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Driver Who Fatally Doored Cyclist Faces 30 Days In Jail Max
In September 2010, Jasmine Herron, 23, was biking along Atlantic Avenue when motorist Krystal Francis allegedly opened the door of her parked car, sending Herron swerving into the street and under a B45 bus. Herron was killed, but Francis claimed she had nothing to do with the accident, and she allegedly left the scene to attend a party. Show More Summary
Mother Of SI Cyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Lashes Out At "Cowardly" Driver
Police are still searching for the driver who fatally struck a Staten Island nursing student as he biked home from Wagner College Sunday night around 9 p.m. Investigators believe 29-year-old Ronald Tillman was killed by the driver of a dark-colored, newer-model SUV or pickup truck, possibly a Dodge Durango. Show More Summary
Cops Search For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Cyclist On Staten Island
Police on Staten Island are searching for the driver of a black SUV or pick-up truck who fatally ran over a cyclist last night near Wagner College. The unidentified 29-year-old cyclist was killed while biking along a curved stretch of road around 9 p.m. Show More Summary
Stoned Driving Nearly Doubles the Risk of a Fatal Crash
People who drive within three hours of smoking marijuana are at nearly twice the risk of being in an accident that leads to serious injury or death, compared with sober drivers, according to a new review of the research. About 4% of the American adult population — nearly 11 million people — report having driven [...]
Wrong-way driver faces murder charge in OC freeway fatality
A Pomona man who allegedly spent the night drinking in Newport Beach has been charged with driving the wrong way on the 91 Freeway and slamming head-on into an oncoming car, killing a 53-year-old woman.
Bronx Man Charged For Beating Man To Death In $15 Robbery
Police have charged a suspect in the fatal beating of a 59-year-old Bronx father who was mugged for $15. Devon Downs, 29, was charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the death of former cab driver Bimal Chanda last fall. An accomplice who also joined in on beating Chanda with a metal object has not been caught yet. Show More Summary
Trial postponed again for driver in fatal Va. bus crash
A manslaughter trial for the man who was driving a discount interstate bus that crashed in Virginia last year has been postponed for a second time, the Associated Press reports.
Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, of New York, is charged with four felony counts of involuntary manslaughter in the May 31 crash. Show More Summary
LI Driver Who Killed Cyclist Says Dead Woman Saved Her Life
A Long Island woman was sentenced to one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison for fatally striking a cyclist while high on prescription drugs. But before the sentence was officially handed down, a sobbing Nicole Shellard had this to say about victim Kathryn Underdown, "You are my angel. I took your life, Kathryn, and you saved mine." [ more › ]
Driver who fled fatal Olney crash set to be sentenced
Montgomery County prosecutors are expected Thursday to ask a judge to impose a 20-year prison term for Kevin Coffay, a young man who crashed a car in Olney last spring then fled from the wreck as three of his friends lay dead or dying on a wet road. Coffay, 20, is scheduled to be sentenced in Rockville for the May 15 crash. Show More Summary
SUV Driver Who Fatally Hit Cyclist Turned Himself in to Police After Seeing the Story All Over the News
The man who hit a cyclist in Pomona and left him to die turned himself in to police last night. [ more › ]
Ambulance Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide
THE EMSA AMBULANCE DRIVER in Oklahoma City who was involved in a fatal collision on December 10 has lost his job and been charged [...]
NTSB Proposes Nationwide Ban on Cell Phone Use in Cars
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a synopsis of its forthcoming report on a fatal multi-vehicle, chain-reaction crash in Missouri last year. The agency concluded that the driver of the pickup truck who started the chain reaction had been texting in moments immediately preceding the crash. Show More Summary
Hit-and-run driver in South L.A. fatal sought
Detectives were seeking the public's help Tuesday in finding a hit-and-run driver in South Los Angeles who ran over a 62-year-old man, who was then hit by another vehicle and died.
No Charges Against Truck Driver Who Fatally Ran Over Cyclist In Williamsburg
The NYPD's investigation into the fatal collision between a flatbed truck and a cyclist in East Williamsburg has come to a sadly familiar end. Investigators had been trying to track down the driver for several days after Mathieu Lefevre was killed at the intersection of Meserole Street and Morgan Avenue, just after midnight on Wednesday. Show More Summary
Multiple Cars Run Over Man Crossing Road. Kill Him. All Drivers Flee The Scene
Miami, Florida (The Weekly Vice) - Miami-Dade police are looking for 5 to 8 drivers who were involved in a fatal hit and run on Saturday. According to Miami-Dade police, 53-year-old Jose Aviles-Vasquez was hit by a Honda Accord as he was crossing the street. Show More Summary
Wife Of Former Vikings Player Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run, Denies Knowing She Hit Someone [Jurisprudence]
Amy Senser is the wife of former Minnesota Vikings TE Joe Senser. She's also an irresponsible driver/human who faces a felony charge for driving the Mercedes SUV which struck and killed 38-year-old Anousone Phanthavong on Aug. 23. More »
Driver Of Fatal DWI Gets Lenient Sentence After NYPD Screw-Up
A driver who killed one motorcyclist and severely injured another in 2008 while he was on PCP agreed to an extremely favorable plea bargain that would have him serve just two to six years in prison. DNAinfo reports that 34-year-old Adam...Show More Summary
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Man Checking Damaged Car On Grand Central Parkway
Police are looking for the driver who fatally struck a man on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens earlier this morning. A 65-year-old man who had gotten into an accident had exited his car to inspect the damage, and WABC 7 reports, "a passing vehicle struck him and kept going." [ more › ]
Tough drivers’ license laws may be backfiring, study finds
Laws designed to decrease the number of teenagers who die in car crashes appear to have cut fatal crashes among 16-year-olds, but may inadvertently have increased deaths among 18-year-olds, according to new research. In an attempt to...Show More Summary
Driver Sentenced For Killing Pedestrian On UWS: "I'm Sorry"
The man who was accused of fatally running over a film editor walking home with her groceries last year was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. David McKie struck Karen Schmeer with a car in January 2010 while fleeing from police after robbing a CVS with some friends. Show More Summary