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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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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Head-On Crash on Lancaster Injures Three People.

Date: 01/04/2012
Time: Around 3:40 P.M.
Location: Salem, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Saturn SL1, Mercury Sable, Subaru(no picture)

By Salem-News

"Salem, Oregon – A 3-car, head-on crash resulted in three people seeking treatment for injuries Wednesday afternoon.

Deputies Matt Hingston, Dave Wagner and Skip Lumley arrived at the intersection of Lancaster Drive SE and Munkers Street SE, minutes after receiving the 3:45pm call. Marion County Fire District and medics were also dispatched to assist with the injured parties.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2005 Subaru was traveling northbound on Lancaster in the right hand lane. At the intersection of Munkers, the driver pulled into the left lane but side-swiped a 1996 Saturn that was also traveling northbound on Lancaster Drive. The Saturn was pushed into the southbound lanes of Lancaster Drive and crashed head-on into a 2002 Mercury. A small engine fire erupted in the Mercury but it was quickly extinguished. It was raining and the roadway was wet at the time of the crash, but weather does not appear to be a factor in this crash.
The driver of the Subaru, Viktor Paplinskiy, 40, of Salem, stated he didn’t see the Saturn as he started his lane change. He was not aware of his speed at the time of the crash. Paplinskiy was uninjured. There were no passengers in his vehicle.
The driver of the Saturn is identified as Alexandra Taylor, 20, of Salem. She received minor facial injuries and transported herself to Salem Hospital for treatment. She told deputies she was traveling about 30 mph when her car was struck on the right side by the Subaru.
The driver of the Mercury is identified as Charles Dyram, 84, of Silverton. He was treated by Medics at the scene and then transported to the Salem Hospital for treatment. The extent of his injuries is unknown and consistent with HIPAA regulations; no further reports on his condition will be issued. Dyram said he was traveling at 30-35mph just before the crash and was unable to avoid the Saturn.
His wife was a passenger in his vehicle. She is identified as Shirley Dyram, 82. She was also treated at the scene and transported to Salem Hospital for further treatment. Consistent with HIPAA regulations; no further reports on her condition will be issued.
Deputy Hingston noted. “The injuries in this crash could have been worse. The drivers and passenger were wearing seatbelts and the airbags in the Saturn and Mercury clearly minimized the impact to Ms. Taylor and the Dyrams”.
News Release and Photos from: Marion Co. Sheriff’s Office"

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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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27-year-old Grand Rapids man dies in snowy Cascade Road crash.

Date: 01/13/2012
Time: Around 03:25 P.M.
Location: Grand Rapids Township, Michigan
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda Element

By Maria Amante | The Grand Rapids Press The Grand Rapids Press

"GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP - A Grand Rapids man was pronounced dead after his vehicle crashed into a tree Friday afternoon.

Around 3:25 p.m. (Censored), 27, was driving eastbound on Cascade Road SE, west of Cascade West Parkway, when he traveled off the snowy roadway and struck a tree.

Bedinger was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived at Spectrum Butterworth.

He was wearing a seat belt, and alcohol was not a factor, the Kent County Sheriff's Department said.

Witnesses estimate the man's Honda Element was traveling eastbound about 45 to 50 mph when it crossed into the westbound lanes. It went off the road and hit a tree by the Cascade Country Club golf course."

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Police investigating fatal crash on South Shields Street.

Date: 01/10/2012
Time: Around 03:00 A.M.
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Vehicle(s) Involved: GMC Yukon

By Coloradoan Staff

"The woman who died in this morning's rollover in south Fort Collins is identified as (Name), 24, of Broomfield, according to Larimer County Coroner's Office.
The one-vehicle accident was discovered by a passing motorist at about 3 a.m. on South Shields Street north of Trilby Road.

The green GMC sports utility vehicle was northbound on Shields and appears to have lost control and and ran off the right side of the road. The driver appears to have then over-corrected and the SUV went off the left side of the road, rolling several times.

Garcia was ejected and died on the scene, according to Fort Collins Police Services.

She is found to have died by accident of multiple blunt-force trauma, according to the coroner's office, which performed an autopsy today.

It is unknown whether speed, drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident, and those questions will not likely be answered until toxicology tests are conducted by Larimer County Coroner's Office, according to police.

South Shields Street between West Harmony Road and West Trilby Road was closed for about seven hours during the investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the accident who has not provided police with a statement is asked to call officer David Kaes at (970) 221-6555.

This is the second fatal crash in Larimer County so far this year."

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