Toddler dies from injuries in Naperville bus crash.

Date: 04/23/2012
Time: Around 09:00 A.M.
Location: Naperville, Illinois
Vehicle(s) Involved: School bus, Chrysler Town and Country

By Lee Filas

"A 23-month old Oswego girl has died from injures she sustained a week ago in a bus accident in Naperville.
(censored) of Oswego, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, said officials from the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Officials said Jada is an organ donor, and that an examination would be performed after her donation is completed today.
The toddler was critically injured in a crash caused when the girl’s mother drove a minivan into an oncoming school bus to avoid rear-ending a car stopped in front of her in south Naperville, authorities said.
Police say (censored), 36, of Oswego, was driving a Chrysler Town and Country minivan south on 248th Avenue and swerved into northbound traffic to avoid a stopped car that was making a left turn onto Lapp Lane.
The school bus, headed north on 248th, hit the van causing it to roll on its roof.
Hanson, her 4-year-old son and the 56-year-old driver of the otherwise unoccupied bus all were treated for minor injuries at Edward Hospital in Naperville."

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Seven killed in New York crash.

Date: 04/29/2012
Time: Around 12:30 P.M.
Location: Bronx, New York
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda Pilot

By VERENA DOBNIK /Associated Press

"NEW YORK — An out-of-control van careened across several lanes of traffic on a New York City highway Sunday, then plunged more than 50 feet off the side of the road and landed in a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo, killing all seven people aboard, authorities said.

The van was headed south when it bounced off the median, crossed all southbound lanes over to the guardrail and off the side of the road, police said. It landed nearly upside down on zoo property that's closed to the public and far from any animal exhibits, zoo spokeswoman Mary Dixon said. The vehicle lay mangled hours later, its right doors ripped off and strewn amid the trees along with items from the car.

 It's not clear what caused the van to go out of control. The southbound side of the highway was closed briefly Sunday afternoon while police investigated.

The victims were an 84-year-old man; three women, ages 80, 45 and 30; two girls, ages 12 and 10, and a younger girl whose age wasn't immediately known, fire department spokesman Jim Long said. He didn't name them.

The accident was the second in the past year where a car fell off the same stretch of the Bronx River Parkway. Last June, the driver of a sport utility vehicle heading north lost control and the SUV hit a divider, bounced through two lanes of traffic and fell 20 feet over a guardrail, landing on a pickup truck in a parking lot. The two people in the SUV were injured.

City agencies will be asked to look at safety issues on the highway including guardrail height, Bronx borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said in a statement Sunday.

"My prayers, as well as those of my office and all Bronxites, go out to the families of the seven victims," he said."

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One-Car Crash Closes Merritt Parkway In Westport.

Date: 04/28/2012
Time: Around 08:30 P.M.
Location: Westport, Connecticut
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jaguar X-Type

By DAVID MCKAY

"One person sustained moderate to serious injuries after crashing into a tree on the Merritt Parkway Saturday night, fire officials said.
The driver, who was not identified Sunday morning, was traveling in a 2003 Jaguar northbound on the Merritt Parkway when the car barreled into a tree on the right side of the roadway, Assistant Fire Chief William Dingee said.
The accident occurred just north of the North Avenue overpass between exits 42 and 44 around 8:30 p.m.

The car was severely damaged and the driver's side airbag had been deployed, Dingee said.

Upon arrival, emergency personnel found the driver still inside the vehicle, Dingee said.
The driver was pulled from the wreckage and transported by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital, Dingee said. A portion of the roadway was closed as crews worked to clean up the scene.
The Fairfield Fire Department and state police assisted local firefighters in the rescue effort and with putting out a vehicle fire that had ignited after the crash.
State police are handling the investigation."

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One person taken to hospital after Sterling Road crash.

Date: 04/27/2012
Time: Around 12:00 P.M.
Location: Williamsport, Maryland
Vehicle(s) Involved: Buick Lucerne

By Herald Mail

"One person was taken to Meritus Medical Center after a single-vehicle accident on Sterling Road shortly after noon, according to Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy James Clay.

A Buick Lucerne left the roadway and struck a tree before crossing a driveway at 17103 Sterling Road and coming to rest against another tree, Clay said.

There was severe front-end damage to the car.

Clay said the driver, whose name and age was unavailable, was unresponsive. A dog in the vehicle was unharmed, he said.

Sterling Road was closed from Bower Avenue to Downsville Pike while the accident scene was cleared."

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Child dies following two-car accident.

Date: 01/13/2012
Time: Around 1:40 P.M.
Location: Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Dodge Spirit, GMC Sierra 1500

By Patty Yauger and J. Miles Layton 

"CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — Two girls were killed and another person injured on Friday following a two-vehicle accident on Breakneck Road.Fayette County Coroner Phillip Reilly said that (censored), 12, of Connellsville died in the accident that occurred at 1:40 p.m. on Friday. State police said the other girl, (censored), 14, of Connellsville, was taken to UMPC/Children’s Hospital. The Allegheny County Coroner’s office said Darrell was pronounced dead at 3:50 p.m. on Saturday at the hospital. Autopsy results were not available on Saturday.

Reilly said the driver, Victor’s mother, Erica, 41, of Connellsville was taken to tertiary trauma center at UPMC/Presbyterian Hospital. A hospital spokesman said she was discharged on Saturday.

Reilly said Dr. Larry Stept pronounced (censored) dead at 3:06 p.m. on Friday in Highland Hospital. Reilly said based on reports from the accident, she died as a result of blunt force trauma with lethal head injuries and pelvic fractures. He said Victor did not suffer because she was unconscious.

(censored) was not wearing a seat belt, Reilly said. State police reported that Erica Victor’s vehicle, a Dodge Spirit, lost control on the snow-covered Breakneck Road and crossed the center line into the northbound lane before it was struck in the passenger side by the second vehicle, a GMC Sierra.

The driver of the second vehicle was not injured, according to emergency personnel at the scene. State police have not identified the 66-year-old man from Connellsville. Reilly said (censored) was not ejected from the vehicle, but was trapped inside the car along with her mother and Darrell when emergency personnel arrived. Robbie Leiberger, assistant fire chief of the Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Department, said it took nearly 20 minutes for the rescue crews to remove them from the car. The investigating officer, state police Trooper Michael Larkin, said the accident remains under investigation. Leiberger said that snow-covered roads likely contributed to the accident. “It was really nasty out there,” he said. Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department, Fayette EMS, state police and the Connellsville Township road maintenance crew also responded to the accident."

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Students, adults injured in Polk school bus crash.

Date: 04/26/2012
Time: Around 4:20 P.M.
Location: Bartow, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: School bus, Chevy Sonic

By TBO.com

"A Polk County school bus carrying students was involved in a crash this afternoon in Bartow, injuring nine students and two adults, Polk County Fire Rescue said.
According to a report, the bus and a 2012 Chevy Sonic crashed at Highway 60 and Old Connersville Road. Fire Rescue received the call at 4:23 p.m.
The school bus attendant was taken to Bartow Regional Medical Center by ambulance. Nine students and the school bus driver were also transported to BRMC by school bus.
Two injured students were released to their parents, and 19 uninjured students were taken home by bus.
The Bartow Middle School students were on their way home to the Connersville/Alturas area, the report said.
The driver of the 2012 Chevy Sonic had minor scrapes and bruises and refused treatment, the report said.
Further details were unavailable."

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School Bus, Pickup Truck Crash in Huffman

Date: 04/26/2012
Time: Around 2:20 P.M.
Location: Houston, Texas
Vehicle(s) Involved: School bus, Chevy Silverado

By JOHN PERERA

"HOUSTON - Several students and a 43-year-old man were injured after a pickup truck slammed into a school bus in Huffman, Texas.
The accident happened around 2:20 p.m. on FM 2100 near FM 1960, according to the Huffman Independent School District. The pickup truck reportedly hit the school bus head-on.
Some students on the bus suffered minor injuries. They are being evaluated by emergency crews.
The 43-year-old man was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital by a LifeFlight helicopter. He was last listed in stable condition."

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