Car Crash: Recent Stories of Auto Accidents - Page 33

Aug 28, 2007 6:32 AM CDT

Bears' Briggs Charged in Car Crash

LB left accident scene after wrecking $350K Lamborghini: cops

(Newser) - Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after police found a wrecked and abandoned 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago yesterday on an Illinois highway. Briggs, 26, admitted he abandoned the car, posted $100 bond, and will appear in court in October to face the misdemeanor...

Hogan's Son Leaves Hospital After Wreck

Aug 27, 2007 11:35 AM CDT

Hogan's Son Leaves Hospital After Wreck

17-year-old spawn of the Hulk in 'spectacular' crash

(Newser) - Reality TV star Nick Bollea has been discharged from a Florida hospital, after seriously injuring himself and a passenger in a "spectacular wreck" on a Florida highway last night. The 17-year-old son of Hulk Hogan was featured on the pro wrestler's series Hogan Knows Best. The hospital confirmed...

Talented Ex-NBA Player Meets Tragic End

Aug 22, 2007 1:40 PM CDT

Talented Ex-NBA Player Meets Tragic End

Fiery crash killed Griffin; career undone by substance abuse

(Newser) - Several days after a fiery car wreck in Houston, the man in an SUV hit by a train was identified yesterday as Eddie Griffin, a former first-round NBA draft pick whose career was short-circuited by alcohol. The Houston Chronicle reports Griffin's body was so badly burned that dental records were...

11 Injured
in Cruise Film
Car Crash

Aug 20, 2007 2:52 PM CDT

11 Injured in Cruise Film Car Crash

Berlin police investigate a totaled truck for defects on the set of "Valkyrie"

(Newser) - Eleven extras were injured on the Berlin set of Tom Cruise's latest film, "Valkyrie," when the side of a truck—decked out to look like a Nazi military transport—blew open as it took a corner. One man was seriously injured in the crash. Local authorities reported "...

Car Rams Glasgow Airport

Jun 30, 2007 11:06 AM CDT

Car Rams Glasgow Airport

Jeep Cherokee in flames, with two occupants, crashes at high speed into terminal; all flights suspended

(Newser) - A burning Jeep Cherokee was driven at high speed into the main terminal building at the Glasgow airport today. Two men in the vehicle, described as Asian, survived the crash and were taken into custody, the BBC reports. The airport was evacuated and all flights were suspended.

Student at Wheel Charged in Halberstam Death

Jun 22, 2007 12:29 PM CDT

Student at Wheel Charged in Halberstam Death

Prosecutor calls crash 'more than a mistake'

(Newser) - The student who drove the car in which journalism icon David Halberstam was killed will be charged with vehicular manslaughter, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Kevin Jones, 26, a UC Berkeley journalism student, allegedly ran a red light to turn left and collided with an oncoming car. He faces...

The Real Profits Are to a Brain-Injured Brother

Jun 6, 2007 10:22 AM CDT

The Real Profits Are to a Brain-Injured Brother

A Cincinnati businessman crafts a company to create meaningful work for mentally disabled employees

(Newser) - In high school, Rob Groeschen idolized his older brother Tom, who was handsome, generous and a football hero. But it was Rob who came to Tom's rescue after Tom suffered severe brain damage in a car crash. A successful Cincinnati businessman, Rob has started a company called In Return that...

Miami Tops Road Rage Rankings

May 15, 2007 2:35 PM CDT

Miami Tops Road Rage Rankings

Watch out for hostile drivers in New York, Boston, and LA, too

(Newser) - Miami has retained its title as the capital of road rage for the second year running, taking top honors in a national survey for brake-slamming, running red lights, and talking on cellphones. Motorists in Portland, Ore., report the least tailgating; if you do get too close, do it in St....

Halberstam Dies in Car Crash

Apr 23, 2007 10:36 PM CDT

Halberstam Dies in Car Crash

Prize-winning writer who blended journalism with history was 73

(Newser) - David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who wrote definitive annals of everything from the Vietnam War to pro football, was killed in a car crash in Menlo Park, Calif., today. Halberstam, who wrote 21 books, was on his way to interview former New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle when...

Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH

Apr 18, 2007 8:15 AM CDT

Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH

Black box recorded speed five seconds before impact

(Newser) - Not only was Jon Corzine not wearing a seat belt, the SUV in which he was riding shotgun was clocked at 91 mph seconds before its crash last week. The trooper driving the New Jersey governor was going 26 mph over the limit on the Garden State Parkway—which he's...

N.J. Governor Injured in
Car Crash

Apr 13, 2007 9:54 AM CDT

N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash

Corzine in critical condition; doctors say he's "lucky to be alive"

(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was critically injured last night after a pickup truck struck his motorcade. "He's in serious shape, but he's alive and going to survive," says state senate president Richard Codey, acting governor until Corzine can resume his duties—which could be weeks. Cops are...

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