Category: car

Prosecutors Want Rapper Back in Jail After He Crashed Car While Awaiting Trial

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Prosecutors want the rapper Quando Rondo sent back to jail after he crashed a car while free on bond pending trial on gang and drug charges. The 24-year-old rapper, whose given name Tyquian Terrel Bowman, was indicted last month in his hometown of Savannah. He was released from jail June 26 on a $100,000…


Florida Parents Charged in Death of Toddler Left in Car Overnight After Fourth of July Party

LAKELAND, Fla.—A toddler died after her parents left her in a hot car overnight following a Fourth of July party in Florida, authorities said Thursday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Lakeland couple Joel and Jazmine Rondon have been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Authorities said the Rondons accidentally left the 18-month-old girl…


8-Year-Old Girl in ‘Life-Threatening Condition’ After Deadly School Car Crash in Wimbledon

LONDON—An 8-year-old girl is in a life-threatening condition in a hospital following a car crash at an elementary school in Wimbledon that claimed the life of another girl of the same age, London police said Friday. The Metropolitan Police also said a woman in her 40s is in critical condition following the crash Thursday on…


Expansion of ULEZ Triggered Car Price Hikes: Report

Prices on some cars have increased significantly this year, triggered by the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) across all London boroughs. One of the UK’s biggest used car marketplaces, Motorway, has examined the sales of cars under five years old, which would comply with the ULEZ rules. In its report, Motorway found…


Councils Rolls Out Parking Charges Based on Emissions-Based Pricing

Some cars will have to pay much more for parking permits as councils across England roll out new charges based on CO2 emissions. Lambeth Council is the latest council to introduce emission-based parking charges, according to the tax band of the vehicle, which is based on the CO2 emissions it produces. The council said that…


Car Bombing in Northeast Afghanistan Kills Local Official and His Driver, Wounds 10 People

KABUL, Afghanistan—A car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast on Tuesday killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver, a local official said. Ten people were also wounded in the blast. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in the city of Faizabad in Badakhshan Province. The deputy governor, Molvi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, was wounded in…


Florida Woman Charged After Leaving Children in Car That Caught Fire While She Was Allegedly Shoplifting

A Florida woman is facing charges for allegedly leaving her two children in a car that caught fire while she was shoplifting, according to the Oviedo Police Department. Alicia Moore, 24, parked her car outside the Oviedo Mall near Orlando on May 26, before going inside and leaving her children in the car, according to…


Car-Van Crash in Northwestern Wisconsin Kills 2, Injures 12 Others, Including 3 Critically

RIDGELAND, Wis.—Authorities Tuesday investigated a van-car collision that injured 14 people, including two fatally, in northwestern Wisconsin. The crash along Highway 25 north of Ridgeland occurred Monday evening when a van carrying 10 people was struck by a car carrying four teenagers, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department said. A 13-year-old boy from the car and…


Jury Recommends More Than 50 Years in Prison for Missouri Mother Whose Two Children Died in Hot Car

LIBERTY, Mo.—A jury has recommended that a Missouri woman whose two young daughters died inside a hot car in 2018 be sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. A Clay County jury found Jenna Boedecker guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and…


7 Dead After Car Runs Into Pedestrians in Southern Texas, Alleged Driver Arrested: Police

Seven people were killed and up to six were injured on Sunday morning after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a city bus stop outside of a shelter for illegal immigrants in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, police said. Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval told The Associated Press the crash happened…