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Man killed when his car leaves road and rolls over in Washington, D.C.

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Washington, DC
A fatal crash on the northbound lanes of I-295 in the District shut down traffic along a stretch of that interstate earlier Tuesday morning. Continue reading Police said they responded to a call for the accident at 11:46 p.m. Monday night. A police spokesman said the victim was an adult male whose Chevrolet Camaro rolled over into a wooded area near the road. He was found unresponsive by officers and had to be extricated from the car. The victim was transported to Prince George's Hospital Center, where he was declared dead shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

Two trains, one carrying crude oil, collide, catch fire near Casselton, North Dakota

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Fargo-Valley City, ND
Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota town late Monday after a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed nearby after colliding with another train. The Cass County Sheriff's Office said Monday night it is "strongly recommending" that people in the town of Casselton and anyone living 5 miles to the south and east evacuate to shelters set up in Fargo, which is about 25 miles away. Casselton has about 2,400 residents.

Two seriously injured after car collides with empty school bus in Lewsiville, Texas

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Rescuers in Lewisville are on the scene of a serious crash involving a school bus and at least two vehicles. The accident happened on Highway 121 Business and Railroad Street, just east of Interstate-35E and south of Main Street. The school bus was empty, besides the driver. There are reports that the driver of one of the vehicles ran a red light and hit the school bus.

Woman killed, and alleged DUI driver critical after he smashes car into pole on Roscoe Boulevard in Los Angeles, California

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Los Angeles, CA
A 20-year-old woman was killed Monday when an alleged drunken driver slammed the car she was traveling in into a pole, authorities said. The crash happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 17000 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Northridge, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver of a late-model Ford Focus was speeding when he failed to negotiate an S-shaped turn in the road and lost control, according to a LAPD Detective.

Thomasine Maria Smith killed after being pinned against wall by the bus she was driving in Montgomery County, Maryland

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Washington, DC
An accident near Silver Spring's White Oak Shopping Center sent one Metro bus driver to the hospital with serious injuries. According to Montgomery County Fire Department, crews responded to a Metro bus crash in the 11200 block of New Hampshire Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Monday. The bus driver had exited the bus on New Hampshire Avenue when it began rolling and eventually pinned her against a retaining wall, according to officials. Officials say the bus was not in service at the time. She was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries where she later died.

One arrested, two flee after car chase ends in crash in Bedford, Kentucky

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Louisville, KY

Police arrested a juvenile and were searching for two men on Sunday after a police pursuit and car wreck in Trimble County. Kentucky State Police said a car was pulled over for speeding in Henry County, then the driver fled and was chased by police. After the car crashed in Bedford shortly after 2 p.m., police arrested one juvenile male and charged him with fleeing and evading and criminal mischief. Police said he was on his way to juvenile detention Sunday evening. Two men escaped on foot, police said, and they issued an alert to Trimble County residents.

Driver seriously injured after his truck crashes into tractor trailer on Route 9 in Newton, Massachusetts

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Area: 
Boston, MA
A driver survived a horrifying crash on Route 9 in Newton Monday morning as his pickup truck ended up wedged underneath a tractor-trailer. The accident happened just before 7 a.m. in the westbound lanes outside the Chestnut Hill Mall. Police stated that the driver of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado hit some black ice and could not stop in time to avoid hitting the tractor-trailer which was crossing Route 9 at the time of the accident. Several firefighters were called in to help free him from the pickup with the Jaws of Life.

Raymond Unland Jr. struck and killed while riding his bike near Covington.

Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Area: 
New Orleans, LA

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said it is investigating the death of a 58-year-old triathlete who died Monday after being struck head-on by a vehicle while he was riding his bicycle. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Raymond Unland Jr. was riding on Riverland Drive in Tchefuncta Estates south of Covington when he was struck head-on by a Jeep Wrangler, authorities said. The Jeep was being driven by a 16-year-old boy. Citing the age of the driver, the Sheriff's Office did not release his name.

Kali Dobson killed in crash after she is thrown from car in Georgia.

Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Area: 
Atlanta, GA

Georgia State Patrol officials say a newlywed bride was killed in a crash hours after her wedding reception in north Georgia.

State patrol officials stated that Kali Dobson was thrown from a car Sunday night in Ball Ground after the car she and her husband were riding in rolled into an embankment.

A neighbor says the groom, later identified as Ryan Quinton, 28, was stumbling up the road with a bloodied, torn shirt after the crash. Thomas says he called 911 and tried comforting the man with a prayer while they waited for emergency responders to arrive.

Paul David Donlan hit and killed by semi truck driven by Jason M. Johnson while crossing U.S. 97 in Oregon.

Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Area: 
Bend, OR

A 34-year-old Redmond man was struck and killed by a semi-truck on Sunday while crossing U.S. 97 in Redmond, according to the Oregon State Police.

Paul David Donlan walked onto a stretch of the highway just north of Southeast Veterans Way around 9:14 p.m., police said. A southbound semi-truck driven by 37-year-old Jason M. Johnson of Moxee, Wash. swerved but struck the man with one of its trailers, police said.