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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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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Montgomery Police officer injured in crash this morning near police station.

Date: 11/06/2012
Time: Around 10:45 A.M.
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Econoline

 By Erin Edgemon - AL.com

" MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A Montgomery Police officer was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his unmarked car flipped in a traffic accident this morning at the intersection near the Montgomery Police Station.
The accident occurred at the intersection of North Ripley Street and Columbus Street around 10:45 a.m.
Update: The officer is being released from the hospital this afternoon, Montgomery Police Lt. Regina Duckett said. His name isn't being released.
Duckett said the crash involved an MPD unit and a van. The occupants of the van received minor injuries when it overturned.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Details of what happened will not be released until the crash report is completed."

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Traffic moving again at Scottsdale intersection after crash.

Date: 11/05/2012
Time: Morning
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln Town Car

By Steve Stout

"SCOTTSDALE, AZ (CBS5) -

Traffic is beginning to flow again through a Scottsdale intersection nearly six hours after a car crash took out power and caused a break in a natural gas main.

A speeding elderly motorist driving a Lincoln failed to negotiate a curve and hit a business at the intersection of 90th Street and Via Linda, striking an electrical transformer and the gas main that feeds a number of buildings in the area, according to Officer David Pubins of the Scottsdale Police Department.

The crash shut down the intersection of 90th Street and Via Linda and also created traffic headaches on the Loop 101.

Scottsdale traffic spokesman Bruce Dressel said power had been restored to the intersection's signal and the city traffic camera was operating again. He said northbound 90th Street and one of two westbound lanes of Via Linda remained blocked at 11 a.m.

The northbound off-ramp of Loop 101 at 90th Street and the southbound left lane to 90th Street from Loop 101 were still closed.

Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fire Department said the driver was not hurt.

Stay with cbs5az.com and CBS 5 News as this story develops."


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