Archive for car-crash

9-year-old girl walks a mile after father killed in car crash

Monday, March 25th, 2013

A 9-year-old girl who miraculously survived a car crash that claimed the life of her father early Sunday morning, walked a mile to seek help after her father was killed in a car crash. California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the girl was able to climb out of a mangled 2010 Ford Escape which had plummeted ... read more »

Mom dies in car crash, 4-year-old pulls baby sister from wreckage

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

A 4-year-old Astoria, Ore. girl pulled her 2-year-old sister from a car crash that claimed the life of their mother, 26-year-old Jessica Rath on Tuesday night. Rath was driving in a remote location sometime around midnight, along the coastline in Wash. to pick up her fisherman husband who had been out at sea for a ... read more »

83-year-old woman flees scene after running over boy

Friday, September 14th, 2012

An 83-year-old woman ran over a 6-year-old boy in a Chicago suburb last weekend and then fled the scene. The young boy, Brayan Silva, was killed while crossing the street with his father and sibling at 9 pm last weekend during a rainstorm. Brayan had fallen behind as his father and sibling as they tried ... read more »

Patrick Dempsey rescues boy from car crash

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Patrick Dempsey, an actor who plays a neurosurgeon on Grey’s Anatomy, leapt into action when he spotted a car crash outside of his Malibu home.   The driver of the car, 17-year-old Weston Massett, flipped his Mustang, and when he opened his eyes, the young man told TMZ, Dempsey was staring down at him. The ... read more »

Two children injured in police chase

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Two children were injured when their car crashed during a police chase on the South Side of Chicago, last night. Police officers had received a drug tip and attempted to pull the Buick over around 11pm on Monday. The driver refused to stop and led officers on a six block chase as the occupants tossed ... read more »

Girl survives on Pop Tarts and Gatorade after car crash

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

A young girl in Cove City, North Carolina, survived for two days eating only Pop Tarts and drinking Gatorade after being trapped upside down in a car after it crashed. North Carolina Highway Patrol said that Jordan Landon, 9, was found in the wrecked car more than forty hours since she was last seen with ... read more »

Car crash: Injured senior ate bugs and leaves to survive

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Family members were elated to find missing family member and father, David Lavau, 67 — retracing the path he may have taken using his debit card purchase at a nearby grocery store as a clue. Little did the family know that Lavau had experienced a horrific car crash about an hour north of Los Angeles, ... read more »

15 Year old girl, distraught over dog’s illness, dies in car crash

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Taylor Stinchcomb, 15, was heartbroken to learn that her 4-year-old Doberman pinscher, Romulus, was diagnosed with cancer. When her parents talked about putting the dog to sleep, her loyalty to her dog drove her to load Romulus into her parents’ minivan without permission and flee the house, a trip that ended in tragedy as she and the dog ... read more »

Pregnant Jewel ‘doing fine’ after fire truck crash

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Singer-songwriter Jewel is “doing fine” after a two-car accident Friday morning, reported her rep to E!News. “Jewel was hit by a fire truck this morning in Texas. The singer was taken to the hospital and current medical tests conducted indicate that she and the baby are doing fine,” said the rep. Jewel was driving near ... read more »

Child killed by underage driver

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

An eighth grader who decided it would be a great idea to drive her mother’s car in their apartment complex parking lot jumped the curb and pinned a 5-year-old boy to a wall, killing him. Now her dumb move has permanently affected several lives, including her own. As police investigated, neighbors at the apartment complex ... read more »

More details released about Iowa City murders

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

More information has been released about Steven Sueppel, who killed his wife and four children before dying himself in a fiery car crash. Apparently Sueppel first tried to kill his family by carbon monoxide poisoning, and when that didn’t work he went on a rampage with a baseball bat: Sueppel succeeded in killing himself early ... read more »

Family of 5 that went missing are found dead in submerged vehicle

Friday, January 18th, 2008

An family with Indiana license plates, missing since January 10th, have been found submerged in lake in their car. Police are still investigating the circumstances. The area where the car went under is reported to be a hairpin turn. GALLATIN COUNTY – One week after Marilyn Robbins reported her son and his family missing, the ... read more »

Wintery conditions responsible for death of family

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

A mother, father and child crashed into a lake in Georgia, where the car sank, killing the entire family. I pray that they were unconscious when the car sank. HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol has confirmed a mother, father and child were killed when their car crashed into a Haralson County lake Wednesday ... read more »