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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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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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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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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Short cut leads to vehicle stuck in high water.

Date: 03/10/2011
Time: Around 5:15 P.M.
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy S10

By NYC RP

"On 03.10.2011 at 2017 hours the Northern York County Regional Police responded to a report of a vehicle stuck in high water on the property of Stillmeadow Chuch of the Nazerene at 400 Stillmeadow Lane in Manchester Township.
18 year old John Myers of Manchester Township, reported that he was on his way for fast food take out when he decided to take a short cut through the church parking lot.  Myers then travelled through high water that camouflaged a large drainage ditch on the property.  Myers’ 1999 Chevrolet pickup became stuck in the high water.
Myers and a passenger were not hurt and were able to escape the vehicle and flood waters."

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No Injuries in Manchester Township.

Date: 11/21/2011
Time: Around 3:10 P.M.
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Blazer, Volvo S40

By NYC RP

"On 11.21.2011 at 1512 hours the Northern York County Regional Police Department responded to Farmbrook Lane east of Farmtrail Road in Manchester Township for a two vehicle crash.
Investigation found that a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer operated by 25 year old Emalee Trago of York was travelling westbound on Farmbrook Lane when it crossed the centerline and struck an eastbound 2000 Volvo Sedan operated by a 17 year old Conewago Township woman.
Trago had three passengers at the time of the crash.   There were two people in the Volvo.  No one was injured."

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Passenger killed when SUV hits tree head-on.

Date: 11/03/2012
Time: Around 4:40 P.M.
Location: Scio, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Blazer

By KVAL News

"SCIO, Ore. - A driver lost control of his SUV and crashed head-on into a tree Saturday afternoon.

His wife died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash.

Oregon State Police said Oliver E. James, 79, of Scio was eastbound on Highway 226 when his 1986 Chevy Blazer went off the road and crashed head-on into a tree.

The crash critically injured his wife, Shirley J. James, 76, who was riding in the passenger seat. She was rushed to Salem Hospital by ambulance, where she was later pronounced dead.

Oliver James was taken to Stayton Hospital and later transferred to Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.

Police said the couple were not using seat belts.

Troopers from Albany are continuing the investigation."

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Man dies in one-car accident on Highway 349.

Date: 10/11/2012
Time: Around 6:15 P.M.
Location: Midland, Texas
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Blazer

By Tyler White - MyWestTexas

"One man died Thursday night from injuries sustained from a one-car accident on State Highway 349.

According to Midland police, the cause of the eighth vehicle fatality in Midland this year is currently unknown. Special Operations Lt. Ray Leible said he does not believe speeding or alcohol was involved in the crash.
At 6:20 p.m., Midland police responded to the accident at the 6400 block of Highway 349, where Donald Gene Rowan, 61, was found to be deceased at the scene. Rowan was driving south on Highway 349 when he lost control of his car and struck a pipe fence, causing his 2001 Chevrolet Blazer to roll over one time, according to police. Rowan was wearing his safety belt, according to a press release by Ryan Stout, interim public information officer for the city.
Helicopters were on the scene taking aerial photographs of the accident.
“It’s sad,” Leible said. “Any fatality is one too many.”
Kendall Ross, a truck driver at the scene of the accident, said he saw a large cloud of dust after the crash occurred. When the dust settled, Ross said he could see the driver was not moving.
The accident investigation is ongoing and the next of kin have been notified, officials said."

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Names released in deadly University accident.

Date: 01/24/2012
Time: Around 4:00 P.M.
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln Continental, Oldsmobile Cutlass, School Bus, Chevy Avalanche, Chevy Cruze

By FOX16

"LITTLE ROCK, AR – Little Rock Police are investigating a fatality accident on S. University near I-30. At least two people are dead.

Police say the accident was caused by a red Lincoln and a silver Oldsmobile Cutlass racing southbound on University around 4pm Tuesday. The two cars clipped each other and the Lincoln lost control and wrapped around a pole. Police say the driver, 33-year-old Kenyata Lake, died on impact; the passenger, 22-year-old Jasmine Smith, was critically injured and died about one hour after the accident.

The Cutlass, which was driven by 19-year-old Lamar Day, crossed over the median and into oncoming traffic. Police say it sideswiped an Avalanche, which in turn sideswiped a school bus. There were no kids on the school bus at the time. The Cutlass then ran head-on into another vehicle, which Oneshia McKinney was a passenger.  She sat in the backseat as her classmate and their driver's education teacher talked to them about safe driving.  He spotted the drag race and told them that's the typ of driving they should avoid.

"To see the same thing he just told us not to do it, we know now that's not what to do because we have experienced this with other people," said McKinney."

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Woman survives horrific crash in Danville.

Date: 03/19/2013
Time: Around 3:00 P.M.
Location: Danville, Kentucky
Vehicle(s) Involved: GMC Yukon, Semi truck, Chevy C/K, Ford F-150

By Central Kentucky News

"A Danville woman narrowly escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer rig loaded with toilet paper and paper towels overturned on top of her SUV as she was preparing to stop for a red light at the intersection of the Danville bypass and Lebanon Road.

“I can’t believe my head is not crushed,” Wendy Howard, 39, said at the scene as she looked at her GMC Envoy with the front of its cab caved in by the trailer, which was carrying a payload of about 45,000 pounds.

The crash occurred about 3 p.m., when the big rig, driven by Adolfo Penny of Clinton, Md., was southbound on the bypass and ran through the red light at Lebanon Road, witnesses told Danville police.

The big truck, owned by Crete Carrier Corp., collided with a Chevy pickup truck driven by Clifton Grubbs Jr. of Danville, who was traveling east through the intersection on Lebanon Road, and then careened into the northbound lanes. The tractor-trailer sideswiped a Ford pickup truck driven by Sabe Ruggles, 18, of Danville before the weight of the load shifted, causing the trailer to overturn on top of Howard’s vehicle, police said.

Grubbs was transported from the scene by ambulance to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center for treatment of possible back and neck injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported.

The cab of the big truck ran through a guardrail on the right side of the northbound lanes before turning over on its side, leaving the trailer sprawled across three lanes of traffic. The intersection was finally cleared about 11 p.m., eight hours after the crash occurred, police said.

Because the trailer was damaged in the crash, it had to be partially unloaded before it could be brought upright, Danville Police Chief Tony Gray said.

The paper products, which had just been picked up at Wausau in Harrodsburg, were off-loaded onto pallets by hand and then reloaded on to another trailer using a forklift, Danville police Capt. James Monroe said.

Roberts Towing of Lexington brought two oversized wreckers to the scene in order to winch the big rig back on its wheels, Gray said. A tanker truck also was deployed to drain the diesel fuel from the overturned truck before it was set right, Monroe said.

Howard said she had been running errands and was on her way to pick up her daughter at Woodlawn Elementary School when the big truck flashed across her path as she was easing up to the stop light.

“It all happened so fast. The trailer just came in on me,” she said.

The top of the trailer smashed in the cab of Howard’s SUV, but she sustained no injuries and was able to unbuckle her seat belt and climb out through a back door, she said.

Several people at the scene speculated what might have happened to Howard if she had traveled another foot or two before the trailer toppled over on to her vehicle.

“It’s one of those things where you just go ‘Wow!’” said Danville Fire Chief Woody Ball. “Her guardian angel was flying with her, I suppose.”"

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Fire captain hurt in pileup released from hospital.

Date: 03/26/2013
Time: Around 5:30 A.M.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Focus, Chevy Lumina, Chevy S10, Chevy K5 Blazer, Unknown

By Dayton Daily News

"DAYTON —Capt. Barry Cron has been released from Miami Valley Hospital, a day after he was hit by a vehicle on U.S. 35.

Cron was admitted to the hospital after the Tuesday morning crash and he had been in serious condition.
Officials said the captain was speaking to a victim involved in a multiple vehicle crash on U.S. 35 when another vehicle lost control and slammed into the pileup. Police video shows Cron being thrown from the impact several feet from where he was standing.
Cron has been with the Dayton Fire Department since 1992 and was promoted to captain in November 2012, officials said. He works out of Station 13.
The crash, which occurred on U.S. 35 east near Gettysburg Avenue just before 5:30 a.m., created a pileup that involved 12 vehicles.
Another crash on U.S. 35 east near Abbey Avenue involved three vehicles. U.S. 35 was closed in both directions between Abbey Avenue and Liscum Drive while crews responded to the crashes and treated roads that had been made slick because of light snow overnight and snow melt that had frozen."

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Five-car crash leaves multiple passengers entrapped in Jersey City.

Date: 12/22/2011
Time: Around 9:45 A.M.
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Impala, Nissan Frontier, Ford Expedition, Suzuki Grand Viatara, Honda CR-V

By Adam Maher/The Jersey Journal

"A five-car accident ensued during this morning's commute at the intersection of Linden Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Jersey City, according to Jersey City Fire Director Armando Roman.
Immediate details were not available according to Roman, who said the accident occurred at approximately 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning.
According to witnesses, an elderly women lost control of her white Chevy Impala and crashed into multiple parked cars after clipping a moving black Ford Expedition while trying to turn onto Ocean Avenue from Linden Avenue, leaving multiple passengers entrapped in their cars for several minutes.
The driver of the Impala was taken to the hospital.
Further details were not immediately available."

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Head-On Collision Kills Three Tulsans In Rogers County.

Date: 10/04/2012
Time: Around 4:00 P.M.
Location: Near Owasso, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Malibu, Chevy Tahoe

By Newson6.com

"ROGERS COUNTY, Oklahoma -

Three Tulsa men are dead after a car was struck head-on by a sport utility vehicle at 46th Street North and 145th East Avenue in Rogers County.

According to authorities on the scene, a man in a Chevrolet Tahoe attempted to pass a semi in a no-passing zone, striking and killing two men in a Chevrolet Malibu, about 4 p.m. on Thursday.
The man driving the SUV was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the driver of the Tahoe as Owen McCool, 29, from Tulsa.
OHP identified the driver of the Malibu as Clifford Colyer, 21, and his passenger as Garold Benner, 23. Both men were from Tulsa.
All three men were pinned in their vehicles and had to be extracted by the Tulsa Fire Department, using the Jaws of Life."

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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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