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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Local woman hurt in 1-car crash.

Date: 07/31/2012
Time: Afternoon
Location: Near Grand Haven, Michigan
Vehicle(s) Involved: Cadillac STS

By Becky Vargo - Grand Haven Tribune

"A Grand Haven Township woman suffered minor injuries when her car left the road and struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon.

Bonnie Thornell, 62, was driving her Cadillac west on Lincoln Street, west of 112^th Avenue in Robinson Township. Her car traveled across the eastbound lane, went down an embankment and into the tree, said Robinson Township Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen.

Thornell was wearing her seatbelt and the air bag deployed when the car crashed, VanVelzen said.

“She appeared to have minor injuries,” he noted. “She complained of chest pain. ... I thought it was going to be a lot worse."

Thornell was taken by ambulance to North Ottawa Community Hospital."

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Freight train hits car carrier in Kent.

Date: 01/30/2009
Time: Afternoon
Location: Kent, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Train, semi truck, Cadillac DTS

By KOMO Staff

"KENT, Wash. - A freight train smashed into a semi truck loaded with new cars as the truck was crossing the tracks Friday afternoon, officials said.
The impact mangled the semi tractor's cab and its trailer, and impaled a new car on the front of the train's engine, which continued down the tracks for another half mile before it was able to stop.
There were no injuries reported in the crash, which took place on State Route 167 at South 212th Street.
The twisted remains of the semi-trailer and its cargo of new cars remain at the scene of the impact, and the highway remains closed where the train is blocking both lanes.
Kent firefighters responded to the scene of the accident.
More information will be posted as it becomes available."

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Truck collides with Escalade on 2nd Ave.

Date: 07/09/2012
Time: Around 12:30 P.M.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vehicle(s) Involved: Cadillac Escalade, box truck

By Kelsey Reid  - CityPages

"An accident at Fourth Street and Second Avenue North left quite the scene of diesel, oil, and antifreeze this afternoon.

Keith Seleen exited 394 and was turning onto Second Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. today when his Cadillac Escalade was struck by a Continental Carbonic Ice Products truck that ran a red light. Seleen said he never saw the truck coming.

"It's one of the tough intersections in town," Seleen said. "I'm just glad everyone is okay. I'm more concerned about everyone around that could have been injured."

Seleen said he's made it a habit to stop and look both ways before driving through intersections downtown, even when he has a green light.

Of course, one of the few times he doesn't check, Seleen gets into a car accident.

The Continental Carbonic driver declined to comment on the crash but did say he is okay and suffered no major injuries.

No injuries were reported, and the crash could've been much worse, Seleen said.

Jason Artemiuk was crossing Second Avenue with his wife and four-month-old baby when he heard the impact of the crash.

Artemiuk watched as Seleen's car spun and clipped the side of his car, which was parked on Second Avenue.

"I'm just glad we walked out later or the baby and I would have been hit," Artemiuk said.

Amy O'Brien, a witness, said this is the second accident she's seen in the area in the past two weeks. The previous one took place just a block away, at Fourth Street and First Avenue. She also said she witnessed an accident at the same intersection as today's accident many years ago."

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Car topples off ledge.

Date: 06/30/2012
Time: Around 04:15 P.M.
Location: Todd, North Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Cadillac Coupe de Ville

By Kellen Moore - WataugaDemocrat

"A Todd woman found herself between a rock and a hard place Saturday after a wreck on the N.C. 105 Extension.

Joann Jones of Todd said she didn't know what caused her to run off the road in her 1983 Cadillac at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday, but the wreck left her car wedged between a brick wall and the BB&T building.

Jones said she was headed down the hill adjacent to the bank and preparing to merge into the turn lane when the wreck occurred.

Her sturdy gray Cadillac plowed through a metal railing beside the sidewalk and landed about 10 feet below on its passenger side.

Boone police, firefighters and medics quickly made their way to the scene, where the found Jones still in her vehicle but unhurt.

"They opened the door, and with their help, I climbed out," Jones said.

The accident damaged the vehicle and the brick wall but caused no damage to the bank building. A wrecker from Hampton's Body Shop pulled the vehicle up on its side before flipping it upright.

Police were still investigating the accident Saturday afternoon."

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