DDN – The majestic dolphins of Texas’s Gulf Coast are in the spotlight, but not for their grace or intelligence. Shocking reports reveal that these marine mammals are testing positive for drugs such as cocaine, antidepressants, and other harmful substances. While scientists and environmentalists sound the alarm, there seems to be little concern from authorities...
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Early Morning Accident on Busch Boulevard Leaves One Dead, No Passengers in Vehicle
DDN – One individual died early Wednesday after their automobile went off the road and collided with a tree on Columbus’ North Side, according to police. At 1:05 a.m., a 2007 Toyota Camry was traveling north on Busch Boulevard at the Shapter Avenue intersection when the driver drifted northwest across the center median and southbound...
ALDI Employee Critically Injured by Snowplow in Merrillville Parking Lot, Investigation Underway
MERRILVILLE, Ind. (DDN) – According to authorities, a female ALDI employee was critically injured after being struck by a snowplow outside the supermarket shop. According to Merrillville police, the person was struck on Tuesday around 8:13 a.m. at the ALDI on 10 W. Lincoln Hwy. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital with critical...
Indianapolis Man Wanted After Two Hit-and-run Crashes, One Fatal, Occur Minutes Apart
INDIANAPOLIS (DDN) – A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Indianapolis man accused of being involved in two hit-and-runs, one of which killed someone, minutes apart. On Sunday, December 15 at 8:18 p.m., IMPD officers responded to the 8900 block of East 16th Street, at North Post Road and East 16th Place...
Fatal Truck Collision Near Hard Rock Stadium: One Dead, Another Hospitalized After Multi-vehicle Crash
Miami Gardens, FL (DDN) – On January 13, 2025, at around 12:30 p.m., a truck collision on Florida’s Turnpike killed one person and injured another. Authorities say a semi-truck collided with a Nissan vehicle and another semi-truck while traveling south on the toll road near the Hard Rock Stadium exit. According to officials, a woman...
Tragic Spokane County Crash Kills Two Teens and Injures One After Car Gets Stuck Under Semi
DDN – A 16-year-old boy from Wellpinit, Washington, died last week when the car he was in got stuck under the trailer of a semi-truck near Airway Heights. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office named the boy. A medical examiner’s office report says that Sweeny Holt-Stearns died at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center from blows...
Fatal Crash in Amarillo Leaves One Dead and Two Injured After Unsafe Lane Change
AMARILLO, Texas (DDN) – On Monday afternoon, a terrible incident in the 5300 block of Hillside Road killed a 37-year-old man and left two others injured. At about 1:38 p.m., officers responded to the scene where Dylan Thomas Bird’s 2015 Subaru collided with a 2012 Ford Focus. Bird was driving eastbound in the inside lane...
One Driver Seriously Injured in School Bus and Corvette Crash in Grafton, Students Unharmed
GRAFTON, Mass. (DDN) – A school bus transporting Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High students was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Grafton, Massachusetts, early Tuesday. The bus and a Chevrolet Corvette crashed shortly after 7 a.m. on Upton Street, also known as Route 140, near Brown Road. The bus was carrying 14...
Three Semi-trucks Involved in I-94 Jackknife Crash Near Firekeeper Casino, Highway Shut Down
CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. (DDN) – Whiteout conditions produced yet another highway backup, closing I-94 in Calhoun County for many hours on Tuesday. While the freeway reopened later Tuesday afternoon, heavy snow fell intermittently throughout the day, prompting Michigan State Police to advise drivers not to speed. Troopers told News Channel 3 that three semi-trucks jackknifed...
Taylor Man Killed in Fatal Crash Involving Jackknifed Semi on I-94 in Jackson County
DDN – A fatal collision that occurred early on Saturday morning in Jackson County resulted in the death of a man from Taylor. For a jackknifed semi-truck that was involved in a weather-related collision, deputies were dispatched to the westbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Mount Hope Road in Grass Lake Township at approximately 4:45...