Automotive accidents

September 17, 2018 - 5:54 am

Driving Lesson Ends With Car Landing In A Swimming Pool

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (AP) — A driving lesson went off the deep end in Maryland when authorities say the car jumped a curb, crashed through a fence and landed in a swimming pool. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer tells The Washington Post the driver and passenger were...
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Homes along the New River are flooded as a result of high tides and rain from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
September 16, 2018 - 2:55 pm

The Latest: Price Gouging Complaints Being Investigated

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Depression Florence (all times local): 5:55 p.m. North Carolina's chief lawyer says he's looking into accusations that retailers are bilking customers through exorbitant prices as Hurricane Florence and the storm's remnants have crossed the state...
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Oceanfront homes sit over rough surf from tropical storm Florence in Nags Head NC., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
September 15, 2018 - 7:55 pm

The Latest: Florence Forecast To Bring On New River Flooding

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 10:55 p.m. Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Florence are producing flash flooding and major river flooding in the southeastern part of North Carolina. The National Hurricane Center says excessive amounts of rain are...
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FILE- In this Monday, April 24, 2017 file photo, Evelyn Rodriguez, whose teen-aged daughter was brutally slain by MS-13 gang members in 2016, listens during a news conference by Suffolk County officials in Hauppauge, N.Y. Rodriguez recognized by President Donald Trump at the State of the Union after MS-13 gang members allegedly killed her daughter was struck and killed Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 by a car at the girl's memorial. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)
September 15, 2018 - 12:59 am

Mom Of Alleged Ms-13 Victim Killed By SuUV At Girl's Memorial

NEW YORK (AP) — A grieving New York mother recognized by President Donald Trump at the State of the Union in his campaign against deadly MS-13 gang violence was struck by an SUV and killed at her slain daughter's memorial site Friday after a heated confrontation with the driver. Evelyn Rodriguez...
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September 12, 2018 - 6:08 pm

Humboldt Broncos Return To Ice 5 Months After Bus Crash

HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan (AP) — Brayden Camrud and Derek Patter were back on the ice for the Humboldt Broncos on Wednesday night in the team's first game since 10 teammates and six other people were killed in a bus crash. Camrud and Patter are the only survivors back with the junior hockey team. In a...
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September 12, 2018 - 8:52 am

SUV Crashes Into Crowd At Square In Central China, Killing 3

BEIJING (AP) — An SUV crashed into a crowd at a public square in central China on Wednesday evening, killing at least three people and injuring more than 40 others, an official Chinese newspaper said. Police have arrested the suspected driver of a red SUV that plowed into a large group of people at...
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Rescuers reach for passengers from a bus that fell into a gorge in Jagtiyal district of Telangana, India, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road Tuesday, killing more than 50 people including four children, officials said. (AP Photo)
September 11, 2018 - 9:03 am

Bus Accident In South India Kills At Least 55 People

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road Tuesday, killing at least 55 people including four children, officials said. At least 33 others were injured. The driver lost control as he hit a speed bump on a road leading from the...
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 file photo, Moldovan President Igor Dodon arrives to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Moldovan authorities say President Igor Dodon has sustained minor injuries when the car he was traveling in was involved in a crash near the town of Straseni, north of Moldovan capital Chisinau, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
September 09, 2018 - 6:47 am

Moldova's President Slightly Injured In Car Crash

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan President Igor Dodon sustained minor injuries Sunday when the car he was traveling in was involved in a crash, officials said. Presidential adviser Maxim Lebedinschi said Dodon didn't require medical treatment after the crash, which occurred near the town of...
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FILE - In this May 11, 2018, file photo, released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a fire department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South Jordan, Utah. Heather Lommatzsch, the Utah driver who slammed her Tesla into the stopped firetruck at a red light while using the vehicle's semi-autonomous function, is suing the company. (South Jordan Police Department via AP, File)
September 05, 2018 - 12:55 pm

Utah Driver Sues Tesla After Crashing In Autopilot Mode

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah driver who slammed her Tesla into a stopped firetruck at a red light earlier this year while using the vehicle's semi-autonomous function has sued the company, saying salespeople told her the car would stop on its own in Autopilot mode if something was in its path...
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In this image taken from video by KDFW Fox 4 a man is detained after crashing his pickup truck into the side of the Fox affiliate television station building in downtown Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Despite the crash, nobody was hurt. (KDFW Fox 4 via AP)
September 05, 2018 - 10:39 am

Police: Man Who Rammed Dallas Station Wasn't Targeting Media

DALLAS (AP) — A man repeatedly rammed his pickup truck into the Fox television affiliate's building in downtown Dallas before police detained him on Wednesday, though authorities said they don't believe he was targeting the media. The man repeatedly crashed into the large windows near the entrance...
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