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Teen Dies in Crash on Road Dedicated to Dad

His father died in Afghanistan two years ago

(Newser) - From the tragic coincidence department: A South Carolina teen was killed in a car crash yesterday—on a stretch of highway that happened to be dedicated to his father, a local National Guard member killed in Afghanistan. Aaron Shawn Hill, 18, was driving with several other students when he was...

Hey, Kids: You're Stuck in Back Seat Til Age 13

Academy of pediatrics ups age guidelines for car seats

(Newser) - Cue the choruses of, "Oh mom, do I have to?": The American Academy of Pediatrics has cracked down its carseat guidelines, reports the Washington Post , and they're likely to cause plenty of bickering. Among them:
  • All children should sit in the back seat until they are 13 years old
...

Girl Killed as Parents Follow GPS Directions

They turned right as instructed, despite road signs

(Newser) - A GPS tragedy in Britain: A 4-year-old girl was killed when her parents followed instructions that contradicted road signs, the BBC reports. Ariana Bardhaj died from multiple injuries after her parents made an illegal right turn into traffic. "They were following a sat-nav and it told them to turn...

Woman Jailed in Crash Linked to Facebook Feud

Torrie Emery gets up to 60 years after deadly accident

(Newser) - A woman who caused another car to crash in a high-speed chase was sentenced to 18 to 60 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder, the AP reports. Torrie Emery, 23, had been trading hostile Facebook posts with 21-year-old Danielle Booth over the affections of man in...

Ex-Congress Aide Found Dead in Burning Car

Ashley Turton's death investigated for odd circumstances

(Newser) - A long-time Congressional aide was found dead in her garage after a low-speed car crash that appeared to have started a fire, Politico reports. Police think Ashley Turton, who had recently worked as a lobbyist, crashed through her garage door, starting a fire that consumed car, garage and driver. “...

Man Crashes Into Ambulance Carrying His Daughter

He admitted to police he was driving too fast as he rushed home

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man rushing home after hearing his daughter had suffered a seizure collided almost head-on … with the ambulance that was transporting the little girl. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, WNEP reports. The four-year-old girl, who was not injured in the Friday night crash, was taken to the...

Study: Time for Fat Crash Dummies
Study: Time for
Fat Crash Dummies
Dec 22, 2010 1:27 PM CST

Study: Time for Fat Crash Dummies

Obesity brings higher risk of death in car crashes: study

(Newser) - Obese people face a much higher risk of death in car crashes—so doctors say we should be building overweight crash test dummies, the Daily Mail reports. A study of more than 150,000 US car crashes found that moderately obese people were 21% more likely to die in car...

Faulty Camry Blamed for Deadly Crash

Vehicle had been recalled to fix accelerator problem

(Newser) - A faulty Toyota is being blamed for yet another deadly crash, this time involving a vehicle that had already been recalled. Investigators believe an accelerator problem on a Toyota Camry was the likely cause of a crash that killed two people in Utah and injured two others, AP reports. The...

Was Obama's Dad Murdered?
 Was Obama's 
 Dad Murdered? 
Oct 21, 2010 8:15 AM CDT

Was Obama's Dad Murdered?

Family members question 'car accident' story

(Newser) - The official story is that President Obama’s father died after crashing his car into a tree—but Obama’s family in Kenya fears foul play had a hand in his death, according to a book Peter Firstbrook is working on about the Obamas. Though Barack Sr.’s car...

Firefighter Filmed, Posted Video of Woman's Death

Parents sent link to gruesome online clip

(Newser) - A Georgia couple who discovered a gruesome video of their daughter's death posted online wants the rules changed so no other family will have to go through the anguish they suffered. The video was taken with a cell phone by a firefighter who arrived on the scene soon after the...

Ex-NFL Star Drives Car Off Cliff

Junior Seau injured in car crash after domestic violence arrest

(Newser) - Former NFL star Junior Seau has been hospitalized after driving his car off a cliff in California. The ex-linebacker had been arrested on domestic violence charges and released on bail hours earlier, CNN reports. His 25-year-old live-in girlfriend sustained minor injuries in the domestic incident, according to cops. Seau, star...

Police Fatally Shoot Pace Univ. Football Player

Danroy Henry drove into two cops outside bar fight

(Newser) - Police shot and killed a Pace University football player after he drove his car into two officers outside a bar where customers were fighting early yesterday morning, the New York Daily News reports. Danroy Henry and two friends were parked in a fire lane outside the bar; after police responding...

Transformers Filming Suspended After Crash

Police SUV slams into 'Bumblebee' during filming

(Newser) - The character "Bumblebee" was involved in an unscripted crash during the filming of a Transformers 3 car chase in Washington DC. A police SUV slammed into the yellow Chevy Camaro as it drove through an intersection that had been cordoned off by police, Fox reports. The officer, an explosives...

Speeding Teen Crashes Into House, Kills Girl

Sixteen-year-old driver only had learner's permit

(Newser) - A 16-year-old driving more than twice the speed limit crashed into a Brooklyn home yesterday, killing his 13-year-old passenger. Eric Hakimisefat has his junior driver's permit, but seemingly wasn't following two of the permit's regulations as he drove the victim and her brother home: There was no adult in the...

Tom Brady OK After Car Crash
 Tom Brady OK After Car Crash 
Sep 9, 2010 11:53 AM CDT

Tom Brady OK After Car Crash

He looked 'shook up,' but went to practice

(Newser) - Tom Brady is fine following a car crash in Boston this morning, the New England Patriots confirm. Brady was driving an Audi sedan that collided with a minivan at 6:34am, the Globe reports. Though Brady was able to get out of the car and walk, an unconscious man in...

US Ambassador Kills Nun in Car Crash

Priest injured in Calif. wreck

(Newser) - An elderly nun was killed when the car she was riding in, driven by US Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec, drifted onto a dirt shoulder and hit a drainage ditch in Los Angeles County yesterday. Kmiec and his other passenger, a 94-year-old pastor, were taken to hospital with serious injuries,...

Driver Somehow Survives 'Disintegrating' Crash

(Newser) - When the phone rings, but it's not God at the other end, well, it means that it's not your time. Ask Brennan Eden. The 19-year-old's 1985 Pontiac Firebird went airborne, smashed into a pillar, and disintegrated early yesterday morning. But he's still around to talk about it, though he remains...

Texting While Driving Likely Caused Celeb Surgeon's Crash

Heidi Montag's doctor went over Malibu cliff

(Newser) - Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to the stars, was texting while driving just before he went over a cliff in Malibu and died, his ex-girlfriend tells People . Ryan, who performed surgery on Heidi Montag among others, reportedly went over the side around 4:30pm. Shortly before that, he tweeted a...

2 Dead, 50 Injured in Missouri Crash
 2 Dead, 50 Injured 
 in Missouri Crash 
2 school buses, semi
Aug 5, 2010 12:21 PM CDT

2 Dead, 50 Injured in Missouri Crash

Accident on I-44 involved two school buses, tractor-trailer

(Newser) - Two people are dead and about 50 injured after a highway crash involving two school buses, a tractor-trailer, and an SUV in Missouri, reports KMOX . The buses were reportedly carrying teenagers from a school band. The accident occurred on I-44 this morning, though it's unclear what caused it.

Teen Declared Dead in Crash Found Alive a Week Later

Hospital mix-up confuses Abby Guerra for Marlena Cantu

(Newser) - A tragic hospital mix-up has brought one teen back from the dead, while deepening another family's heartache. The family of 19-year-old Abby Guerra was told the soccer player died in a July 18 car crash. On Saturday, as they made the final preparations for her funeral, they learned that she...

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