LAFAYETTE, Ind (DDN) – A 29-year-old man who reportedly rolled his vehicle three times on Interstate 65 last week, killing a lady and sending a 3-month-old to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, is requesting refuge from Venezuela, according to authorities. According to an affidavit filed Thursday, Framber Monserrat-Griman was driving at a fast pace at...
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Pickup Truck Collision With Tow Truck Injures Four, Shuts Down North Wooster Avenue
DOVER (DDN) – After a two-car accident on Friday afternoon, North Wooster Avenue was shut down. One person was evacuated to Akron General Hospital by LifeFlight as a result of the mishap. According to Dover Fire Captain Mike Mossor, the incident happened at 2:44 p.m. when a pickup truck drove out in front of a commercial...
Four-vehicle Crash Causes Major Traffic Jam on Eastbound I-20 in Richmond County
AUGUSTA, Ga (DDN) – Richmond County dispatchers reported that there was a traffic jam on the eastbound I-20 on Friday evening due to a collision that involved several vehicles. According to the dispatchers, the contact reported that there had been a four-vehicle accident between the exits of Walton Way and Washington Road. Dispatchers said that...
One Man Dies, Another Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes in Frigid Georgia Pond
TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. (DDN) – According to the Toombs County Sheriff’s Office, one person died and another was hospitalized in a fishing accident Thursday after their boat overturned in cold waters. Deputies arrived at a pond off Highway 178 early Thursday night and discovered Eryc Bobbitt, 33, of Lyons, clinging to a tiny aluminum boat....
Deadly 18-wheeler Crash Causes Toxic Leak, Hospitalizing 29 Students and Driver in Texas
SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (DDN) – DPS troopers went door-to-door on Friday, advising neighbors near the scene of a tragic incident in San Jacinto County to evacuate after sulfur dioxide leaked from the chemical tanker. The crash occurred on FM 1725, near Highway 150 and FM 3081. Sgt. Sammy Lattner of the Texas Department of...
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...
DUI Driver Accused of Causing Fatal Crash That Killed Delaware Youth Hockey Coach and Injured His Son
DDN – A Newark man is in jail, accused of driving intoxicated and triggering a crash that killed a local youth hockey coach and injured the coach’s adolescent son. The incident occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Del. 896 and U.S. 40 in Glasgow, according to Delaware State Police. Fidel Villatoro-Martinez,...