July 2007


General31 Jul 2007 02:32 pm

Police: Driver killed in Route 9A accident was a Montrose man
White Plains Journal News - CROTON-ON-HUDSON - A man who died after he drove a 1998 Camaro off Albany Post Road and into a tree Saturday night was identified yesterday as Steven Glazer, 48, of Montrose. The accident, which happened shortly after 7 p.m. just south of the village

Morrill teen faces charges in fatal accident
Star-Herald - A Morrill teen faces charges following a June crash in which a 14-year-old Morrill girl was killed. Kraig Kelley, 16, of Morrill, has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, a Class III felony, in the death of Kaitlin “Katy” Cullom, according to

Accident Kills 2 in Johnston County
WRAL - Willow Springs A car collided with a truck filled with hot asphalt on Highway 210 in Johnston County, killing both drivers on Monday evening. A half-mile stretch of U.S. 210 at U.S. 50 near McGee’s Crossroads was closed for five hours after the

HYDERABAD: Three of a family die in accident
DAWN Group - HYDERABAD, July 30: Three members of a family were killed while 10 others injured in a road accident near Hala on National Highway, on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Rafiq, his wife Rozina and daughter Munni, 6. The injured included

Man dies in Qld rafting accident
West Online - A man is dead following a rafting accident on the Tully River in northern Queensland. Police said the man, believed to be in his late 40s, was taking part in a white water rafting adventure when the raft overturned throwing all occupants into the

General27 Jul 2007 06:30 am

Three Injured in Rollover Accident in Crosby County
KCBD - Three people are hospitalized following a rollover accident early Thursday morning in Crosby County, near the Lubbock County line. The accident happened just after 2:00 a.m. on F.M. 40, about five miles east of Acuff. A 21-year-old woman, who was

Second suit filed in KSU bus accident
Sports Illustrated - LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man who suffered serious brain injuries when his head struck an overpass while he was on the roof of a Kansas State University football fan bus has filed a lawsuit against the vehicle’s owners. Chris Orr, of Salina, filed the

Accident near Del. 7 slows I-95 SB
Delaware Online - A multivehicle accident on I-95 southbound is slowing traffic approaching the Del. 7 exit, with traffic now backing up beyond Churchmans Marsh. Two right lanes are blocked between the Del. 7 exit and the Churchmans Road overpass. Traffic is getting

Adult, Child Injured In Motorcycle Accident
WJLA - Police are investigating a serious motorcycle accident where an adult and child were injured in Laurel. The accident happened before 7 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of 8th and 8th and Gorman Avenue. Authorites say an adult male and a 10-year-old

Taunton youth killed in tragic construction accident
Town Online - Seventeen-year-old Bristol-Plymouth Technical School honors student and varsity soccer player James Whittemore of Taunton was killed Wednesday afternoon following a construction accident at a worksite off Route 139. Fire officials said Whittemore and

3:30 p.m.Gas truck accident video
Meridian Star - About 1 p.m. today a gas truck and a four door sedan were involved in a traffic accident near the Shell station on 22nd Avenue and North Frontage Rd. 22nd avenue is shut down at this time from the interstate ramp to D street as it crosses 22nd ave

Person trapped in A358 accident
Bridgwater News - TWO cars have been involved in a collision along the A358 at Crowcombe. The air ambulance and police are currently attending the incident, which occurred at 10.10am. One person has been taken to Musgrove Park Hospital and another remains trapped. The

Man gets 5 years for friend’s death in drunken driving accident
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - Thomas Patrick Delaney Sr. has a message, explained on the bumper stickers he hands out: Do it for Delaney. Buckle up. Slow down. Don t drink and drive. He hopes the message will reach young people tempted to do otherwise, Delaney said in court on

General25 Jul 2007 11:31 am

2 get 6 mos. in hardhat’s fatal plunge
New York Daily News - Defense attorney Jerry Bernstein said the defendants had paid for Jabbie’s wedding and bought an Acura sedan for him before the June 2005 accident. But those arguments were undercut by the fact that investigators from the federal Occupational Safety

General24 Jul 2007 11:30 am

Oil spill following road accident
Evening Star - WORK is under way to clear an oil spill following a collision between a car and a lorry in Mendlesham. Emergency services were called to Old Station Road, Mendlesham, shortly before 10am today after a Citroen Xantia and a lorry collided. A 65-year

Indonesia grounds all OV-10 aircraft after accident
Xinhua News Agency - JAKARTA, July 23 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian Air Force decided Monday to ground the remaining light attack aircraft OV-10 Bronco following an accident that killed a pilot earlier in the day. “All the Broncos will be grounded until we know the cause of

Two injured in cycle accident
Batesville Herald Tribune - A one-vehicle motorcycle personal injury accident occurred Saturday, July 21, at 1:45 p.m. on State Road 229, about one-tenth of a mile north of Oldenburg, according to Franklin County Sheriff s Department Deputy Jason Lovins. David Fox, 58

General16 Jul 2007 09:30 pm

Winnebago Co. Teen Dies in Lifest Ride Accident
WBAY Green Bay - Oshkosh police and state investigators spent the day at Lifest trying to figure out how a teenaged girl fell off bungee ride. Officials say 16-year old Elizabeth Mohl, from Winnebago County, went on the crane ride “Air Glory” and fell 40 to 50 feet

Mom Killed In Trampoline Accident
Denver Channel - FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Fort Collins native who died in a freak trampoline accident is being laid to rest Monday in Loveland. Sarah Comstock, 32, died in the accident last Thursday. Details haven’t been released. She was a 1993 graduate of Rocky

Man dies in tractor accident
Guard Online - A Salado man died Friday afternoon when the tractor he was driving overturned, pinning him underneath, according to a report from the Independence County Sheriff s Office. Deputy Barry Barber and Arkansas State Police Trooper Bo Harsson responded

Boating accident victim’s body rises at Lake of the Ozarks
KYTV - LAKE OZARK, Mo. — The body of a boating accident victim who died two months ago surfaced on Sunday in Lake of the Ozarks. Dustin Francis, 21, of Belton fell from the bow of a boat around 1 a.m. on May 22. His body came up not far from the accident

Motorcycle accident kills off-duty officer
San Francisco Gate - An off-duty Oakland police officer was found dead late Saturday afternoon in Concord after the motorcycle he was riding apparently ran off a road, according to authorities. The officer, identified by Oakland police as Stanley Mock, 38, of Clayton

Hang glider hurt in RPV accident
Daily Breeze - A hang glider was injured Sunday afternoon when his parachute collapsed, sending him into a hilly section of Rancho Palos Verdes, authorities said. The man hit some bushes and then fell to the ground about 4:40 p.m. in the 4200 block of Admirable

General14 Jul 2007 11:30 pm

British soldier killed in road accident during Greek holiday
MSN UK News - A British soldier serving in Kosovo was killed in a road accident while on holiday at a resort in northern Greece, police said Friday. Police said Brett Walmsley, 25, from Darwen in northwest England, was killed in Greece’s Halkidiki region after

Funeral today for victim of fireworks accident
News-Courier - Popular Cowart Elementary School student Paxon Thomas Jordan, who died as a result of a fireworks accident Thursday night at his Clearview Street home in Athens, will be laid to rest today in Athens City Cemetery. The funeral for the 7-year-old will

Three-car accident injures two in Keyport
Asbury Park Press - KEYPORT Two people were injured in a serious motor vehicle accident this morning involving two moving cars and one parked car, officials say. The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. at Maple Place and Green Grove Avenue, said Fire Chief Bill

General14 Jul 2007 03:30 am

GP man critically injured in accident
Daily Herald Tribune - A 30-year-old Grande Prairie man is in critical condition in an Edmonton hospital after he was struck by a vehicle on Forestry Trunk Road, approximately 100 km south of Grande Prairie, Thursday afternoon. Apparently he was having some vehicle

Mercy Flight called in for Hilton accident
WHEC TV-10 - Mercy Flight was called in to an accident near Hilton late Friday morning. It happened at the intersection of Brick School House Road and Walker Lake Ontario Road. Two cars collided at a two-way intersection. One of them ran into a telephone pole. It

Freak accident mars Rome event
Daily Telegraph - The French long jumper Salim Sdiri was taken to hospital after being hit by a javelin during last night’s Golden League meeting in Rome. The accident happened when Tero Pitkamaki, of Finland, slipped on his approach, hurling the javelin out to the

General13 Jul 2007 05:30 am

Motorcyclist Dies In Accident
Week.com - A motorcyclist was hit and killed by a teenage driver Wednesday night in East Peoria. 55-year-old Robert Beard was on his way home from his work with the Illinois Department of Transportation when he was hit in the 2500 block of Meadows Avenue by a

Charges filed 4 months after fatal highway accident
WKYC - NORTH CANTON — Prosecutors are charging an injured driver involved in a fatal wreck that remains an open case still under investigation. Mark Spreadbury of North Canton is charged with vehicular homicide, a misdemeanor, after his SUV struck another

Six injured, one dead in U.S. 29 accident
Danville Register & Bee - DANVILLE - One person is dead and six injured, one critically, in a one-vehicle rollover on U.S. 29. The accident happened at about 4 p.m. Multiple ambulances and law enforcement agencies responded to the call. Virginia State troopers are still

Accident shuts down Route 32 in Howard Co.
Baltimore Sun - A truck carrying asphalt erupted in flames in a five-vehicle accident that closed Route 32 in both directions at Cedar Lane in Howard County shortly before 3 p.m. today. As of 4:10 p.m., the eastbound lanes had been reopened but the westbound lanes

Influential Katrina survivor dies in accident
Houston Chronicle - Just outside Melissa Hurst’s south Houston home on Angel Lane, friends and family gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate the life of a woman called “the peacemaker” of a close-knit community of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Hurst, 39, a working

Teen dies in Souhegan River swimming accident
Boston Globe - MERRIMACK, N.H. — A teen doing a back flip off a rock collided with another swimmer in the Souhegan River and perished, police said Thursday. Rescuers pulled the body of the 15-year-old swimmer from the Wildcat Falls section of the river in the

Saw blades fall onto I-94, cause 10-car accident in Wisconsin
Minneapolis Star Tribune - TOMAH, Wis. A semi tractor-trailer dumped several industrial-sized saw blades on I-94 outside of Tomah Tuesday night, causing a 10-car accident. Several of the saw blades slipped off a semi driven by Ryan Sathoff, 27, of Grasston, Minn., and

Four Hurt In School Bus Accident
Guardian Unlimited - Four schoolchildren are in hospital after a school bus ploughed into a crowd of youngsters. Two were said to be “poorly but stable” and two others “comfortable” after a 33-seat Mercedes bus carrying more than 20 children left the road outside English

General10 Jul 2007 01:30 pm

Basra Accident Soldier Named
Guardian Unlimited - A British soldier who died in an accident while serving in Iraq was named by the Ministry of Defence. Rifleman Edward Vakabua, 23, of 4th Battalion The Rifles, died at the Basra Palace base in the centre of the southern Iraqi city. An investigation

Ontario sheriff expects to issue fatality report ’soon’
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Many questions remain, including the speeds involved which might be answered in the accident report. Completing a report involving multiple fatalities takes time: to calculate measurements, review data from vehicle “black box” recorders and

Marrero man dies in car accident
WWL-TV - A 56-year-old man was killed Monday night when his truck ran off the highway and slammed into a culvert, State Police said. According to Trooper Jason Bourgeois, the accident happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Peters Road, one mile south of Lapalco

Man dies after Co Down car accident
RTE Online - A 79-year-old man has died in hospital after being struck by a car as he emerged from another vehicle at Warrenpoint in Co Down this morning. The driver of a blue Mercedes car was taken to hospital after the vehicle hit a wall. His injuries are not

Beyonce Visits 2 Hurt in Fireworks Accident at St. Louis Concert
FOX News - ST. LOUIS Two people injured when pyrotechnics went awry at a Beyonce Knowles concert in St. Louis received a surprise emergency room visit from the singer herself. The accident happened Sunday night, just as the R&B star’s concert began. A

In wake of fatal accident, just exactly who is Juan Usralios?
Times Reporter - His name is Juan Usralios, according to Tuscarawas County jail records. It s Juan US Ralios, according to an Ohio Highway Patrol traffic crash report. He was born Oct. 6, 1985, and lived at 131 S. Wooster Ave., Strasburg, according to the crash

Two dead in fatal car accident
Boston Globe - GLOCESTER, R.I. — Two teenagers were killed early Sunday morning after their car lost control and slammed into trees. The accident happened at about 4 a.m. on Snake Hill Road in Glocester. Police say the driver of the 1989 Chevrolet Blazer appeared

Driver faces charges in accident that hurt tree trimmer
AZCentral.com - SCOTTSDALE - A 37-year-old man who was injured by a motorist while trimming trees remained hospitalized Monday while the motorist is being held on suspicion of aggravated assault. Phoenix resident Guiseppe Cala was with a road crew shortly after 8 a

Beyonce Visits 2 Hurt by Fireworks
ABC News - Two people injured when pyrotechnics went awry at Beyonce Knowles’ concert in St. Louis received a surprise emergency room visit from the singer. The accident happened Sunday night, just as the R&B star’s concert began. A spokeswoman for Scottrade

General08 Jul 2007 07:30 pm

Teenager dies in bus accident
NDTV - A fourteen-year old boy died after he fell off a private bus in Delhi on Sunday, which has renewed calls to shut down the notorious Blueline service. Reports said it is the 59 accident this year involving a bus belonging to the Blueline fleet. Mobs

Troy man is killed in boating accident
News-Democrat - A boating accident Saturday in a subdivision lake in Troy left one man dead. At 6:07 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Department was called to Twin Lakes subdivision for a boating accident. When police arrived, they found a capsized boat in the

Somalia road accident kills 16, dozens injured
Washington Post - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A road accident in northern Somalia killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more, including 20 children, officials said on Sunday. A truck packed with people fleeing violence in Mogadishu overturned in the remote village of

Third soldier killed in Iraq
MSN UK News - Rifleman Edward Vakabua, 23, of 4th Battalion The Rifles, died in an accident at the Basra Palace base in the centre of the southern Iraqi city on Friday. An investigation has been launched into the fatal accident which happened on Friday. Rifleman

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