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Driver Crashes Into Her Own Insurance Company

Maybe the Saab sedan was possessed by the spirit of the mysterious "Mayhem" guy from the Allstate commercials. Fire Department officials in Tampa, Fla., still are not sure why the car, driven by a mother with her child and a male passenger, seemed to swerve off the road, jump a curb and leave a gaping hole in the wall of...

Remember Alex Brown Foundation: 5 Facts About Texting While Driving

On Sunday's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," Justin Bieber and Emma Roberts made special appearances to support the Remember Alex Brown Foundation, which was established in honor of a 17-year-old Texas girl who died in a texting-while-driving accident. While the show provided Alex Brown's family with a newly remodeled...

Train Crash in Germany Kills 10, Injures 23

BERLIN -- A head-on collision between a cargo and a passenger train killed 10 people and injured 23 others in eastern Germany, police said Sunday. Authorities believe the death toll could rise in one of the country's worst train accidents. The trains crashed in heavy fog late Saturday on a single-line track near the...

Wallaby-Bicycle Crash Leaves Australian Woman in Critical Condition

(Oct. 5) -- Wallabies are known for being cute, furry, mini-kangaroo-like marsupials, but that doesn't mean they can't be dangerous as well. Case in point: This week, a wallaby leaped out into a road and collided with a 55-year-old Australian cyclist, knocking her to the ground, inflicting serious head injuries and...

U-Turn: Texting Bans May Increase Car Crash Rate, Study Finds

(Sept. 28) -- Sending text messages from behind the wheel is dangerous, and can be deadly. On that point, at least, researchers agree. But the debate over how to mitigate the trend continues, as a new study concludes that texting bans in several states haven't managed to reduce accidents. Thirty states have already...

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05/31/12 5 Die In Head-On Crash In Mesquite Source: NBC - KRIST 6 News - Corpus Christi TX Investigators say a fiery wrong-way accident on Interstate 20 near Dallas has killed three children and both drivers.
05/31/12 âWhat will happen to me?' Source: Boston.com - Boston MA Sitting in a cramped interview room after allegedly causing a head-on crash while texting, teenager Aaron Deveau calmly asked police officers what would consequences he would face if two people critically injured in the collision died.
05/31/12 Idaho pilot's plane, body found in SE Oregon Source: ABC - KTNV 13 - Las Vegas NV PORTLAND, Ore. Search crews have found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in southeast Oregon last week.
05/31/12 Falls are serious threat to older adults Source: HometownLife.com Living in a society where older adults can live to their full potential should be expected.
05/31/12 Man suffers serious injury in West Bromwich ladder fall Source: Express & Star - Wolverhampton - West Midlands - UK A man using a chainsaw to cut tree branches in West Bromwich suffered extensive injuries when he fell around 25ft to the ground.