Accident

Accident
January 24, 2021

Teen dead after van plows into Amish buggy

A 16-year-old Amish boy was killed Saturday night when his buggy was struck from behind on US 322 in northeastern Ohio. Norman Detweiller was pronounced dead on the scene, WOIO reported. Steven Mares, 53, was driving the Dodge Caravan that struck the buggy, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said, and was taken to the hospital …

Accident
January 24, 2021

SEE VIDEO: OOPS! Woman charged after SLAMMING into deputy IN STOLEN CAR!

A 23-year-old Florida woman slammed into a sheriff’s deputy in a stolen car this week, sending her sailing onto the hood of the car and tossing her onto the pavement when the car hit another deputy’s vehicle, ABC Action News reports. Katarina Van Fossen has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer, leaving …

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Accident
January 21, 2021

3-year-old girl falls from window, dies when she can’t get back inside her home

A 3-year-old Illinois child is dead after police say she fell from a second-story window at her family home in Rock Island. Charlotte “Charlie” Handelman fell from the window at some point between 11 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday. Officials said the girl’s father found her outside and called 911, according to The Dispatch/Rock …

Accident
January 20, 2021

Horror as grad student dies with head trapped between car door & parking garage kiosk

A woman in Ohio reportedly died on Monday after her head got trapped between her vehicle and a payment machine at a parking garage. According to The Columbus Dispatch, a security guard found Victoria Strauss unresponsive on Tuesday with her head stuck between her car and the parking kiosk. She was pronounced dead at the …

Accident
January 14, 2021

WW2 grenade kills 12-year-old boy; Agents find another sold by same store

Federal agents have located a grenade sold at a North Carolina antique mall they worried might be live after another, sold at the same store, killed a 12-year-old in Virginia last month. “Fortunately, the device was recovered intact and did not cause any injuries,” the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said. Investigators …

Accident
December 22, 2020

8-year-old dead from a BB gun bullet; shot while playing near his home

An 8-year-old North Carolina boy died after he was hit in the chest with a BB gun bullet. Citing a statement from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, the Greensboro News & Record reports that an unidentified 8-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest after he was struck by “a single shot from a BB or pellet …

Accident
December 7, 2020

DEVELOPING: Brother and sister, ages 4 and 6, killed in mini-golf course accident

A truck reportedly veered onto a Florida golf course on Friday, killing a 4-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister. The two children, who have not yet been publicly identified, were fatally struck at Coconut Creek Family Fun Park in Panama City Beach. Scott Donaldson was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado when he veered off the …

Accident
November 19, 2020

‘S**t happens,’ says teen YouTuber who crashed dad’s $3.4M sports car

A teen YouTuber reportedly crashed his billionaire father’s multimillion-dollar car in Texas on Tuesday. The Daily Mail reported that Gage Gillean, 17, drove the $3.4 million Pagani Huayra Roadster into a tree. The teen suffered minor injuries in the crash, which occurred in Dallas. “S**t happens. Thanking God for a second chance at life. Crash …

Accident
November 4, 2020

Influential activist deemed a ‘future Oprah Winfrey or Princess Diana’ decapitated by swinging gate at national park, $270M lawsuit alleges

A Ugandan activist’s widow filed a $270 million wrongful death lawsuit against the National Park Service last month, claiming they were responsible for his wife’s decapitation at a Utah park. As NBC News reports, Ludovic Michaud, 26, and Esther Nakajjigo, 25, were reportedly exiting a parking lot at Arches National Park on June 13 when …