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Sunday, February 16, 2014Area:
Milwaukee, WISix Hartford Union High School students were injured Monday when a school bus left a snow-covered road and crashed into a tree, according to City of Hartford Fire and Rescue.
The students were being driven home when the crash was reported about 4 p.m. on Valley Road in Dodge County, according to a news release.
According to the release, roads were snow-covered and slippery, and the bus driver reported near whiteout conditions at the time of the crash.
The injured students, among 10 students on board the bus, were taken to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Atlanta, GAA tire blowout caused a violent crash near the Almaville Road exit on I-24 in Smyrna early Sunday morning.
State troopers say the driver lost control of the vehicle when it happened and veered into a guardrail.
Two adults and two children were taken to Vanderbilt.
The victims' injuries are not considered life-threatening.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Salt Lake City, UTA three-vehicle accident in Tooele County left three people dead and six injured on Sunday afternoon.
A van carrying seven people in a youth church group from Dugway to Salt Lake City attempted to turn into the passing lane of S.R. 36 in Stansbury Park, shortly before 3:30 p.m., when another vehicle clipped the back bumper, sending the van into oncoming traffic, according to Trooper Evan Kirby of Utah Highway Patrol. A red Subaru then struck the passenger side of the van.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Denver, COOswaldo Lopez, the man accused in the hit-and-run death of an 11-year-old boy on Federal Boulevard, was charged Tuesday morning with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Lopez, 21, has been in jail since Sunday night, when he was arrested at his home in Aurora.
Several people were in the Denver courtroom to support Lopez, but all declined to comment.
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Friday, February 14, 2014Area:
Buffalo, NYA Buffalo teen suffered non-life threatening injuries early Saturday morning in a hit-and-run incident on Kensington Avenue.
Although the driver initially left the scene, he turned himself in a short time later at the E District station house on Bailey Avenue and was issued a summons for leaving the scene of an injury accident. He was not identified.
The incident occurred about 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Kensington Avenue where the 16-year-old was attempting to cross.
The male victim was transported to Women and Children’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Friday, February 14, 2014Area:
Columbus, OHColumbus police are investigating a crash that involved a salt truck where four people, three of them children, were injured Saturday evening.
Officers responded to the crash on Skywae Drive and Schrock Road Saturday at about 5:30 p.m. A salt truck was reportedly involved in the crash.
A four-year-old, a six-year-old and a seven-year-old child were all transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital and one person was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital. All are listed as stable.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CAA 14-year-old Lancaster boy was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street to get on a school bus Friday.
Gage Rossi was a ninth grader at Eastside High School. The district has expressed its heartfelt condolences to his family. His parents are grieving what they believe was a preventable tragedy.
Dean retraced his son's last steps to catch the school bus on Avenue J. The bus would normally pick up Gage at 6 a.m. when it's still dark outside. The teenager was struck and killed as he crossed the street, a few feet from his family's home.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014Area:
Lafayette, INThe Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office reported that a crash closed U.S. 231 on Thursday morning. One lane is now open.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office closed U.S. 231 due to a crash at County Line Road between Montgomery and Tippecanoe counties.
Montgomery County deputies report a semi truck carrying grain was headed southbound when it crossed the center line and collided with a vehicle traveling northbound.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014Area:
New York, NYMore than a dozen people were injured when a school bus smacked into a car in Brooklyn, officials said. The accident happened near the intersection of E. 18th St. and Dorchester Road in Ditmas Park at 3:18 p.m., officials said. Sixteen people are being treated on the scene for minor injuries, officials said.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014Area:
Orange County, CAA child is recovering after he was ejected from a vehicle during a crash on the 5 Freeway in Anaheim Wednesday. The driver swerved in an attempt to avoid a tire tread, lost control of his 2002 Lincoln Navigator and crashed into a retaining wall near Magnolia Avenue around 8:15 p.m. The force of the crash sent his 4-year-old out of the car, despite being strapped into a car safety seat. The youngster landed on a soft bed of ice plants planted along the freeway. He was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center with minor injuries.