March 2007


General31 Mar 2007 08:30 am

Fatal accident in Greece
WHEC TV 10 - A man is dead after a car accident in Greece at the intersection of Dewey Avenue and McGuire Road. At around 12:10 Friday morning, Daniel Hutchings of Greece was traveling south on Dewey Avenue when his car left the road and hit a utility pole

Con-way Freight Driver Recognized for Two Million Accident-Free Miles
MSN MoneyCentral - Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. CNW , today announced that professional truck driver Efrain Gomez has reached his two-millionth accident-free mile. That represents approximately 20,000 trips

Georgia Man Dies In Chambers County Accident
WTVM - A Marietta, Georgia, man is dead and another man is charged with murder after a fatal accident Wednesday afternoon in Chambers County. Thomas Houde, 35, was pronounced dead on the scene after his car was struck head on south of Exit 77 on Interstate

Ships blocked by Rhine accident
BBC Europe - Salvage workers are still trying to fish containers out of the Rhine near Cologne after a cargo ship spilled its load and blocked the river. About 400 ships are at a standstill on the river and traffic is not expected to resume until Friday at the

Westport accident sends drivers to hospital
Greenwich Time - A box truck and a car collided on Interstate 95 just before 1 p.m. Thursday sending both drivers to the hospital for treatment, according to the Westport Fire Department. Westport Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kepchar said firefighters from both

Accident slows commute on 202
AZCentral.com - A crash on eastbound Loop 202 at McKellips Road blocked the shoulder and caused delays during rush hour, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Another accident on westbound Interstate 10 at 67th Avenue has been moved to the median

Driver Killed in Head-on Accident
KAKE TV - 3-30-07 - A 38-year-old man was killed in a car accident at 12:45 Friday afternoon in the 3400 block of North Arkansas. It happened a short time after the man was involved in a hit and run accident. Police say the driver of a 1991 Buick Regal was

Deadly Accident on West Jefferson
WANE-TV - (Fort Wayne - WANE) A woman was killed Thursday morning when the car she was driving was broadsided by a dump truck on West Jefferson Boulevard in Fort Wayne. According to police, 80-year old Ruth Yoder of Leo was trying to cross Jefferson just south

General30 Mar 2007 08:30 am

Chinese mine owner tries to cover accident 
China’s Pingdingshan municipal government in the Henan Province has closed the Shangjiuwu coal mine after 15 miners were killed in an accident.

Motorcycle Accident Sends One to the Hospital with Serious Injuries 
A Lubbock motorcyclist is hospitalized with serious injuries following a traffic accident.

Officer shoots self by accident 
A Gretna police officer accidentally shot himself in the chest Thursday afternoon, and remains in intensive care at West Jefferson Medical Center after losing a massive amount of blood.

Warren girl charged in fatal car accident 
A Warren girl was charged Tuesday in connection with an accident in Bristol that claimed the life of a popular Mt. Hope High School student late last month.

Accident kills 19-year-old woman 
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. A 19-year-old Carbondale woman was killed Tuesday in a one-car accident on County Road 115 last night. Three other passengers were injured and taken to the hospital.

Reservoir accident under investigation 
COLLIERS An accident in which a sport utility vehicle veered off Low Grove Road and into a reservoir Wednesday remains under investigation by the Brooke County Sheriffs Department.

Woman killed in accident identified 
The Bexar County medical examiner’s office identified a 25-year-old woman who was killed Wednesday.

Family of Woman Killed in Eells Accident Sues TV Station 
The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK — The family of a woman killed when a car driven by University of Arkansas football broadcaster Paul Eells crossed the median of Interstate 40 and hit her car has sued the television station where he worked, alleging negligence.

General29 Mar 2007 12:31 pm

Driver in fatal accident was not legally intoxicated 
A Ball State University student responsible for a fatal car accident was not legally intoxicated but could still face criminal charges, Sgt. Brad Arey of the Muncie Police Department said.

Accident Closes I-84 Lanes In Hartford 
The right lane on I-84 east near exit 49 in Hartford is closed because of a car accident, state police said.

Toledo Native Recovering from Horrific Accident Aboard a Navy Ship 
A Toledo native will get painful skin grafts this week — the latest step in his painful recovery from a horrific accident aboard a Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

Man dies in motorcycle accident 
A 43-year-old Chilhowie man died in a motorcycle accident late Sunday afternoon in a curve on U.S. 58 in western Grayson County.

Accident shuts down southbound lanes of U.S. 69 
A three-vehicle accident Monday shut down the southbound lanes of U.S. 69 in Nederland during rush hour for about 30 minutes, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Truck Accident Knocks Out Power In Bethel Park 
Hundreds of people were left in the dark tonight after an accident ripped down power lines.

Soddy-Daisy Man In Hit And Run Accident Monday, Body Found Tuesday 
Chattanooga Police said a Soddy-Daisy man was in a hit and run accident in Alton Park on Monday and his body was found a couple of blocks away on Tuesday.

General28 Mar 2007 03:30 pm

Third body recovered in boating accident
Los Angeles Times - SAN DIEGO Sheriff’s Department divers Sunday located the body of the last of three fishermen who drowned when their boat capsized on Lake Henshaw during a storm. The county medical examiner identified the victim as Abe Holmes, 58, of Long Beach

Runway Safety Debated on Anniversary of Deadly Crash
ABC News - In 1977, the deadliest runway accident claimed 538 lives, when a KLM jet slammed into a Pan American World Airlines 747 at Los Rodeos Airport in the Canary Islands. (ABC News) March 27, 2007 Safe as the skies may be for planes when in the air, on

UNC student who performed as mascot dies 3 days after accident
San Diego Union-Tribune - Ray had been in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center since the accident Friday afternoon. He was hit from behind while walking on a highway shoulder near his Fort Lee hotel after going to a nearby convenience store. Ray

One Dead In Hawaii Whale-Watching Accident
CBS News - (AP) The mast on a whale-watching catamaran broke, killing a man and prompting the rescue of 50 people as the boat sank off the coast of Maui, authorities said. A 48-year-old man died in the incident Sunday, authorities said. Two people were taken to

Jones killed in wreck; still under investigation
Navasota Examiner - A one-car fatality accident just outside of Roans Prairie March 21 remains under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Melinda Sue Jones, 45, of Bedias, was traveling east on Texas 30 sometime after 1:30 a.m., when her Chevy pickup

Probe into Accident
Saudi Gazette - POLICE said they are investigating an accident that killed a young man on the Taif-Makkah Road. The man died when a Lexus swerved and collided with his Toyota Corolla. Authorities said they have not ruled out foul play in the case. The family of the

Southbound Taconic slow in Yorktown near accident
journalnews.com - YORKTOWN - A two-car accident shortly after 7:30 a.m. today was slowing the southbound commute on the Taconic State Parkway, police said. Details about the accident between Route 134 and Underhill Avenue were not immediately available. One lane was

General27 Mar 2007 07:31 pm

Cruise line probes accident
MSNBC - GALVESTON, Texas - Princess Cruises is investigating how two passengers tumbled off a cruise ship cabin balcony and into the Gulf of Mexico, trigging a four-hour rescue effort. The 22-year-old man and 20-year-old woman fell 50 to 60 feet early Sunday

Man dead after Sullivan County motorcycle accident
TriCities.com - A man died as a result of a motorcycle accident near Kingsport. Police were called to Shipps Springs Road at 11:30 p.m. Monday to investigate the accident. According to the Sullivan County sheriff s office, Matthew McWilliams, 18, was driving the

Eufaula woman dies in accident Monday
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat - A Eufaula woman has died of injuries suffered when she pulled in front of a tractor-trailer rig while attempting to make a U turn. Carla Spears died at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., at 2:32 p.m. Monday, about an hour after the

Police Investigate Accident In Leechburg
KDKA - (KDKA) LEECHBURG Police are investigating a violent accident in Armstrong County that has left one woman critical condition. The accident happened earlier this morning on Main Street in Leechburg. KDKA s Paul Martino reports that officials say it

Freak accident claims life of cyclist
Columbia Daily Herald - Travis Robert Patterson s racing family is ready to take on the motocross track. Patterson s two sons, Jacob Sargent Patterson and Cody Robert Patterson flank their father on their motocross cycles after a competition last year. Patterson s

Russia closes over 20 mines for security reasons after accident which
Forbes - MOSCOW (AFX) - Russian authorities confirmed that they have closed more than 20 Siberian mines where security measures were seen as less that sufficient, following the death last week of 108 people in a mine explosion in the Kemerovo region. ‘We have

Stolen Jeep Recovered After Accident
KOTV - The search continues for the driver involved in a hit and run accident overnight in Tulsa. It happened around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. Tulsa Police say the driver of a Jeep Cherokee smashed into a guardrail on the Broken Arrow Expressway near the 15th

Hershey Worker Loses Arm In Accident
Guardian Unlimited - OAKDALE, Calif. (AP) - A worker at a Hershey chocolate factory lost her arm when a machine she was cleaning switched on by accident, officials said. Erica Domen, 32, was cleaning a batter-sifting machine when the accident occurred early Saturday at

General26 Mar 2007 03:31 am

Girl critically injured in car accident
Nine MSN - Doctors in Melbourne are battling to save a girl critically injured after she was accidentally run over by a neighbour. The two-year-old was playing on a footpath outside her neighbour’s house in Highdale Close, Sunbury, about 40km north-west of

Authorities: Two women killed in hit-and-run accident
Houston Chronicle - Two women, one of whom may have been pregnant, were killed today in what authorities said was a hit-and-run accident. Identities of the two women, who police said had the same last name, were not available, pending notification of next of kin

Notes: Jarrett rips Kenseth after crash
FOXSports.com - The accident put Michael Waltrip Racing into an even deeper hole as Jarrett dropped to 39th in owner points. That’s a precarious position to be in next week, when NASCAR begins guaranteeing a spot in the field to the top 35 current drivers. Jarrett has

General24 Mar 2007 06:31 am

Motorcycle rider killed in accident
Rocky Mount Telegram - A man died early Friday afternoon after he lost control while riding his motorcycle in Rocky Mount. Ryan Scott Arnold, 21, was heading down Branch Street just after 1 p.m. at a high rate of speed when he lost control, sending the vehicle sliding down

Fatal Accident on Highway 52
WTVY - One person is dead and three more are injured after an early morning wreck in Houston County. It happened on Highway 52 about 1/2 mile east of Webb. State Troopers say 20 year old Brandon Dozier of Blakely, George had just gotten off work at Perdue

Columbia man in serious condition after accident
Jefferson City News Tribune Online - A Columbia man is in serious condition after a crash on Missouri 179 in Moniteau County on Thursday afternoon. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, around 4 p.m., James Calvert, 38, was just south of Route P when he ran off the road

Former Lotte Pitcher Dies in Car Accident
Donga.com - To the very end, until he died in a car accident, former Lotte pitcher Park Dong-hee (39, picture) lived up to his nickname. Park died at 3:15 a.m. on March 22 while driving on a 4-lane street in his Dynasty car headed for Namcheon-dong in Suyeong-gu

4-wheeler accident causes boy’s death
Gilmer Mirror - A 14-year-old Longview boy died Saturday of head injuries he received in a 4-wheeler accident in the Sand Hill area. According to Investigator David Dickerson of the Upshur County Sheriff s Office, Thomas Alton Hicks Jr. was riding down a trail in

Freak accident kills LI soldier home from Iraq
Newsday - Paul Hawkes, a U.S. Air Force security expert, returned to Bay Shore from Iraq less than two weeks ago after managing to survive the shelling, guns and chronic threats of life in a war zone. But the 21-year-old senior airman, who guarded military

Cars hit buildings in early morning crash
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Four people were hurt during an early morning traffic accident in downtown Seattle Friday. At least one person was critically injured. The accident happened just before 2 a.m. at the intersection of Olive Way and Boren Avenue, Seattle police

LATE-BREAKING NEWS: Accident Snarls Interstate 17 Traffic - UPDATED 2
KPHO - PHOENIX — An accident on southbound Interstate 17 just south of Indian School Road is snarling traffic for several miles. The ADOT ValleyCam shows a dump truck rolled over. Traffic isn’t completely blocked. Vehicles are using the HOV lane to get by

Submariners killed in accident
Croydon Guardian - An investigation is under way into the deaths of two Britons killed in an explosion on board their submarine. The Ministry of Defence investigation - or Board of Inquiry - will aim to prevent a reoccurrence of the tragedy and see what lessons can be

General21 Mar 2007 11:30 am

Medlen Hospitalized After NHRA Accident
Caspar Star-Tribune - GAINESVILLE, Fla. - NHRA driver Eric Medlen was critically injured Monday in an accident at Gainesville Raceway, his team said. Medlen, who drives for John Force Racing, was injured when his Funny Car crashed into the right guard rail during a test

‘21/7 bomb set off by accident’
BBC News - Mr Ibrahim, 29, from Stoke Newington, north London, is the first of the six to appear in the witness box. During his third day of giving evidence, he said he was supposed to detonate the device at Bank Tube station but passengers were waiting to get

July 21 device ‘went off by accident’
Guardian Unlimited - Muktar Said Ibrahim told the court his device went off by accident. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA The alleged ringleader of the July 21 bomb plotters today said he detonated his rucksack-carried device on a London bus by accident. Muktar Said

LAW & DISORDER: St. Johns man indicted in 2004 stabbing death
Florida Times-Union - 16, was walking near Pony Lane when she was struck by a pickup truck being driven by 18-year-old Ashley N. Lewis of Callahan just before 1 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Lt. Bill Leeper said Lewis had left work when the accident

‘We have the answer,’ mom says
Chicago Sun-Times - Purdue will conduct an independent investigation ‘’to find out all we can about how this accident occurred.'’ Steffey’s father, Dale, said he was confident Purdue would thoroughly investigate. ‘’That door should be locked, absolutely,'’ he said. The

Famous Girl Scout Alumnae
KDKA - Laura Lane Welch Bush (born Nov. 4, 1946) is the wife of President George W. Bush and is the current first lady of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Man Accused In Wood Chipper Accident Pleads Guilty wood chipper accident

Route 40 accident
Herald-Standard - State police investigated a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Route 40 near the Watering Trough at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday. Emergency officials on scene said the vehicle is believed to have rolled once before flipping back onto its wheels. No injuries

General20 Mar 2007 11:30 am

Medlen Hospitalized After NHRA Accident
Caspar Star-Tribune - GAINESVILLE, Fla. - NHRA driver Eric Medlen was critically injured Monday in an accident at Gainesville Raceway, his team said. Medlen, who drives for John Force Racing, was injured when his Funny Car crashed into the right guard rail during a test

Two U.S. troops die in Ethiopia road accident
CNN - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) — Two U.S. servicemen were killed after the vehicle they were in plunged into a ravine in eastern Ethiopia, the Ethiopian and U.S. governments said Tuesday. Another soldier and the Ethiopian driver of the vehicle also

11-year-old boy dies in car accident
Lynchburg News and Advance - A car accident Friday killed an 11-year-old Campbell County boy. Dakota Kody Randolph Woods died Saturday at Lynchburg General Hospital from injuries he received in a single vehicle crash on Virginia 43 just north of Virginia 896 in Campbell

Man in dump truck accident identified
Biloxi Sun Herald - GULFPORT - The man killed in a dump truck accident this morning has been identified as Chester Dubuisson of Pass Christian. Dubuisson, 71, crawled under the dump truck to repair the brakes when the truck rolled over him, according to police and

Erasing the Pain of the Past
ABC News - Those same drugs, they believe, can also be applied not just in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event like a mortar attack, rape or car accident but years later, when an individual is still haunted by memories of event. The hope is

UF student killed Sunday in accident on turnpike
Independent Florida Alligator - She planned for an 8:30 class Monday morning. There would be modeling rehearsals later in the week, and her anniversary with her boyfriend would be next month. And she still had to plan for a summer spent networking with fashion executives in New

Bodies of 2 people missing after boat accident found in Ill. lake
SignOn San Diego - CLINTON, Ill. The bodies of two boaters missing after a boating accident were found Thursday in a spillway below Clinton Lake, and searchers still were looking for an 8-year-old boy, state officials said. Richard L. Hunter, 59, of Normal, and his

General18 Mar 2007 01:30 pm

Potential Hazard May Complicate A’s Stadium Plan
KGO - In an accident, the plant could potentially leak toxic gases such as arsine or ammonia, and drift over a nearby, open-air stadium filled with 32,000 people. Some of the newer, nearby retail stores already have safety features in place. In case of an

101 Onramp Re-Opens After Crash
KGO - Jan. 30 - BCN - The Trimble Road onramp to U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose has been opened following a traffic accident that blocked the ramp Tuesday morning. A Sig-alert issued at 6:33 a.m. was canceled at 7:35 a.m., according to the California Highway

History of WTOP
WTOP Radio - Washington Wizards Tickets Norah Jones Tickets Baltimore Orioles Tickets Gwen Stefani Tickets Nationals Tickets John Legend Tickets Mesothelioma Danger Meds Slip/Fall Seroquel Accident Lawyer WTOP Radio had its beginning in Brooklyn, New York, when

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