One Person Injured in Malverne Crash.

Date: 11/25/2011
Time: Morning
Location: Malverne, New York
Vehicle(s) Involved: Volkswagen Jetta, Ford F-350

By Lou Minutoli

"One person needed to be transported to the hospital after this two-car collision at the corner of Dogwood Avenue and Atlas Avenue in Malverne late Friday morning.

The intersection is controlled by stop signs in only one direction and Malverne Police were investigating whether or not this fact played a role in the accident.
The Malverne Ambulance Corp and Malverne Fire Department also responded to the scene."

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Driver Seriously Injured After Car Slams Into Bus.

Date: 05/25/2012
Time: Afternoon
Location: West Hempstead, New York
Vehicle(s) Involved: Bus, Kia Optima

By Lou Minutoli

"A woman was seriously injured Friday afternoon when her car plowed into the rear of a public bus that was stopped on Woodfield Road in West Hempstead.
The NICE bus, which was carrying roughly 15 passengers aboard, was stopped at the corner of Elm Street when the sedan slammed into the rear. According to one source at the scene, the woman may have been texting while driving when the accident occurred.
A male driver stopped by the Lakeview firehouse on Woodfield Road to report the accident, according to Lakeview Fire Chief Heather Senti. Upon investigation, Lakeview firefighters headed to the scene, where they found the vehicle and notified the West Hempstead Fire Department, as this section of Woodfield Road is located in West Hempstead's fire district. They responded with their ambulance as did Nassau County Police, and attended to the injured driver.
Traffic on the busy street was shut down in both directions as police investigate the accident."


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Pileup crash at Vancouver middle school.

Date: 06/03/2010
Time: Around 10:00 A.M.
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Beetle, Toyota 4x4, Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight

by David Krough

"VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A speeding pickup up ended up in a Vancouver school parking lot after hitting three other cars Thursday.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. at Shalala Middle School on SE 6th and 192nd Avenue.


Fire officials said the 18-year-old driver of the Toyota pickup had minor injuries after the vehicle plowed into the cars. Witnesses said he was speeding when the crash happened.
A mother and two children in one of the cars were unhurt.
The 18-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries."

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Lebanon man dies after driving into downed tree on Oregon 211.

Date: 12/26/2009
Time: Unknown
Location: Estacada, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy El Camino

by KGW.com

"ESTACADA -- An 81-year-old Lebanon man died Sunday  morning a day after he drove into a downed tree, his vision possibly blocked by sunlight.

(Censored), 81, was taken by Lifeflight to Legacy Emanuel with critical injuries, according to OSP Recruit Trooper Kevin Ferguson.

Strong winds brought the tree down on the west side of Oregon 211 about three miles south of Estacada. It came to rest across most of the roadway. At least one driver had already stopped and was trying to warn other drivers.

Walling was driving a 1985 El Camino. He was wearing a seat belt. The highwas was closed for about 90 minutes."

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Grand Haven man dead, daughter injured after being hit by alleged drunken driver.

Date: 06/16/2012
Time: Around 4:20 P.M.
Location: Sullivan Township, Michigan
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Focus, Chevy C10

By Ryan Jeltema | rjeltema@mlive.com 

"SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP, MI – A Grand Haven man is dead and his young daughter was injured after their vehicle was hit head-on by an alleged drunken driver.

(Censored), 37, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Heights-Ravenna Road near Ensley Road in Sullivan Township. His daughter was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries at Mercy Health Partners’ Hackley Hospital.
Shumaker was driving a Ford Focus west on Heights-Ravenna around 4:20 p.m. Saturday when an eastbound 1986 Chevrolet pickup truck attempted to pass another vehicle heading east, Muskegon County Sheriff’s Department. The pickup truck driver lost control in wet, rainy conditions and slammed head-on into the Ford.
The truck’s driver was treated and released at Hackley Hospital, then lodged in the Muskegon County Jail on charges of drunken driving resulting in death. His name is not being released pending arraignment on the drunken driving charges.
A Muskegon County sheriff's deputy was injured in a separate accident near Heights-Ravenna and Maple Island roads while responding to the head-on collision. Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler said the deputy's vehicle went off the road and crashed into a ditch.
The deputy suffered nonlife-threatening back injuries, according to radio traffic from Muskegon County Central Dispatch. His name was not released on Saturday.
The sheriff’s department and Michigan State Police continue to investigate both accidents."

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Traffic still moving slowly on M-6 at East Paris Avenue after crash.

Date: 05/16/2012
Time: Around 7:10 A.M.
Location: Gaines Township, Michigan
Vehicle(s) Involved: Semi truck, Chevy Trailblazer

By John Tunison | jtunison@mlive.com

"GAINES TOWNSHIP, MI -- Traffic is still moving slowly on M-6 this morning after an SUV hit the back of a semi-truck in the westbound lanes near East Paris Avenue.
Kent County sheriff's deputies are at the scene investigating after the 7:10 a.m. crash.
The driver of the SUV was taken by helicopter to a Grand Rapids hospital for treatment.
Rescuers at the scene this morning said the person was semi-conscious, but pinned in the vehicle."

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Crash leaves car dangling over edge of Milwaukie parking lot.

Date: 02/08/2010
Time: Unknown
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Avalon

by David Krough KGWNews

"MILWAUKIE, Ore. -- A driver walked away from a crash in a Milwaukie parking lot Monday that left a car dangling two stories off the ground.

Clackamas County deputies said the man crashed through a large roll-up door and a cement barrier at the Willamette View Manor garage on SE River Road.
Rescuers found the man in his apartment unhurt. He told them he had hit the gas instead of the brake.
The structure was closed while crews secured the car and got a tow truck. Investigators said the building did not have any major damage."


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Rollover crash in North Portland neighborhood.

Date: 06/17/2012
Time: Around 10:30 A.M.
Location: Portland, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mini Cooper, Saab 9-3

by Jeff Thompson, KGW.com Staff

"PORTLAND -- A Sunday morning rollover crash startled the residents of a North Portland neighborhood, but there were no reports of injuries.
A Saab and a Mini Cooper crashed near the intersection of N Webster Street and N Albina Avenue at around 10:30 a.m., according to Portland Police Sgt. Pete Simpson.
Both cars were towed and none of the occupants reported any injuries, Simpson said.
Neighbors though it would be much worse.
"There was no sound of brakes screeching at all," said Arnold Benson, who lives nearby. "It was only the sound of the smash!"
Simpson said alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash."

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Wrong-way driver triggers fatal pileup on Dallas freeway .

Date: 06/17/2012
Time: Around 07:30 A.M.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mercedes-Benz, Ford F-150, Chevy Cobalt

By WFAA News

"DALLAS — One person was killed and Stemmons Freeway was shut down in Northwest Dallas Sunday morning in the wake of a four-car pileup that officials said was caused by a wrong-way driver.
It happened around 7:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35E at Commonwealth Drive.
A statement from Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Mark Pettit said at least three other vehicles were involved in the crash triggered by the wrong-way driver.
Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters and paramedics faced a challenge to free several motorists from the twisted wreckage.
The Dallas County Sheriff's Department said one woman was killed in the crash, but there were no other serious injuries. No names were released, and no information about the status of the wrong-way driver was available.
Pettit said all five northbound lanes of I-35E were shut down for more than three hours as the debris was cleared and spilled fuel was mopped up.
An investigation into the cause of the accident was under way."

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