Three people including one child suffered non-life-threatening injuries following an accident near a construction zone in Nebraska. The accident occurred as a 42-year-old man was travelling east when he fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle. The vehicle entered the construction zone where a 20-year-old construction worker was struck. The vehicle then swerved and collided with Read More
Four children were injured and their parents were killed in an automobile accident in Texas. The accident occurred as the 38-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle after hitting a slippery spot on the roadway. The vehicle went off the road and hit a tree and the driver and his 34-year-old wife were both killed Read More
It is estimated that in the United States alone, 380 billion plastic bags are used each year. That breaks down to roughly 2 plastic bags per person per day, every day of the year. It stands to reason, then, that Americans would be very well acclimated to their presence. However, in one strange news story, Read More
A high-speed pursuit by border patrol agents ended with an Eloy woman facing 13 separate criminal charges. Pinal County law enforcement state that in the accident, 4 individuals were killed, and 7 others were injured. According to the Casa Grande Police department, none of the victims have as of yet been identified, but they are Read More
A woman faces 3 drunken driving charges in connection with an automobile accident in which her vehicle slammed into another woman’s home killing the woman inside. The driver faces charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in death of another person, and operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration Read More
In a bizarre turn of events which could have easily proven fatal for a Phoenix man, a one-vehicle accident occurred after narrowly avoiding colliding head-on with a trash truck. Right around 6AM, a valley man was travelling to work when he noticed a vehicle had swerved into his lane, coming at him head-on, which he Read More
There has been quite a bit of buzz recently about distracted driving, and increasing laws to prevent it. Most of this can be blamed on one modern cause: cell phones. Despite the cause of the accidents, however, distracted driving laws are being lampooned by activist groups whose goal it is to increase protections of what Read More
News stories about car accidents involving bicyclists are fairly common these days. One recent example, which has been used by bicycle rights activist groups, involved a Scottsdale bicyclist who was hit and killed in the bicycle lane. Bicyclist groups say that stories exactly like this one are perfect examples of bicyclists not being given appropriate Read More
According to a report released by the Gilbert Police Department, an accident that was responsible for putting 4 individuals in the hospital could have been caused by alcohol. Earlier this week, near the intersection of Ray Road and Lindsey Road, police officers had to shut down traffic in order to investigate a car accident that Read More
There are multiple factors involved that allowed for the recent decrease in United States traffic deaths. With the exception of the 3.3 percent increase in the western U.S. region, including California, Arizona, and Hawaii, all areas showed a decrease in driving related fatalities. Annual driving deaths declined to around 32,000. Although, traffic safety laws have Read More