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accident stories: 126 news summaries

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NASA Releases Pilot Gripes on Tired Crews, Air Traffic

Surveys uncover twice as many problems as official reports

Jan 1, 08 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Bowing to pressure from Congress, NASA has grudgingly released thousand of pages of pilot complaints, CNN reports. They include complaints about crowded skies, tired crews, and communication problems. The surveys of more than 30,000 pilots found twice as many collisions with bird, near-collisions with other aircraft, and runway incursions... More »

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NASA • runway • accident • airline safety • air travel • pilot

Ex-Yankee Charged With Manslaughter
in DUI Death

Woman killed after Leyritz runs red light

Dec 28, 07 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Former New York Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz was charged with DUI manslaughter after an accident early this morning in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that claimed the life of another driver, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Leyritz ran a red light around 3:30am and collided with another vehicle, police said, causing... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • DUI • vehicular manslaughter • accident • manslaughter • baseball

'Miraculous' Crash Survivor Doing Well

Teen has no serious injuries after Panama plane accident

Dec 26, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed a California businessman and his daughter in Panama is conscious and talking, CNN reports. Francesca Lewis, 13, who survived not only the crash but two days of frigid temperatures before being rescued, has a fractured arm but no life-threatening injuries. "... More »

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Panama • plane crash • hedge fund • accident

Winningest Horse Trainer Dead at 72

Baird racked up more than 9,400 victories

Dec 26, 07 4:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Dale Baird, the trainer with the most wins in the history of horse racing, died Sunday in a car accident at age 72. Baird racked up 9,445 wins—no other trainer even has 7,000—in a storied career at the West Virginia racetrack now known as Mountaineer. Despite... More »

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horse racing • obituary • accident • Dale Baird

'Charles Wants to Kill Me,'
Di Wrote

Suspected he was planning brake failure, 'serious head injury'

Dec 20, 07 11:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana feared Prince Charles was trying to kill her so he could marry their sons' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, according to a handwritten letter admitted into evidence in the ongoing inquest into her death. "My husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury... More »

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car accident • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • letters • accident • Diana inquest • British royals • Paul Burrell • Tiggy Legge Bourke • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • butler

In Space,
a Son Mourns
His Mother

Space Station astronaut
Daniel Tani's mom dies in car accident

Dec 20, 07 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Astronaut Daniel Tani, orbiting 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station, learned yesterday that his 90-year-old mother, Rose, had been killed when her car was struck by a freight train outside Chicago, reports the Chicago Tribune. Police said she drove around a school bus stopped at the... More »

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NASA • astronauts • accident • International Space Station • Daniel Tani • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Rose Tani

Man's Best Friend Just Following Orders

Hitler-saluting dog is looking for a new home

Dec 19, 07 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A healthy, friendly, affectionate and evidently obedient Alsatian is looking for a good home. Taught by his master to affect a Nazi salute on command, Adolf—that's right—is in a Berlin animal shelter. His owner is in jail after showing the trick to police in a country where all... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • accident

Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

Survivors trapped in wreckage

Dec 19, 07 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 41 people were killed early today when the Karachi Express derailed, and Pakistani rescue workers were scrambling to pull survivors from the twisted wreckage, CNN reports. Over 135 people were injured when 12 of the train's 17 cars overturned. Over a thousand people were on the train, many... More »

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Pakistan • train • Karachi • accident • Lahore • train crash

Big Night for Boston's Big Baby

Rookie Davis shines in first career start as Celts drop Kings, 90-78

Dec 13, 07 1:21 AM CST
(Newser) - With Boston center Kendrick Perkins sidelined by a freak bedroom accident, rookie Glen "Big Baby" Davis made the most of his first career start, helping the Celtics protect a perfect home record against the Kings. Davis had 16 points and 9 rebounds, statistically outperforming his frontcourt mate, Kevin Garnett.... More »

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NBA • basketball • Kevin Garnett • Boston Celtics • Sacramento Kings • accident • Paul Pierce • Glen Davis • Doc Rivers • Kendrick Perkins

'Dead' Canoeist Reappears Again—in Court

Seeking help, police release photo from fraudulent passport

Dec 10, 07 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The British man who faked his own death in a canoeing accident only to resurface 5 years later appeared in court today to face formal charges of fraudulently obtaining a life insurance policy and lying to procure a passport, the Telegraph reports. A hearing date of February 4 was set... More »

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fraud • accident • missing boater • John Darwin • Anne Darwin • court appearance

Darwins Were Planning Panama Canoe Resort

'Dead' boater and wife were working on a Panama paradise

Dec 8, 07 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - The British man who faked his own death in a boating accident had been planning with his wife to open an eco-tourism resort offering idyllic canoeing holidays, the Times of London has discovered. John and Anne Darwin spent almost half a million dollars on property in Panama, including $390,000... More »

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fraud • Panama • England • ecotourism • insurance • accident • missing person • John Darwin • Anne Darwin

S. Korea Rushes to Contain Spill

Spill occurred near ecologically
sensitive coastline

Dec 7, 07 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - South Korea has sent out a fleet of ships to try to prevent 2.7 million gallons of oil that leaked from a supertanker from reaching an ecologically sensitive shoreline, the AP reports. A crane-carrying barge collided with the tanker 93 miles southwest of Seoul, causing the spill. Authorities are... More »

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South Korea • oil spill • accident

Mine Blast Kills 70+ in China

26 more trapped, feared dead in latest accident

Dec 6, 07 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed at least 70 today and trapped 26 more, the New York Times reports, one of the year’s worst accidents in an industry that sees more than 4,000 die each year. Authorities believe miners triggered the explosion while illegally tapping... More »

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China • coal mining • accident • Chinese mining • Linfen, China

 Surf Champ Saves Partner

Laird Hamilton uses improvised tourniquet to stop partner from bleeding to death

Dec 6, 07 2:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Surf champ Laird Hamilton, known for his big-wave talents that have been documented in films, can add lifesaver to his resume. The star wave rider stripped off his shorts to create a makeshift tourniquet that prevented his surf partner from bleeding to death after a wipeout this week opened a... More »

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surfing • waves • accident • Hawaii • surfboard • Laird Hamilton • Maui

30 Hurt in Amtrak Crash

Officials probing accident that critically injured 5 passengers

Nov 30, 07 7:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Five were critically injured when an Amtrak passenger train rammed a stopped freight train in Chicago today, the Chicago Tribune reports. Nine more were seriously hurt, including five Amtrak workers, and another 30 suffered minor injuries. Officials, who freed some workers from the locomotive with hydraulic cutting tools, expect the... More »

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Chicago • train • accident • Amtrak

The Exploding Phone Was
A Hoax!

Co-worker admits to backing over victim by accident with excavator

Nov 29, 07 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A South Korean man thought to have been killed by an exploding cell phone was actually accidentally run over by a coworker. The quarry worker, found dead yesterday morning with a melted cell phone in his pocket, was not in fact slain by his mobile. "I lied that the... More »

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South Korea • cell phones • battery • accident

Stacy Told 3 Drew Had Killed Ex

Peterson bragged of getting away with murder

Nov 29, 07 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Before her disappearance, Stacy Peterson revealed to three people, including a clergyman, that her husband had bragged of killing his ex-wife and making it look like an accident, a source tells the Chicago Sun-Times. Drew Peterson, now a suspect in his fourth wife’s disappearance, was already living with a... More »

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murder • accident • clergy • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Massive Paris Police Action Quells Riots

But amateur video contradicts cops' story about boys' death

Nov 29, 07 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - The Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel was relatively calm last night as hundreds of police dressed in riot gear restored order and a helicopter with searchlights hovered over the town. France's interior minister visited the suburb late last night, where a few rioters burned cars but no mass action took place,... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • accident • Paris riots • Michele Alliot Marie

Sarkozy Vows to Punish Rioters

Attacks against officers won't be tolerated, he says

Nov 28, 07 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to bring armed rioters to justice after visiting wounded policemen in the hospital today, saying, “Opening fire at officials has a name—attempted murder.” More police were deployed last night, bringing violence down, but buildings and cars were burned throughout Paris and Toulouse, the BBC... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • accident • riots • Paris riots • Toulouse

70 Cops Injured in Paris Riots

Youths target police for second night in wake of fatal accident

Nov 27, 07 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 70 policemen were injured last night, five of them critically, as riots spread throughout the suburbs north of Paris. Teenagers burned dozens of cars, threw Molotov cocktails and fired guns at cops, the Guardian reports, in escalating anger over the death of two teens after their motorcycle collided... More »

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Paris • accident • riots

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