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Saturday, March 22, 2014A woman has died following a crash in Jamestown Township Sunday morning. Investigators were called to the 2200 block of Riley Street in Jamestown Township, near Zeeland, at around 12:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 62-year-old woman dead inside of her car. The woman’s car hit a tree, but because there was such minimal damage to both the car and the tree, investigators on scene believe the woman may have suffered from a medical condition, causing her death and not the crash.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014Area:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FLA Lutz man killed in a crash has been identified as the victim of a single-car crash on Interstate 75 early Friday.
Nicholas P. Marsicano, 59, was driving a 2004 Chevy Venture northbound on the interstate through Sarasota County near Border Road when the accident occurred about 4:20 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Marsicano lost control of the Chevy after experiencing a medical event near the Border Road overpass, a FHP news release stated.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014Area:
Milwaukee, WIA Milwaukee man likely suffered a medical emergency before he crashed his SUV and died near the Marquette University campus Wednesday morning.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's report said Bernard Veasy, 63, was leaving Potowatomi Bingo and Casino when he crashed into a brick pillar on the university campus at 16th Street and Clybourn Avenue.
According to investigators, Veasy was stopped at a red light on 16th street when he failed to move after the light turned green. After cars behind honked their horns, Veasy's SUV drifted through the intersection and struck the brick pillar.
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Friday, March 7, 2014The Spartanburg County coroner's office says a 75-year-old man died following a three-vehicle collision.
The crash happened around noon Saturday on Camelot Drive.
According to the coroner's office, Cecil Maria died after he crossed the centerline and hit two other vehicles.
Witnesses told investigators that Maria appeared to be slumped over the car's steering wheel when the crash happened.
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Monday, March 3, 2014Area:
Chicago, ILPolice say a woman was trying to commit suicide by intentionally crashing into two cars Tuesday with her baby strapped into a car seat in her SUV.
Elizabeth Kruger, 28, of Evergreen Park is charged with one count of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding, one count of leaving the Scene of a personal injury accident, one count of endangering the life of a child and several more traffic offenses.
Police say Kruger purposely crashed her BMW SUV into a car at 79th Street and New England in Burbank, and drove away.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014Area:
Baltimore, MDAn 82-year-old Westminster woman was killed in a car crash in Marriottsville Thursday evening when her car veered off the road and struck a tree, Howard County police said.
Doris Lee Johnson, of the 2200 block of Bluebird Dr., had a "serious medical emergency," an investigation found, and lost control of her car while driving northeast on Marriottsville Road near Driver Road just after 5 p.m.
Johnson's Toyota Rav4 hit a tree and rolled onto its side, police said. She was wearing her seatbelt, and neither speed nor alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash, police said.
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Sunday, February 23, 2014Area:
Las Vegas, NVThe woman who died after her car crashed into a chain-link fence Monday night died of natural causes, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
Aleta M. Doran, 68, was driving slowly in a parking lot at 2875 Nellis Boulevard when she had a medical episode and ran her car into a fence just after 9:30 p.m.
Doran was transported to Desert Springs Hospital and pronounced dead. The coroner’s office said the Las Vegas resident died from athroscleroic cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Friday, February 21, 2014Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Yudiel Santana's quick response and training helped save a man's live off of an Interstate 195 exit ramp in Miami.
Santana responded to the scene by the North Miami Ave exit ramp within one minute. When he arrived at around 12:24 p.m. on Saturday, he saw that a 2004 black Mercedes-Benz had crashed into the guardrail.
"The driver was convulsing and also didn't have any pulse," Santana said in an interview Monday.
Trooper Santana then took Kareem Shaker, 32, out of the car and performed CPR on him.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014A Newport News police officer suffered a medical emergency while on duty Thursday afternoon, causing the police cruiser she was driving to travel across Denbigh Boulevard, striking two civilian vehicles.
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Monday, February 10, 2014Area:
Portland, ORTwo inmates in a roadside work crew were struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville Tuesday morning, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.
Witnesses said the truck driver told them he choked on coffee and then passed out before hitting the workers.
One of the injured inmates was taken to Oregon Health & Science University hospital. The 40-year-old woman's injuries were serious, but did not appear to be life-threatening, according to TVF&R spokesman Piseth Pich. The other inmate was treated at the scene.
Chris Sturges works nearby and helped the victims.