Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Truck Driver in Fatal Crash Repeatedly Failed Driving Tests, Florida AG’s Office Says
Oct 28 2025 // A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver’s license test 10 times in the span of two months in 2023 in Washington state,...
Lyft Protected by Florida’s 2017 Law in Driver’s Miami Crash, Appeals Court Says
Oct 23 2025 // The ride-sharing company known as Lyft and its insurers are largely protected from negligence and vicarious liability lawsuits in accidents, thanks to Florida’s 2017 statute governing app-based ride networks, a state...
Driver Crashes Into Birthday Party Killing Woman and Injuring 8 Kids in Maryland
Oct 22 2025 // A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., killing a woman and injuring eight kids on Saturday evening, police said. Thirteen people were hurt in the the crash in Bladensburg,...
Former WWE Boss McMahon Enters Pretrial Program in Reckless Driving Case
Oct 20 2025 // Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has been allowed to enter a pretrial program to resolve a reckless driving charge stemming from a crash this summer in Connecticut. A state Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that McMahon...
Trump Withholding $40.6M From California Over Truck Driver English Rules
Oct 15 2025 // The Trump administration said Wednesday it is withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver English proficiency rules. The U.S. Transportation...
US Probes Driver Assistance Software in 2.9 Million Tesla Vehicles Over Traffic Violations
Oct 13 2025 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over more than 50 reports of...
Truck Driver Sues Fox NFL Broadcaster Over Fight in Indianapolis
Oct 10 2025 // A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is suing Sanchez and his employer, Fox Corporation, in Indiana...
Uber Found Not Liable in First Trial Over Driver Sexual Assault Claims
Oct 2 2025 // Uber is not liable for the sexual assault of a woman who said she was attacked by her driver on a ride she ordered from the ridesharing app, a California jury said on Tuesday, according to an attorney for the plaintiff. At...
Texas to No Longer Issue Commercial Drivers Licenses for Many Immigrants
Oct 1 2025 // Texas will no longer issue or renew commercial driver’s licenses to DACA recipients, refugees or people with asylum, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday. Commercial driver’s licenses, or...
India Native Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Crash Pleads Not Guilty
Oct 1 2025 // A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month waived his first appearance hearing Monday and entered a not guilty plea, court records show. Harjinder...
Transportation Department Tightens Noncitizen Truck Driver Rules
Sep 29 2025 // The U.S. Transportation Department tightened commercial driver’s license requirements for noncitizens on Sept. 26 after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers. The new...
Root Insurance Expands Driving Behavior Product to Washington
Sep 23 2025 // Root Insurance has brought its driving behavior insuring pricing model to Washington in an expansion of its West Coast footprint. Root now offers its product to drivers in Washington, Oregon and California. Root’s...
Judge Clears Florida Officer in Shooting of UPS Driver, Citing ‘Stand Your Ground’
Sep 23 2025 // A South Florida judge cleared a police officer of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a UPS driver who had been taken hostage during a 2019 robbery. Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra ruled that Jose Mateo, who had been...
How Your Company’s Recruitment Practices Might Be Driving Candidates Away
Sep 22 2025 // Time is crucial in recruiting. For instance, when it comes to client service hires, successful insurance agencies fill Customer Service Representative (CSR) and Account Manager job openings within 30 days. How does your...
Lyft Pays New Jersey $19.4 Million Over Misclassifying 100,000 Drivers
Sep 19 2025 // Transportation company Lyft has paid the state of New Jersey $19.4 million to settle a case involving misclassification of more than 100,000 drivers as independent contractors. According to the New Jersey Department of...
China’s EV Automaker Xiaomi to Fix Assisted Driving Issue for Over 115,000 SU7s
Sep 19 2025 // Xiaomi will issue a software update for over 115,000 of its popular SU7 electric sedans to fix potential safety issues when its assisted driving features are used, a Chinese regulator said in a product recall notice. It is...
Texas Program Aims to Reduce Car Crashes and Fatalities in Permian Basin
Sep 3 2025 // Workers at the Texas Department of Transportation have begun responding to calls to remove debris and abandoned vehicles from West Texas roads and extinguish vehicle fires. They also change flat tires and jumpstart car...
Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill
Aug 29 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain on industry-wide pay and benefit guarantees, under a new legislative deal that provides...
US Halts Visas for Truck Drivers After Fatal Florida Crash
Aug 22 2025 // The US will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves to clamp down on foreign workers. “Effective...
Accusations Fly About Immigration Status of Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Accident
Aug 21 2025 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday that a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida was in the country illegally, fueling a verbal tussle with California Gov....
