

The parents of a Lawrence woman who died in a 2010 crash are proposing a $100,000 settlement with the insurance carrier for the other driver involved in the accident. Lawrence attorney James Wisler has asked a Douglas County judge to …

Miss. Judge Stops Investigation of Attorney’s Car Crash

A judge has scheduled a hearing Nov. 16 on whether Greenwood police can analyze medicine taken from a 41-year-old attorney’s purse after a wreck. A lawsuit says it was taken unconstitutionally without permission or a warrant, and a judge has …

Electric Car Battery Catches Fire During Crash Test

A Chevrolet Volt that caught fire three weeks after its lithium-ion battery was damaged in a government crash test has regulators taking a harder look at the safety of electric car batteries, federal officials said Friday. Based on testing so …

Car Crashes Into Empty Pennsylvania Church

Police say an out-of-control car slammed into the front of an empty western Pennsylvania church but no one was inside at the time. Officials say the driver lost control and struck a utility pole and tree before going airborne and …

Mass. Lt. Gov. Crashes State Car

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray escaped serious injury when he lost control of his state-issued vehicle and crashed after hitting a patch of black ice early Wednesday on a state highway. Murray was alone in the vehicle at the time …

Study: Car Wrecks Cost Americans $300 Billion Annually

The costs of motor vehicle crashes is three times higher than the costs associated with traffic congestion, according to a study examining the costs of vehicle crashes released today by AAA. The study examined the relationship between congestion and crashes …