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NEWS ABOUT: hit-and-run

hit-and-run stories: 20 news summaries

Idol Hit-and-Run Suspect Will Fight Case

Cohen had been at a bar, could've 'walked into the vehicle': lawyer

Jul 30, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 23-year-old charged in the hit-and-run death of American Idol wannabe Alexis Cohen will plead not guilty on all counts, his lawyer tells People. Daniel Bark is mounting a tough defense case, says the lawyer. “We don't have anything in regards to the mechanics of how this young... More »

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American Idol • plea • hit-and-run • Alexis Cohen • Daniel Bark

 Idol Hit-and-Run 
 Suspect Was 
 Fleeing Cops 

Was running from previous collision when he allegedly hit Cohen

Jul 28, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The driver suspected of killing outspoken American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen was fleeing police at the time of the hit-and-run, People reports. Authorities say Daniel J. Bark, 23, hit a parked car, refused to stop for a bicycle cop, and was pulled over minutes later—allegedly after fatally... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • New Jersey • drunk driving • death • accident • singer • hit-and-run • Alexis Cohen

(Newser) - A suspect has been arrested in the hit-and-run death of sassy former American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen, TMZ reports. Her body was found by a New Jersey roadway over the weekend, 350 yards from her parked car. The 23-year-old driver faces charges of reckless driving causing death and leaving the... More »

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American Idol • accident • singer • hit-and-run • Alexis Cohen • Daniel Bark

(Newser) - A feisty former American Idol contestant who boldly lashed out at Simon Cowell has been killed in a hit-and-run accident in a Jersey seaside resort, reports the New York Daily News. Alexis Cohen, known to TV viewers as "Glitter Girl" because of the glitter she wore during an Idol ... More »

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American Idol • New Jersey • Simon Cowell • accident • song • singer • hit-and-run • Glitter Girl • Alexis Cohen

OPINION

Baldwin to CNN Anchor: I'll Run If I Want To

Would-be pol threatens to discuss hit-and-run bust...whoops

Jul 9, 09 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN’s Jack Cafferty sneered at Alec Baldwin’s possible entry into politics yesterday, noting that while newly sworn-in Sen. Al Franken is “Harvard educated,” Baldwin’s “credentials are questionable”—and the NYU grad is having none of it. “Perhaps New York University should print... More »

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crime • Senate • Alec Baldwin • feud • CNN • New York University • NYU • Al Franken • hit-and-run • Jack Cafferty • Harvard University • public office

(Newser) - A year after a hit-and-run accident in downtown Hartford, Conn., captured international attention, and just days after the victim died of his injuries, police have made an arrest, the Courant reports. “The defendant appeared to have remained in the area for at least the past year and never made... More »

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crime • Connecticut • hit-and-run • Hartford • society • apathy • morality • Angel Arce Torres

(Newser) - Adnan Ghalib, Britney Spears’ paparazzo ex, will see the inside of a courtroom on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and hit-and-run stemming from his alleged vehicular takedown of a process server, TMZ reports. A judge today ordered Ghalib to appear May 18 to set a trial date—and... More »

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music • Britney Spears • crime • hit-and-run • Adnan Ghalib • felony assault • court date

Britney Fan,
Idol Wannabe Arrested for Trespassing

Plus, Spears ex slapped with lawsuit

Apr 17, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A peeping tom was arrested for trespassing on Britney Spears’ property, E! reports. The looky-loo, a two-time American Idol contestant and Spears fan, was caught in camouflage gear peeking through the windows of Brit’s home in a gated California community. She was released and will appear in court June... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity • lawsuit • arrest • hit-and-run • Adnan Ghalib • trespassing

(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

 Brit's Ex 
 Charged in 
 Hit-and-Run 

Paparazzo hit with three felony charges

Feb 25, 09 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears’ paparazzo ex has been charged with three felonies after police say he hit a man with his car while trying to dodge restraining order paperwork from the Spears clan, E! reports. Adnan Ghalib allegedly injured the process server and drove off—he is charged with assault with a... More »

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Britney Spears • felony • hit-and-run • Adnan Ghalib • restraining order • felony assault • felony battery

Enquirer
Targets Palin's
In-Laws

Todd's brother charged in drunken hit-and-run incident

Sep 17, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The National Enquirer takes another swing at Sarah Palin's colorful family again this week—this time wielding not unnamed sources but Alaskan court documents. It seems that her brother-in-law James had a drunk-driving hit-and-run arrest in 1989, when he was 20. According to records, he hit a woman, breaking her... More »

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Alaska • drugs • drunk driving • child neglect • hit-and-run • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin

Victim in Novak Hit-and-Run 'Doing Fine'

'I'm a pretty tough guy,' 86-year-old homeless pedestrian says

Jul 25, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pedestrian struck by Robert Novak's Corvette this week says that other than a dislocated shoulder, he’s “doing fine,” the Washington Post reports. In fact, Don Liljenquist seems more star-struck than car-struck: "Bob Novak is the one that hit me?" the homeless 86-year-old said in a... More »

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car accident • police • CIA leak investigation • Washington • homeless • accident • journalist • hit-and-run • Robert Novak • automobile • Don Liljenquist

 Phone Dragnet Redefines 'APB' 

Cops in Boston suburb use reverse 911 calls to 24K in search for hit-and-run driver

Jul 18, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Foiled in their attempts to track down a hit-and-run driver by conventional means, cops in a Boston suburb are enlisting the help of thousands of city residents—by phone. A BMW struck a 9-year-old girl Saturday, leaving her with a fractured skull and investigators with little info. They sent a... More »

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crime • Boston • hit-and-run • reverse 911 • Somerville, Mass.

LA's 'Black Widows' Get
Life in Prison for Murders

Pair killed two homeless men for life insurance

Jul 16, 08 1:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two elderly women who carried out a cold-blooded scheme to murder homeless men have been sentenced to life without parole by a Los Angeles judge. Helen Golay, 77, and 75-year-old Olga Rutterschmidt—nicknamed the "Black Widows" in the media—lured two vagrants off the street, cared for them for... More »

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murder • homeless • hit-and-run • life insurance • Helen Golay • Olga Rutterschmidt • Kenneth McDavid • Paul Vados

 Hit-and-Run Sparks 
 Soul-Searching 

Police chief blasts city amid violent incidents

Jun 6, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A video of a 78-year-old hit-and-run victim lying paralyzed in the street has residents of Hartford, Conn., wondering what's wrong with their city, their society—and themselves. The police chief blasted Hartford this week after a wave of appalling, headline-grabbing incidents, including the savage beating of the deputy mayor and... More »

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crime • Connecticut • hit-and-run • Hartford • society • apathy • morality

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

Quick-thinking actress gets plate number of the car that hit her

May 13, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Barrymore was on the receiving end of a hit-and-run accident in West Hollywood yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actress was unharmed, and even managed to tail her assailant and snag his license-plate number. Police are looking for the driver. More »

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Hollywood • car accident • hit-and-run • Drew Barrymore

Paris Runs Over Paparazzo, Keeps Going

Photog goes to police after Hilton's car
rolls over foot

Apr 25, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paris Hilton and her latest boyfriend, Benji Madden, ran over a photographer’s foot last night as paparazzi mobbed their vehicle, TMZ reports. Madden must have heard the man’s scream, because he peered out the window at the scene before driving off. The photographer has since filed a hit... More »

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Paris Hilton • paparazzi • hit-and-run • Benji Madden

 'Black Widows' Guilty of Murder 

Pair killed homeless men after buying them life insurance policies

Apr 17, 08 3:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two elderly women known as the "Black Widows" have been convicted in a murder plot to obtain life insurance benefits from two homeless men they put up in apartments before killing them. Helen Golay, 77, and Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, took out a total of $2.8 million in life... More »

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murder • hit-and-run • Black Widow • Helen Golay • Olga Rutterschmidt • Kenneth McDavid • Paul Vados • Michael Sklar

Britney Dodges Hit-Run Charge With Payoff

She still faces probation for invalid license

Oct 26, 07 4:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Things might be looking up a bit for beleaguered pop tart Britney Spears. A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against her was tossed out yesterday when a Los Angeles court commissioner learned that she had paid a $1,000 cash settlement to the motorist whose car she dinged in a parking lot... More »

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Britney Spears • hit-and-run

Britney Charged in Hit and Run

Spears to serve time for LA parking lot  crash?

Sep 22, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears could be the next Paris Hilton: yesterday the troubled actress was slapped with charges of hit-and-run and driving without a license that could earn her as much as a year in jail. The misdemeanor counts stem from an Aug. 6 incident in which Spears drove into another vehicle... More »

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Britney Spears • hit-and-run

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