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When you hear about wrong way accidents, they usually don’t involve much good news. Recently in Ogden, the fourth wrong way crash of the year on record in Utah involved drugs, alcohol and fatality. Sadly, this is a common tale when it comes to these kinds of catastrophic accidents. Drugs and alcohol are the mostRead more

Car accidents unfortunately are a common daily occurrence. When it comes to the aftermath of a car accident, how you behave and the things you do directly affect your settlement. Below are some common do’s and don’ts to follow in case you are ever in a car accident. Do’s: Call the police Seek medical attentionRead more

If you have been injured in a car accident, you have the right to file a personal injury claim or lawsuit depending on the situation. Below are 3 tips to follow if you’ve been injured in a car accident to help you maximize damages from your claim. Make sure a police report is filed. ThisRead more

A San Diego couple learns how hard it is to drive their brand new $250,000 sports car. The newly minted Lamborghini owner found out mere hours after finishing signing the paperwork on there brand new Lamborghini Murcielago. According to 10News in La Jolla, California, a man and a woman were seen fleeing the scene afterRead more

The state of California is warning its drivers about “drugged driving” after a statewide survey found that 1 in 7 drivers in the state of California are driving with some sort of controlled substance in their system, more than twice as many as the number of people who are driving with alcohol in their system. Read more

Fatal accidents involving a car and a pedestrian accounted for 14 percent of crash-related fatalities in the state of Utah in the year 2011, reaching the highest rate since 2002. Fatal crashes have increased by 15 percent over that time. The Utah Department of Public Safety recently released its annual crash report, breaking down incidents,Read more

A midnight car crash in New York killed two expectant parents who were heading to the hospital on Sunday. Their baby was rescued from her dead mother’s womb by Cesarean section and is in critical condition, police say. Nathan and Raizy Glauber, both 21, were riding in a livery cab in Brooklyn. A BMW, crashedRead more

ST. GEORGE Utah a man is dead and a woman is injured after being hit by a car Monday while walking down a sidewalk in St. George. Police responded to a traffic accident Monday shortly after 9 a.m. A vehicle headed southbound on Dixie Drive had rear-ended another southbound vehicle, causing the front vehicle toRead more

Utah Highway Patrol officers who were hit by vehicles Thursday during a blitzkrieg of freezing rain and major freeway pileups say they are lucky and grateful to escape with their lives. Troopers Kristopher Cope, David Brooke and Sterling Clark were each hit along I-15 and trooper Joshua Porter was hit near 1900 West in Farr WestRead more

Jeffrey Lloyd Bascom has been ordered to stand trial for automobile homicide.  Jeffrey Lloyd Bascom, 28, was charged with second-degree felony automobile homicide and obstructing justice, a third-degree felony, in connection with the Sept. 3 death of 15-year-old Tommy Clark.  Bascom was ordered to stand trial on the automobile homicide charge in 8th District Court.Read more

LINCOLN Neb. — A man drove through the front door of a restaurant Wednesday.  The man, described as elderly by Lincoln’s fire chief, crashed through the front doors of Valentino’s Pizza just before noon on Wednesday. Once his car was through the doors, he ordered a pizza from inside his car.  “He was gonna goRead more

West Valley City, Utah – In what could’ve been a tragic event amounted into a 26-year-old intoxicated women getting a citation with a possibility of a DUI after she drove her car through a garage, causing tens of thousand of dollars in damage.  At about 10:30 am a woman missed a turn at the intersectionRead more

A pregnant Toledo, Ohio woman was killed and her husband and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash today in Perrysburg Township, authorities said.  Rachel Kominek, 26, of Toledo was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics delivered her child, who was taken by medical helicopter to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. Troopers at theRead more

An Oregon teen has found himself in a county jail behind bars after a Facebook post.  The Teen who is now in police custody after posting “Drivin drunk… classic but whoever’s vehicle I hit I am sorry. :p” that post eventually lead authorities’ to arresting the teen at the home of Jacob Cox-Brown in theRead more

Over 100 motorists were arrested by the Utah Highway Patrol on the suspicion of drunk driving over the long holiday weekend. Although the 100 impaired drivers is high the UHP is happy to report zero fatally on the highways as a result of drunk drivers, and the precautions of store to reduce impaired drivers. NoRead more

Police are saying a man who was later identified as 42-year-old George Kallas stole a police officers then led them on a short chase that ended in all place but where the car belongs at the parking lot of the police precinct in Kearns, Utah.  Lt. Justin Hoyal said at around 10 am police receivedRead more

Three Alabama residents were hospitalized after a semitrailer hauling apples rolled off U.S. 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon Utah.  The accident happened when the tractor-trailer rolled over and down onto Union Pacific railroad tracks below. All three passengers in the cab of the truck were ejected, said Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Rich Nielson.Laura Fannin, 26,Read more

In a sad event Josh Price-Brent a football player for the Dallas Cowboys is being held on $500,000 bond on intoxication manslaughter charge. Price-Brent is being charged in the killing of his teammate, Jerry Brown Jr. who he considered a brother.  Price-Brent and Brown had a brother like bond that started when they were teammatesRead more

A Utah man is in critical condition after the car he was driving hit a concrete barrier.  The man was traveling on I-215 at speeds estimated over 100 miles per hour.  Some witnesses have told police investigators that the car driven by the injured man was passing them at speeds of up to 140 milesRead more

A homeless man riding his motorized wheelchair was hit by a motorist and has died. The man was later identified as 59-year-old Raymond Nielson who was hit by the sedan style car around 6:20 pm Wednesday night as he was pushing a small cart with his belongings. The driver who has yet to be chargedRead more

The state of California is warning its drivers about “drugged driving” after a statewide survey found that 1 in 7 drivers in the state of California are driving with some sort of controlled substance in their system, more than twice as many as the number of people who are driving with alcohol in their system. Read more

Las Vegas, Nevada -A Southern California man was struck and killed in Las Vegas after his bicycle  collided with a car.  21 year old Brandon Ochrach of Perris, California was killed when the bicycle he was riding was hit by a car on Jones boulevard Monday afternoon, as Ochrach was trying to cross the intersection.Read more

A 25-year-old man riding his motorcycle early Saturday evening was left in critical condition after his motorcyclist struck a Ford Tarsus in La Habra California.  There is no report on how fast the motorcyclist was traveling and if he was wearing a safety helmet.  The Taurus was turning onto Euclid St. when it pulled outRead more