All articles tagged with #fatal car crash
A driver was killed in Boston when their burning SUV crashed through a chain link fence and fell 40 feet onto a road below near Interstate 93. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. in Widett Circle, and the cause of the fire and crash is still under investigation. No other vehicles or individuals were involved.
The death of an infant found on the 405 Freeway in Culver City is linked to a homicide in Woodland Hills and a fatal car crash in Redondo Beach. A woman in her mid-30s allegedly fatally stabbed her partner in Woodland Hills before fleeing with the children in a black Porsche. The children, a 9-year-old girl and an infant, were found on the freeway, with the infant dying and the girl sustaining minor injuries. The woman then crashed the car into a tree in Redondo Beach, resulting in her own death. The 9-year-old girl is now the sole survivor in her family, and authorities are seeking information from the public to piece together the events.
"American Idol" Season 19 alum Alex Miller, 20, was involved in a fatal car crash in Kentucky when the tour bus he was on was hit by a car, resulting in the death of the car's driver, 53-year-old James Mcpheron. Miller, who was not driving, expressed condolences and confirmed that no one on the bus was injured. Kentucky State Police are investigating the incident, which occurred in Rockcastle County.
A Baltimore man died after his 2019 Nissan Altima was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 South in Baltimore County. The passenger in the Altima was injured and taken to a trauma center for treatment. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities suspect that the Altima may have been disabled in the third lane of the highway when the collision occurred. The southbound lanes of I-95 were closed for several hours following the crash.
Mackenzie Shirilla, a 19-year-old from Ohio, has been found guilty of murdering her boyfriend and his friend in a fatal car crash. While evidence showed that she was driving at high speed and under the influence of drugs, her mother claimed that a dizziness condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) may have been responsible for the crash. The judge disagreed with this assertion and sentenced Shirilla to life in prison for multiple charges, including murder and aggravated vehicular homicide.
WWE legend Tammy Sytch has pleaded no contest to a felony charge of DUI causing death, facing a potential prison sentence of up to 25 years. The charges stem from a car crash in March 2022, where Sytch allegedly killed a 75-year-old man while driving under the influence. She also pleaded no contest to other related charges. This is not the first time Sytch has faced DUI charges, having been arrested multiple times in the past.
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs will plead guilty to one count of DUI resulting in death and one count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a fatal car crash that killed 23-year-old Tina O. Tintor and her dog. Ruggs was driving drunk and reached speeds of 156 mph in Las Vegas in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, 2021, when his Corvette hit Tintor’s Toyota RAV4. Ruggs' blood alcohol level was 0.161 – more than twice the legal limit in the state of Nevada. He will reportedly serve three to 10 years in the Nevada state prison.
Two men, a 66-year-old from Naples and a 20-year-old from Panama City, died in a car crash on U.S. 231 and Hightower Road in Bay County, Florida. The first driver was traveling on the wrong side of the road, causing the collision with the second car, which flipped over and came to a stop in the northbound lanes of 231. Both drivers did not survive their injuries.
A fatal car crash occurred on Sunset Boulevard at Roxbury Road at the Hollywood/West Hollywood border, killing one person and hospitalizing three others early Monday morning. The driver fled the scene on foot but was later located at a hospital in critical condition. The Tesla is believed to have crashed into a median, a metal lamp post, and a tree. The female adult passenger died at the crash scene, and two women in the back seats were hospitalized. Sunset Boulevard remained closed in both directions at Roxbury Road as investigators combed the scene for evidence.
Six young girls were killed and two others were injured in a car crash on Interstate 24 in Tennessee. The car flipped upside down, causing extensive damage and ejecting the girls from the vehicle. An adult woman was found in critical condition and the male driver was in stable condition with minor injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.