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Guy's Car Ends Up on Neighbor's Roof

In the second such incident recently

(Newser) - Seems like it would be fairly difficult to get your car to fly through the air and land on the roof of a house , but now two people have done it within one month. This time around, a Southern California man's car ended up on his neighbor's roof...

Girl, 9, Treks Miles for Help After Crash

Travels over rough terrain in the dark

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl is being hailed as both astute and brave after trekking more than a mile for help after an early-morning car crash in California yesterday. Celia Renteria was riding with her father when their SUV crashed around 1am, landing in a ravine and leaving her father unconscious, reports...

Choking Driver Causes Huge Fireball Over Walmart

Crashes into propane tank

(Newser) - Police say man who choked on his food while driving caused a chain reaction that led to a fireball exploding over a Walmart in southwestern New Mexico. The Deming Headlight reports 61-year-old Robert Sheppard told police he was eating as he drove Saturday in front of the Walmart Superstore in...

2 More Teen Crashes Bring Toll to 15 Since Sunday

Girl in Ohio accident that killed 6 had no license

(Newser) - The young woman driving the SUV that crashed into a pond Sunday in Ohio, leaving six teens dead, did not have a driver's license, reports AP . And based on accounts from the two male survivors, police say Alexis Cayson was driving way too fast on a curvy road with...

6 Teens Killed in Ohio Crash
 6 Teens Killed in Ohio Crash 
Mar 11, 2013 8:10 AM CDT

6 Teens Killed in Ohio Crash

SUV was carrying 8 when it overturned into swamp

(Newser) - A horrific crash in Ohio yesterday left six teenagers dead, and investigators say high speed was a key factor. Eight teens ages 14 through 19 were in the SUV when it veered off a two-lane road in Warren around 7am, hit the guardrail and overturned, sinking upside down in a...

NYPD Arrests Suspect in Fatal Hit and Run

Friend arranges for Julio Acevedo to surrender

(Newser) - It wasn't a ruse: The man sought in last weekend's hit and run in Brooklyn that killed a young couple and their infant son surrendered as promised today. Police took Julio Acevedo into custody without incident at a supermarket parking lot in northeastern Pennsylvania after a friend arranged...

Expectant Parents Killed in Crash Just 7 Months Along
 'Miracle Baby' in NYC 
 Hit-and-Run Dies 
UPDATED
Mar 4, 2013 7:46 AM CST

'Miracle Baby' in NYC Hit-and-Run Dies

Son of Nachman and Raizy Glauber was just 4 pounds

(Newser) - The "miracle baby" who survived the Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed his parents yesterday has died, CBS New York reports. Nachman and Raizy Glauber were en route to the hospital around 12:30am because Raizy "was not feeling well," a cousin tells the AP . Raizy was just seven...

SUV Hurtles Through House, Lands in Roof Next-Door

Houston driver apparently texting from ambulance

(Newser) - In what has to be one of the world's weirdest car crashes, a speeding SUV flew off a Houston road, hit a berm that sent it airborne, smashed into the roof of a house, then lodged in the roof of the house next-door—all without hurting anyone. Police think...

3 Dead, 3 Hurt in Vegas Strip Shooting

5 cars in accident, as taxi burns 'like fireball'

(Newser) - A shootout and resulting multicar accident in the early hours on the Las Vegas Strip has killed three people and injured at least three more, reports KTNV News . The gunfight was first reported at 4:20am, as people in a Maserati and an SUV exchanged fire, before the Maserati ran...

Chris Brown Totals Porsche in Paparazzi Chase

Says photogs were 'ruthlessly' pursuing him, caused him to lose control

(Newser) - Chris Brown might want to think about a nice Volvo in the wake of his latest run-in with the paparazzi, which CNN reports ended with his black Porsche Turbo smeared against an LA wall as his rep says he was "ruthlessly pursued by paparazzi." Brown was uninjured in...

Roads Are Deadlier for Obese Drivers
 Roads Are Deadlier 
 for Obese Drivers 
STUDY SAYS
Jan 22, 2013 1:33 AM CST

Roads Are Deadlier for Obese Drivers

Risk of crash death soars with driver weight

(Newser) - Obesity can be deadly even behind the wheel, according to a new study. Researchers examined thousands of crashes involving similar-sized vehicles and found that obese people were more likely to die in crashes than people of normal weight, with the risk of death increasing along with one's body mass...

Paparazzo Died Trying to Get Bieber Pot Scoop

Said he saw Bieber toking while driving

(Newser) - A celebrity-chasing photog died in a failed attempt to get a shot of Justin Bieber in Los Angeles yesterday, after he spied the Bieb's Ferrari at a traffic stop and crossed a freeway to take photos. Police told the man to return to his car and he was struck...

Chicago Bus Driver Plows Into 20 Cars

Tow truck driver: It 'looked like a scene out of a movie'

(Newser) - Amazingly no one was killed when a Chicago bus driver passed out at the wheel yesterday and plowed into at least 20 cars and a laundromat, CBS Chicago reports. "Literally looked like a scene out of a movie," said a tow truck driver who estimated the damage at...

Cyclists, Beware: Bike Deaths Take Big Jump

Rise 8.7% in 2011

(Newser) - Last year was a good year for road warriors—so long as they were on four wheels, not two. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its analysis of 2011 traffic deaths, and overall fatalities sank 1.9% to 32,367, outpacing the 1.2% drop in the number...

Cowboys Player Josh Brent Charged in Fatal Crash

Member of practice squad was killed

(Newser) - Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent faces charges of manslaughter and drunken driving after an overnight car crash that killed a member of the team's practice squad, reports AP . Police say Brent was speeding when his car hit a curb and flipped at least once about 2:20am in...

Drunk Driver Dangles Off Overpass

Matthew Hamilton had a .50 blood alcohol level

(Newser) - Need a reminder about the dangers of driving at .50 blood alcohol level? An inebriated Oregon man dangled off an overpass in his truck for nearly an hour yesterday while rescue crews struggled to save him, the Oregonian reports. Matthew Hamilton, 38, had driven his pickup off an overpass in...

One Dead in 140-Car Pileup
 2 Dead in 
 150-Car 
 Pileup 
UPDATED
Nov 22, 2012 2:37 PM CST

2 Dead in 150-Car Pileup

As many as 120 hurt in Texas accident

(Newser) - Dense fog may have contributed to a horrific Thanksgiving morning pileup in Texas: At least 150 cars were involved, and two fatalities have been confirmed so far, Reuters reports. As many as 120 people were injured; KFDM reports that at least eight of them were in critical condition. Emergency workers...

Harry Reid Suffers Rib, Hip Bruises in Car Crash

Senate majority leader hurt in 6-vehicle Vegas accident

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was discharged from the hospital less than three hours after an apparent rear-end crash today on a Las Vegas freeway, a hospital spokeswoman said. Reid suffered rib and hip contusions in the crash that happened this afternoon, staffers said. He was taken to the hospital...

Insurer to Woman: Pay to Fix Car That Killed Your Mom

Company sought $6K in vehicle repairs, then drops case

(Newser) - After a car fatally hit a 70-year-old pedestrian, the driver's insurance company sought payment to fix the vehicle—from the victim's daughter. Anna Cedeno, a recent cancer survivor, was walking to a bus stop when she was hit by a passing BMW, the New York Post reports. She...

Olympic BMX Cyclist Killed in Car Accident

33-year-old was three-time world champ

(Newser) - Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett has been killed in an automobile accident in eastern Texas. He was 33. A statement from USA Cycling says the single-vehicle crash happened early yesterday in Conroe, north of Houston. Bennett was a three-time BMX world champion and won an automatic spot on the first...

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