Dozens of students were injured in a school bus crash that caused the death of Heather Christensen, 33, who was the woodwind instructor for the band.  Ms. Christensen had tried to grab the wheel and regain control of the bus when the driver of the bus lost control.  The bus veered off the side of the road and rolled over, causing the heroic instructor to be tossed out of the window.  Ms. Christensen was killed,...

Just west of Scottsboro city limits on US Highway 72, Donna Michelle McCrary was struck and killed by a vehicle traveling west in the 15000 block of the highway.  The accident occurred near 11pm Saturday night.  According to the police report, Ms. McCrary was in the rear passenger seat of a Nissan Pathfinder that was being driven by Eddie Williams.  Roger Williams was also an occupant in the vehicle, sitting...

While raising a ham radio antenna, two 50 year old parents, and their 15 year old son were electrocuted and ultimately killed when the antenna fell into a 13,000 volt power line in Palm Bay, Florida, according to police.  Palm Bay Fire Marshal Mike Couture said in his statement that the family had lost control of the antenna and it fell into the overhead power line.  The father and son were taken to a nearby...

A Hudson, Texas police officer allegedly improperly arrested a man on October 2 of this year, although no criminal charges will be filed.  Chris Nair, the unlawfully arrested man, says the police officer searched his pick-up truck without consent and arrested him for having one Vicodin pill.  He also was cited for not having a rear bumper, which is not an illegal offense.  Texas Ranger Sgt. Pete Maskunas...

Tracy Milillo, a 22-year-old Emmanuel College graduate, was killed on September 9, of this year while riding her bicycle near 29 Longwood Avenue.  A local motorist, who witnessed Ms. Milillo’s bicycle fall to the ground and stayed with her until officials arrived, originally thought he had hit her bicycle with his car, but forensics has shown that is not the case.  Captain Michael Gropman of the Brookline...

From 6:00 am Saturday, until noon on Sunday, 282 accidents were called into the Colorado Springs Police Department.  Police believe there were many other accidents that went unreported due to minor damage, no injuries, and without drugs or alcohol involved.  Citizens have 72 hours to report this type of accident, also known as “Accident Alerts.”  Police were able to respond to 151 of the accidents that...

Teenagers at Prospect High School in northwest suburban Chicago attended a seat belt awareness presentation on October 6 of this year.  Just seventeen minutes after the class was dismissed, four of those teenagers were involved in a head-on collision, and were able to walk away from the crash in spite of the terrible damage to their car.  All four students were wearing their seat belts, and as a result, were...

According to police, Ray Wolfrey has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, hit-and-run as the result of an accident, and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.  While driving south on Route 108 near Guilford Road, Mr. Wolfrey’s GTI rear ended another car, causing it to slide off the roadway and into a telephone pole.  The driver of the Passat was pronounced dead at the scene, and the...

Although Tamara Curtis was flown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, she died after being broadsided by a pick-up truck driven by Corey Hackett at the Y-shaped intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and 300th Street.  Mr. Hackett was treated for his injuries at the scene of the crash.  The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department says that Ms. Curtis was hit by the pick-up truck when pulling...

Nicole Gallo, 19, was killed instantly when Rachael Jankins hit her with her car on August 14 just outside Delaware County Memorial Hospital.  Christine Bochanski, 20, was also hit, but is recovering after surgery for a broken back.  Jankins originally told police she was distracted with her iPod, but her blood tested positive for marijuana and difluoroethane, a chemical in compressed air used to clean computers. ...