Near Route 120 and Route 17 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, an unidentified vehicle cut off a police cruiser with lights and sirens responding to a domestic violence call.  It was just before 8:30 am Monday morning, and when the officer swerved, he lost control of the cruiser and struck a divider and another car.  Authorities said Route 120/Paterson Plank Road and the streets that connect to Route 120 were...

Sixteen year old Victoria Haight and fifteen year old John Mueller both had their legs broken in an All-Terrain Vehicle accident that occurred Sunday afternoon in Nebraska.  The ATV crossed the railroad tracks on Road 36, but were unable to negotiate the sharp curve, left the roadway, and went into a clump of trees in the ditch.  Both teens were transported by rescue squad to Syracuse, and later transferred...

Over the weekend, three men were killed in a single vehicle accident in New Kent County.  Lon Hogge Jr was driving his car with passengers Clarence Jackson III, and Paul Mula Saturday night when Hogge lost control of the vehicle, leaving the roadway and striking a culvert and some trees.  According to authorities, Hogge and Mula were not wearing seatbelts.  The accident occurred around 11 PM that night. ...

In Henry County, south of Mount Pleasant Monday morning, a school bus’s wheels dropped off the road and the bus tipped into a ditch.  There were seven students on the bus with the driver at the time, around 7:25 am, Monday morning.  The bus was effectively “sucked into the ditch” according to Jessica Lown, with the Iowa Department of Public Safety.  There were no injuries, and most of the students were...

A dispatcher with Washington County emergency services said Friday that two people were sent to  Washington County Hospital following a two car head on collision, around 7:30 Thursday evening.  Because they were close to the scene, Hagerstown Police responded to the accident although it was past the city line.  One person was trapped and had to be extricated from the vehicle.  The officers who investigated...

Paul Lauritson  of Hudson, was driving Stephanie Dripps, of Dysart, on October 8 of this year.  They were involved in a collision resulting in both of their deaths.  The Benton County medical examiner’s office has now ruled that Ms. Dripps’ death was a homicide. Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Dearden says the homicide was caused by “multi-system trauma caused by a motor vehicle accident.”  No more...

Thursday morning, October 15, sometime between 7:00 am and 10:30 am, Stanley Wisniewski lost control of his 1958 Mercedes-Benz along Highway 41, just north of Yosemite Place.  According to California Highway Patrol, Wisniewski appeared to allow the right side tire to leave the paved portion of the roadway when trying to navigate a sharp left-hand turn.  In trying to correct this error, he apparently steered...

Police in Wahpeton, North Dakota say that 52-year old Cathleen Dean ran a red light in her beet truck and killed an 18-yr old girl.  Ms. Dean has a criminal history, and is now facing years in jail and a fine following this latest incident.  Antoinette Gjesdal was the third car to go through the light, according to witnesses, before Ms. Dean ran the red light and hit her car, killing her.  Ms. Dean says she...

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...