NYPD Detective Paul Duncan Killed In Wrong-Way Crash; Wife Stuck In Ensuing Traffic Jam
An NYPD detective was killed on his way to work Friday in a wrong-way crash — and in a tragic twist of fate, his wife was stuck in the ensuing…
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NYPD Detective Paul Duncan Killed In Wrong-Way Crash; Wife Stuck In Ensuing Traffic Jam
An NYPD detective was killed on his way to work Friday in a wrong-way crash — and in a tragic twist of fate, his wife was stuck in the ensuing…
Alleged ‘street racer’ surrenders after fatal hit-and-run in California
The crash happened Thursday in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Chatsworth. – The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash has not been found.
911 Dispatcher No Longer Employed After Telling Girl To ‘Stop Whining’
A 911 dispatcher who told a 13-year-old girl to “stop whining” as her father lay dying in a hit-and-run crash on a Maryland highway is out of the job. –…
How Allan Lokos Used His Meditation Skills To Survive A Fiery Plane Crash
Doctors were amazed when Allan Lokos not only survived a plane crash in 2012 but also the severe burns he sustained during his escape from the aircraft. However, it was…
Joey Logano wins Daytona 500
“I can’t believe it. This is amazing. Daytona 500, oh my God,” Logano said. Jeff Gordon, who led the most laps in what he had said would be his final…
Fernando Alonso airlifted to hospital after Formula One testing crash
With the morning session immediately red-flagged, Alonso received urgent medical attention, with a screen placed around the accident scene. The official twitter feed of the circuit near Barcelona said that…
Bobbi Kristina Brown was in car crash days before hospitalization
The 21-year-old daughter of musical giant Whitney Houston was found in a bathtub full of water on January 31. Here’s a look at the lead-up to when Brown was rushed…
Bob Simon, CBS Correspondent, Is Killed in Manhattan Car Crash
Bob Simon, a longtime CBS News correspondent, was killed in a car crash in Manhattan on Wednesday, according to the network and the authorities. He was 73. Few details about…
Stoned Drivers At Far Lower Risk Of Crash Than Drunken Drivers
A government study on impaired driving released last week found that drivers who had used marijuana were at a far lower risk of getting into a car accident than drivers…
Bruce Jenner calls fatal car crash ‘a devastating tragedy’
“My heartfelt and deepest sympathies go out to the family and loved ones, and to all of those who were involved or injured in this terrible accident,” Jenner said in…
No signs of paparazzi chase in crash involving Bruce Jenner, official says
“There was a possibility that paparazzi was following him at the time of the crash, but that is a very regular occurrence, and (there is) no indication at this time…
Bruce Jenner Involved in Deadly Car Crash in Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said the former Olympian Bruce Jenner was in one of the three cars involved in a crash on the Pacific Coast…
Bruce Jenner Unhurt in 3-Vehicle Malibu Crash That Killed 1
MALIBU, Calif. — Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials say former Olympian Bruce Jenner was in one of the cars involved in a three-vehicle crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu…
10 ways to boost chances of a surviving plane crash
Some of those who lived through Wednesday’s crash credited their survival to seat belts and seating choices, yet much of surviving a disaster is pure chance. Remarkable stories of plane…
Plane That Crashed in Taiwan Had Trouble in Both Engines, Agency Says
HONG KONG — The plane that crashed Wednesday into a river in Taiwan’s capital, killing at least 35 people, was having problems with both of its engines before the crash,…
Ellen Brody, SUV Driver In Fatal Metro North Collision, Was Not A Risk Taker: Friend
NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen Brody was driving home from her jewelry-store job, inching her SUV through suburban traffic toward a railroad crossing, when she became the center of a…
5 things to know for your New Day — Thursday, February 5
TRANSASIA AIRWAYS CRASH Under duress: Rescue workers are trying to find 11 people still missing from the TransAsia Airways plane that crashed into a river in Taiwan, amid concerns that…
Taiwan Plane Crash Death Toll Passes 30
Rescuers were searching for 12 people Thursday morning after using a crane to hoist the fuselage of a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taiwan’s capital following…
Deadly Metro-North Crash Highlights Concerns About Railway Grade Crossings
While the train crash Tuesday in a New York City suburb was the deadliest in Metro-North’s history, experts say the beleaguered railroad likely isn’t to blame. In October, Sen. Chuck…
Investigation Begins In Fatal Metro-North Train-SUV Crash
Investigators headed Wednesday to the wreckage of a fiery commuter train crash, seeking clues to why an SUV was stopped on the tracks when the train came through a crossing…
Metro-North Train Hits S.U.V.; Federal Officials Prepare to Investigate
A crowded Metro-North Railroad train passing through Westchester County at the height of the evening rush on Tuesday slammed into a sport-utility vehicle on the tracks at a crossing, creating…
At least 13 killed as plane hits bridge, crashes in Taipei river
Dozens remain missing. Rescuers scrambled to pull survivors from the submerged wreck of the twin engine turboprop aircraft, which went down shortly after takeoff from the Taiwanese capital. Fifty eight…
At Least 9 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into River in Taiwan
HONG KONG — A small passenger plane crashed into a river in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Wednesday morning, Taiwan’s state-owned Central News Agency reported, citing a local government official. At…
NTSB: Guardrail debris caused deadly west Texas prison bus crash
Eight inmates and two correctional officers were killed in the crash. – The bus was traveling from a prison facility in Abilene, Texas, to one in El Paso, Texas.
Old Port City Has New Role as Locus of Grief After AirAsia Crash
SURABAYA, Indonesia — Ten-year-old Made Putri, known as Keisha, was so excited about her first trip abroad, a family vacation to Singapore and Malaysia, that she wore her favorite jacket…
Man With Overturned Murder Conviction Dies In Car Crash
LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York man who served nearly 18 years in prison before his conviction on a charge he killed his wife was overturned has…
7-year-old survives plane crash that kills 4 in Kentucky
And, somehow, still alive. “She told me that her mom and dad were dead,” Wilkins said of the girl, Sailor Gutzler. “And that she had been in a plane crash.”…
10 questions about the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 tragedy
The discovery of debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 means investigators have taken a big step toward answering the questions haunting the families of those aboard the doomed plane. What are…