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A sport-utility vehicle jumped a curb outside a middle school Wednesday afternoon and plowed into a group of children waiting for a bus, seriously injuring at least two of them, police and hospital officials said. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. as Ralston Middle School was letting out for the day. Witnesses said the car, a 2004 Honda Pilot, was in the school parking lot when it hit the students and then rammed into a tree before stopping.Chopper11 showed several emergency crews at the school. It also showed a gold SUV on the curb nearest to the school entrance. The...

....Limbaugh said he was nearly struck by the 1999 Ford Expedition as it accelerated toward him..... A Lake Butler man remained in critical condition at Shands Jacksonville early this week after overturning his SUV attempting to flee from two county deputies on CR 127 north of Sanderson. Deputy Wayne Limbaugh said he was nearly struck by the 1999 Ford Expedition as it accelerated toward him from a residence on Clayton Ave. about 11:00 pm on February 17. He jumped out of the way, and Deputy William Hilliard in a second patrol car sped off after it turned west on Five...

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Sports utility vehicles may feel safer for their drivers but they are more deadly than other cars for pedestrians, Irish scientists said on Friday. Research has shown that the chance of killing or seriously injuring a pedestrian is two to four times higher for someone driving an SUV, or 4X4 vehicle, than a car. "There is clearly a higher risk for pedestrians when they are struck by a light truck or SUV compared to a passenger car," Dr. Ciaran Simms, an expert in mechanical engineering at Trinity College in Dublin, told Reuters. Elderly pedestrians and children...

UV hits house, kills two inside Woman, granddaughter die after vehicle plows 15 to 20 feet inside the Henrico home BY OLYMPIA MEOLA TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Sep 4, 2005 A woman and her 8-year-old granddaughter died yesterday after a sport utility vehicle smashed through the bedroom of their house in western Henrico County. Polling Questions Christine Eckard, 60, died at the scene of the crash that occurred just before 5 a.m. in the 4900 block of Bethlehem Road, said Henrico County police Capt. J.P. Meade. Leticia Renteria, 8, was taken to VCU Medical Center, where she later died, Meade said....

Compton, Calif. -- Angry residents poured out their emotions Wednesday to Sheriff Lee Baca, following a shooting in which 10 deputies fired more than 100 rounds at an unarmed driver. Baca met with the community and heard their concerns about a range of topics that included everything from unsolved murders to racial profiling. Dozens of people spoke with Baca, who sat in the crowd at a community center, and demanded answers and accountability for the deputies' actions. "We need to know now why does it always happen in our community," said Mollie Bell, a longtime Compton resident. "When will (law...

AN elderly motorist driving along a 130km/h expressway in eastern France caused a crash when he followed the advice of his onboard GPS computer - and made a U-turn. Police said the hapless 78-year-old driver, who was not named, and the occupants of the vehicle he ran into escaped unharmed from the collision on Sunday, but it could have been much worse. The man told officers his car GPS had told him to "make a U-turn immediately" as he drove along lost near the town of Nancy in search of a hotel. He did so, not realising the limitations of...

A father who authorities say let his unlicensed 14-year-old daughter drive his SUV faces felony charges after she crashed following a visit to a nightclub, injuring herself and two friends. The prosecutor hopes the case will send a message to other parents. "A vehicle can be just as deadly as a firearm," Assistant Harris County District Attorney Warren Diepraam said today. "As a parent you've got a responsibility to protect your child." Charged Sunday with criminal negligence, Barry Martin Holste, 53, was released from jail this morning after he posted a $30,000 bond. Danielle Holste, 14, was driving her father's...