Car Accident: News Reports and Stories of Car Crashes - Page 29

Aug 1, 2008 8:53 PM CDT

LaBeouf's Left Hand 'Crushed' in Crash

Transformers sequel will be altered to include star's injury

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf's hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications after a four-hour surgery, his lawyer said today. The actor has been recovering at a Los Angeles hospital since the surgery and "will...

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

Jul 27, 2008 6:28 PM CDT

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

Indiana Jones star rolled his car this morning in LA

(Newser) - Police arrested actor Shia LaBeouf early this morning after the 22-year-old rolled his car while attempting a left turn in Los Angeles. LaBeouf was taken to a hospital for injuries to the head, left hand, and knee. No one else was seriously injured. It's LaBeouf's second recent run-in with the...

Victim in Novak Hit-and-Run 'Doing Fine'

Jul 25, 2008 2:42 PM CDT

Victim in Novak Hit-and-Run 'Doing Fine'

'I'm a pretty tough guy,' 86-year-old homeless pedestrian says

(Newser) - The pedestrian struck by Robert Novak's Corvette this week says that other than a dislocated shoulder, he’s “doing fine,” the Washington Post reports. In fact, Don Liljenquist seems more star-struck than car-struck: "Bob Novak is the one that hit me?" the homeless 86-year-old said in a...

Surplus Signs Driving Motorists to Distraction

OPINION

Jun 11, 2008 2:27 AM CDT

Surplus Signs Driving Motorists to Distraction

Too much information along roads may be creating a hazard

(Newser) - Drivers in America are often confronted with a forest of signs reminding them of speed limits and traffic control measures—but the overwhelming information may be making roadways more dangerous, John Staddon writes in the Atlantic. The glut of reminders can take drivers' attention away from the road and dull...

Singer's Son
Runs Over Daughter

May 22, 2008 10:16 AM CDT

Singer's Son Runs Over Daughter

Christian Grammy-winner's youngest killed in car accident in family driveway

(Newser) - The youngest daughter of Grammy-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed yesterday when one of her older brothers ran over the tyke in the family driveway, the AP reports. Several family members witnessed the accident that claimed the life of 5-year-old Maria Sue, who died later at...

Oops! Brit Plays
Bumper Cars Again

May 14, 2008 9:08 AM CDT

Oops! Brit Plays Bumper Cars Again

Another fender bender for LA's worst driver

(Newser) - Almost a month to the day since her last fender bender, Britney Spears rear-ended another car yesterday afternoon, People reports. The poptart, who spent most of her fall from grace aimlessly driving the streets of LA, was out for a midday cruise when she got herself into the latest insurance-swapping...

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

May 13, 2008 1:32 PM CDT

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

Quick-thinking actress gets plate number of the car that hit her

(Newser) - Drew Barrymore was on the receiving end of a hit-and-run accident in West Hollywood yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actress was unharmed, and even managed to tail her assailant and snag his license-plate number. Police are looking for the driver.

Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films

May 11, 2008 12:25 PM CDT

Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films

These films have been plagued by more than average bad karma

(Newser) - Even dramas and spy movies can turn into disaster flicks, either during or after the final wrap. The Los Angeles Times takes a close look at 9 accursed movies.

Quantum of Solace: Anything but peaceful, the disaster tally included one lake-submerged Aston Martin, one stabbed technician, and a totaled Alfa

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2 Dead, 21 Hurt in
Chicago Truck Crash

Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM CDT

2 Dead, 21 Hurt in Chicago Truck Crash

Semi barrels into bus stop and train station during rush hour

(Newser) - A speeding semitruck barreled into a Chicago train station today, killing two people and injuring 21—11 critically, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Coming off a freeway in rush hour, the truck hit a bus stop, wedged under a train overpass, and crashed "several steps" up the train platform escalator,...

Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car,
Is Unhurt

Apr 3, 2008 9:20 AM CDT

Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car, Is Unhurt

Brakes fail, but comic's quick thinking avoids major crash

(Newser) - What’s the deal with brake lines? Jerry Seinfeld found his suddenly inoperable Saturday night, leading to a spectacular rollover crash in the swanky Hamptons, the New York Post reports. With the car careening out of control, Seinfeld swerved sharply to avoid sailing into an intersection, and the car flipped—...

Teens Brake on Driving at 16

Feb 25, 2008 4:24 PM CST

Teens Brake on Driving at 16

Rising costs, tighter laws make many aspiring motorists wait longer for licenses

(Newser) - Turning 16 has long been a rite of passage, but many teens are holding off on that first ticket to freedom: the driver's license. The percentage of 16-year-olds licensed nationwide fell from 43.8% in 1998 to 29.8% in 2006, the New York Times reports. States are tightening underage...

Storm Snarls NE Flights

Feb 22, 2008 7:03 PM CST

Storm Snarls NE Flights

Snow falls from Ohio to New England; icy roads kill 5 in Missouri

(Newser) - A nasty winter storm swept across the country today, forcing major flight delays at New York City airports, closing schools from Ohio to Connecticut, and causing road accidents in Missouri that left 5 dead, the AP reports. Heavy snowfall in the New York metro area grounded 900 flights and led...

8 Killed in Street Race Crash

Feb 16, 2008 3:06 PM CST

8 Killed in Street Race Crash

At least 3 more injured, including driver, on Maryland speed strip

(Newser) - A driver skidded into a crowd of street-race spectators in Maryland this morning and killed eight people, but later told police he was not part of the race, the Washington Post reports. The driver and at least four others were injured in the crash, which also killed the car's passenger....

5 Joyriders Die After
Car Flies 200 Feet

Jan 26, 2008 6:50 PM CST

5 Joyriders Die After Car Flies 200 Feet

BMW hurtled off 85-high embankment at end of runway

(Newser) - Five young men were killed on a joyride in Florida last night when their speeding car careened off a private airstrip, flew 200 feet in the air, hit a large tree, and split in two. Three were thrown from the car and two were partly ejected, but all were pronounced...

No Cover-Up in Diana Crash, Survivor Says

Jan 23, 2008 1:21 PM CST

No Cover-Up in Diana Crash, Survivor Says

Bodyguard refutes al-Fayed claim that Brits killed princess, Dodi

(Newser) - Still bearing scars on his face from the 1997 crash that killed Princess Diana, bodyguard Trevor Rees told the inquest into her death today that he isn't part of a British cover-up alleged by Mohammed al-Fayed, Reuters reports. "All I have ever done is give the truth as I...

Clueless Driver Follows GPS Directions Onto Train Tracks

Jan 4, 2008 10:05 AM CST

Clueless Driver Follows GPS Directions Onto Train Tracks

Just in time for the northbound express

(Newser) - When the GPS in his rental car told him to turn right as was driving over a railroad crossing, a New York area driver obediently followed directions—right onto the tracks. The car got stuck and he abandoned it minutes before a train slammed into it. No one was hurt,...

'Charles Wants to Kill Me,'
Di Wrote

Dec 20, 2007 11:26 AM CST

'Charles Wants to Kill Me,' Di Wrote

Suspected he was planning brake failure, 'serious head injury'

(Newser) - Princess Diana feared Prince Charles was trying to kill her so he could marry their sons' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, according to a handwritten letter admitted into evidence in the ongoing inquest into her death. "My husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury...

Two Die in 100-Car Calif. Pileup

Nov 3, 2007 5:40 PM CDT

Two Die in 100-Car Calif. Pileup

Thick fog may have caused the accident

(Newser) - About 100 cars collided today on a foggy freeway near Fresno, Calif., killing two and injuring dozens, the AP reports. A 6-year-old boy and 28-year-old man died in separate cars and more than three dozen were sent to hospital. Police closed the road to probe the crash, but officials say...

I-5 Reopens After
Gruesome Pileup

Oct 15, 2007 6:36 PM CDT

I-5 Reopens After Gruesome Pileup

Authorities still have not identified the victims

(Newser) - Some California I-5 lanes reopened today after Friday's massive 15-truck pileup, but police still haven't assessed blame for the blaze. One trucker phoned a friend after slamming into a semi in the tunnel, the Los Angeles Times reports; he described a fire, vehicles exploded and the line went dead. Police...

Times Honcho on the Mend After Truck Accident

May 30, 2007 10:36 AM CDT