NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (DDN) – According to police and other reports, a woman who was 90 years old was hit and killed by two cars, one of which was a yellow cab, while she was crossing a roadway on the Upper East Side on Wednesday evening. According to investigators and reports, Frances Rickard was crossing...
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Florida Man Gets 40 Years for Deadly 130 MPH Crash That Left Child with Injuries and 2 Dead in Panama City Crash
PANAMA CITY, Flo. (DDN) – A drunk motorist from Florida who killed a mother and daughter by slamming into the rear of their car at 130 mph will spend the next 40 years in prison, officials said. According to the State Attorney’s Office for the 14th Judicial Circuit, Jacob Manuel, 33, was driving his Dodge Charger...
Storm System to Bring Substantial Rain to Bay Area, SoCal To Get Hit Hardest
SAN FRANCISCO, Cali. (DDN) – The calm weather that is predicted for the weekend won’t last long. Midway through next week, stormy conditions are expected to return, and while the Bay Area is expected to receive a significant amount of rain, Southern California may experience some of the most intense precipitation. A ridge of high pressure...
Bill to Protect Washington Residents from Medical Debt Hits Senate Committee
PHOENIX, Ari. (DDN) – A plan from state lawmakers would reform how medical debt affects Washingtonians’ credit scores. Senate Bill 5480 “Declares a medical debt void and unenforceable if it is reported to a consumer credit reporting agency or credit bureau,” according to a Senate Bill Report. The report states that the law “Prohibits specific entities...
Knife-Wielding Carjacking Suspect Ends in Custody in Mountain View; No Bail for Suspect
NEW YORK CITY, New Yo. (DDN) – A resident of Mountain View was taken into custody on suspicion of carjacking after reportedly threatening an individual with a pocketknife and fleeing the scene in the victim’s vehicle on Monday evening, as stated by the Mountain View Police Department. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on February 3, dispatchers were...
Wyoming Driver Alert: Right Turn at Red Light Explained after Latest Update
WYOMING (DDN) – You’re driving down Casper’s Main Street as the sun drops behind the Tetons, casting deep shadows, as you approach a red light. Brakes instinctively pump, but a memory emerges: wasn’t Wyoming a right-on-red state? Looking around, you notice other automobiles warily moving forward. Can you turn right on red in Wyoming, or should...
Michigan Teacher Falls 20 Feet from Ski Lift at Mt. Holly During School Trip
DETROIT, Mich. (DDN) – A happy day of skiing for a group of youngsters at Mt. Holly Ski Resort turned into terror on Wednesday when a teacher fell from a ski lift. The teacher from Hamtramck is recovering from the strange accident. FOX 2 reported that the teacher is likely to be fine. Terry Christensen, another...
Pennsylvania Man Confesses to Killing Pug in “Rage” After Woman Ends Friendship
BUTLER CITY, Penn. (DDN) – Chyanne Callender, a woman from Pennsylvania who did “absolutely everything” with her pug Lexi, is fighting to “get justice” for the 10-year-old pooch after a man she met on a dating app stole the dog from Callender’s home and killed it “in a rage,” according to police, after being allegedly rejected...
Father-Son Duo Arrested After NYPD Raid Uncovers Cache of Illegal Weapons
NEW YORK CITY, New Yo. (DDN) – The son and grandson of a late Colombo crime family mob boss have been arrested on federal firearms charges after a large cache of ghost guns was discovered at their Staten Island home, according to law enforcement officials. According to sources, Joseph Orapallo, 57, and his son Frank, 22,...
35-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Killing Man in Head-On and Wrong-way Crash in Houston
HOUSTON, Tex. (DDN) – According to the Houston Police Department, a 35-year-old woman is charged with vehicular intoxication manslaughter for driving the wrong way on the North Freeway and causing a fatal head-on crash early Thursday morning. Authorities say the woman was driving a black Ford F-150 southbound in the northbound lanes when she collided with...