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Saturday, February 1, 2014Newport News Police have charged a mother with DWI after a crash Sunday night.
Newport News Police stated that officers were dispatched to the area of 48th Street and Roanoke Avenue around 9:40 p.m. for a report of a possible accident. There, they found a vehicle in the bushes surrounding a cell tower on the south side of 48th Avenue.
Eley said the driver and her three children were in the middle of the intersection. All were cleared medically but the driver had an odor of alcohol.
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Friday, January 31, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZAn El Mirage woman accused of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident had her 7-year-old son in the vehicle when she was arrested early Saturday morning, police said.
Tiffany Pemberton, 31, of El Mirage, faces several charges, including aggravated DUI, aggravated assault, endangerment and hit-and-run with injuries.
The hit-and-run accident occurred just after midnight Saturday in the area of 107th and Olive avenues. The two occupants of the other vehicle were injured but are expected to be OK.
Pemberton fled the scene and half-a-mile later, ran out of gas.
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Thursday, January 30, 2014Area:
Milwaukee, WIA crash involving a Town of Kewaskum ambulance, a school bus and another vehicle injured six people Friday, five of whom had to be taken to hospitals, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Conditions were not immediately available on the five, who included three ambulance staff, one patient being transported and the driver of the other vehicle, according to a sheriff's office news release.
According to the release, the crash was reported shortly before 11 a.m. at the intersection of State Highway 45 and County Highway H/Badger Road in the Town of Kewaskum.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014Area:
Boston, MAA 14-year-old girl is expected to survive after being run over and pinned by a car in Waltham on Thursday.
Police say an 18-year-old woman driver was pulling out of a parking lot of the Waltham Raquet Ball Club shortly after 3 p.m. when her car struck the 14-year-old girl along with an 18-year-old man.
The 14-year-old victim, who has only been identified as a student at Waltham High School, was dragged and pinned under the car.
An arriving police officer was able to grab a floor jack from Boston Muffler, Brake & Automotive, which is nearby.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014Area:
Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh police are investigating a crash that sent four high school students to the hospital.
It happened at Waterman Avenue and Hopeland in Carrick around 8 a.m. Thursday.
We're told the students all suffered minor injuries and were taken to Children's Hospital to be evaluated.
The school van driver also went to the hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the other car, Luke Milliron, had some cuts on his face but is doing okay.
"Ears are ringing a little bit, head hurts a little bit. Besides that, I'm alright," Milliron said.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014Area:
Orange County, CAWhat felt like a "massive earthquake" was actually the impact of a car crashing through the wall of an Orange County home early Wednesday morning just a few feet from a startled family member. The driver, a man in his 20's, was arrrested for suspicion of DUI, according to Costa Mesa Police. "Our room was just filled with dust and debris, and I thought we were having a massive earthquake and the house was falling apart," the homeowner said. The homeowner said he didn't realize a car was involved until neighbors knocked on his door and he walked outside.
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Monday, January 27, 2014Area:
La Crosse-Eau Claire, WIA school bus driver was swaying with poor balance and smelling of alcohol when Winona County authorities responded to a crash. The bus, with five children on board, had gone off the wrong side of Fern Valley Road near Altura and crashed into trees.
Karl A. Herber, 54, of Rollingstone, Minn., was charged with three counts of drunken driving and child endangerment after registering a .09 blood-alcohol level when tested more than two hours after the crash Tuesday afternoon, the Winona County Chief Deputy.
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Sunday, January 26, 2014Area:
Nashville, TNTwo school buses from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System have crashed Monday afternoon in Clarksville, and several students have minor injuries.
According to Clarksville police, one bus crashed into the rear of another bus near the intersection of Peachers Mill Road and Tiny Town Road about 2:45 p.m.
Police said about a dozen students were injured, and a representative for the school system said all of the injuries are minor.
Two students have been transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
School officials are working to inform the parents of those involved.
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Saturday, January 25, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA 7-year-old Mesa girl was hospitalized with severe head injuries after the all-terrain vehicle she was driving crashed into a block wall Sunday afternoon.
Mesa police said the crash happened about 3:40 p.m. in the area of Broadway Road and Longmore.
The girl was not wearing a helmet while on the ATV, which was built for a child, said a Mesa Fire Department spokesman said.
Officials said the girl was being taught by her father to ride the ATV.
The girl was taken to Maricopa Medical Center for treatment and reported in stable condition, according to police.
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Friday, January 24, 2014Area:
Washington, DCA sophomore basketball player at Covenant Life School in Gaithersburg was killed Friday after a car that had been involved in a crash careened onto the sidewalk, then hit her and another young girl, police said. Teressa Rosalind French, 16, was only about a block from her school on Muncaster Mill Road when a Chrysler Sebring and a Honda Accord collided, sending the Sebring onto the sidewalk, police said. The car hit French and a 13-year-old, then crashed into a tree, police said.