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A Woman Fatally Shot an Uber Driver. Police Say She Wrongly Thought She Was Being Kidnapped

EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…


Woman Fatally Shoots Uber Driver After Mistaking Being Kidnapped: Police

EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…


Victim’s Family ‘Let Down’ as Tram Driver Acquitted Over Fatal Crash

A tram driver who misjudged a bend, leading to a crash which killed seven people in south London has been acquitted of failing to take reasonable care at work. Alfred Dorris, 49, denied falling asleep moments before crashing tram 2551, carrying 69 passengers, at Sandilands near Croydon on Nov. 9, 2016. Dorris was originally arrested on…


Actor Adam Driver Chosen as Honorary Starter for Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS—Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver, who will soon be starring as Enzo Ferrari in a biopic of the Italian automobile magnate, will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Driver perhaps most famously played Kylo Ren in the three most recent “Star Wars” films, and he…


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…


Man Sentenced to Life in Death of NYC Ambulance Driver

NEW YORK—A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for killing a New York City emergency medical technician by running her over with her own ambulance. Jose Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the March 2017 murder of Yadira Arroyo, a 14-year Fire Department veteran and mother…


Delivery Driver Gets Life for Killing Woman, Setting Fire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—An appliance delivery man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her Florida home. A Palm Beach County circuit judge gave Jorge Dupre Lachazo two life sentences, plus another 30-year sentence, according to court records. The 24-year-old was convicted…


Police: Impaired Semi Driver Kills 4 People Changing Tire

KINGSPORT, Tenn.—The driver of a tractor-trailer that hit a van alongside an interstate in east Tennessee—killing four people who were changing a tire and critically injuring another—was impaired, police said. Saul A. Carrera, 60, of New York, was driving a Peterbilt tractor-trailer south on Interstate 81 Sunday when the vehicle veered to the right onto…


‘I Could Use a Hug’: Officer Responds to a Driver in Distress by Lending His Shoulder to Cry On

Pulling over to investigate a driver who had stopped on the road in the snow, a Michigan police officer asked if the man needed help and received a reply: “I could use a hug.” What followed was an exchange of pure human kindness. Deputy Jake Thorne of Macomb County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was called to…


Elderly Delivery Woman Who Had a Rough Fall at a Couple’s Patio Receives an Unexpected Gift (VIDEO)

When an elderly pizza delivery driver tripped and fell on a family’s front patio, the couple rushed to her aid. Saddened that the 73-year-old was still working to support herself, they went the extra mile and kick-started a fundraiser to help the woman. Lacey, 33, and her husband Kevin Keighron, 34, are both first responders…