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Robert Fisher, 54, struck and killed by utility truck and second car while trying to cross street outside of crosswalk in El Cayon, California

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

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A San Diego Gas & Electric utility truck was the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run-crash in El Cajon that left a homeless man dead, police said Friday. The victim, Robert Fisher, 54, was crossing Jamacha Road south of East Main Street outside of a crosswalk about 10 p.m. Monday when he was run over by the truck, police said. A few minutes later Fisher, who was lying in the roadway, was also struck by a 2003 Hyundai Sonata whose driver pulled over, police said. Fisher died of blunt force trauma to the head, neck and torso, the county Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Madison Olson 15, injured after skateboarding accident in San Clemente, California

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

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Orange County, CA

A 15-year-old girl from Murrieta was in a coma and on life support following a skateboarding accident Sunday. The community is now rallying to help raise funds to pay for her medical expenses. Madison Olson was skating down a steep street in San Clemente, when she lost control. She was not wearing a helmet and suffered a serious head injury. Her father, Jason Olson, has faith she will survive, but realizes there will be huge medical expenses.

Amanda Minnich kiiled, when her car leaves icy roadway and crashes into tree.

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

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Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA

A Tremont woman was killed Sunday afternoon in Schuylkill County, after the car she was driving slid off an icy road and crashed into a tree, state police said. Amanda Minnich, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash off state Route 209 in Tremont Township by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Joseph Pothering, state police said. Amber Smith, 24, of Pine Grove, was a passenger in the same vehicle and was transported to the Hershey Medical Center for treatment. The severity of her injuries was not released by state police.

7 car pileup with minor injuries on icy Route 4 highway in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Area:

Trenton-NJ

Black ice was to blame in a seven-car pileup involving a police car on an elevated highway in northeast New Jersey Sunday, police say, but no one sustained serious injuries in the wreck. A car headed east on New Jersey Route 4 near Paramus Road in Fair Lawn hit a patch of black ice about 9 p.m., overturned and hit an exit ramp, police say. Shortly after, a Bergen County police officer tried to stop to help, but also hit the patch of ice and crashed.

Hannah Dashiell killed after two-car crash and fire in Bellingham, WA.

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

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Everett-Bellingham WA

One person was killed when their car caught on fire after striking another vehicle on Barkley Boulevard Sunday morning, Jan. 5. One vehicle was headed down the hill on Barkley Boulevard around 9:55 a.m. when it slid on the icy road, crossed the centerline and hit another car headed up the hill. The downhill car caught on fire, and witnesses were unable to help the driver out of the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. That driver died at the scene, and the other driver was not injured.

3 critically injured including 4-year-old girl after head-on crash on Military Road South in Auburn, Washington

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

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Seattle-Tacoma, WA

A head-on crash near Auburn sent three people, including a 4-year-old girl, to the hospital with critical injuries. A Ford Explorer and a minivan collided on Military Road South. The 4-year-old girl in the SUV and both people inside the minivan were taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The man driving the Ford Explorer was not injured.

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Richard Patterson, 69, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on Providence Road near Arbor Lea Road in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Area:

Philadelphia, PA

Police in Upper Darby are searching for a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident Sunday evening that left a 69-year old man and his dog dead. The Upper Darby Police Superintendent says Richard Patterson was walking his pet poodle when they were both struck on Providence Road near Arbor Lea Road around 5:30pm: “Apparently he was either dragged, or thrown by the vehicle, at least 60 or 70 feet. He was dead on the scene, and the dog was also dead" said police. There are very few details available, and only one witness to the fatal accident.

Muhammad Ali 21, shot, wounded by police after striking and injuring police officer with car.

Date:

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Area:

New York, NY

Authorities say a Nassau County police officer was injured when he was struck by a car while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect in Queens. Police say four plainclothes Nassau County police officers approached the suspect at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday on Wexford Terrace in Queens. Police say the suspect, who was wanted for an armed robbery in Hicksville on Friday, tried to flee in his vehicle and struck one of the officers, pinning him against another car. Police say another officer fired his weapon, hitting the suspect once in the chest.

Phillip S. Wolanski, 43, killed when his car leaves roadway and crashes into creek in McDonald, Pennsylvania

Date:

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Area:

Pittsburgh, PA

McDonald Borough police are investigating a single-car crash that left a driver dead. Officers were called out at about 10:38 a.m. today after a passing motorist saw a car in a creek near Plum Run Avenue and Langeloth Road, police said. The driver, Phillip S. Wolanski, was dead when police arrived. Mr. Wolanski was 43 and lived in Washington, Pa.

John Reardon, Anna Pecht, Allen Pecht killed, 5 injured in head-on crash on southbound I-81 in Pennsylvania.

Date:

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Area:

Pittsburgh, PA

The southbound lanes of Interstate 81, between exit 24 in Southampton Township and exit 20 in Greene Township, have reopened following an accident that claimed two lives and injured five at 3:10 p.m. Sunday, according to police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A northbound vehicle crossed the median and struck a second vehicle traveling south, police said. The second vehicle was pushed into another southbound vehicle at mile marker 21.5, near exit 20 in Greene Township.