Woman sent to hospital, dog taken to vet after SUV flips over in Readington crash.

Date: 10/16/2012
Time: Around 10:00 A.M.
Location: Readington, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln Town Car, Mazda MPV

By Hunterdon County Democrat 

"READINGTON — A two-vehicle crash in which an SUV flipped over then righted itself resulted in a Neshanic woman, Carol Chamberlain, being taken to the hospital and her dog, a passenger in the SUV, to the veterinarian.
An emergency radio broadcast heard at 10:05 a.m. today, Oct. 16, indicated that the accident took place at the intersection of Summer Road and Old York Road in Readington, not far from the Wawa convenience store on Route 202. The crossroad, which is a four-way stop, has been the site of several recent accidents.

At the crash scene this morning, Carol Chamberlain's husband said his wife was driving her Mazda SUV with her dog, a Briard breed, in a traveling crate when the SUV collided with a 1991 Lincoln Town Car. The Town Car was driven by Oswaldo Montes of Maine, who did not seem to be injured when he talked to a reporter at the scene.
The SUV, police said, rolled over at least once and came to a stop upright.
Chamberlain was transported to the hospital for treatment of her injuries, and her dog was taken to a veterinarian by her husband to be examined."

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Woman Dead, Teen Critical After Car Broadsides Their Minivan.

Date: 06/26/2012
Time: Evening
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Venture, Mazda 6

By Brandi Ball, NewsOn6.com

"TULSA, Oklahoma -

A woman is dead and a teenager is in critical condition after the van they were riding in was nearly split in two by a car that ran a stop sign early Tuesday evening, police said.

The two, who police said are sisters, stopped at a four-way stop at 21st Street and South Lynn Lane in East Tulsa. When they started to drive across the intersection, a car ran the stop sign and T-boned the minivan, according to police.
Both the driver of the minivan, 27, and her 17-year-old passenger were flown by medical helicopter to a Tulsa hospital, where the driver was pronounced dead.
Police initially believed the driver of the minivan was also a teenager, but later learned she was older.
The driver of the car was transported by EMSA to a hospital.  She'll be tested for alcohol and drugs, police on the scene said.
Crash investigators estimated the car was traveling between 55-65 mph at the time of the crash.
Identification of those involved is pending while authorities notify family members."

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Car Rams Apartment Building.

Date: 07/28/2007
Time: Unknown
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 3

By TMC News

"One neighbor described the noise of the car hitting the building as a “bomb going off.” A man returning home to his apartment building on 6th Street believes he blacked out just before his car rammed the building.

Elyria Fire Department Captain Joe Pronesti said the car struck directly below an apartment window breaking through the façade and the interior masonry. “It’s not in any danger of collapsing, not totally, we just need to shore it up. Right now we’re waiting on the Building Department and the property manager to show up.”

Capt. Pronesti said that LifeCare Paramedics checked out the driver but the man signed off at the scene.

The driver, Theron Burnett, said that he was coming home and was parking his car when he all of a sudden blacked out. “It was my fault but I just blacked out. I don’t really remember it.”"

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Name released in fatal Monday morning crash.

Date: 07/16/2012
Time: Around 2:50 A.M.
Location: Near Sutherlin, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 3, log truck

By KPIC.com Staff

"NEAR SUTHERLIN, Ore. -- A Roseburg woman is dead after an early morning crash near Sutherlin on Monday.
Oregon State Police say that at around 2:50 a.m., an unloaded log truck being driven by Kelly Kremer, 59, of Myrtle Creek, was heading westbound on Highway 138 West, about eight miles west of Sutherlin,
That's when officials say (censored), 28, of Roseburg, driving a Mazda 4-door sedan, crossed the center line and struck the log truck nearly head-on.
Troopers don't know at this point why she crossed the line, but the investigation is continuing.
Officials say Clift was not wearing a seat belt, and was driving with a suspended operator's license.
Kremer was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, where he was treated and released for minor injuries.
OSP officials say that he was using safety restraints.
Senior Trooper Robert Gorman from the Oregon State Police told KPIC News that there was alcohol found in Clift's vehicle, but do not know at this point if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

OSP troopers from the Roseburg Area Command office are continuing the investigation. Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Sutherlin Police Department and Kellogg Rural Fire District assisted at the scene.

The highway was closed for about four hours."

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Deadly 1km wrong-way ride.

Date: 09/06/2011
Time: Around 10:45 A.M.
Location: Huntly, New Zealand
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda Demio, Honda Civic

By James Ihaka and Nikki Preston

"A motorist dialled 111 to alert police to two elderly women driving their car the wrong way down a Waikato highway - then relayed news of the head-on crash that killed them moments later.
Police spokesman Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers said the motorist saw the purple Mazda Demio travelling the wrong way for almost a kilometre on the Waikato Expressway.
Another motorist filmed the wrong-way car and has given the footage to police.
Police say the two women were locals, not tourists, but the crash was a reminder about keeping left on New Zealand roads, especially as traffic built up during the Rugby World Cup.
It appeared the women entered the southbound lanes at the Ohinewai interchange and drove about 800 metres before their northbound car slammed into a Honda Civic driven by an Auckland man travelling to Hamilton for work.
The women were killed instantly.

"We got a call at the time the crash occurred," Mr Rogers said.
"One call told us the car appeared to be travelling the wrong way, and then we were being advised at 10.45am that the crash had happened."
The expressway - divided by a wire median barrier and with two lanes in both directions - has a speed limit of 100km/h.
Christian Travis, 32, of Takapuna, who was going to Hamilton for a job, is in Waikato Hospital is in a serious but stable condition.
A truck driver who saw the crash told the Herald Mr Travis' car went straight up into the air on impact.
"From what I could see it was head-on, the old ladies' car spun around a bit but his went straight up in the air and back down on the ground," said Anthony Fothergill, who was making a delivery to Hamilton in his Te Kauwhata Transport truck.
Mr Fothergill and other motorists immediately went to Mr Travis' aid.
He said the airbag in Mr Travis' car "probably saved his life".
The injured driver crawled out of his car through the passenger side.
"He was all dazed and confused, the poor bugger, he didn't know what had happened at that stage.
"We got him to the side of the road and lay him down but he was in shock and started getting cold, so we gave him a blanket."
Mr Fothergill said Mr Travis remained conscious as ambulance and police arrived.
"I just hope he's okay," said Mr Fothergill.
Waikato road policing manager Leo Tooman said the accident appeared to be caused by the elderly female driver not paying attention.
One northbound motorist filmed the car and has given the film to police to review.
Ohinewai farmer manager Mike Richards was driving his tractor when he heard the screeching of truck brakes.
Mr Richards said the road was busy and motorists started backing up quickly.
"There were a lot of people standing here and it's not something you want to turn around and look at."
The road was closed for more than three hours.
Mr Tooman said the women had not been formally identified but were understood to be locals.
"It appears today's tragedy was a case of driver inattention. With an anticipated increase in traffic flows over the next few weeks [because of the World Cup] we want to reiterate the importance of keeping to the left at all times."
The women's deaths takes the Waikato road toll to 37 this year.
An employee at Mirage Audio Visual, where Mr Travis works as a production manager, said a client of the company had visited him at hospital soon after the crash.
He appeared to be lucid, but staff were anxiously waiting for an update from their boss who was visiting him last night.
"No one feels like working at the moment ... It's hit us hard."
In July last year, an elderly unlicensed man and his wife died when he drove the wrong way down the Northwestern Motorway in Auckland.
Ewen Charles Donaldson, 86, and Dulce Maria Donaldson, aged in her 60s, entered the motorway on the Te Atatu offramp and travelled for about 1km before crashing into six cars."

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Off-Duty SDPD Officer Among 2 Killed In I-15 Crash.

Date: 10/01/2011
Time: Around 3:05 A.M.
Location: San Diego, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 6, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Chevy Silverado 1500, Kia Spectra

By 10News.Com

"SAN DIEGO -- An off-duty San Diego police officer was one of two people killed in a series of crashes involving several vehicles on a San Diego freeway on Saturday, authorities said.
Officer (Name), 34, was traveling south on Interstate 15 in a 2011 Mazda 6 about 3:05 a.m. when he crashed into 1992 Honda Accord which was stopped for an unknown reason south of Mira Mesa Boulevard, according to police and the California Highway Patrol. Both vehicles were heavily damaged.
Moments later, a 1998 BMW sideswiped the Honda, according to CHP Officer Art Athans. Its driver was not injured.
Two additional vehicles approached the crash and collided shortly after, Athans said. The two drivers sustained minor injuries and were taken to a hospital.The off-duty police officer then got out of his vehicle and ran across two lanes to render aid to the driver involved in the first crash and requested medical assistance, Athans said. He was struck by a 2010 Toyota Corolla, driven by an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, as he then attempted to run to the shoulder, Athans said.Both Prokop and the driver of the Honda, a 21-year-old Palmdale woman whose name was not immediately released, were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel, according to police and the CHP.Southbound Interstate 15 was closed for several hours following the crash, Athans said. All lanes were reopened by 12:30 p.m.The California Highway Patrol continued to investigate the crash, but said no arrests were made for alcohol or drugs and all parties involved wore seatbelts.Prokop was a 5-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department, police said. He had been assigned to the Central Division since July 2007.Prokop was the sixth San Diego police officer to die in the past year, according to the San Diego Police Officers Association. He is survived by his wife, two young children and parents."Another citizen soldier has made the ultimate sacrifice doing what he did best, serving his community," said Brian R. Marvel, SDPOA president. "His life gave meaning to the pledge every officer and service member takes to protect and serve his fellow man."The San Diego Police Officers Association has established a trust fund for the Prokop's family.Donations can be mailed to:
Officer Jason Prokop Family Trust
c/o San Diego Police Officers Association
8388 Vickers Street
San Diego, CA 92111
Checks can be made payable to the San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA). Please write "Officer Jason Prokop" in the memo line. Any donations (100 percent) will go directly to the family.You can also make a donation through the SDPOA's website."

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Two killed in crash that sent SUV into resort fountain.

Date: 09/30/2011
Time: Around 8:45 P.M.
Location: St. Pete Beach, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 3, Chevy SUV

By Tampa Bay Online

"Two people were killed Friday night when an SUV slammed into a car before overturning and landing in a fountain outside a resort on St. Pete Beach.

The crash happened at about 8:45 p.m. in front of the Alden Beach Resort, 5900 Gulf Blvd., said Robert Weil, a traffic homicide investigator with the St. Pete Beach Police Department.
The two people in the car were dead at the scene, Weil said. They were identified as (Name) 32, of Tampa, and (Name) 33, of the Chicago area, St. Pete Beach police said.
The driver of the SUV, identified as (Name), of Gulfport, was taken to Bayfront Medical Center in serious condition, he said.
Witnesses said a motorcycle officer with lights flashing was behind the SUV when the crash happened. Police said the officer just had turned on his lights and was not chasing the SUV when the wreck occurred.
Police, rescuers and on-lookers moved among flashing emergency lights in the aftermath of the dramatic crash; an eerie Friday night spectacle on the normally sedate strip of beach road lined with hotels, fast-food restaurants and meandering tourists."

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