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Tuesday, December 31, 2013A woman has died after being hit by two vehicles, according to the Greenville County coroner.
Troopers said the incident happened on White Horse Road at Old White Horse Road at 2:18 a.m.
Adrian S. Smith, 27, died at the scene from blunt force trauma to the chest.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013The northbound U.S. Highway 101 connector ramp to northbound Interstate Highway 680 in San Jose has opened after a solo-vehicle crash early this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers responded to reports of an overturned red Nissan Altima that crashed on the ramp around 3:50 a.m., the CHP said.
The CHP is actively looking for the Nissan’s three occupants whom witnesses said exited the vehicle, hopped into another car and fled the scene.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
Milwaukee, WIA 19-year-old Wisconsin man is dead after a single-vehicle crash on New Year’s Day.
The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 1600 block of Highway A in Richmond, Wis., around 5:18 a.m. Wednesday.
Officials say 19-year-old Taylor Casey of Hudson was driving southbound on the highway when he lost control of the Mercedes Benz SUV and went into a ditch, rolling the vehicle.
Casey was partially ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office says he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time.
His passenger, 19-year-old Antonio Bloomquist of Hudson, was not injured.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
New York, NYA 29-year-old man was killed after a hit-and-run driver blew a stop sign and crashed into his car early Wednesday in Staten Island, cops said. Felipe Avila was driving a 1996 Toyota Celica north along Lafayette Ave. in New Brighton when a white 2003 Volvo S80 going east on Cassidy Place didn’t stop and slammed into him just after 5 a.m. Wednesday, cops said. The Volvo’s driver then slammed into a parked Dodge SUV. The driver stopped only to ditch his ride and run away. Avila died en route to Richmond University Medical Center, cops said.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
Birmingham, ALA man accused of murder in a fatal crash this morning in Tuscaloosa is now in custody.
The crash happened about 3 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of McFarland Boulevard and 15th Street. Two people were killed and four others injured.
Investigators with the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit discovered KiAnthony Davis ran a red light at the intersection and hit the victim’s vehicle.
Davis has been charged with two counts of murder.
4-year-old Vincent Huynh killed when father backs over him with car in driveway in Burlas, Louisiana
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
New Orleans, LAA 4-year-old child died after he was run over on a private driveway in Buras on Wednesday, authorities said.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Hai Hoang Thanh Huynh, 32, of Buras, was backing out of his driveway at 125 Circle St. when he struck his son, identified as Vincent Huynh.
The man attempted to drive his son to a hospital but was stopped by a Plaquemines Parish sheriff’s deputy for speeding. During the stop, the deputy discovered that the child had died.
Speed and impairment are not suspected as factors of the accident, authorities said.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MNThirteen people were injured, six critically, early Wednesday morning after an explosion caused a major fire at a grocery store and apartment building in the bustling Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in south Minneapolis.
At a morning news conference the Minneapolis Fire Chief said they do not know yet if all the residents are accounted for. Some made it out on their own into the subzero temperatures, but others had to be rescued with ladders.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
Chicago, ILTwo people were killed and another critically injured in a car crash early New Year’s Day in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, authorities said.
Crews responded about 4:45 a.m. to the crash in the 4500 block of West Lake Street, a Fire Media Affairs spokesman said.
The car had been travelling westbound when the driver crashed into a light pole, a police News Affairs Officer said.
A man and a woman in the car were dead at the scene, and another woman who was ejected from the car was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, according to police and fire officials.
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Monday, December 30, 2013Area:
Nashville, TNOne person has died after a crash on Tuesday evening in Wilson County.
The crash was reported just after 8 p.m. near the intersection of Franklin Road and Central Pike.
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Monday, December 30, 2013Area:
Boston, MAA North Easton man has died after a crash in Stoughton early Tuesday morning.
Police say two cars crashed on Route 138 around 1:30 a.m.
Both drivers were taken to the hospital. One driver died and the other suffered minor injuries.
Police say it's too early to tell what caused the crash.