State Police Cruiser collides with Acura Legend.

Date: 10/06/2007
Time: Around 6:00 P.M.
Location: South Dennis, Massachusetts
Vehicle(s) Involved: Acura Legend, Ford Crown Victoria

By Cape Cod Today

"South Dennis- The call came in to Dennis Fire headquarters at 6:02 p.m. Saturday reporting a crash near the entrance to Robert Childs Inc., on Great Western Road in South Dennis near the Harwich town line.

Witnesses at the scene report that an Acura Legend was headed westbound on Great Western Road and was apparently about to turn left into the Childs entrance road when it was struck by a Massachusetts State Police cruiser, also traveling westbound reportedly at a high rate of speed according to witnesses. It could not immediately be confirmed if the cruiser was responding to an emergency at the time of the crash.

The cruiser had attempted to pass the Acura on the left. The impact spun the Acura 180 degrees and sent the cruiser over the curb and into a tree on the right-hand side of the road, about 100 yards from the collision. The driver of the Acura was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by Harwich ambulance. The trooper Steven Culver was treated and released at Cape Cod Hospital. Dennis, Harwich, and State Police were all on the scene. The crash remains under investigation. (Story and photos by Kevin Morley)"

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3 in same family killed in White County car crash.

Date: 06/29/2012
Time: Around 3:50 P.M.
Location: Reynolds, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150, Chevy Impala, Ford F-150

By WLFI18

"WHITE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - A deadly crash happened Friday afternoon along a stretch of road that has seen multiple wrecks in recent weeks.
White County officials said the three people who died were riding in the same car and members of the same family.  Two other children in the back seat were seriously injured.
It happened around 3:50 p.m. on the curve where U.S. 24 meets County Road 50 South, about a mile and a half east of Reynolds.             
Sheriff Patrick Shafer said a white car going east crossed the center line for an unknown reason and side- swiped a brown pickup truck driving in the opposite direction.  The brown pickup ended up in the ditch and the white car then hit a second pickup truck.
"The white car continued eastbound and striking the red pickup truck which was traveling westbound.  Those two vehicles then struck head-on,” Shafer said.
Shafer said two adults and a child in the white car were killed.  Two small children were taken to Franciscan St. Elizabeth East in Lafayette and then were airlifted to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis in critical condition.
The pickup truck drivers and a passenger in the brown pickup were fine. No names are being released at this time..         
Authorities said there have been three crashes along that stretch of road in the last month or two.           
The crash remains under investigation."

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Car Stuck Under 18-Wheeler, Trucker Ticketed in Rutherford County.

Date: 02/02/2012
Time: Around 9:45 P.M.
Location: near Cliffside, North Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Semi truck, Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight

By: Noelle Kachinsky | WSPA-TV 

"Rutherford County, NC --

Around 9:45 Thursday night Troopers from the NC State Patrol
responded to Highway 221 in Rutherford County, about 1 ½ miles from the South
Carolina state line.
A 18 wheeler was traveling north and was delivering some
products to a local facility when it missed the entrance to the facility. The
driver of the 18 wheeler attempted to back down the highway in the southbound
lane and in doing so, the driver of a 1999 Oldsmobile sedan did not see the
truck in time and struck the rear axle and went underneath the truck.
The driver of the Oldsmobile was entrapped for a short
period of time and was alert and talking when he was transported by ambulance
to Rutherford Regional medical Center.
The driver of the 18 wheeler was cited with a safe moving
violation and driving left of center."

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Update: Crash Injures 3 In Anderson, Driver Ticketed.

Date: 05/10/2012
Time: Around 2:15 P.M.
Location: Anderson, South Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chrysler Town & Country, Kia Rio

By WSPA Staff

"Anderson County, SC --

The Highway Patrol worked an accident Sunday in Anderson - at the intersection of Clemson Road and Royal American Road.
Troopers say it happened around 2:15 p.m..
They say a Chrysler Minivan was at a stop sign and attempted to make a left turn onto Clemson Road (US 76) and turned in front of a Kia.
The driver and passenger of the Kia were injured and transported by ambulance to AnMed.  Troopers say neither were wearing a seat belt.
Troopers say the driver of the minivan -- 34 year old Melissa Manley of Anderson -- was injured and transported by ambulance to AnMed.
The other two passengers in the minivan -- a 6 year old boy and a 2 year old girl - were not injured.
Troopers say Manley was cited for failure to yield right of way."

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Car Hits Anderson County Home, Trapped Man Rescued.

Date: 06/19/2012
Time: Around 11:30 P.M.
Location: Anderson, South Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda Accord

By WSPA Staff

"ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. --
Three people were taken to a hospital when a car hit a home in Anderson County Tuesday night.
Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson says the call came in from 2308 Rolling Green Road around 11:30 Monday night, reporting that a car had struck a house and two people were trapped inside.
Firefighters arrived on scene and found a man trapped underneath the car.
They began administering aid to the victims, but their biggest concern was getting the patients out without a collapse due to the structural damage to the house. They called in Anderson County Technical Rescue to shore up the building.
 “Our major concern is always the safety of our responders, so we don’t want them going into an environment that could become dangerous and that was one of our main concerns…we didn’t know how badly the damage was to the structure of the house. So getting them in there and shoring it up and make sure it was structurally sound so we could get the patient out", said Chief Gibson.
They were able to extricate him and he was transported to Anderson Area Medical Center.
Beth Sharp lives across the street and has been friends with the couple for 30 years. She was going to bed and heard screeching tires and then a crash. She went out and saw the car inside the house.
Sharp said, ”She (the victim's wife) was trying to rip away the wall and stuff  and the car was jammed up into the living room and she kept saying…my husband, my husband, he’s in here, I’ve got to get him out".
Chief Gibson says it appears that a female driver of a Honda was backing out of a driveway across the street and at some point lost control.
She backed across the road, through the yard and into the house. The man who was trapped under the car was asleep on the couch when the car struck.
The driver was transported along with the two people inside the home.
Captain Bruce Spigener of the Broadway Fire Department was one of the first responders on the scene.
"It could've been a lot worse, but luckily it was not for him or for us," he said.
Chief David Burnette of the Broadway Fire Department says it's a miracle the man survived.
"It's just amazing the way the car come in there and he ended up in the right spot not to get hurt any worse than he was," said Burnette. "Yeah, I definitely say he had a couple angels with him last night.""

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Suspected DUI crash shuts down Ingraham in PB.

Date: 06/29/2012
Time: Around 4:50 A.M.
Location: San Diego, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150

By Debbie Baker, UT San Diego

"SAN DIEGO — A 63-year-old suspected drunken driver and his 41-year-old female passenger were injured early Friday when the truck they were in slammed into a wall in Pacific Beach.

The crash on Ingraham Street near Crown Point Drive was reported at 4:50 a.m., San Diego police said.

The Ford F-150 hit the wall at a high speed and both occupants had to extricated by firefighters, police said.

The pair were hospitalized and are expected to survive. The woman suffered serious leg injuries.

Ingraham was shut down between Buena Vista Street and West Mission Bay Drive and was reopened about 10 a.m., police said.

A traffic alert has been issued."

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Cops: 4 injured as teen flees.

Date: 06/29/2012
Time: Morning
Location: Greenport, New York
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Malibu, Dodge Ram Wagon, Chevy Express

By Dennis Yusko TimesUnion News

"GREENPORT — Four people were hospitalized Friday morning after a 15-year-old runaway from a Columbia County youth facility struck two oncoming vehicles while trying to elude police in a van he acquired, police said.
Troopers in Livingston were still investigating how the teen, who was wanted by the county sheriff's department, obtained keys to a white van that he took for a ride about 11:12 p.m. Thursday. Troopers identified the teen as a runaway from the Berkshire Farms youth facility and said he was taken into custody after a more than five-hour manhunt.
Police did not release his name because of his age.
The incident started, according to State Police, when troopers tried to stop the white van for weaving on Route 23 in Claverack. The driver accelerated through a red light, narrowly missing a vehicle, and onto Route 23B, police said. With police in pursuit for about two miles, they said, the van driver lost control of the vehicle. The van crossed the road's center line, struck two oncoming vehicles and rolled over, State Police said. The 15-year-old fled the scene on foot, suffering only minor abrasions, police said.
Four injured people from the two other vehicles were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, police said. One of them appeared to have suffered serious injuries, Sgt. Craig Guy said in an interview. He could not provide medical conditions for the victims.
State Police used bloodhounds to locate the 15-year-old after he left the scene of the accident. They were assisted by several area police and fire departments, the county Sheriff's Office and Northern Dutchess Paramedics. Police found the teen in his grandmother's garage, not far from the scene, about 4:45 a.m. Friday, Guy said. The teen was wanted by the sheriff's department on a previous juvenile warrant issued by a county Family Court judge, police said.
Police were investigating if the teenager got the van from an acquaintance, Guy said.
The teen was evaluated at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, Guy said. He was expected to be charged as a juvenile in Family Court, with charges including two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer. Alcohol or drugs did not appear to be contributing factors, State Police said."

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Car Ends Up Sideways at State House Entrance.

Date: 06/27/2012
Time: Morning
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln MKX

By WTLX News

"Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A single car accident had one of the entrances to the State House parking structure blocked Wednesday morning.
The driver of the car told police the sun impacted her line of sight as she was entering the garage.
She hit one of the cement barriers and her car flipped on its side, blocking an entrance lane. The driver was not taken to the hospital.
No one else was involved in the accident."

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Achille man killed in Bryan County rollover accident.

Date: 06/23/2012
Time: Around 7:50 P.M.
Location: Colbert, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mercury Mystique

By KXII News

"BRYAN COUNTY, OK -- An Achille man was killed in a rollover accident in Bryan County Saturday night.
OHP says 50-year-old (censored) was heading east on River Road when he drove off the roadway and hit an embankment causing the vehicle to roll.

The crash happened around 7:50 p.m. east of Chickasaw Road.
Troopers say Nicholas was taken to TMC and was pronounced dead upon arrival.
OHP says alcohol was a factor in the collision."


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