2006


General31 Dec 2006 07:30 pm

Fatal early morning accident 
An early morning accident has claimed one life. The crash occurred around 1:30 Saturday morning. State police say a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed was traveling along 590 North in Irondequoit when it lost control.

General30 Dec 2006 09:31 pm

Boy hurt in hit-and-run accident 
A 10-year-old boy is taken to hospital after what police describe as a hit-and-run incident in south Belfast.

Chesterfield man pleads guilty in boating accident 
A Chesterfield man involved in a deadly boating accident last summer has pleaded guilty to reckless operation of a motorboat. Gary Loving was driving his boat on the Appomattox River when he made a sharp turn near the I-295 bridge. His passenger was thrown out of the boat.

Early Saturday Morning Crash Closes I-79 Briefly 
An accident caused major problems for motorists in Mercer County.

Williamstown man turns himself in for role in accident 
PLAINFIELD — Chad Morway, 33, of Williamstown, turned himself in to police on Tuesday for leaving the scene of an accident that occurred Dec. 13 that left his two passengers, Jessica Morway and Crystal Nutter, hospitalized with “incapacitating injuries,” according to police. … - Staff Report Staff Report Staff Report Staff Report Staff Report

General29 Dec 2006 11:30 pm

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
NW Evening Mail, UK - 8 hours ago… for a number of years. Coxswain of the lifeboat, Alec Moore, described the event as a terrible accident . Mr Moore, who works …

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Of Leaving Accident
WMTW, ME - 21 hours agoJohn Ferland was indicted earlier this month in Androscoggin County Superior Court on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident that caused serious injury. …

Environmental accident prevented
IcelandReview, Iceland - 11 hours agoAn environmental accident was prevented when the pumping of oil out of side tanks of the Cypriot vessel Wilson Muuga, which is stranded off the coast of Iceland …

One dead, 31 missing in Indonesian ferry accident
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 11 hours ago… said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known, he said, adding that rescuers were searching for the missing. Ferries …

13-vehicle accident in Bridge-Tunnel blocks traffic for over an …
Virginian Pilot, VA - 2 hours agoA 13-vehicle accident in the west-bound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel has left thousands of motorists stuck in gridlocked traffic as the New Year s …

Local man fatally injured in accident
Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register, IL - 2 hours ago… the Bridgeport Road. The accident occurred just before 8 pm, about one-quarter mile north of County Road 2100 North. Dill was a …

General28 Dec 2006 04:30 am

Landis man killed in accident on N.C. 152 
An elderly Landis man died on Christmas Day from injuries received in an automobile accident. Britt Wyatt, 90, of 312 W. Davis St., died at NorthEast Medical Center.

N.B. man dies in car accident 
A 20-year-old man died Tuesday following a car accident in southwestern New Brunswick.

Accident kills Olney resident 
An Olney man died in a one-vehicle accident in Jasper County early Thursday. According to the Illinois State Police report, the accident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. Thursday on the Ste. Marie Road, approximately two miles south of Ste. Marie.

Accident closes road 
A serious traffic accident involving a minivan and a truck has closed Daniel Webster Highway in Merrimack (New Hampshire).

Three-car accident injures four motorists 
A three-car accident at Old 63 and Stadium Boulevard yesterday sent four people to the hospital with moderate injuries, Columbia police said in a news release.

Standout Furman Athlete Killed In Traffic Accident 
GREENVILLE, S.C. — An 82-year-old former Furman University football standout was killed in a traffic accident yesterday that cut off power to about 3,900 customers.

3 injured in West Charlotte accident 
CHARLOTTE — An accident in West Charlotte sent three people to the hospital Wednesday morning. Police say a car hit an oil truck on Rozelles Ferry Road shortly before 9 a.m.

Prosecutor: Not just an accident 
A prosecuting attorney rejected a contention that the fatal Christmas Eve shooting of an 18-year-old Jersey City man in Carteret was an accident and said yesterday the victim’s cousin was mishandling a loaded .357-caliber Magnum handgun when it fired.

Childress: Car accident caused badly broken jaw for Smoot 
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Minnesota Vikings cornerback Fred Smoot will miss the last game of the season because of a jaw broken in five places in a recent car accident.

Traffic flowing smoothly after bus accident 
Traffic is flowing unhindered again after the wreckage was cleared from the bus and car accident on the N1, north of Kroonstad, in the Free State. According to police the accident occurred when the driver of the car lost control and veered in front of the bus, which was travelling to Johannesburg.

General27 Dec 2006 06:32 am

Schwarzenegger Has Surgery After Breaking Leg in Idaho Skiing Accident
FOX News - LOS ANGELES California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had surgery Tuesday to repair a broken leg and was expected to make a full recovery, officials said. But he probably will be on crutches for his second inauguration. Schwarzenegger, 59, fractured

General26 Dec 2006 07:30 am

Christmas morning accident near Salem kills one; injures man on leave
Statesman Journal - A single-car accident on Delaney Road SE near the intersection of Sunnyside Road SE early Monday morning left one person dead and sent another to the hospital, police officials said. Samantha Taylor, 18, of Salem was pronounced dead at the scene

Schwarzenegger Breaks Leg In Ski Accident
CBS News - (AP) California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg while skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho, a spokesman said. Schwarzenegger, 59, was taken to a local hospital for X-rays after the Saturday morning accident and was soon discharged

2 dead, 2 critical following accident
KWQC - CHICAGO Two people were killed and two others were critically injured in an auto accident this morning on Chicago’s West Side. Police say an adult male and an adult female were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash (Augusta and California). Two

Schwarzenegger fractures leg in skiing accident
CNN - LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg on Saturday while skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho, the governor’s office said. The 59-year-old former movie star broke the femur bone in his right

Schwarzenegger Returns for Surgery
CBS News - (AP) California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the state Christmas Day for surgery after breaking his leg in an Idaho skiing accident over the weekend, his spokeswoman said. Schwarzenegger will undergo non-emergency surgery Tuesday morning to

General25 Dec 2006 11:30 am

Car Accident In Poland Claims Six Lives
WCSH - On Christmas Eve, 6 families are grieving after a horrible car crash in Poland. The crash happened on route 122 in Poland around midnight. Two cars hit head on. Four people in one car, and two in the other car were killed. According to Androscoggin

Gould: Check mirror about rude drivers
Lansing State Journal - Have you ever met anyone who was involved in an auto accident and admitted to being at fault? I don’t think I’ve ever heard that. More often than not, it’s the fault of the “other person.” If we counted the number of accidents in this country, and

ACROSS MISSOURI
Kansas City Star - Family members and local officials have questioned why a 6-year-old boy who was killed in a car accident last month was not removed from the custody of his father, who reportedly had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. However, investigators with

Sacramento Man Burned to Death in Apparent Cooking Accident
KXTV News10Net - Fire investigators were looking into the bizarre circumstances surrounding a Sacramento man found burned to death Saturday while cooking, Sacramento Metro Fire officials said. The victim’s family arrived at their Power Inn Road home around 7:30 p.m

Man dies of injuries from vehicle accident
Hampton Roads Daily Press - A 32-year-old Gloucester man died Wednesday of injuries he sustained in a car crash earlier in the day, police said. Scott S. Stein was driving a Honda Accord on Indian Road shortly after 6 a.m. when he crossed the center line near Figg Shop Road and

Ken Griffey Jr. Breaks Hand in Accident
Forbes - Ken Griffey Jr. broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of injuries that have hampered the career of the All-Star outfielder. Griffey’s throwing hand will be in a hard cast for three weeks, then will be re-examined, Reds

Distraction Blamed in Japan Train Crash
Associated Press - The report also suggested that pressure on drivers to conform to an overly precise train schedule may have contributed to the April 2006 accident. A total of 107 people - 106 passengers and driver Ryujiro Takami - were killed when a speeding West

Deputies investigate Marcy accident
Observer-Dispatch - MARCY The Oneida County Sheriff s Office is investigating a car accident that occurred Saturday night on Route 49. Deputy Mark R. Chrysler said Princella R. Stovall, 21, of Rome, was driving west on Route 49 with her sister, Tesha, 30, when

Reds’ star breaks left hand during accident at home
Houston Chronicle - CINCINNATI - Ken Griffey Jr. couldn’t avoid injury in the offseason. The Cincinnati Reds’ center fielder broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of setbacks since he joined was traded to his hometown team in 2000. Griffey

Life term in Hopkins case
Baltimore Sun - Neither Fraling nor Brown would say whether Allen had tried to use the bathtub to stage a suicide or accident. “I don’t want to get into the gory details,” Brown said. Another mystery of the crime scene was the timing of a maintenance worker’s visit

General24 Dec 2006 02:30 pm

Officials looking at mom’s actions after girl’s crash
Chicago Tribune - Her 16-year-old daughter, who is also not being identified because of her age, was later charged with four misdemeanor driving violations, including driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident, Rock Island County Sheriff Michael T

Schwarzenegger fractures leg in skiing accident
CNN - LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg on Saturday while skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho, the governor’s office said. The 59-year-old former movie star broke the femur bone in his right

Ben Stiller’s painful past
Boston Globe - (BANG) - Ben Stiller has confessed the famous zipper accident in ‘There’s Something About Mary’ was based on his own experience. The comedy actor - whose character accidentally catches his genitalia in his flies in the film - once had a similar

12 die in South Africa holiday bus crash
Reuters - JOHANNESBURG, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed on Sunday when a South African bus veered out of control and overturned, the latest holiday accident on some of the most dangerous roads in the world. Police said the bus packed with

General22 Dec 2006 06:32 pm

Accident victims with head injuries still critical 
Dubai: Doctors may take a month before they can ascertain whether the three critical victims of last week’s deadly accident have sustained any brain damage.

Horns All-American Ross in car accident 
AUSTIN — Texas All-American defensive back and Thorpe Award winner Aaron Ross was involved in a car accident Thursday morning after apparently falling asleep at the wheel on his way to practice.

Ken Griffey Jr. Breaks Hand in Accident 
CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of injuries that have hampered the career of the All-Star outfielder.

Female worker, 31, killed in accident at factory 
A 31-year-old woman has been killed in an industrial accident at a cabinet-making factory in Melbourne. The woman was operating an industrial router yesterday when the bit disintegrated and a piece hit her in the chest.

10:25 a.m. - Several people taken to hospital after multi-car accident in Chalan Pago 
10:25 a.m., Dec. 22 - Several people were transported to the hospital this morning, following a multi-vehicle accident on Route 4 in Chalan Pago. The roads were wet at the time of the accident, and all lanes have been opened for travel.

Accident Sends Two Women To The Hospital 
Two women are hospitalized after a two car accident in South Tulsa.

CHP officer seriously injured in I-80 accident 
(Staff report) A California Highway Patrol officer from the Truckee area office is in serious condition following an accident on Interstate 80 on Thursday morning.

Namibia: Grootfontein Accident Victims Named 
TEN of the 17 people who died in the horror accident near Grootfontein last week are likely to be laid to rest during a mass burial at Katima Mulilo on Saturday.

Worker’s arm cut off in concrete plant accident 
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. Pompano Beach rescuers rushed a concrete plant worker to the hospital this morning after an accident that completely severed an arm. The victim was…

Man Leaves Scene of Accident on Toll Road 
According to police, the driver who fled an accident early Friday morning on the Indiana Toll Road later showed up at an area police station.

General21 Dec 2006 09:30 pm

SR 2 Reopens After Accident
NewsNet 5 - CLEVELAND — State Route 2 has reopened after a morning accident closed a stretch of the highway. Two Lifeflights were called to the scene. The highway was closed between Heisley and Center roads. Motorists were encouraged to use alternate routes. No

Thruway accident victim’s name released
News 10 Now - We now know the name of the man killed this morning on the Thruway, Edward Gecek, 42, from Syracuse. Police tell us Gesek ran out of gas and was getting out of the driver’s side door when he was hit by a tractor trailer. The Thruway is now back up to

18 injured in Romanian bus accident in eastern Austria
Herald Tribune - VIENNA, Austria: A Romanian bus veered off a highway in eastern Austria and overturned early Thursday, injuring 18 people, police said. The accident occurred shortly before 0230 GMT, close to Neusiedl am See, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the

V-N Tractor Trailer Accident
Staten Island Advance - 7:39 a.m. - Police are responding to reports of a car striking the guard rail a little past the jackknifed truck on the upper-level, Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge. There are only minor injuries. A tow truck has been called to remove the car from

Fatal accident on Thruway
News 10 Now - One person is dead after an early-morning accident involving a tractor-trailer on the Thruway in Madison County. 911 dispatchers tell us it happened around two this morning on the westbound side just before the Chittenango service area. The right

No tickets issued in today’s fatal accident on the Thruway
Syracuse Post-Standard - A Syracuse man was killed on the state Thruway early today after he stepped out of his vehicle and into the path of a tractor trailer truck, state police said. Troopers said Eduard Gecek, 42, of 211 Baker Blvd., was westbound on the Thruway about two

Posted by Kelly Hessedal
WREG - The decision on whether to re-appoint Reginald French to head of the Alcohol Commission was far from routine, igniting debate of both ethics and race. Two Shelby County school bus drivers are ticketed after an accident involving a slew of students

Accident Closes Ohio County Road
WTRF - WHEELING — Route 40 was closed for several hours after a single-vehicle crash early Thursday on Chicken Neck Hill. Wheeling police said three people were transported to an area hospital. Two remain hospitalized and one victim is in intensive care

Car hits gas meter in rollover accident
News 10 Now - A rollover accident in Cicero forced crews to shut off gas to nearby homes. It happened at the corner of Route 31 and New County Drive shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the vehicle driven by Kathleen Stone veered off Route 31, hit a gas

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