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Husband of New York Driver Who Killed 8 Blames Signs

The husband of a woman whose wrong-way driving killed eight people on a New York parkway says the road’s warning signs were insufficient. Daniel Schuler of West Babylon has filed a lawsuit against the state on behalf of a daughter …

Contractor, State Not Liable in Missouri Bridge Death

The jury has ruled that the state and a contractor were not responsible after a woman died when the car she was in fell through a hole in a bridge near St. Joseph. A Buchanan County jury on Wednesday ruled …

Police Say Driver Fell Asleep in Texas Bus Crash

Police say a charter bus driver had fallen asleep when the vehicle hit a highway sign, swerved and overturned on Interstate 35 in Central Texas. San Marcos police on Wednesday released their report on last Friday’s accident that closed northbound …

California Highway Patrol Says Driver in Fatal Crash Was Drunk

Investigators say the California driver of a car that flipped, killing two passengers, had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal driving limit. San Luis Obispo County prosecutors say 21-year-old Evan Alexander Green, a Chico State University student, pleaded not …

California Motorist Killed in Head-on Collision

A motorist driving the wrong-way on a California desert interstate is dead after slamming head-on into a big-rig. The trucker wasn’t hurt, but his tractor-trailer rig carrying paper and electronic equipment caught fire. The California Highway Patrol says the crash …

Semi Driver Charged in Indiana Road Worker’s Death

Prosecutors have accused a truck driver of having marijuana in his system when he struck and killed a road construction worker in northeastern Indiana. The Adams County Prosecutor’s Office filed a felony charge of causing death while driving with a …

NJ Court: Drunk Driver Can Sue Bar that Served Him

New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled a convicted drunken driver has the right to sue the bar that served him. Wednesday’s 5-2 ruling stems from a 2006 motorcycle crash in which Frederick Voss had a blood-alcohol level of .196 percent, …

Students, Bus Driver Injured in Missouri Bus Accident

A dump truck rear-ended a school bus in suburban Kansas City, sending six students and the bus driver to hospitals with apparently minor injuries. Lee’s Summit School District spokeswoman Janice Phelan says the students were headed to the AmericanJazzMuseum when …