Trump Motorcade Gets Into Not-At-All Symbolic Car Crash
The Trump motorcade has already been involved in an accident and it is in no way shape or form symbolic for the state of affairs in the Republican Party or in this great country.
Duck-on-Bus Crash Kills Four and Critically Injures 12 on Seattle Bridge
A “Ride the Ducks” land-water tour vehicle—usually known for careening around major cities in a zany manner while tour groups blow duck whistles at pedestrians—met with disaster when it collided with a charter tour bus around 11 a.m. Thursday on Seattle’s Aurora Bridge. There were 50 injuries—12 of them critical—and…
There's Nothing Funny About a Confederate Flag Parade (Maybe One Thing)
On Friday, President Obama called the Confederate flag “a reminder of systemic oppression and racial subjugation” while speaking at the funeral for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was killed along with eight others by racist gunman Dylann Roof. On Saturday, Dalton, Ga. threw a Confederate Flag Parade.
Three Dead After Van Carrying Heavy Metal Bands Crashes in Georgia
Three people were killed and eight more were injured when a van carrying two heavy metal bands crashed early this morning in northeast Georgia.
Sleeping Boston Driver Jumps His Truck off the Top Deck of I-93
In a car crash straight of your worst childhood fears, a pickup truck heading north on the top level of Interstate 93 near Boston hit a snow bank and flew off the freeway, landing in the southbound lane of the lower deck.
Overturned Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames on New Jersey Highway
A tanker truck carrying around 8,000 gallons of gasoline overturned and exploded on a highway in Pennsauken, N.J. Monday morning, CBS Philly reports. The driver escaped with minor injuries.
Metal Pole Impales Woman's Butt in Texting-and-Driving Accident
A Colorado woman crashed her truck while texting and driving, sending part of a metal guardrail through her thigh and buttocks and into the back of her seat.
Driver Arrested After Benz Smashes Into CNN Headquarters
Someone — a viewer upset at the network's waning coverage of MH370? — drove a large Mercedes-Benz through the front window of the CNN Center in Atlanta at around 4:15 this morning. CNN is reporting no injuries.
Woman and Grandson Miraculously Survive Being Crushed by Runaway Car
This is amazing: A young boy and his grandmother walking in Brazil somehow survived being crushed by a car.
Billionaire’s Hit-and-Run Crash Leaves Single Mom With $4K Bill
Daily News owner and aging billionaire Mort Zuckerman was having a bit too much fun in East Hampton, New York on August 11 when he rammed his Lexus into single mom and store manager Charlene F. Peele’s parked Ford sedan, all but destroying the vehicle. Zuckerman, while claiming to have left his business card at the…
Suspect in Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident Turns Himself In, Says He Was Being Shot at During Crash
After a days-long manhunt for a suspect who plowed into a livery cab in a BMW, killing an expectant mother and her husband before fleeing, an ex-con named Julio Acevedo has turned himself in.
Expectant Brooklyn Couple Killed in Car Accident on Way to Hospital (UPDATE)
Early Sunday morning, a young man and his pregnant wife were killed in a hit-and-run car accident in Brooklyn. The couple, Nachman and Raizel Glauber, both 21, were rushing to the hospital in the back seat of a livery cab after Raizel, who was seven months pregnant, complained of pains. At an intersection in…
ABC Explores the Dangers of YOLO
In these last few days of 2012, parting with some of our favorite phrases and trends is proving to be a rough experience. ABC must be having a hard time saying goodbye to one of its most beloved catchphrases. One of the network's top stars, Katie Couric, embraced YOLO, or "You Only Live Once," like a child of her own.
Occupy Oakland: Protesters Run Down, Port Shut Down, Tear Gas All Around
Sounds like last night was another eventful one for the demonstrators of Occupy Oakland. After yesterday's general strike, during which anarchists who seem to hold a grudge against $10 tempeh loaves defiled the sanctity of a local Whole Foods, protesters occupied the local Travelers Aid building, danced in the…
Arizona Man Gives the Best Description of a Car Crash Ever
A Phoenix man became trapped inside his SUV on Thursday after he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over and strike a utility pole. In the process, the driver rear-ended another vehicle driven by a man named George Lindell, who later described the events to local Fox affiliate KSAZ-TV in this amazing…
Today In Teen Car Crashes: Paraplegic Driver Faints While Holding His Breath
Four teenagers were trying to hold their breath through the length of an upstate NY town when the driver passed out and ran into a boulder. The driver is a paraplegic, after falling out of a window during college. [NYP]
Paper May Beat Rock, But Rock Beats Car Any Day
A news crew was shooting footage of a rockslide when they got something way more interesting...footage of a driver somehow failing to notice the giant rocks all over the road and driving straight into them.
