Woman killed in wreck was school science teacher.

Date: 08/28/2013
Time: Around 7:00 A.M.
Location: Seale, Alabama
Vehicle(s) Involved: Suzuki Forenza, Semi truck

By Chuck Williams - Ledger-Enquirer

"A Russell County High School science teacher was killed Wednesday morning after a crash on U.S. 431 and Alabama Highway 169, Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor confirmed.
It was a wreck involving a gray, four-door 2008 Suzuki Forenza and a 2005 International Tractor Trailer (18-wheel truck), according to Alabama Sgt. Steven Jarrett. The vehicle was pinned under the truck.
Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. said the wreck happened at 7:08 a.m. Wileatha Brown, 40, was driving the sedan, Jarrett said. The Tuskegee woman was not wearing her seatbelt, the sergeant confirmed. Sumbry said he pronounced her dead on the scene at 8:35 a.m.
Mike Green, superintendent of Russell County Schools, said Brown was in her first year as a science teacher at Russell County High School. "It hurt the school this morning," Green said of the wreck.
Green said students hadn't yet developed a bond with the new science teacher, but many faculty members knew her. Grief counselors were brought in Wednesday more for the faculty than students.
Green said Brown, a talented teacher with years of experience, was recruited to teach students at the high school. "She was very out going," he said.
The driver of the 18-wheel truck was uninjured, Sumbry said.
At 10 a.m., the southbound lanes of U.S. 431 were still closed and drivers were being sent on an alternative route. It appeared those lanes would open in the next 30 minutes.
The northbound lanes are open. The vehicle was removed out from under the 18-wheeler around 9:30 a.m. and was soon towed away. The 18-wheel truck was being taken away around 10 a.m.
Alabama State Troopers are investigating."

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2 Dead After Morning Accident in Augusta.

Date: 08/19/2013
Time: Around 7:00 A.M.
Location: Near Staunton, VA
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Equinox, GMC Sierra

By NBC29

"Two men are dead after a morning crash in Augusta  County. 

According to state police, it happened around 7 a.m. along Woodrow Wilson Parkway near the ramp to Middlebrook Road.

A Chevrolet Equinox was traveling north on Route 262 when it crossed the centerline and struck a southbound GMC Sierra pickup truck.

The driver of the Equinox, James M. Bibb, 23, of Barboursville, died at the scene as did the driver of the Sierra, John D. Seale Jr., 56, of Millboro.

The highway was closed for a few hours while authorities investigated the scene and the crash was cleaned up."

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Dump truck jumps median, crushes two cars on I-635.

Date: 09/10/2013
Time: Around 10:30 A.M.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Vehicle(s) Involved: Dump truck, Toyota Camry, Lexus ES350

By CBSDFW
 
"DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Both directions of the LBJ Freeway were shut down early Tuesday afternoon due to a dump truck crash between Webb Chapel Road and Marsh Lane. The incident happened at about 10:30 a.m. when the truck appeared to have jumped over the center concrete median.
Chopper 11 was live over the scene and spotted at least two other vehicles involved in the crash, one on each side of the highway. Both of those cars were pinned underneath each end of the dump truck.
According to Jason Evans with Dallas Fire-Rescue, there has been one confirmed death as a result of this incident. Another individual had to be transported away from the scene after being extricated from their car, but did not have life threatening injuries. Authorities have not yet said what may have caused the dump truck to jump over the median and into oncoming traffic.
The area where the crash took place is part of the LBJ Express Project, where road construction has already been impacting the regular flow of traffic heading east and west through north Dallas."

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Teen charged with DUI after younger brother killed in crash.

Date: 05/24/2013
Time: Around 2:00 A.M.
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: BMW 740, Chevy Cobalt

By WISTV

"COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
An 18-year-old charged with felony DUI following a crash that killed his brother is out on bond.
Bond was set for Cameron Stringfellow Friday at $100,000 and he was released on his own recognizance.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a BMW being driven by Stringfellow struck a parked car on Shallow Brook Drive around 2:00 Friday morning.
"After hearing the screams for help we both went outside and realized it was teenagers in a car accident," said Dru Frederick.

Frederick had already called 911 and quickly thought of another way to help.

"I ran to my neighbor who is a physician to see if he could come over and help," said Frederick.
After hitting the parked car the BMW ran off the right side of the road and struck several trees. 
There were three teenagers in the car.
The Highway Patrol says all three were wearing their seatbelts and transported to Palmetto Richland Memorial. 
The 16-year-old passenger, John Corey Stringfellow, who was in the backseat of the car, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Highway Patrol says Cameron Stringfellow, the driver of the BMW, was charged with felony DUI.  Wesley Thompson, who was also in the car, was taken to Palmetto Health Richland where he was listed in fair condition.
Cameron Stringfellow is the older brother of the victim, and expected to graduate from Spring Valley next week.
Shallow Brook Road is in the Wildewood subdivision in northeast Richland County.
"To have something like this to anyone's child is very, very tough and our hearts and prayers are with the family," said Frederick."

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Vehicle slams into Moreland Avenue restaurant.

Date: 09/26/2012
Time: Around 7:45 A.M.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition, Audi, Chevy Silverado

By AJC

"No one was seriously injured Wednesday morning when a vehicle slammed into a fast food restaurant in southeast Atlanta.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, four vehicles — a Lincoln Navigator, a Ford Expedition, a pickup truck and an Audi — were involved in a wreck about 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Moreland and East Confederate avenues, and the Navigator came to a stop inside the nearby Zesto restaurant.
GSP Senior Trooper Larry Schnall said that the driver of the Expedition was southbound on Moreland Avenue when she lost control, striking several other vehicles and setting off a chain reaction crash.
The Navigator “traveled airborne into the building, causing significant damage to the establishment,” Schnall said. “Fortunately, no one was inside.”
The restaurant was scheduled to open at 10 a.m., according to the Zesto’s website.
Schnall said three of the four drivers were transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries that were believed to be minor. He said investigators had not yet determined what caused the Expedition driver to lose control of her vehicle.
“Myself and my partner were across the street and partially witnessed this accident,” Schnall told the AJC. “We saw the Navigator go airborne into the building, and my first reaction was, wow, if this place was open for business, someone very well could have been seriously injured or multiple fatalities.”"

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Train hits bus in Evans City; one dead, 10 injured.

Date: 04/26/2013
Time: Around 8:10 A.M.
Location: Evans City, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford E-450 bus, train

By Molly Born, Liz Navratil and Jonathan D. Silver / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A rural Butler County railroad crossing where a freight train carrying asphalt collided Friday with a paratransit bus in heavy fog -- killing one person and injuring 10 others -- lacked warning lights and swinging gate arms to halt traffic.

For unknown reasons the bus ended up with its passengers -- elderly and disabled adults -- atop the tracks at Maple Avenue in Evans City around 8:10 a.m., when the 31-car train slammed into its driver's side, knocking the vehicle askew and totaling it.

Two critically injured passengers were flown by medical helicopter to Pittsburgh-area hospitals. One of them, 91-year-old Claudette Miller of Callery, died at Allegheny General Hospital at 1:02 p.m., according to the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.

The other remained in critical condition, and Evans City police Chief Joseph McCombs said the passenger might not survive.

Everyone else on the bus, including the driver -- identified by Chief McCombs as Frank Schaffner, 59, of Butler -- was taken by ambulance to hospitals in Allegheny and Butler counties. Hospital officials said their injuries were not life-threatening.

Conflicting accounts emerged about whether the driver was stopped or in the process of crossing the tracks when the crash occurred. Also unclear was the role the fog played.

"For some unknown reason, it stopped directly in the crossing," Chief McCombs said of the bus. Police said the train's engineer told them he sounded the horn "numerous times."

Chief McCombs said the bus, which was going east toward South Washington Street, entered the crossing and did not move as the Allegheny Valley Railroad train -- composed of two locomotives and 29 cars -- was approaching.

The train was believed to be moving around 25 mph -- the speed limit -- according to information provided to federal inspectors by the engineer and conductor.

The engineer saw the bus, sounded the horn several times and applied the brakes before the crash, which Chief McCombs described as "pretty chaotic" with "pretty severe impact."

Michael Robb, executive director of the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources Inc., which oversees the program under whose auspices the passengers were being transported, relayed a different version of events.

"I don't believe the bus stopped on the train tracks at all. He stopped prior to the tracks as he's required and as he was crossing the tracks he was hit," Mr. Robb said.

"It really is at the driver's discernment whether a train was coming. I do not know if the train blew the whistle or not. All I know is that our driver was conscious enough to give his report to local authorities that he stopped. As he was crossing he was struck by the train."

Mr. Robb said he had not spoken to the driver. He expressed sympathy to the victims and said transportation services will continue.


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Three car crash fatally injuries one.

Date: 5/?/2013
Time: Unknown
Location: Afyon, Turkey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Volkswagen Scirocco, Mercedez-Benz, unknown vehicle

By unknown source

 "Driver of the blue car that came from the other part of the road died. Two minor injuries from both white cars."

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Street racing crash kills two passengers and injuries the driver.

Date: 05/02/2013
Time: Around 11:30 P.M.
Location: Klaipeda, Lithuania
Vehicle(s) Involved: BMW 528

By Delfi News

Rough translation:
"On the May 2nd, at about 23 hours. 30 minutes., Port, Castle Street, near the Klaipeda drama theater nesuvaldydamas,  a speeding BMW car went sliding into the opposite direction lane, drove onto the sidewalk, hit a tree and then hit the wall and rolled over onto its side.

According to reports, two cars were racing and their speed was about 150 kilometers per hour.

The crashed car contained two passengers - 1991 Bandužių born resident of the street, and MK was the same year the EP - both died at the crash site."

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Driver killed after crashing into pole on Hwy 29.

Date: 04/23/2013
Time: Around 4:00 P.M.
Location: Lilburn, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Cadillac Escalade

By wsbtv2

"GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A crash in Lilburn left one person dead Tuesday afternoon.

The crash happened at the intersection of Lawrenceville Highway (Hwy 29) and Indian Trail Road. Southbound traffic on Lawrenceville Highway was blocked while authorities investigated.

Lilburn police said a red SUV traveling southbound on Lawrenceville Highway crashed into a pole around 4 p.m. Police said the car caught fire and the victim was dead when officers arrived.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area as up to three-hour delays are expected."

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Information sought in fatal crash.

Date: 04/20/2013
Time: Around 5:30 A.M.
Location: Marinette, Wisconsin
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Tahoe

By FOX11

"MARINETTE - Marinette County authorities are looking for more information about a weekend crash in which a victim was later found dead at a home.
A damaged SUV sits empty inside the Marinette County Sheriff's Department, and a few days ago, that's exactly the way deputies found it.
"Our officer got there, there was no one around the vehicle," explained Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve.
Sheriff's officials say they were called to a ditch along County W, just west of Crivitz, around 5:40 a.m. Saturday. A vehicle was found rolled over, but no people were in the area.
Officers say their investigation led them to the town of Stephenson home of the registered owner. The first time they stopped there, no one answered the door.
They returned around noon and met with the vehicle's owner. He told officers his roommate was also in the vehicle when it crashed the previous night.
When officers asked to speak with this man, the vehicle owner took them to an upstairs bedroom, where the roommate was found unconscious and presumed dead. The county coroner was then called. He pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
"We had an autopsy done on the victim Monday morning and it's been determined that he died of internal injuries sustained in the crash," Sauve said.
The dead man has been identified as 52-year-old Steven J. Hirth. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Officials say there are still a lot of unanswered questions, but they ultimately feel the outcome could have been different.
"It's not uncommon for us to get people who crash their car and take off on us because they've been drinking or just want to avoid law enforcement," Sauve explained. "In this case, had they stayed at the scene and received proper medical attention, there's a good chance that perhaps he could have survived."
Emergency Room doctors agree.
"It's very important after a serious accident that you be evaluated, especially if you have alcohol in your system, because that can cloud some of the symptoms of serious injuries," explained Dr. Michael DeFrank with St. Mary's Hospital.
Because of the on-going investigation, authorities are not releasing the name of the vehicle's registered owner."

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Car strikes tree trapping driver inside.

Date: 11/12/2012
Time: Around 1:00 P.M.
Location: Grand Island, New York
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Silverado

By WIVB 4 - Liz Reiman

"GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Accident Investigation Unit is looking into a fatal crash that happened in Grand Island just before 1p.m. Sunday afternoon.
56-year-old Barry Vanderbrook of Grand Island was operating the vehicle when he lost control causing him to leave the road and crash into a pole and tree.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Crews from the Grand Island Fire Company responded to the scene and extricated the driver from the truck.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation"

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One person injured in Jackson Township crash.

Date: 11/25/2010
Time: Around 11:25 A.M.
Location: Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Lumina

By NYC RP

"On 11/25/2010 at 1126 hours the Northern York County Regional Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Roth’s Church Road near Little Creek Road in Jackson Township.
Investigation found that a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, operated by Anthony Sterner age 18 of Spring Grove, was travelling northbound on Roth’s Church Road.  The vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand curve, travelled off of the roadway into a ditch, struck an utility pole, and overturned.  Sterner was transported to Hanover Hospital by Thomasville EMS."

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Single vehicle crash closes route 116 for two hours in Jackson Township.

Date: 09/21/2011
Time: Around 7:35 A.M.
Location: Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Nissan Sentra

By NYC RP

"On 09.21.2011 at 0737 hours the Northern York County Regional Police responded to a single vehicle crash on SR 116 near Little Creek Road in Jackson Township.
Investigation found that a 1997 Nissan operated by Roberto De Leon age 21 of York City was travelling eastbound on SR 116 when it crossed the roadway and struck a utility pole on the westbound side of the roadway.  The impact caused the pole to snap off near its base.
Roberto De Leon was uninjured.  Passenger Esmeralda Leal age 48 suffered minor injuries and was transported to York Hospital.
The crash caused several miles of SR 116 to be closed for approximately 2 hours until crews could remove the utility pole."

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Crash on Route 30 injuries one subject.

Date: 06/29/2011
Time: Around 3:30 P.M.
Location: Thomasville, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Nissan Maxima

By NYC RP


" The NYCRPD continues the investigation into a single vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. Route 30 near the intersection of Grant Road in Jackson Township.
The 06/29/2011 crash was reported at 15:30 hours with injury and an overturned vehicle. The driver was extricated by the Thomasville Fire Department and later transported toa n area hospital by the Thomasville Area Ambulance.
The driver of the vehicle is identified as James Nolder of the 400 block of West Market Street, York, PA, who was operating a Nissan Maxima."

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Foggy Conditions Can Cause Big Traffic Crashes

By WHSV3

"AUGUSTA COUNTY -- A pileup on Interstate 77 along the Virginia-North Carolina border has been blamed primarily on fog, but major accidents have happened in our area before.
The Shenandoah Valley sees its share of wild weather. Fog is a frequent occurrence, especially in the spring and fall months.
Sandy Myers with the Virginia Department of Transportation said fog can create especially dangerous travel conditions in notorious areas, like Afton Mountain
"Historically we have seen some multiple vehicle accidents up there," said Myers.
In April 1992, 60 vehicles crashed in heavy fog conditions and two people died.
And in April 1998, heavy fog was to blame in a 65 car pile up. Another crash involving 18 vehicles happened three weeks later.
VDOT said those major accidents along this stretch of Interstate 64 caused them to be more proactive about keeping drivers safe.
Weather systems along the interstate collect data, ranging from surface temperatures, humidity, wind and atmospheric conditions. Once a threshold is reached, an alert is sent out.
"All of those things combined are going to affect the drivers experience. Because if they're driving through snow or fog or ice, that's going to impact their vehicles performance, and their performance as well."
Fog lights are activated along the highway to help drivers see, but the best thing drivers can do is to slow down. It may save lives."

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Driver escapes injury after colliding with tractor trailer in Jackson Township.

Date: 07/13/2011
Time: Around 8:45 A.M.
Location: Thomasville, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chrysler Sebring, trailer

By NYC RP

"On 07.13.2011 at 0849 hours the Northern York County Regional Police responded to a two vehicle accident on SR30 near Biesecker Road in Jackson Township.
Investigation found that a 2001 Chrysler sedan operated by Brittany Meade, age 21 of Perkiomenville, PA was eastbound on SR30 when it rear ended a tractor trailer unit that had been stopped for traffic.  The tractor trailer was owned by York PB Truss Company and operated by Keith Kaelin, age 56 of Thomasville.
Neither Meade or Kaelin were injured in the crash."

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One injured in Manchester Township crash.

Date: 01/12/2012
Time: Around 7:05 A.M.
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jeep Cherokee, Semi truck, Ford Windstar

By NYC RP

"On 01.12.2012 at 0718 hours the Northern York County Regional Police Department responded to a three vehicle crash on Board Road at May Drive in Manchester Township.
Investigation found that 1999 Jeep Cherokee was being operated eastbound on May Drive by Justin Conlen age 26 of Mount Wolf.  The Conlen vehicle attempted to make a left turn onto northbound Board Road and pulled into the path of a southbound 2000 Freightliner tractor trailer being operated by Christopher Clagget age 30 of York.  This impact forced the Conlen vehicle to strike a northbound Ford minivan being operated by Kevin Cartier age 35 of Edgewater Park, MD.
Conlen had to be extricated from the vehicle by the Manchester Township Department of Fire Services.  He was flown to York Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Claggett and Cartier were uninjured."

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Family sustains minor injuries after Manchester Township crash.

Date: 10/15/2012
Time: Around 4:05 P.M.
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Subaru Outback

By NYC RP

"On 10.15.2012 at 1609 hours the Northern York County Regional Police Department responded to a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Starview Road and Liverpool Turnpike in Manchester Township.
Investigation found that a 1997 Subaru operated by Jenneifer Reed age 30 of Lewisberry failed to negotiate a left hand curve on Starview Road.  The Reed vehicle travelled off of the roadway, struck a stump, and overturned coming to rest on an embankment.  The vehicle was resting against a tree.
The Manchester Township Department of Fire Services had to extricate Reed and her two young sons from the vehicle.  All were transported to York Hospital for minor injuries."

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One injured in Manchester Township crash.

Date: 09/18/2012
Time: Around 9:50 A.M.
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Cobalt, Hyundai Sonata, trailer

By NYC RP

"On 09.18.2012 at 0953 hours the Northern York County Regional Police Department responded to a three vehicle crash on Brandywine Lane near Leaf Street in Manchester Township.
Investigation found that a 2009 Chevrolet sedan operated by Rosemary Weaver age 65 of Manchester was travelling eastbound on Brandywine Lane when she failed to negotiate a right hand curve.  Weaver’s vehicle left her lane of travel and entered the eastbound lane where it first struck a trailer being pulled by Michael Dravk age 48 of Conewago Township.  The Weaver vehicle then struck an eastbound 2011 Hyundai operated by Paul Williams age 52 of York head on.
Weaver was transported to Memorial Hospital for moderate injuries.  Neither Dravk nor Williams were injured."

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Route 30 Crash - No Injury.

Date: 02/22/2011
Time: Around 11:40 A.M.
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Dodge Durango, Ford Explorer Sport Trac

By NYC RP

"On 02.22.2011 at 1142 hours the Northern York County Regional Police responded to a two vehicle crash on SR30 near North George Street.
Investigation found that a 2005 Ford SUV and a 2003 Dodge SUV were both travelling westbound on SR30.  The  Ford SUV struck the Dodge SUV from behind.
The Ford SUV was operated by John D. Filipelli, age 45 of York.   Filipelli was uninjured.
The Dodge SUV was operated by Holly E. Smith, age 40 of York.  Smith and two juvenile passengers (ages 16 and 5) were not injured."

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