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  • Britt Reid charged with DWI in crash that left Ariel Young with brain injury

    04/12/2021 2:25:18 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 29 replies
    New York Post ^ | Joshua Rhett Miller VIEW AUTHOR ARCHIVE EMAIL THE AUTHOR FOLLOW ON TWITTER GET AUTHOR RSS FEED April | Joshua Rhett Miller VIEW AUTHOR ARCHIVE EMAIL THE AUTHOR FOLLOW ON TWITTER GET AUTHOR RSS FEED April
    Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid — the son of head coach Andy Reid — has been charged with DWI in a Missouri car crash that left a 5-year-old girl with a brain injury, according to a report. Britt Reid was charged Monday in Jackson County in the Feb. 4 crash involving Ariel Young, who was seriously hurt when authorities say Reid hit a Chevrolet Traverse driven by the girl’s mother near the Chiefs practice field in Kansas City, KSHB reported. Court records show that Reid, 35, had a blood alcohol content of .113 after the crash, Jackson...
  • Quarantine is Reducing Traffic Deaths

    04/12/2020 3:07:39 PM PDT · by Brown Deer · 47 replies
    Road Ecology Center - UC Davis ^ | 4/1/2020 | Fraser Shilling
    Governor Newsom’s shelter-in-place order and similar orders at the jurisdictional scale had a profound effect on daily travel in California, with >20 - 50% reductions found across select highways. This in turn seems to have resulted in a ~50% reduction in total collisions and injury/fatal accidents. This unintended benefit of the orders was primarily for drivers and passengers. There was no detectable reduction in impacts to large animals reported by the CHP on state highways and certain major roads. We appreciate the critical attention to detail and complete incident reporting by the CHP and look forward to increased support for...
  • Cops alarmed by increase in roadwork site crashes

    07/01/2016 4:03:45 AM PDT · by Diogenesis · 20 replies
    Boston Herald ^ | July 01, 2016 | Matt Stout
    Cops alarmed by increase in roadwork site crashes Nearly 900 reckless drivers crashed through a work zone on a Bay State road or highway last year ... a 35-percent spike that has the state police colonel stepping up patrols amid fears the deadly wrecks are only going to climb ... State police also handed out 529 work-zone driving citations last year ... McKeon said he can’t pinpoint an exact reason for the spike [BUT later noted] ... The latest crash came around 3:10 a.m. yesterday, when police say 29-year-old Maria Nunes-Daveiga — whose driving record spans four pages and 38...
  • AP Impact: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

    05/11/2013 9:17:34 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 17 replies
    Associated Press ^ | May 11, 2013 11:22 PM EDT | Bradley Brooks
    The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry’s biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil’s new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the fourth largest auto market in the world. What happens once those vehicles hit the streets, however, is shaping up as a national tragedy, experts say, with thousands of Brazilians dying every year in auto accidents that in many cases shouldn’t have proven fatal. The culprits are the cars themselves, produced with weaker...
  • Beguin remembered as fine friend, teacher [Truck driver runs red light; kills passenger in SUV]

    08/16/2007 2:55:09 PM PDT · by bcsco · 17 replies · 1,070+ views
    Rochelle News-Leader ^ | 8/16/2007 | bcsco
    ROCHELLE — While family, friends and collegues struggle to cope with the untimely death of Marian Beguin on Tuesday afternoon, they are also remembering her as a fun-loving individual who cherished her relationships and lived life to the fullest, both personally and professionally. Beguin, 54, of Rochelle, died Tuesday after the car she was riding in was struck by a semi-truck driver who ran a red light at the intersection of IL Route 38 and Caron Road. “She was just a warm, loving person with many friends. She touched so many lives. It’s so unfair and she’s going to be...
  • Safety in the Driver's Seat

    08/31/2006 8:14:48 AM PDT · by Jane2005 · 1 replies · 107+ views
    TCS Daily ^ | 8/31/2006 | John Merline
    In a series of new ads for Volkswagen's Jetta, drivers merrily go about their way, yakking it up with passengers, when a terrible crash occurs. Air bags burst open. Passengers emerge relatively unscathed. And the tagline appears: Safe happens. They are powerful commercials -- and just a tad misleading. After all, cars have been stuffed with air bags and a host of other government-mandated safety features for years. Yet more than 40,000 people still manage to die in highway accidents annually. In 2005, the number of traffic fatalities actually climbed to the highest level since 1990, according to data out...
  • July 3 Marks Tenth Anniversary of Texas' Deadliest Traffic Day, 46 Died

    07/03/2004 8:51:37 AM PDT · by Theodore R. · 3 replies · 229+ views
    Today marks 10th anniversary of state's deadliest traffic day; 46 died Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The moment is seared in Mike Scrivner's mind. The screams of children trapped in their burning van. The helpless feeling of a firefighter without water or a fire truck. The retired Fort Worth fireman was off duty on July 3, 1994, when he drove by the wreckage of a van that had burst into flames after it was hit by a tractor-trailer. Scrivner stopped, broke the van's windshield and pulled out the driver, her 22-year-old daughter and two 4-year-old boys. But he couldn't save...
  • Hair, blood found on Goodrich's car - DNA tests expected for hit-run evidence from windshield

    01/23/2003 2:40:06 AM PST · by MeekOneGOP · 37 replies · 369+ views
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | January 23, 2003 | By HOLLY BECKA / The Dallas Morning News
    Hair, blood found on Goodrich's car DNA tests expected for hit-run evidence from player's windshield 01/23/2003 By HOLLY BECKA / The Dallas Morning News Police investigating the fatal hit-and-run accident involving Dallas Cowboys player Dwayne Goodrich have collected blood and hair samples from the center of his car's windshield, according to court records made public Wednesday. Mr. Goodrich, charged with two counts of manslaughter, has said through his attorney that he initially thought he'd struck only debris from an accident Jan. 14 on Interstate 35E in northwest Dallas. Demont Matthews His car hit and killed Demont Matthews, 23, and...