July 7, 2016
A Salt Lake City train derailed nearly two months ago because the operator thought he was supposed to go straight and took a curve at more than twice the recommended speed, according to newly released police documents. Operator Bryce Johnson …
August 6, 2013
About 100 homes remained evacuated as officials worked to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment in Louisiana near the small community of Lawtell, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. State police said crews were working to …
April 15, 2013
In this city of innumerable tourist attractions, the clanging, hill-conquering cable cars stand out as a top draw. The quaint conveyances also stand out for the inordinate number of accidents and the millions of dollars annually the city pays out …
August 13, 2012
A Chicago law firm is suing Megabus on behalf of the estate of a 76-year-old Chicago woman who was struck and killed by one of the company’s buses. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on Aug. 10 in Cook County Circuit Court …
July 27, 2012
Police say a Sioux Falls, S.D., man was texting and driving too fast when he hit a motorcycle, three other vehicles and a light pole, and then ran from the accident scene. Brent O’Neal faces charges of felony hit and …
July 25, 2012
State authorities believe that a pickup truck’s front right tire came apart, likely causing the vehicle to veer off a rural highway and crash, killing 14 suspected illegal immigrants in South Texas. The truck packed with 23 people crashed Sunday …
July 25, 2012
The state Supreme Court has ruled that an Indiana man can sue his father for leg injuries he suffered when his father drove into him. An Adams County judge initially threw out Robert Clark Jr.’s lawsuit, citing Indiana’s guest law, …
July 11, 2012
FBI divers and police officials in New York are working to retrieve a yacht that capsized and sank, killing three children.
July 6, 2012
The man operating a yacht full of fireworks-watchers that capsized off New York’s Long Island on the Fourth of July, killing three children, said Thursday the vessel was slammed by a wave. Sal Aurelino told TV’s News12 Long Island that …
January 31, 2012
The family of an Arkansas teenager who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Texas last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the truck and his employer. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court …