ORLANDO, Fla. (DDN) – A seven-year-old girl died while pursuing her ambition of driving a junior dragster. According to an Orange County Fire Rescue statement, the unfortunate occurrence occurred at Orlando Speed World, where they reacted to 911 warnings of the youngster being engaged in a car accident at roughly 11:20 a.m. on Feb. 2. “A...
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Motorcyclist Thrown, Hit by Car in Deadly Wrong-Way Crash on I-295; Suspect Still at Large: FHP
MIAMI, Flo. (DDN) – The Florida Highway Patrol is providing new information with Action News Jax about a fatal wrong-way crash on I-295. It was reported yesterday that it had blocked traffic around 103rd Street on the Westside for more than six hours. Overnight, we received a fresh report from FHP stating that a man stole...
Oregon Highway 26 Wreck Leaves 79-Year-Old Dead, Closes Road for Hours in Clackamas County
PORTLAND, Ore. (DDN) – According to authorities, a three-vehicle incident that occurred over the weekend in Clackamas County resulted in the death of one man and left one lady with significant injuries. On Sunday, the Oregon State Police said that they had reacted to the incident that occurred on Highway 26 close to Haley Road. Following...
One Killed in SUV Rollover Near Lehi; Causes Three-Mile Traffic Jam on I-15
BLUFFDALE, Uta. (DDN) – A rollover incident that resulted in one fatality has caused traffic from Utah County to Salt Lake County to come to a complete stop. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the accident occurred just before noon at the Point of the Mountain, which is located near Bluffdale and Lehi. According to reports,...
90-Year-Old Woman Killed in Double-Car Collision in New York City; Probe Opened
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...
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...
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...
86-Year-Old Woman Dies After Hilo Crash, Authorities Suspecting DUI
HONOLULU, Haw. (DDN) – An 86-year-old woman was badly injured in a one-car crash in Hilo on January 30 and died, according to police. The woman, Yvonne Mira of Hilo, died on Monday at 6:21 p.m. at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. An autopsy has been scheduled to identify the exact cause of death. Officers...
Car Crashed into Food Truck in Eugene; One in Hospital for Burn Injuries after Crash
EUGENE, Ore. (DDN) – A car collided with the Gotcha Burger food truck near the junction of 7th Ave. and Chambers St. in Eugene Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person hospitalized with critical injuries. “Somebody came through the drive-thru and hit our building, causing the whole cart to get destroyed, sending an employee to the emergency room,”...