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A 73-year-old Victorian farmer was killed when his ute rolled over his head as he tried to retrieve a load of strawberries. Police believe the man walked behind the vehicle to pick up some of the fruit that fell from a tray. The accident happened near the corner of Wonga and Warranwood roads at Warranwood, near the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood, shortly before noon (AEST). When he got out to pick up the strawberries, the ute rolled backwards over him, a Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS) spokeswoman said. "Our paramedics arrived and tried to revive him, but unfortunately he died at...

NEWPORT, Ore. -- Two people were killed Saturday on Highway 101 near the Sea Lion Caves. A Ford Excursion was passing several vehicles when the lead car in the line made a left turn and was broadsided by the Excursion. Oregon State Police said 23-year-old Trina Eyler and her passenger, 24-year-old Scott Carlson, both died. The driver of the Excursion, 20-year-old Salina Taylor-Caldwell, was treated for minor injuries. OSP is investigating the crash.

Commuter train derails in Glendale Associated Press GLENDALE, Calif. - A Metrolink commuter train derailed early Wednesday in this Los Angeles suburb, and firefighters were searching through the wreckage. Television reports showed smoke coming from twisted wreckage at the scene of the crash, where two separate trains could be seen derailed. The derailment in this Los Angeles suburb was near San Fernando Road and Chevy Chase Boulevard.

POSTED: 10:54 a.m. EST March 1, 2004 UPDATED: 11:02 a.m. EST March 1, 2004 SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- A motorist who had gotten out of his car to check out a flat tire died when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle and then dragged more than 8 miles, authorities said. Josuel Galdino, 25, a domestic worker for the Brazilian Embassy, was charged with manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and felony hit-and-run after calling police early Sunday to report a man's body was caught in his SUV's front-end suspension. Galdino is being arraigned Monday morning. His attorney says his client and...

Springfield, Virginia-AP -- Arraignment is scheduled this morning for a hit-and-run suspect in northern Virginia. Police say the driver hit a man who'd gotten out of his car on an interstate in Fairfax County, near Washington. They think the victim's body was dragged more than eight miles to the home of the driver. The 25-year-old driver called police yesterday morning after finding the victim's body caught in the front-end suspension of his S-U-V. The man faces charges of manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and felony hit and run.

Man Drives SUV Into Maui Airport, Halts Air Traffic for Hours Feb 29, 2004 The Associated Press KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) - A man drove a sport utility vehicle into the ticket lobby of Maui's main airport Sunday, then set the vehicle on fire, grounding outgoing flights for hours. No one was injured in the incident, which the FBI said was not an act of terrorism. The man set the Dodge Durango on fire after driving it into Kahului Airport's open-air terminal, said Lowrey Leong, the director of the Transportation Security Administration on Maui. "I went to knock on the window...

Officer's SUV may have killed boy Police seek details on driver involved in hit-and-run case By Wayne Risher February 28, 2004 A police officer's personal SUV may have killed a 12-year-old Frayser boy in a hit-and-run Feb. 18, Memphis police said Friday. They were still trying to determine who was driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe registered to Officer Dressels D. Fox, Police Director James Bolden said. Fox, 31, a 10-year police veteran, joined the vice and narcotics unit last May. Police kept his vehicle and relieved him of duty with pay Friday morning pending further investigation. No charges had been...

Updated: February 26th, 2004 11:10:27 AM N.Y. Police Officer Hospitalized After Being Hit By SUV ............ Courtesy of ABC 7 (Tribeca-WABC, February 26, 2004) -- A Port Authoritiy police officer is hospitalized this morning, after being hit by an SUV. The officer was directing traffic on Canal Street in Tribeca when the accident happened. The unidentified officer was taken to Bellevue Medical Center with hip injuries. Police were questioning the driver of the SUV. There's no word on how the accident happened

Man dies after SUV broadsides his car UNION-TRIBUNE February 26, 2004 LAKESIDE - A man was killed when an SUV slammed broadside into his Honda Civic that was sliding out of control through a sharp turn on Lakeside Drive on Tuesday night, the California Highway Patrol said. Jeremiah Lachlan Mac-Lean, 23, of El Cajon died at a hospital shortly after the 9:30 p.m. accident, the Medical Examiner's Office said. Witnesses said it appeared MacLean's car was drag-racing with another car when it crashed. The car MacLean may have been racing, a dark-colored compact, sped away after the crash, CHP Officer...

<p>A day after a large fire destroyed seven City of Poughkeepsie businesses, investigators Wednesday ruled out a possible cause of the fire and reopened South Avenue.</p> <p>A state expert in investigating automobile fires joined city firefighters and investigators from Dutchess County Wednesday afternoon to help determine the cause of a fire. Before the Office of Fire Prevention and Control expert's arrival, investigators had ruled out several possible accidental causes.</p>

SUV Crashes Into East Hartford House Toddler In Critical Condition POSTED: 9:29 am EST February 25, 2004 UPDATED: 12:01 pm EST February 25, 2004 WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- A sport-utility vehicle crashed into a house Wednesday morning in East Hartford. The vehicle crashed into a house at 493 Park Avenue, according to police. Authorities said an 18-month-old girl was transported by LifeStar helicopter to Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The girl, one of two children in the vehicle, is in critical condition. William Cordero, a resident in the house, said he ran outside after hearing the screech of tires. "The mother...

3 Escape From SUV On Railroad Tracks POSTED: 9:55 pm EST February 24, 2004 WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Three people barely escaped with their lives on a set of railroad tracks Tuesday night, News Channel 10 reported. Their sport utility vehicle apparently got stuck just as it was crossing the tracks, authorities said. With a commuter train heading right for them, the three jumped out of the vehicle. Police are charging two passengers from Taunton with abandoning their vehicle. They are still looking for the driver.

2/21/04 Lubbock Man Found Dead in SUV The investigation continues in the death of a 25 year-old Lubbock man who was found dead in his SUV Saturday morning. Cory Wayne Rogers was found in the back of a Ford Expedition in the 2400 block of 95th St. Lubbock Police say Rogers was found by a friend just rafter 9:30 a.m. After interviewing those who had last seen Rogers, authorities say he had been out drinking with friends. When he was returned to his car around 4:00 a.m., Rogers was too intoxicated to drive so he was placed in the back...

SUV hits 2, then plunges over seawall 3 taken to hospitals after Isle police chase By MIKE GLENN Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Three people were injured Sunday, including the driver of an SUV who was chased by police as he sped along the Galveston seawall before sending the vehicle over the wall crashing into the beach.

SUV Crashes Into Home Crash Knocks Resident To Ground POSTED: 8:42 AM PST February 9, 2004 UPDATED: 11:07 AM PST February 9, 2004 LONG BEACH, Calif. -- An SUV crashed into a house in North Long Beach early Monday, badly damaging the structure and narrowly missing the room where a young girl was sleeping, authorities said. The collision occurred about 1:40 a.m. Monday in the 6200 block of Obispo Avenue, said Long Beach police Officer Greg Schirmer. The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was taken into custody. NBC4 learned that the driver was booked for driving under the...

Saturday, February 7, 2004 Baldacci's SUV speed excessive By DAVID HENCH, Portland Press Herald Writer Copyright © 2004 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. The Maine State Police detective at the wheel when the governor was injured in a car crash Wednesday morning was driving too fast, according to a police investigation. A collision reconstruction by state police concluded that Detective James R. Trask was driving between 55 mph and 65 mph when he hit a patch of ice and lost control of the Chevrolet Suburban. He and Gov. John Baldacci were both injured, though not seriously, when the SUV bumped another...

Officer's Car Hit From Behind By SUV No One Seriously Injured POSTED: 9:27 AM CST February 6, 2004 OKLAHOMA CITY -- An off-duty police officer in Oklahoma City narrowly escaped injury overnight after his car was hit from behind by a sport utility vehicle. The officer was in a white Cadillac stopped in traffic at Interstate 40 and Czech Hall Road. The SUV hit the officer's car from behind, causing it to flip. Both drivers were wearing seat belts and were not seriously injured.

<p>MIAMI BEACH - The city of Miami Beach has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the family of a French sunbather killed last year when she was run over by a police SUV on the beach.</p> <p>Stephanie Tunc and her sister Sandrine were sunning themselves when they were run over. Sandrine survived but Stephanie died.</p>

A hit and run accident in Clinton Township Tuesday night has left one man dead and a woman and her 1-year-old daughter injured. Police have the man that they believe is responsible for the accident in custody. Police have not released any details on the suspect they have in custody, whether he had been drinking or was even aware that he had hit this family. Officers do say that they will seek several felony warrants against him. The young couple was pushing a stroller on Canal rd., east of Romeo Plank, when a Jeep Liberty ran over them. The young...

SUV Hits Mother, Child Crossing Street Mon Jan 26, 9:27 AM ET Add Local - WPLG Click10.com to My Yahoo! A 7-year-old boy is dead and his mother is injured after they were hit by an SUV in Fort Lauderdale. The woman and child were struck by a 1994 Ford Explorer (pictured) as they were crossing the street along 35th Avenue and Davie Boulevard on Sunday morning. Witnessess say the impact of the crash knocked the boy roughly 20 feet. He died at Broward General Medical Center. The boy's mother suffered facial and head injuries, which don't appear to be...