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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
A 35-year-old man was pronounced dead Thursday after his car landed on its roof in a creek in Scott Township. The blue Toyota Yaris landed in the shallow water underneath a small, wooden bridge that runs over Georges Run near Hope Hollow Road. "I was terrified. I thought someone was still in there, but they said they already took him out," said property owner Rita Hareza. "We've lived here for 60 years. Nothing's ever happened around here." Metal fencing from the side of the bridge where the car appeared to veer off was also damaged.
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Investigators have identified one of the three people who died in a rollover crash near the Salt Lake City International Airport. Michaela Martin, 18, of Taylorsville and two boys died Saturday after their vehicle flipped into a retention pond at the end of a chase on Interstate 80, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. The 24-year-old driver of the black Volkswagen, who survived, allegedly sped out of a parking garage at the airport at about 5 a.m. and would not stop for an airport police officer, according to UHP Lt. Jeff Nigber.
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Friday, May 16, 2014

A 3-year-old boy died and two other people were seriously hurt Saturday when their car ran off a highway in Ste. Genevieve County and hit an embankment, authorities said. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the boy as Gabriel D. Ratliff, of St. Mary, Mo. Seriously injured were Brandon D. Ratliff, 24, of Farmington, Mo., and Michael A. Ratliff, 1, also of St. Mary. 

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
A 20-year-old Tacoma man was killed when his car crashed into Lake Cushman Wednesday evening and sank. Joseph T. Dusek, died at the crash scene. His car left Staircase Road about 14 miles west of Hoodsport, rolled into the lake and landed upside down. A 19-year-old Lacey man who was a passenger in the car was able to escape.
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
A Des Moines man is dead after his Jeep got stuck in a pool of water while off-roading Sunday night. It happened around 8:00 p.m. south of the Des Moines River near Southeast 45th Street and Evergreen. Police say 21-year-old Matthew Blackford got his Jeep stuck in a pool of water while off-roading with friends and when he tried to get out he fell in and became unresponsive. His friends got him out of the water and started CPR. Paramedics took Blackford to the hospital where he later died. Police took his three friends to the station for questioning.
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers said the pilot of an ultralight plane was killed in a crash in Marion County today. The KHP identified the pilot as former Kansas Representative Donald Dahl. Officials say the plane went down in a pond just before 1:45 p.m. about two miles south of Hillsboro. Dahl, 69, was the only person on board. The accident is under investigation.
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Monday, April 7, 2014

More than eight hours after a woman drove her car into a swollen creek, crews were able to recover the car she was driving. At about 6 p.m. Monday, first responders pulled the woman's body, identified as Fawzia Jamshidi, 57, from the creek and transported her to the medical examiner's office. Hours later, the car Jamshidi was driving, a two-door Volkswagen sedan, was also pulled out of the muddy swift waters. Witnesses called 911 at about 12:30 p.m.

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Friday, April 4, 2014

An Omak man faces a vehicular homicide charge after an ATV accident Saturday night that left his passenger dead. The victim, Charity R. Rumbolz, 24, of Omak, was found dead early today in Conconully Lake. Cain M. Bivins, 33, was booked into the Okanogan County Jail. Alcohol was a factor in the accident. Bivins was driving the ATV on Sinlahekin Road along the upper reservoir of Conconully Lake when he lost control on a sharp corner. The ATV went over a 100-foot cliff and into the water. Bivins was ejected but Rumbolz, who was wearing a seat belt, sunk with the ATV in about 30 feet of water.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
A woman floated out of her submerged car Thursday morning as it was pulled from Lake Houston nearly an hour after she plunged into the water, officials said. The incident occurred about 9 a.m. at the Duessen Park Boat Ramp, according to the Houston Fire Department. As the car was being towed from the water, the woman floated out a broken window, said a spokeswoman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office. She was gasping for air.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
A Belews Creek woman is dead after her car crashed into a pond in Guilford County early Friday morning. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said 20-year-old Chelsey Herrington was driving on Warner Road just after 1:20 a.m. when her car went into a pond. Troopers aren't exactly sure why she drove into the pond, but they believe it was an accident. Emergency workers responded to the scene and pulled the car out of the pond. Herrington was transported to the hospital, where she died. Troopers said she was the only one in the car.