Category: crash

Missouri Man Accused of Deliberately Crashing U-Haul Truck Into Security Barrier Near White House

WASHINGTON—A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck, and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to “seize power” from the government, authorities said Tuesday. Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, removed the…


Wilson, Legge Crash Heavily in Indianapolis 500 Practice Session

INDIANAPOLIS—Stefan Wilson was taken by ambulance to the hospital Monday after a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500, the first wreck of the two-week build-up to the 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Wilson was immobilized and wearing a neck brace but gave a quick thumbs-up after the…


Wilson Fractures Vertebrae in Crash With Legge in Indianapolis 500 Practice Session

INDIANAPOLIS—Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the British driver will not be allowed back into his car for the 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The two drivers were going through Turns 1 and 2 about an hour…


7 Dead in Vehicle Crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon

ALBANY, Ore.—Seven people were killed and multiple others hurt in a crash involving several vehicles Thursday on Interstate 5 in an agricultural area of western Oregon, police said. Officers responded at about 2:05 p.m. to the crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle in the northbound lanes about 7 miles (11 kilometers) north…


Widowed Husband Sues Driver, Bars After DUI Crash Killed Bride on Wedding Night

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride. Four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman, identified as…


Limo Service Manager Convicted of Manslaughter in New York Crash That Killed 20

ALBANY, N.Y.—A limousine service manager was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations in the trial of Nauman Hussain, who ran Prestige Limousine. He faces the possibility…


Colombian Children Found Alive in Jungle Weeks After Plane Crash

BOGOTA—Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the south of the country more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in a thick jungle, President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday. The children were rescued by members of the military, firefighters, and civil aviation authority officials in…


Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash in South Florida

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—A pilot died after a small banner-towing plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday afternoon in South Florida, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-25-235 went down next to the parking lot of a Hollywood shopping center, the Sun Sentinel reported. The plane had departed from the nearby North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, airport…


26 People Die in Fiery Crash of Freight Truck and Passenger Van in Northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY—A fiery highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people in northern Mexico on Sunday, authorities said. Prosecutors and police in the northern border state of Tamaulipas said the death toll was a preliminary count, apparently because of the sheer volume of the wreckage and the fire that consumed…


Florida Driver in 116-Mph Fatal House Crash Gets 27 Years

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A Florida man who was driving his Tesla at least 116 mph before crashing into a house and killing two people in 2021 has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Vaughn Mongan, 45, of Palm Harbor, was sentenced on May 8 in Pinellas County court, the Tampa Bay Times reported. He pleaded…