deadly car crash News

$4.3M Settlement Over Fatal Pennsylvania Test Drive

The family of a Pennsylvania man killed during a test drive with an intoxicated salesman has settled a lawsuit for $4.3 million. Former salesman Michael Hershey is in prison for the December 2010 crash in Lancaster County, which killed 48-year-old …

Iowa Court Upholds $32.8M Cooper Tire Case Verdict

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a $32.8 million jury award against Cooper Tire and Rubber Co., affirming it is in line with the evidence. The case involves a 2007 crash near Bondurant that left a Des Moines woman …

Bail $3.5M for Teen in Nevada Crash That Killed 5

A judge set bail at $3.5 million for a California teenager accused of driving under the influence and causing a weekend crash that killed five family members on a southern Nevada freeway. Moapa Justice of the Peace Ruth Kolhoss on …

Alabama Bar, Ex-officer Must Pay Millions for Roles in Crash

A jury has found that an Ensley, Ala., nightclub and a former Birmingham police officer must pay millions of dollars in damages for their roles in the death of a church music minister killed in a 2009 car crash. WBRC-TV …

‘Melrose Place’ Actress Seeks New Trial

A former “Melrose Place” actress who was driving drunk when her SUV plowed into another car, killing a woman in New Jersey is seeking a new trial. A jury in November found 41-year-old Amy Locane-Bovenizer guilty of vehicular homicide. She …

Louisiana Driver Distracted by Device in Fatal Crash

State police have arrested a 23-year-old Denham Springs, La., man who was believed to have been distracted by a hand-held electronic device when he drove through a stop sign and killed an 83-year-old woman in Ascension Parish. Troopers say Audrey …

Florida Man Guilty in DUI Deaths Sues Victim’s Family

A Florida man who pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter in a Christmas 2007 car crash is now suing the family of one of the three people killed. The lawsuit filed by 38-year-old David Belniak of Spring Hill claims the crash …