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Dramatic CCTV footage showed the moment a speeding driver smashed a stolen Honda into a row of parked cars after a hit-and-run crash that left a woman with a broken pelvis.   Police were called after a grey Honda Accord ploughed into a woman as she walked along the street in Birmingham last month. In the shocking clip, the out-of-control car can be seen driving at speeding before colliding with several parked cars which crushed under the impact.  CCTV footage showed the moment the speeding p...

Woman taken to hospital after Naperville crash   Updated 4/24/2021 11:40 PM A 38-year-old woman was unresponsive after crashing her vehicle into a concrete wall Saturday in Naperville, authorities said. Police and fire responded to the scene about 12:39 p.m. after the woman was driving a 2007 white Ford F150 truck eastbound on 75th Street approaching Washington Street when she proceeded through the intersection at a slow speed, crossed several eastbound lanes of traffic and then stru...

  HALIFAX -- A 23-year-old man from Dartmouth has been ticketed with stunting after police say they clocked his vehicle driving 60 km/h over the posted speed limit. At approximately 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday, a member of Halifax Regional Polices Traffic Unit observed a motorcycle travelling at a high rate of speed on Barrington Street in Halifax. Police say the vehicle was captured driving 110 km/h in a 50 km/h speed zone. The Dartmouth man, 23, was ticketed for stunting under the Motor Vehic...

A driver has died after being thrown from a semi-truck in a crash on the Watterson Expressway on Thursday afternoon, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.  All westbound lanes on the interstate near the exit to Brownsboro Road are closed and wont open for about two more hours, LMPD spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said. LMPDs Eighth Division officers and Traffic Unit responded to the single vehicle crash just before 4:30 p.m. The driver of the semi-truck had struck a guardrail and sign...

Excessive speed, impairment factors in fatal Winton Road crash, police say Cincinnati police say excessive speed and impairment are factors in a Winton Road crash that killed a 43-year-old man Thursday night. By Jennifer Edwards Baker | April 9, 2021 at 9:30 AM EDT - Updated April 9 at 1:41 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Cincinnati police said excessive speed and impairment are factors in a Winton Road crash that killed a 43-year-old man Thursday night. It happened near Dutch Colony Drive just...

Medardo Valdez Jr., 25, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide, and vehicular manslaughter. Police said excessive speed and impairment appear to be factors in the crash. A 43-year-old man died after the Thursday crash in Winton Hills, according to the Cincinnati Police Department. Officers responded to the 5400 block of Winton Road at 10:58 p.m. Thursday.  Valdez, 25, was driving on Dutch Colony Drive, when he disregarded a traffic control device and struck a car t...

1 dead in crash on I-265 near Taylorsville Road, police say © TRIMARC i-265 crash Research Volvo LMPD responded to a crash near Taylorsville Road in Kentucky around 9 a.m.Sign up for our Newsletters Based on their investigation, officers said it appears an SUV was driving northbound on the interstate when, for an unknown reason, the driver lost control, veered left and struck a traffic barrier. The SUV then continued back on the road and was struck by a work van. Police said as a result, the...

Cincinnati police: Pedestrian struck, seriously injured on I-471 He was struck around 10:40 p.m. at the 5.3 mile marker, according to police. A 27-year-old woman was driving north on I-471 when a pedestrian attempted to cross the highway, crossed into the path of Stevens vehicle and was struck. The pedestrian sustained life threatening injuries and was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Police are not releasing his name but say that he is in critical condition. The int...

El Paso Police Targeting Texting and Driving Through End of April As often as were all on the road, its a safe assumption youve seen El Pasoans do some crazy, unbelievable stuff behind the wheel. Many times it is because that person is staring down at their phone. Well then this bit of news might make you feel a tad safer: this month the El Paso Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be keeping an eye out for those tapping out a text at 65 miles an hour with kids unbuckled in the back seat. (Y...

The motorcyclist was a 55-year-old man who died at the scene. Credit: 13OYS Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 7:28 PM EDT April 4, 2021 Updated: 7:28 PM EDT April 4, 2021 On Sunday around 5:50 p.m., the Grand Rapids Police Department responded to a car accident in the 4100 block of Eastern Ave SE.  A motorcycle was driving northbound on Eastern Ave SE and then struck a passenger vehicle that was pulling out of a driveway. The motorcyclist ...