Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Maine Police Say Driver on Drugs Swerved Off Road, Hit 4 Troopers
Aug 30 2023 // A motorist who veered off a highway and struck four state troopers was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, officials said Monday, as two of the troopers remained hospitalized. Three troopers and a...
Uber Raises Minimum Age for Most California Drivers to 25 over Insurance Costs
Aug 25 2023 // Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state. The new...
Woman Admits Bribing State Employee to Issue Driver’s Licenses Without Road Test
Aug 24 2023 // A woman has admitted to bribing an employee of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue driver`s licenses to people who never took a road test. Neta Centio, 56, of Taunton, pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of...
Employer Hosting Golf Outing Not Liable for Drunk Driver, Pennsylvania High Court Says
Aug 24 2023 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to extend the state’s liquor liability law to social hosts. The high court cited a half-century of precedent in upholding lower courts in a case where an employer hosting a...
Shot-at FedEx Driver, Now on Workers’ Comp, Has Been Fired, Attorney Says
Aug 23 2023 // A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. “I honestly feel disrespected,” the former...
Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud
Aug 23 2023 // Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate a system protected by face ID. They sound like the stuff of science...
Judge Allows ACLU to Join Lawsuit Over Sex Designation on Kansas Driver’s Licenses
Aug 21 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to force the state to list the sex that people were assigned at birth on their...
National Drunk Driving Fatalities Surge in 2021
Aug 21 2023 // The number of national drunk driving fatalities increased in 2021, according to a new report by online driver education platform Zutobi. In its analysis, Zutobi shared that 13,386 deaths were attributed to drunk driving in...
Orlando Debuts Self-Driving Shuttle to Whisk Passengers Around Downtown
Aug 18 2023 // There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it`s not going to require any human drivers. Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile...
Philadelphia Police Change Account of Shooting of Driver After Viewing Video
Aug 18 2023 // Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer earlier this week, acknowledging that the person was shot inside the car rather than outside and no longer saying that he fled a traffic stop...
Michigan DIFS Director Fox Urges Safe Driving Amid Increase in Crashes
Aug 17 2023 // Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox urged safe driving to safe lives and lower costs amid an increase in reported motor vehicle crashes. “Consistent with an unfortunate...
Legal, Ethical Questions on Autopilot Endure as Criminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends
Aug 17 2023 // A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County could end next month, the final step of a case believed to be the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist who was...
FedEx Faces Safety Issues as Driver Accidents, Insurance Costs Rise
Aug 16 2023 // FedEx Corp. is pressuring delivery contractors to improve safety after mounting accidents helped trigger a near-tripling of insurance costs over the decade. FedEx is requiring contractors that deliver packages on behalf of...
Congress Wades Into Self-Driving Debate With New House Bills
Jul 26 2023 // Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars while manufacturers seek federal permission to expand testing of the technology. The US House...
South Carolina Expands Ignition Interlock Law for Drunk Drivers
Jul 17 2023 // South Carolina is expanding the number of drunk driving offenders who must install temporary breathalyzers before taking the wheel. Under the new law, anyone convicted of driving under the influence will have to breathe...
Buggy Driver, 2 Teens Seriously Injured in Pennsylvania Crash Involving Minivan
Jul 12 2023 // A man and two teenagers riding in a buggy pulled by a horse were seriously injured in a crash with a minivan over the weekend, authorities said. State police in Centre County say the minivan struck the rear of the buggy on...
Kansas Attorney General Sues to Prevent Transgender People From Changing Driver’s Licenses
Jul 10 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver`s licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his...
Judge Delays Minimum Wage Hike for New York City App Drivers
Jul 10 2023 // A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers, a day after being sued by Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. City officials recently announced plans to...
Car Crashes Into New Hampshire Restaurant, Injures Dozens
Jul 5 2023 // A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle struck the Looney Bin Bar & Grill a little after 12:40 p.m. Sunday and came to a stop well...
Truck Driver Who Triggered Deadly Arizona Freeway Collision Had Just Been on Tiktok
Jul 4 2023 // A tractor-trailer driver was on the social media app TikTok just before causing a Phoenix-area freeway collision that killed five people, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced in a news...
