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Monday, February 17, 2014Area:
Memphis, TNEleven people in a sport utility vehicle were critically injured in a crash that occurred at Berta Road and Shelby Drive on Tuesday night.
At least two of the adults were taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in critical condition. Eight children were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital where they were being treated and assessed, according to Le Bonheur spokeswoman Sara Burnett.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Atlanta, GASmyrna police say an 8-month-old baby was killed and two other children were injured when a man accused of drunk driving crashed into a taxi head on. Authorities say Darren Curry has been charged with driving under the influence and vehicular homicide in the Sunday morning crash on Windy Hill Road. Police have said the baby and two children, ages 3 and 7, were riding with Curry. The 3-year-old suffered critical head injuries and the 7-year-old was also injured. Curry's relationship with the children is unclear.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Portland-Auburn, MENew Hampshire authorities say they believe alcohol was a factor in a snowmobile crash that severely injured a Lancaster man.
New Hampshire Fish and Game says 40-year-old Michael Vashaw was riding alone around 10:30 a.m. Sunday when he failed to make it around a turn and fell off his machine.
He was taken to Weeks Memorial Hospital and then Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center for severe but not life-threatening injuries.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Indianapolis, INOfficials say a man crashed into a utility task vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Indiana Conservation Officers say 62-year-old Glen Rush was driving on County Road 350 North in Johnson County around 3:30 p.m. Sunday when he struck a UTV attempting to cross the road. Rush subsequently struck a mailbox made of mortar and brick.
No one was seriously injured in the crash, but officials have determined Rush was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
He is facing an OWI charge and was taken to the Johnson County Jail.
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Friday, February 14, 2014Area:
Spokane, WAA man suspected of being drunk and high on marijuana reportedly caused a head-on collision early today on Government Way at Houston Road. David J. Rogers, 29, was driving a Dodge pickup west on Government Way at 2:30 a.m. when the truck crossed the center line and hit a Mitsubishi Outlander head on. Rogers and his 32-year-old passenger were ejected through the windshield and seriously injured. The 21-year-old driver of the Mitsubishi also received serious injuries. Deputies believe Rogers was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
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Friday, February 14, 2014Area:
Portland, ORA woman was arrested for DUII after she pulled a U-turn and crashed into cops early Saturday morning, police said.
Around 3:20 a.m., 25-year-old Aphinity Marday Jumping Bull was driving west on North Lombard Street near Commercial Avenue with officers right behind her, said a Sgt. with Portland police.
Jumping Bull pulled a U-turn in her 2004 Chevy Impala and slammed into the police car. She then drove off but only made it to North Kerby Avenue before her car broke down, Simpson said.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014Area:
Kansas City, MOA Kansas City man is dead after a wrong-way crash Friday night on Interstate 70 and Highway 40.
Police said before 11:30 p.m. a Silver Chevy Malibu entered the highway from an exit ramp and was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-70.
A semi-trailer truck was traveling east on I-70 and was unable to avoid the car resulting in a collision.
Police said the driver of the car who was impaired by alcohol is in critical condition at an area hospital.
According to police, the passenger, 35-year old Karl Silvey, died at the scene.
The driver of the semi did not suffer any injuries.
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Monday, February 10, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA vehicle that fled from police collided with a dump truck filled with gravel early Tuesday morning in south Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The crash occurred on 19th Avenue near Interstate 17, but the incident originally started at 15th Avenue and Roeser Road when a driver failed to yield to officers, said Sgt. Steve Martos, a Phoenix police spokesman.
Officers did not pursue the car but later came upon the collision, Martos said.
The driver of the vehicle suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was processed for a DUI, Martos said.
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Sunday, February 9, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CAActor and former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Kattan was booked on suspicion of DUI after a crash early Monday on a SoCal freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The comedian was involved in a crash on the 101 Freeway with a road crew work truck, authorities said. No major injuries were reported after the 2 a.m. crash on the westbound side of the freeway in the Van Nuys area.
The CHP received a 911 call regarding a driver swerving "all over the roadway" at slow speeds before the crash, according to a CHP crash report.
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Sunday, February 9, 2014Area:
Boston, MAA state police trooper was hurt when his stationary cruiser was struck from behind by a woman who has been charged with drunken driving.
A department spokesman says Trooper Mark Lombardi was treated at a hospital and released after being struck at about 10:30 p.m. Monday on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston.
His blue lights were on while he protected a maintenance crew performing light pole inspections.
The force of the impact tipped over the woman’s SUV.
Police say 45-year-old Ann Lyn King of Worcester faces a number of charges including operating under the influence.