Burglar Drives SUV Over Retaining Wall and Into a House.

Date: 01/01/2011
Time: Night
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota 4 Runner

By Salem-News

"(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - On Saturday Washington County Deputies responded to a Burglary call in the 8400 block of Canyon Drive. Items taken from the burglary included a flat screen television. While deputies were investigating the burglary, another call of a motor vehicle crash came in to dispatch.

Deputies responded to the nearby crash and upon arrival located a 1998 Toyota 4-Runner perched on its front end and leaning against a house. Deputies contacted two men walking from the crash scene, 26-year-old Desmond Chand of Beaverton and 26-years-old Simon Saleem of Los Angles. They learned that Desmond Chand was the driver of the 4-Runner and Simon Saleem was the passenger.

When deputies looked inside the vehicle, they located a flat screen TV taken from the burglary scene. As a Deputy spoke to Mr. Chand and Mr. Saleem, Mr. Chand ran from the scene. Mr. Saleem was taken into custody. Washington County Deputies setup containment and conducted a canine track, but did not locate Desmond Chand.

After interviewing Mr. Saleem, deputies learn that Mr. Chand was drinking heavily prior to driving. Mr. Saleem was also injured during the crash; he was treated at the scene. Simon Saleem was arrested for Burglary I, Conspiracy to Commit Theft I, and lodged in the Washington County Jail.

Desmond Chand is wanted for the crimes of Burglary I, Theft I, Fail to Perform Duties of a Driver – Felony, Assault IV, Reckless Endangering, Criminal Mischief II x2, DUII, Attempt to Elude – Misdemeanor, and Reckless Driving.

Anyone with information on Mr. Chands whereabouts is asked to contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office via dispatch at 503-629-0111."

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Three Injured When Car Hits House.

Date: 05/05/2011
Time: Around 12:30 A.M.
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Cobalt

By Salem-News

"(HILLSBORO, Oregon) - Today, at about 12:30 a.m., 19-year-old Stephanie Curtiss of Rock Creek was driving west on NW West Union Road, just west of NW Cornelius Pass Road. She lost control of the car as she entered a curve with a suggested speed (yellow speed sign) of 35 m.p.h.

The car left the road and entered the yard at 20130 NW West Union Road, damaging shrubs as it passed through the yard. The car then entered the adjacent yard at 20160 NW West Union Road, sheering off two trees and uprooting a third before crashing into the porch. The car then started to roll, striking a parked car in the driveway before hitting a garage door and coming to rest in its roof.

Ms. Curtiss and two adult male passengers were all wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. They were all able to climb from the wrecked car on their own. All three were transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No one else was injured during this crash.

Ms. Curtiss said she tried to avoid a deer in the road and veered into the yard where she lost control of her car. Deputies speculate that she was driving significantly faster than the speed limit (45 MPH). The case is still under investigation and no one has been charged. Alcohol or drug use do not appear to be factors. The homeowners estimated the combined damage at over $10,000."

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Teen dies after collision with pickup in Kennewick.

Date: 06/14/2012
Time: Around 4:15 P.M.
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Motorcycle, Ford 1-350

By Tri-City Herald staff

"Kennewick — A teenage motorcyclist who reportedly missed a stop sign has died after slamming into a pickup truck about 4:15 p.m. today at the intersection of 45th Avenue and Olympia Street in Kennewick.

Witnesses reported the motorcyclist was heading west on 45th and doing wheelies, according to Kennewick police Sgt. Mike Genack.

The 17-year-old Kennewick boy drove around another car stopped at the stop sign at 45th and then into a late-model Ford pickup truck driving north on Olympia, Genack said.

Witnesses performed CPR until Kennewick paramedics arrived. The teen died at Kennewick General Hospital.

The driver of the pickup lives near the intersection and was on his way home after day of fishing. He was towing a drift boat.

The intersection is still closed for the investigation. The names of the drivers have not been released."

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Driver to be cited after train collides with minivan in Bridgeton.

Date: 04/01/2011
Time: Morning
Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Train, Dodge Caravan

By Stephen Smith - The News of Cumberland County

"BRIDGETON — A Winchester & Western train smashed the front-end of a fully-packed minivan Friday morning at Route 49 and Buckshutem Road.

While no injuries were reported, police said the accident could have been much worse.
It appeared as if the driver of the minivan was either distracted or was attempting to beat the train across the tracks, said Bridgeton police Lt. James Battavio.

A post accident check of the train showed that all lights, bells and whistles had been working, and statements from witnesses to the police suggested that the train actually blew its horn at the van as it was traveling south on the tracks that run by the intersection of Broad Street (Route 49) and Buckshutem Road.

Battavio said it appeared the van had stopped just short of the tracks and the train then clipped its front end. He said if the van had not stopped where it did the outcome could have been much worse.

Five people were in the van when it crashed, and they were all taken to area hospitals, though police could not release any names or to which hospitals they were taken Friday.
Battavio said the driver will be receiving traffic citations. "

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Local woman hurt in 1-car crash.

Date: 07/31/2012
Time: Afternoon
Location: Near Grand Haven, Michigan
Vehicle(s) Involved: Cadillac STS

By Becky Vargo - Grand Haven Tribune

"A Grand Haven Township woman suffered minor injuries when her car left the road and struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon.

Bonnie Thornell, 62, was driving her Cadillac west on Lincoln Street, west of 112^th Avenue in Robinson Township. Her car traveled across the eastbound lane, went down an embankment and into the tree, said Robinson Township Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen.

Thornell was wearing her seatbelt and the air bag deployed when the car crashed, VanVelzen said.

“She appeared to have minor injuries,” he noted. “She complained of chest pain. ... I thought it was going to be a lot worse."

Thornell was taken by ambulance to North Ottawa Community Hospital."

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Crash Victim Dies After Van Wraps Around Tree.

Date: 03/10/2012
Time: Around 2:00 A.M.
Location: Near Warsaw, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: GMC Vandura

By Katrina Helmer, Scott Sarvay

"KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department responded to an early morning fatal van crash.
Kosciusko County Deputy Coroner Michael Wilson pronounced Justin Ellis, 25, dead at the scene from blunt force trauma after he crashed into a tree south of State Road 25 in Kosciusko County.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and emergency personnel responded to a 911 call Saturday morning at approximately 1:59 a.m. of a van crashed into a tree south of State Road 25 on County Road 450 West. When officers arrived, they found a 1992 GMC van crushed and wrapped around a tree off the east side of the roadway.
Parkview Samaritan helicopter was called to the scene, but when paramedics arrived they pronounced the driver dead. Kosciusko County Deputy Coroner Michael Wilson pronounced Ellis dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.
Kosciusko County F.A.C.T./crash investigator’s stated that Ellis was driving southbound on County Road 450 West. Investigators said Ellis swerved off the road and crashed into a tree, but they are not sure why. The crash is still under investigation."

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Teen survives 100mph crash in Chowchilla.

Date: 02/21/2012
Time: Afternoon
Location: Chowchilla, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Camaro

By ABC30HD

"FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A teenager is recovering Wednesday following a racing accident in Chowchilla.
Police say the teen was racing with another underage driver on Robertson Boulevard near 8th Street on Tuesday.
The teen's car hit speeds of up to 100 miles an hour until it slide off the road and hit a palm tree. Rescuers had to use the Jaws of Life to get him out.
He survived, but his condition has not been released."

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Man knocks down big tree in SUV crash.

Date: 04/17/2011
Time: Around 10:00 P.M.
Location: Bakersfield, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jeep Grand Cherokee

By Eyewitness News and BakersfieldNow.com

"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A man is reportedly in critical condition after slamming his SUV into a tree.
The impact knocked over the sizable tree around 10 p.m. Sunday.
Witnesses described the man, 31-year-old Jagjit Sing Kahlon, driving without headlights before veering onto the median on White Lane near Pontiac Street, where he hit the tree, according to police.
Alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash, police Sgt. Mary DeGeare said."

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Car veers into guardrail; driver seriously injured.

Date: 03/30/2010
Time: Around 12:00 P.M.
Location: Burien, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Camry

By Cathy McLain, Mark Rahner

"A Tukwila man was seriously injured in a crash that embedded a guardrail inside the passenger compartment of the car he was driving.
Haybe Ahmed was driving a Toyota Camry northbound on Highway 509 in Burien at 12:11 p.m. Tuesday when he drove across a lane and struck a guardrail separating northbound and southbound traffic near Southeast 128th Street, according to the State Patrol.
Ahmed, 46, was trapped in the car until medics extracted him. He was listed in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday evening.
Police investigating the crash haven't determined whether drugs or alcohol played a role.
The State Patrol says the guardrail prevented Ahmed's vehicle from crossing into oncoming traffic"

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