Two people are dead after a passenger car coasted through a stop sign and into the path of an oncoming large truck. The wreck happened where Munger Hill Road dead-ends into State Highway 3 in Mexico. When a Chevrolet Malibu failed to completely stop at the stop sign, an oncoming Ford Flatbed truck smacked into […]
Investigators believe that two vehicles were racing when a driver lost control of his car and slid into a tree. When officers arrived, a car was fully engulfed in flames and the driver was dead inside it. Pre-wreck video form near the scene shows this vehicle and another one driving close together at a very […]
For the umpteenth time since the coronavirus pandemic began, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration waived certain hours of service rules. These waivers allow drivers to stay behind the wheel, even when they are dangerously fatigued. This time, the waiver applies to livestock haulers. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a lobbying group, has pushed long […]
A man who was living the dream as a pilot and taking good care of his family was killed when the car he was riding in skidded off the road. Police say the driver was intoxicated when she sped past a freeway exit, tried to exit anyway, lost control of her car, and slammed it […]
An Ulster County judge refused to grant bail for a state trooper who allegedly rammed his patrol car into the back of a fleeing suspect vehicle. The force of the impact ejected an 11-year-old girl from the vehicle, killing her almost instantly. Initially, the trooper pulled a vehicle over for speeding on the New York […]
Few details were available about a serious two-car collision in Wyandanch that killed one person and injured several others. The force of the collision caused one of the vehicles to leave the road, barrel through a fence, and onto a nearby lawn. Another vehicle was crushed so badly when it hit a utility pole that […]