BROCKTON, Mass. (DDN) – On Friday, a Brockton police cruiser and a vehicle collided, resulting in four individuals being transported to the hospital. On Friday, at approximately 9 a.m., a crash occurred close to the intersection of Warren Avenue and Winthrop Street. The driver of the silver Toyota Corolla told detectives that she was going...
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Cordova School Bus Accident Results in Three Injuries, Including One Child, Investigation Underway
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (DDN) – According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, an MSCS school bus crashed in Cordova on Friday morning, injuring three persons, one of whom was a child. Just after 8 a.m., officers responded to a three-vehicle crash near Macon Road and Big Orange. The Mt. Pisgah Middle School bus collided with a...
Fatal Collision Between Two Tractor-trailers Shuts Down I-10 for Hours Near Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(DDN) – The Florida Highway Patrol said that a semi-driver was killed Thursday morning after his tractor-trailer rear-ended another and caught fire on I-10 westbound near Cecil Commerce Parkway. Troopers say a 45-year-old New York man was driving a semi on I-10 East at 5:45 a.m. when he slowed for traffic near Cecil Commerce...
Second Fatality on U.S. 63 Attributed to Distracted Driver, Missouri State Highway Patrol Confirms
BOONE COUNTY (DDN) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol verified that a 20-year-old man was preoccupied while driving down U.S. 63 on Thursday afternoon, resulting in a second death disaster while traffic stalled for another tragic accident up the road about an hour earlier. rule enforcement has not confirmed whether the motorist was distracted by...
Hartford Wrong-way Crash Leaves Vernon Woman Dead, East Hartford Driver Injured
HARTFORD, CT (DDN) – A 23-year-old Vernon woman died in a head-on, wrong-way incident in Hartford late Thursday night. Kelly Lynn Caldwell, 23, of Morrison Street in Vernon, died in a head-on collision on Route 5/15 in Hartford at 11:13 p.m. on Thursday, according to Connecticut State Police. According to police, Caldwell was going the...
12-year-old Boy Shot in Connecticut After Throwing Snowball at Passing Car: Police
(DDN) – A 12-year-old child in Connecticut was shot after throwing a snowball at a car, according to authorities. Hartford Police Lieutenant Aaron Boisvert confirmed to PEOPLE that the little boy was shot at around 7:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the neighborhood of Capitol Avenue and Park Terrace in Hartford. The...
I-95 Accident Leaves Autistic Woman Dead, Driver Faces DWI Charges in Johnston County
DDN – A 22-year-old woman with special needs was struck and murdered on I-95 in Johnston County Friday night. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a family had pulled over on the northbound side of Interstate 95. Their autistic daughter exited the van, crossed the highway into the southbound lanes, and was hit by...
Detroit Councilwoman Calls for Action to Stop Wrong-way Crashes on Highways
Detroit (DDN) – A Detroit City Councilwoman is looking at measures to prohibit wrong-way drivers from using freeway on- and off-ramps. Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters has requested the city’s legislative policy office to propose “practical tools” that the local, state, and federal governments could use to reduce wrong-way driving. In a memo dated Jan....
One Killed, Another Hospitalized in Two-car Accident That Shuts Highway 63 in Missouri
Boone County(DDN) – A two-car accident on Wednesday at approximately 4:30 PM caused Highway 63, located north of MO 124, to be shut. Missouri Highway Patrol Troop F stated in a post on social media that the incident resulted in critical injuries. Florida Homicide Suspect Caught in Vail After Traffic Backup on I-70 Delays His...
School Bus Carrying 30 Children Overturns in Washtenaw County, Seven Injured in Afternoon Collision
AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (DDN)According to authorities, seven individuals were injured, including children, when a school bus carrying approximately 30 children collided Thursday afternoon in Washtenaw County. The collision occurred around 4:13 p.m. in the 9700 block of Talladay Road in Augusta Township. According to Michigan State Police, the Lincoln Elementary School bus slipped on ice,...