Highway 302 all clear following three-car accident.

Date: 04/26/2012
Time: Morning
Location: West Columbia, South Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Dakota

By Jeremy Turnage - WISTV10

"WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
Highway 302 and Old Dunbar Road are clear following a three-car collision early Thursday morning.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, two cars were travelling east on Highway 302 when a third car travelling west crossed the center line, causing the accident.
One person was sent to Palmetto Health Richland with injuries.
The Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident and trying to determine if any charges will be filed."

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Highway Patrol: Man thrown from van, killed in accident.

Date: 07/20/2012
Time: Morning
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Astro

By Randy Johnson - WISTV10

"COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A Columbia man is dead after his van hit a pole and overturned Friday morning.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 56-year-old man was driving a 1974 Chevy van on Monticello road when he ran off the right side of the road.
Troopers said the van hit a pole and overturned.
The man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the van according to the Highway Patrol. They say he died on the scene."

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NHTSA: Traffic deaths shoot up 13.5 percent.

By 9WSYR.com

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Traffic deaths soared 13.5 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, and the number of deaths per miles driven also rose significantly, according to preliminary government estimates released Friday.

An estimated 7,630 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first three months of 2012, up from 6,720 deaths in the first quarter of last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. It's not unusual for preliminary estimates to change, but revisions usually don't vary significantly.

If the estimate holds true, it would be the second largest year-to-year quarterly increase since the government began recording traffic fatalities in 1975. It would also run counter to historic declines in deaths over the past four years. In May, the safety administration, citing preliminary estimates, said total traffic deaths last year were the lowest in six decades, and the rate of deaths per miles driven was lower than at any time since 1921.

That rate was back up in the first quarter of this year at 1.1 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled compared to .98 fatalities in the first three months of 2011. Less dramatically, the number of miles driven by motorists also increased by 1.4 percent during the period.

The safety administration didn't offer any explanation for why fatalities would have risen so markedly, but safety experts said a recovering economy and unusually mild winter may have been a factor. People drive more in good weather, particularly motorcyclists, and when the economy is thriving.

"We are disappointed in the news, but not particularly surprised," Barbara Harsha, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association, said. "Unprecedented gains have been made since 2006 in reducing traffic deaths. So, from that low baseline, an increase is not unexpected."

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Sacramento California Corvette Crash Claims One Life.

Date: 11/07/2011
Time: Around 9:45 A.M.
Location: Sacramento, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Corvette, Semi truck

By Lauren Hargrove

"Following a fatal car crash in Sacramento, California, Interstate 5 was shut down for two hours while officers and emergency personnel pieced together the circumstances of the crash. KCRA reported that black Corvette had collided with a semi-truck near the Garden Highway off-ramp. Initial reports stated that the two people in the Corvette were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries. After viewing the graphic pictures on the KCRA website it is hard to imagine that anyone could have survived the collision after seeing what remained of the Corvette. According to the Sacramento Bee, the female passenger succumbed to injuries sustained during the crash. (censored), 65, of Elk Grove, California died after the Monday November 7, 2011 collision.

According to others to who witnessed the accident, the driver of the Corvette was in the far left lane when the car was spotted weaving in the lane. Shortly after weaving in and out of the lane, the driver lost control of the car causing it to clip a passenger car before slamming into the side of the semi-truck. After the Corvette slammed into the large truck it went off the embankment near the Garden Highway exit. Currently, there are no reports on the condition of driver or what may have caused him or her to lose control of the car that fateful morning. Fortunately, the occupants of the other car and semi-truck were not physically injured during the traumatic crash."

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Driver Critical After Bypass Wreck.

Date: 07/19/2012
Time: Around 2:00 P.M.
Location: Newtown, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: School bus, delivery truck

By Tom Sofield - Newtown Patch

"The 75-year-old driver of the school bus that slammed into the back of a furniture delivery truck on the Newtown Bypass Thursday afternoon remains in critical condition at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, according to a release from Newtown authorities.
The driver, Janet Callan, of Doylestown, was flown by PennStar medical helicopter to Philadelphia after a nearly 20-minute extrication by more than a dozen firefighters following the crash.
The only passenger on the bus was Eleanor Weaver, 68, of Warminster. She suffered injuries and was transported to St. Mary Medical Center by ground ambulance and was released shortly after, police said.
No students were on the bus, which was operated by First Student.
Witnesses to the wreck told investigating officers that the yellow bus traveled onto the shoulder of roadway for a several yards before it struck the back of the truck. A detective at the scene Thursday told Patch the bus had scraped the guard rail along the eastbound shoulder in the moments before the crash.
The delivery truck, which was being leased by Mealey’s Furniture in Falls Township and was owned by Freedom International Trucks, was pulled over on the side of the Bypass after a check engine light came on, police said. The 29-year-old delivery truck passenger said at the scene that the crash, which happened approximately three minutes after the box truck pulled over, made a loud “boom.”
The two men who were working for Mealey’s were not injured.
Officers conducted an inspection of the truck and found no mechanical problems that played a role in the crash. The inspection of the bus is on-going, police said.
Firefighters and EMTs from Northampton and Wrightstown assisted Newtown authorities with the rescue operation.
Police did not comment on whether medical issues contributed to Callan losing control of the bus right before the crash."

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Driver Killed On The N2 Near Amanzimtoti.

Date: 05/31/2012
Time: Morning
Location: Amanzimtoti, South Africa, Africa
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Camry, truck

By Jonckie Accidents.Co.Za

"A driver has been killed after a light motor vehicle and a articulated truck collided on the N2 near to the Kingsway off ramp this morning.
ER24 paramedics, who were on route to another medical emergency, came across the accidents which happen on the N2 south bound. The articulated truck that was carrying sugar cane was across the three lanes of the freeway and half way down the embankment. The light motor vehicle was found in the centre medium with extensive damage to the whole vehicle.
The driver of the light motor vehicle was found inside the car entrapped. ER24 paramedics assessed him and found that he had already succumbed to his injuries as he had suffered severe traumatic injuries. The driver of the truck was unharmed in the accident.
It is believed that the accident occurred on the N2 north bound and came across the centre medium and onto the oncoming traffic. The freeway was closed to motorist until the necessary authorities had investigated the scene.
Derrick Banks, ER24"

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County Police Investigate Thursday Morning Crash.

Date: 06/24/2011
Time: Around 7:30 A.M.
Location: Plymouth, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Infiniti G35x, Ford F-350

By Kathy Bottorff

"County police officers and emergency responders from LaPaz/North Township Fire and EMS were dispatched to a two vehicle crash on North Michigan Road north of 7^th Road Thursday morning at 7:38.
ounty Officer Joe Giordano was the investigating officer and reported that a 2004 Infiniti driven by 19 year old Joshua Walters of Elkhart was south bound on Michigan Road and crossed the center line.  He collided with a pick-up truck pulling a trailer owned by Grand Rental Station. The pick-up was driven by 40 year old Jason Sheppard of Plymouth.
fter impact Sheppard’s pick-up truck came unhitched from the trailer and rolled several times coming to rest on the east side of Michigan Road against the field fence.  Sheppard and a passenger in the pick-up, Alvaro Dorantes Jr. were transported to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth where they were treated and released for minor injuries. "

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Motorcycle Crashes Into SUV Near Nederland.

Date: 09/25/2011
Time: Around 4:00 P.M.
Location: Nederland, Colorado
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lexus RX, unknown vehicle

By CBS4Denver

"NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A motorcyclist was headed up Boulder Canyon on Sunday when she lost control and crashed into an oncoming SUV.
The accident happened at about 4 p.m. on a curve of Highway 119 near Nederland, just east of the Barker Reservoir.
The rider, Andrea Aibner, 22, was thrown off the bike and hit the guardrail. The driver of the SUV saw her approaching and slowed down before impact, according to a witness.
Aibner was cited for careless driving. She was wearing a helmet and was hospitalized with what authorities said were minor injuries.
Officials closed the highway for a short time after the wreck."

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Rollover accident on Calhoun Road takes life.

Date: 03/31/2012
Time: Around 2:00 A.M.
Location: Magnolia, Arkansas
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Blazer

By MagnoliaReporter.com

"A Magnolia man died Saturday from injuries sustained in an accident about 1:42 a.m.

(censored), 33, 816 S. Vine, was taken to Magnolia Regional Medical Center by Columbia County Ambulance Service. He was transferred to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock but was pronounced dead at 7:17 a.m. Evidence at the scene suggested that Williams was driving a Chevrolet Blazer southbound when it left the roadway where the street curves sharply to the left near South Side Park. The vehicle hit a sign and overturned at least once in the yard of a home at 608 Calhoun Road.
The vehicle landed upright, coming to rest only a few feet from the house. There was heavy damage to the front left side of the Blazer. The roof of the driver’s area was compacted by the force of the roll.
Ironically, the accident was discovered and reported by Columbia County Coroner Randy Reed. Reed said he was returning from a trip to Houston when he drove by the scene. His initial impression was that the Blazer was parked at a strange angle next to the house. Reed turned around, drove back and took a closer look. He found that Williams had been ejected and was on the ground in a driveway between the Blazer and the house, hidden from view from the street. Williams was “in bad shape,” Reed said. The coroner called 911.
Magnolia Police, Columbia County Ambulance Service and Linkous Wrecker responded.
According to a preliminary report filed with Arkansas State Police, Williams was not wearing a seat belt. Sgt. Robert Philson of the Magnolia Police Department investigated the accident.
Williams’ death is Columbia County’s third fatal vehicle accident of 2012 and the second since last Saturday. There were 10 vehicle-related deaths in the county in 2011."

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