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 US Soccer Star 
 Hospitalized in 
 Fatal Car Crash 

Charlie Davies sustains multiple fractures, another passenger dead

Oct 14, 09 12:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charlie Davies, a starting forward on the US national soccer team, broke several bones and sustained a lacerated bladder in a car crash yesterday that killed another passenger. The driver, who was not identified, swerved into a guardrail outside of Washington, leaving the car "pretty much split in half,... More »

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car accident • soccer • Team USA (soccer) • car crash • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup • broken bone

(Newser) - Accidents caused by distracted drivers killed at least 5,800 and injured another 515,000 last year, according to data pulled from police reports and presented today to Transportation Department conference on the issue. The actual figures may be significantly higher, say Transportation officials, since distraction is often hard to... More »

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cell phones • car accident • texting • Department of Transportation • driver distraction

NY Wrong-Way Driver to Be Exhumed

Family hopes testing will prove Diane Schuler wasn't drunk

Sep 2, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(AP) - The body of Diane Schuler will exhumed in a bid by her family to disprove findings that the 36-year-old was drunk when she drove her minivan the wrong way on a New York freeway last month, causing a crash that killed eight people, said the family's lawyer on Larry King ... More »

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diabetes • car accident • autopsy • drunk driving • exhumation • Diane Schuler

Toyota Accused of Hiding Evidence on Rollover Deaths

Lawsuit from former company lawyer says Toyota concealed documents in hundreds of cases

Sep 1, 09 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former top lawyer for Toyota says the company concealed evidence relating to hundreds of rollover accidents that caused death and injury, the Los Angeles Times reports. The attorney, who says he was forced to resign from the firm in 2007, has filed a lawsuit alleging that engineering data that... More »

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car accident • Toyota • car crash • lawyer • auto industry • rollover

13-Year-Old Runs Over,
Kills Father

Bronx man, 45, was teaching boy to drive Porsche SUV

Aug 19, 09 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 13-year-old Bronx boy accidentally killed his father last night while trying to park the family’s Porsche SUV, the New York Post reports. The family had just eaten at a restaurant, and waiters heard the boy ask if he could move the car. John Cedeno, 45, stood beside the... More »

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car accident • accident • Bronx • accidental death • Porsche • child • John Cedeno

Other Driver Blamed for Phelps Crash

Swimmer to be cited
for using invalid
driver's license

Aug 15, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police don't believe Michael Phelps was to blame for his car accident in Baltimore Thursday night but the swimmer will have to go to court for producing an invalid Michigan driver's license after the crash, the Baltimore Sun reports. The other driver, a 28-year-old woman who was slightly injured when... More »

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Michael Phelps • car accident • Baltimore • car chase • driver's license

 Phelps Unhurt  
 in Car Crash; 
 Other Driver 
 Shaken Up 

Cops say alcohol
not a factor in Olympic swimmer's collision

Aug 13, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Phelps was uninjured after the car he was driving collided with another vehicle in Baltimore tonight. The female driver of a Honda Accord was "shaken up" and taken to a hospital as a precaution. Two passengers in Phelps' Cadillac Escalade were unhurt. A police spokesman says Phelps has... More »

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Michael Phelps • car accident • car crash • Baltimore • Olympians • USA Swimming

(Newser) - Dangerous work, this teenage heartthrob business. Twilight star Robert Pattinson got clipped by a cab outside a New York City bookstore while fleeing a horde of fans, reports People. Pattinson is fine: He walked away from the mishap, in which the cabbie reportedly grazed his hip before slamming on the... More »

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New York City • car accident • taxi • Twilight • Robert Pattinson

 Advocates Push for 
 Rear Seatbelt Laws 

They reduce fatalities by up to 73%

Jun 15, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Highway safety advocates are pushing for a federal transportation bill to include incentives for states to make safety belts mandatory for all passengers, but opponents say the move would set a precedent for the government to tell citizens what to do, USA Today reports. Though studies show that rear seatbelts... More »

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car accident • seatbelts • highways • cars • transportation bill • state law

 911 Tape Captures Last 
 Pleas of Drowning Woman 

Tries to direct rescuers to her car in 10-minute call

May 19, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 911 tape released yesterday reveals the last moments of a woman desperately trying to direct rescuers to her car as it submerged in floodwaters, the AP reports. The 49-year-old Oklahoma woman told operators she had her nose against the car’s roof. “Please hurry, because I'm running out... More »

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car accident • 911 call • flooding • drowning • Oklahoma • tape • audiotape

Driver Polishing Nails Charged in Fatal Crash
 

She hit a motorcyclist yielding at a signal

May 4, 09 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who fatally rammed into a female motorcyclist yielding at a yellow light said she was painting her nails before the accident, the Chicago Tribune reports. The driver was ticketed for failing to slow down and could face more charges. Authorities say the deceased biker was wearing a helmet... More »

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Chicago • car accident • Illinois • motorcycle crash • drivers • driver distraction

 Usain Bolt Crashes 
 Gift Car, Walks Away 

Bolt has only minor scratches

Apr 30, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt walked away from a car accident in Jamaica with no apparent injuries except a thorn in his foot. The world champion sprinter crashed his BMW M3—a gift from sponsor Puma for his performance in Beijing—after speeding down a wet highway, the Guardian reports.... More »

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car accident • Jamaica • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • running • Usain Bolt • sprinters

(Newser) - Casey Aldridge, father of Jamie Lynn Spears’ daughter, was hospitalized following a car crash early yesterday, People reports. The 19-year-old was charged with careless driving after flipping his truck during a Louisiana bachelor party. Police found no evidence of drugs or alcohol, TMZ notes, adding that three of the five... More »

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car accident • celebrity • car crash • Jamie Lynn Spears • Casey Aldridge • hospitalization • injured • bachelor party

'Drunk, Cell-Chatting' Driver Charged in Texas Kid Deaths

Dad faces trial for 'intoxication manslaughter'

Apr 20, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Houston driver was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter yesterday after his car careened into a flooded ditch, killing three of his kids and two others. The 32-year-old dad was arrested after failing an on-the-spot sobriety test, said police. The body of a 4-year-old girl is still missing,... More »

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car accident • children • drunk driving • death • flash floods

Woman Killed After Priest's Car Plows Into Churchgoers

Elderly woman dies, 4 others injured in Good Friday accident

Apr 11, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman was killed and four were injured when a priest lost control of his car and drove into Good Friday churchgoers in eastern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Witnesses said the priest, 79, had finished assisting with services at St. Maurice Catholic Church and was driving around to the... More »

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car accident • Pennsylvania • church • priest • Good Friday

(Newser) - Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car crash early this morning, the Los Angeles Times reports. Hours after the 22-year-old rookie delivered six shutout innings against Oakland, his car was sideswiped by a minivan running a red light. Two others in Adenhart’s vehicle were dead at the... More »

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California • MLB • car accident • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • car crash • pitcher • hit-and-run • baseball • traffic fatalities • Nick Adenhart

 Crash Passenger: 
 I'm Not Freeman's 
 Mistress 

Plaintiff says he offered her a place to stay

Feb 26, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The woman suing Morgan Freeman for damages after a car crash says the actor was drinking all night before getting behind the wheel, the Commercial Appeal of Memphis reports. Demaris Meyer also denied that she was his mistress but said they were headed for his home when they piled into... More »

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Morgan Freeman • car accident • drunk driving • civil lawsuits • mistress

Jail for UK Driver Who Texted Before Fatal Accident

Woman who slammed into victim at 70 mph said phone wasn't involved

Feb 2, 09 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - A UK woman who sent more than 20 text messages while driving before crashing into a stopped car and killing another motorist has been sentenced to 21 months in jail, the Times reports. Philippa Curtis, 21, said she was not using the phone when she plowed into Victoria McBryde at... More »

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crime • car accident • jail • driving • text message • Britain • texting • driver distraction

 NYC Van Crash Kills 2 Kids 

Vehicle spun out after making a U-turn, witnesses say

Jan 22, 09 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Two preschoolers were killed and 11 other people were injured when a van jumped a curb and ran into a crowd in Manhattan’s Chinatown today, Newsday reports. The gray van went out of control after making a U-turn, witnesses said. The dead children were identified as a 4-year-old girl... More »

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New York City • car accident • Manhattan • children • crash • accident • Chinatown

Brazil Finds Drunk-Driving Law Tough to Swallow

Home of carnival balks at cultural shift; corruption, lack of funds also hinder effort

Dec 23, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Brazilians have mixed feelings about recently adopted drunken-driving laws that threaten to undermine their carnival lifestyle. The 0.02% alcohol limit—much stricter than America’s 0.08%—aims to curb the 35,000 deaths that occur on Brazil’s roads annually. But with just 900 breathalyzers for a nation... More »

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alcohol • law enforcement • car accident • Brazil • drunk driving • South America

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