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Friday, March 21, 2014Area:
Seattle-Tacoma, WAOne man died and three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Eatonville Saturday evening. The collision occurred on SR-161 at Eatonville Cutoff Road East. According to troopers, the crash occurred when the driver of a Saturn failed to yield to the driver of a Hyundai Elantra. The 72-year-old driver of the Saturn died in the crash. The 53-year-old driver of the Hyundai and her two passengers, 7 and 10 years old, were injured.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014A woman in her 60s who was using a crosswalk in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood was struck and killed Thursday by an SUV driver who circled back to look at the fallen victim before speeding away, police said.
The hit-and-run at 11:15 a.m. at the intersection of Visitacion Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard marked the city's sixth pedestrian fatality of the year and 12th since December, a run of bloodshed that has put a spotlight on a longtime problem and prompted calls for more aggressive action.
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Friday, March 14, 2014Area:
New Orleans, LAA man died after his motorcycle burst into flames in an accident Saturday night in Marrero.
At 5:38 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Silverlily Lane and Fourth Street.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said the driver of a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle, who was identified as 28-year-old Mario Ginorio of Westwego, was traveling eastbound on Fourth Street when the accident occurred.
Ginorio's motorcycle struck a 2006 Ford box truck, which was being driven by 47-year-old Patrick Derrick Lee of Harvey, investigators said.
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Monday, March 10, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA Glendale police officer and a child were each taken to a hospital after the car the child was riding in collided with the Glendale officer’s car Tuesday morning, according to Glendale police.
The officer was responding to another collision on Tuesday near 51st and Northern avenues when the wreck occurred, said a Glendale police spokeswoman.
Glendale officers were in the area directing traffic to avoid a collision that had occurred early Tuesday morning when a Jeep SUV was trying to turn northbound from a private drive on to 51st Avenue at about 7:45 a.m., police said.
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Monday, March 3, 2014Area:
Chicago, ILFive people, including three paramedics and a newborn, were taken to hospitals after pickup truck and a Fire Department ambulance collided on late Tuesday night.
The crash happened around 10:40 p.m. near Lake Shore and Marquette drives. Police said five people were hospitalized.
Three paramedics, the pickup driver, and a newborn all suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said.
The driver of the pickup was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
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Sunday, February 23, 2014Authorities say nine students were hospitalized with minor injuries following a school bus crash in central Florida.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the bus was heading to Bridgewater Middle School Monday morning when the driver, 55-year-old Linda Rickerson, tried to make a left turn at an Orlando intersection. FHP reports that a PT Cruiser crashed into the side of the bus. The PT Cruiser's driver was also injured.
Troopers cited the bus driver with violating the right of way.
Uninjured students were released from the scene, and another bus took them to school.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA Phoenix garbage-truck driver failed to yield before the truck collided with a motorcycle Thursday afternoon in a wreck that left the motorcyclist in critical condition, according to Phoenix police.
The truck was leaving the driveway of the Carefree Transfer Station near Deer Valley Road and 16th Street in north Phoenix at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday and the driver did not yield for an eastbound Yamaha motorcyclist, said a spokesman with the Phoenix police.
The motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, hit the front of the truck and was ejected from the bike.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014Area:
Houston, TXA suspected drunken driver was arrested after a 45-year-old man died in a traffic crash early Thursday morning in northeast Houston.
The two-vehicle wreck happened about 2 a.m. in the 600 block of Maxey at Wood Bayou, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the killed driver was in a green Nissan Altima southbound on Maxey when he collided with a northbound, white Ford F-150 pickup.
The pickup driver, police added, was turning left onto Wood Bayou but failed to yield the right-of-way to the Nissan.
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Friday, January 17, 2014Area:
Washington, DCPrince George’s County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Forestville.
Police have identified the victim as Irvin William Starks, 24, of District Heights.
Authorities believe Starks was struck by three separate vehicles on Saturday evening while crossing the intersection at Pennsylvania Avenue and Donnell Drive. Police say two of the drivers remained at the scene, but one did not.
Police believe Starks was crossing near or within a crosswalk but against a no-walking signal.
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Friday, January 17, 2014Area:
Central TexasDPS is investigating an accident that left three people dead Saturday morning. DPS received a call around 9:13 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of northbound U.S. 183 and FM 1185. Authorities say a FedEx truck failed to yield right of way and slammed into a SUV. This caused the SUV to roll over several times.