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NZ on Boston U Crash: We Tell Students Not to Drive

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:28:05 CDT

Three Boston University students studying in New Zealand were killed on Saturday when the minivan they were driving in careened off a road and crashed. Officials of the New Zealand university hosting the Boston visitors said they strongly discourage such students from driving because of their unfamiliarity with driving along...

3 Boston U Students Die in New Zealand Crash

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:21:50 CDT

Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed today when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition. The students were traveling in a minivan about 7:30am near the North...

Separate Car Accidents Kill Mom, Son Hours Apart

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:02:07 CDT

A Wisconsin woman and her adult son were killed in separate traffic crashes just hours apart in a Milwaukee suburb, police said yesterday. Mary Moore, 45, died after she was struck by a vehicle; she was apparently hit as she lay prone on a West Allis street. A friend was...

Bronx Crash Occurred at Freeway's 'Bermuda Triangle'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:51:05 CDT

Yesterday's horrifying car crash near the Bronx zoo occurred at the Bronx River Parkway's "Bermuda Triangle," where accidents have happened before, a lawyer tells the New York Daily News . In fact, Eric Buckvar sued New York state and city for some of the six people who died in 2006 after...

2 Dozing Teens Sunbathing on Road Hit by Car

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:55:06 CDT

Two teenage girls who fell asleep while sunbathing on a quiet rural road in Pennsylvania were struck by a car yesterday. The 13-year-old pals were airlifted to a nearby hospital, and are expected to survive. They were hit by a car driven by a cousin of one of the girls....

3 Kids Among Dead in SUV Plunge

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:04:19 CDT

Authorities say an out-of-control SUV plunged off a highway into a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo in New York City, killing seven people aboard, including three children. Police say the victims were an 84-year-old man; three women, ages 80, 45 and 39, and three girls, ages 3...

Patrick Dempsey Pulls Teen From Flipped Car

John Johnson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:20:39 CDT

Take that, Ryan Gosling . Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey played the hero himself by pulling an injured teen from a flipped car, reports TMZ . The young driver apparently lost control of his Mustang and flipped it multiple times before landing in the actor's front yard in Malibu. McDreamy rushed out...

Kid Charged in Grisly Crash That Killed 9 Immigrants

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:34:05 CDT

A 15-year-old South Texas boy has been charged with nine counts of murder after a van he was driving crashed, killing nine of the suspected illegal immigrants packed inside. The boy appeared at a probable cause hearing today, where he was also charged with 17 counts of smuggling a person,...

Fatal Crashes Spike Near Tax Day

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:18:17 CDT

As if Tax Day isn't depressing enough, it turns out you're also more likely to die in a traffic accident on or around April 15. Between 1980 and 2009, traffic accident deaths were an average of 6% higher on tax filing day than they were on a day one week...