VAIL, Colo. (DDN) – A Florida homicide suspect was apprehended in Vail on Wednesday evening after being discovered on I-70, which was backed up by traffic. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) of Colorado reported 32-year-old Aldo Armijos-Castillo was wanted by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on a felony murder warrant in connection with...
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Woman Faces DUI Manslaughter Charges After Killing Orlando Driver in Wrong-way Crash on Selmon Expressway
DDN – A Plant City woman is facing criminal charges in connection with a wrong-way incident that killed another driver on the Selmon Expressway last month. Sarah Beverly Downing, 40, was arrested on December 30 and charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. According to court documents, Downing is suspected of being under the influence...
Tanner Ater Rescues Two People From Burning Car in Neenah, Overcoming Smoke and Freezing Temps
DDN – Many people are hailing a Neenah guy as a hero after rescuing two individuals from a burning automobile wreck on Monday night. Tanner Ater claimed to have heard a loud pounding sound and hurried outside his residence to investigate. According to Neenah police, a vehicle raced over a fire hydrant, down an embankment,...
I-95 Winter Storm Crash Injures DNR Officer; Drivers Urged to Exercise Caution in Snowy Conditions
DILLON COUNTY, S.C (DDN) – On Wednesday morning, an officer from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources was injured when their car was struck by a box truck as they were assisting a driver in the median of Interstate 95 near Dillon. According to DNR spokesman Stephen Fastenau, the officer was taken to the...
I-91 Southbound Lanes Temporarily Closed After Multi-car Accident Near Exits 34 and 33
HARTFORD, CT (DDN) – According to the state Department of Transportation, traffic was held up on Interstate 91 in Hartford after a multi-vehicle incident on Wednesday afternoon, but the crash has now been cleared. According to the Department of Transportation, the accident occurred on I-91 South between exits 34 and 33, which caused three lanes of...
Life-threatening Injuries Reported in Stafford Snowmobile Crash, Victim Airlifted to St. Francis Hospital
Stafford (DDN) – On Wednesday afternoon, the state police reported that they had reacted to a serious snowmobile collision. According to the Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a complaint regarding a person who had been involved in a snowmobile accident on Old Springfield Road in Stafford to provide medical assistance. According to the police,...
Collision at U.S. Route 166 and K-26: Tow Truck and Jetta Crash Leaves One Dead, One Injured
GALENA, Kan. (DDN) – On Tuesday, a car and a tow truck crashed into one other at a highway intersection in southeast Kansas. A man was murdered, and a woman was seriously injured as a result of the collision. The incident occurred at approximately 11:50 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. Route 166 and K-26,...
Missouri Bus Accident Leaves 14 Injured, Including 8 Girls, After Driver Avoids Deer on Highway 160
STONE COUNTY, Mo. (DDN) – A bus ran off the side of the road at Reeds Spring, injuring eight adolescent girls and several adults. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the incident occurred on Highway 160, one mile east of Reeds Spring, at 6:28 p.m. on January 21. Forsyth Superintendent Jeff Mingus said...
“No Words to Mend the Heartbreak”: Morgan County Mourns Loss of Two Middle School Students in ATV Crash
MORGAN COUNTY, Ga (DDN) – Two Morgan County Middle School students were killed in an ATV accident on Monday, according to officials. The Georgia State Patrol said troopers responded to the incident on Old Buckhead Road shortly after 5 p.m. GSP said that three young boys were involved in the crash. According to GSP’s early...
Traffic Disrupted After I-74 Crash Involving Freightliner and Van, Driver Rescued and Hospitalized
SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. (DDN) – An Indianapolis man was taken to the hospital after being extricated from a van following a Wednesday morning crash on Interstate 74. According to a news release from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, units from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, Shelby County Fire Department, Waldron Volunteer Fire Department, and Indiana State...