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Head-On Crash Leaves 8 Illegal Immigrants Dead in Texas Near Border: Officials

Authorities in Texas said that at least eight illegal immigrants have died in a head-on collision in Val Verde County, Texas—located near the U.S.-Mexico border—following a high-speed chase. Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested the driver of the vehicle after he allegedly tried to run away following the crash, authorities told Fox29…


California Driver Mows Down Several People on Sidewalk Killing 3 Near San Diego City College

Three people were killed and six were hurt on Monday morning when a driver veered off the road and hit nine people near San Diego City College in San Diego, California, said officials. A 71-year-old yet-to-be-identified driver plowed was heading down B Street in a Volvo station wagon. The driver then veered onto a sidewalk…


Guatemala Woman, 23, Among 13 Killed in California Crash

EL CENTRO, Calif.—One of the 13 people killed when the SUV smuggling them into California hit a tractor-trailer was a 23-year-old woman who was fleeing violence in Guatemala for the hope of a better life, family members said. Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona had told her father she wanted to follow in his footsteps and go…


9 Killed in Army Helicopter Crash in Eastern Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey—A military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing nine soldiers on board and injuring four others, the Defense Ministry said. The helicopter crashed in the town of Tatvan, in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Bitlis province. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash. The Cougar type helicopter was on its way to Tatvan…


15 Dead After Major California Crash Involving Semi-Truck, SUV With 27 People: Officials

At least 15 people have died after a Ford Expedition SUV was involved in a collision with a semi-truck in Imperial County, California, located just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said. Imperial Fire Department Battalion Chief Juan Rodelo told Fox 11 in Los Angeles that a mass casualty crash in Holtville occurred. A number…


13Dead After Major California Crash Involving Semi-Truck, SUV With 25 People: Officials

At least 13 people have died after a Ford Expedition SUV was involved in a collision with a semi-truck in Imperial County, California, located just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said. Imperial Fire Department Battalion Chief Juan Rodelo told Fox 11 in Los Angeles that a mass casualty crash in Holtville occurred. A number…


13 Dead After Major California Crash Involving Semi-Truck, SUV With 25 People: Officials

At least 13 people have died after a Ford Expedition SUV was involved in a collision with a semi-truck in Imperial County, California, located just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said. Imperial Fire Department Battalion Chief Juan Rodelo told Fox 11 in Los Angeles that a mass casualty crash in Holtville occurred. A number…


Police Grilled South Dakota AG on Phone Use Before Crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been reading email and checking news sites on his phone immediately before, according to videos of their interviews. In two videos released by Gov. Kristi…


Lucky to Be Alive, Woods Faces Difficult Recovery

LOS ANGELES—In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces perhaps his toughest recovery of all. Woods was driving alone through a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal suburbs of Los Angeles when his SUV struck a sign, crossed over a raised median and two oncoming lanes flipped several times before coming to…


Tiger Woods Suffers Leg Injuries After California Car Crash

LOS ANGELES—Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in suburban Los Angeles and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said. Woods was alone in the vehicle and had to be extricated from it, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. No other cars were involved in…