Category: car crash

7 Injured in Irvine Crash

IRVINE, Calif.—Two vehicles collided in an Irvine intersection injuring seven people and trapping multiple occupants, authorities said Oct. 31. The crash was reported at 7:52 p.m. Oct. 30 at Irvine Boulevard and Modjeska, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to free patients from one vehicle and took seven people to…


Police Recover Body of Quebec Infant Missing in River Since Car Crash Friday

Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say they found the body today of a one-month-old infant missing in a river since Friday evening. The baby boy had disappeared when a vehicle with his mother and four-year-old sister plunged into the Mille Îles River in a northwestern sector of Laval just before 5 p.m. Police…


Police: Driver Going 100 mph in Crash With Wisconsin Senator

MADISON, Wis.—A Pennsylvania woman who was killed alongside her daughter in a car crash involving the Wisconsin state Senate’s minority leader was driving at 100 mph seconds before the collision, according to police documents made public Thursday. Among the documents is an inspection of the vehicle driven by Alyssa Ortman, 27, who was killed along…


1 Killed, 3 Injured in Fullerton Crash

FULLERTON, Calif.—A man died Sunday when his speeding sedan struck a car that turned in front of him in a Fullerton intersection. The crash occurred at 2:47 p.m. at Harbor Boulevard and La Entrada Place, according to Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus. The initial investigation revealed that a speeding dark gray Kia Forte was northbound…


Authorities Identify 6 Killed in Southeastern Nebraska Crash

LINCOLN, Neb.—Police in Nebraska have identified the six young people killed in a car crash that was first reported when a passenger’s cellphone automatically alerted dispatchers. The Honda Accord hit a tree in a residential neighborhood in Lincoln early Sunday, investigators said. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the driver was 26-year-old Jonathan Kurth, of Lincoln. Four passengers died at…


‘God Saved Me’: Indiana Teen Survives Crash, Flipping 5 Times in Speeding Car With No Injury—Is ‘Thankful’

Three weeks before his 18th birthday, in August 2021, Jaydon and two friends were tinkering on a car before taking it out for a test spin. Two miles north of Sweetser, in rural Indiana, the rambunctious teens were speeding on a bumpy country road when the driver, Jaydon’s best friend, went over a bump and…


Family: Man Killed in Crash Never Got Air Bag Recall Notice

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—When Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at a crash scene in the Panhandle this summer, they found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting. A trooper later messaged the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that injuries were from the deployment…


Grieving Indiana State Looks Ahead After Deadly Car Crash

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—Indiana State receiver Dante Hendrix sees the slow, steady steps his teammates have taken since a program-changing tragedy nearly two weeks ago. Mourning and sadness replaced X’s and O’s. Visiting dorms and food runs were more important than studying the playbook. Talking through the emotions of a car crash that left three students…


Five Australian Teens Dead in Horror Crash

The five teenagers killed in a horror road smash southwest of Sydney were aged between 14 and 16 and attended the same local high school. Camden police chief Superintendent Paul Fuller said the three girls and two boys were passengers in a Nissan ute and died at the “horrific” scene on Tuesday night. The ute…


Tributes Pour in for Six Victims of Barrie, Ontario, Crash; Police Investigating

Three athletes are among the six young adults who were killed in a crash in Barrie, Ont., over the weekend. Police have said four men and two women who were reported missing on Saturday are believed to be six people found dead in a crash early Sunday. In a social media post that has since…