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25-year-old man dies after crashing vehicle into tree while fleeing from police

November 6, 2017, 7:22 am

MILWAUKEE — A 25-year-old man died at the hospital Sunday night, November 5th after crashing into a tree while fleeing from Milwaukee police. The pursuit began around 8:10 p.m. after Milwaukee police...

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1 dead, 2 injured following head-on crash in Jefferson County

November 29, 2017, 6:30 am

JEFFERSON COUNTY — One person is dead and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson County Tuesday afternoon, November 28th. It happened around 3:00 p.m. on State Highway 16 near...

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Driver dies after vehicle strikes tree, catches fire in Waukesha County

December 20, 2017, 6:19 am

WAUKESHA — One person is dead following a crash and vehicle fire early Wednesday morning, December 20th in Waukesha County. Crews responded to a call of a vehicle fire on Ryan Road, north of Bayberry...

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Milwaukee man dies in rollover crash on I-43 near Silver Spring Drive

January 1, 2018, 4:16 am

MILWAUKEE — A 28-year-old man from Milwaukee died early Monday morning, January 1st following a rollover crash on I-43 near Silver Spring Drive. It happened around 1:50 a.m. According to the Milwaukee...

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1 dead, 2 seriously injured in head-on crash in Kenosha County, driver...

January 2, 2018, 6:38 am

KENOSHA COUNTY — A 38-year-old Kenosha County man has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following a fatal crash on Monday, January 1st. The two-vehicle crash happened around...

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Police: 1 dead following crash near 76th and Dean Road in Milwaukee

January 5, 2018, 5:03 am

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Friday morning, January 5th on the city’s north side. It happened just before 6:00 a.m. near 76th and Dean Road. Police...

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Fatal wreck: Driver loses control of vehicle, hits concrete pole near 23rd...

January 21, 2018, 5:21 am

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Sunday morning, Jan. 21 near 23rd and Center. It happened around 2:25 a.m. According to police, a man was driving an SUV...

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Driver dies after striking electrical pole, house while fleeing from Racine...

January 23, 2018, 8:00 am

RACINE — One person is dead after police say he crashed his vehicle while fleeing from officers in Racine. It happened around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, January 22nd. According to police, officers were...

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‘Failed to stop for a posted stop sign:’ 1 dead following crash in Kenosha...

January 31, 2018, 5:37 am

KENOSHA COUNTY — One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash that happened Tuesday night, Jan. 30 in Kenosha County. It happened around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Highway D (184th Ave.) and...

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Heavy fog a factor in fatal crash involving up to 29 vehicles in Verona

February 12, 2018, 8:25 am

VERONA — Authorities say the number of vehicles involved in a fatal crash in the fog on a southern Wisconsin highway is now up to 29. Dane County sheriff's spokeswoman Elise Schaffer says one person —...

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Fatal wreck: Tow truck driver suffers medical issue, crashes into Pewaukee home

February 13, 2018, 5:12 am

PEWAUKEE -- A tow truck crashed into a home along Wisconsin Ave. in Pewaukee late Monday, Feb. 12, killing the driver. It's believed a medical issue led to the crash and caused his death. The driver,...

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Juan Mata-Chavez, 27, pleads not guilty in hit-and-run crash that killed...

February 21, 2018, 1:51 pm

MILWAUKEE — A man prosecutors say tried to have his sister’s pickup truck reported as stolen at gunpoint after a violent hit-and-run crash caught on camera, which took the life of a mother and injured...

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Mother arraigned on DUI, manslaughter charges in June 2017 crash that killed...

March 6, 2018, 5:58 pm

SCRANTON, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania mother is facing DUI and manslaughter charges in connection with a June 2017 crash that killed her daughter, 8. Police say Linette Villa of Scranton, Pa. had drugs in...

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10 hockey players, 5 others dead as a result of fatal bus crash, police say,...

April 8, 2018, 8:25 pm

Watch Video CANADA — More details about the victims of a deadly bus crash in Canada’s Saskatchewan province emerged Sunday, days after the tragic accident rocked their small community and the larger...

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1 dead, 5 injured after crash involving multiple motorcycles in Kenosha County

April 30, 2018, 7:47 am

KENOSHA — A 47-year-old woman from Illinois died Saturday, April 28 following a crash involving multiple motorcycles in Kenosha County. It happened on Highway W around 6:30 p.m. According to the...

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Best friends killed in crash after driver lost control, hit utility pole in...

June 26, 2018, 5:31 am

OZAUKEE COUNTY -- Two families are grieving after a single-vehicle crash in the Town of Cedarburg Monday night, June 25. Two men, ages 21 were killed -- and we're told they were best friends. Austin...

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Driver dies after striking parked vehicle near 35th and Townsend in Milwaukee

January 7, 2019, 11:10 am

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday, Jan. 7 near 35th and Townsend. It happened around 11:15 a.m. According to police, a vehicle driven by a 61-year-old...

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1 dead, 1 taken to hospital by Flight for Life following crash in Dodge County

January 11, 2019, 6:42 am

DODGE COUNTY — One person is dead and another was flown by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital following a crash late Thursday night, Jan. 10 on I-41 near State Highway 28 in Dodge County. According...

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2 dead, 3 injured following head-on collision in Washington Co., speed...

March 18, 2019, 3:37 am

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Two men died and three children were injured in a head-on crash in Washington County Sunday night, March 17. It happened around 7 p.m. in the area of County Highway NN, east of...

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19-year-old dead after driver in stolen vehicle crashes; suspect in custody

August 1, 2019, 3:32 am

Lequon McCoy MILWAUKEE -- A 19-year-old is dead and another person suffered serious injuries following a police pursuit and crash involving a stolen vehicle. It happened early Thursday morning, Aug. 1...

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One child in hospital after crash near Surf City

August 6, 2013, 2:31 pm

SURF CITY (WWAY) -- One car flipped on its side during a crash at the intersection of Highway 17 and US 210 near Surf City. Surf City Police a child had to go to the hospital because of the accident....

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Police clearing rollover crash at Racine and Oriole

August 27, 2013, 12:14 pm

By F.T. NortonFran.Norton@StarNewsOnline.comWILMINGTON, NC (StarNewsOnline.com) -- Police are clearing a wreck at Oriole and Racine drives in which a service van toppled onto its side.The wreck...

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2-year-old and teen hit by car while riding toy motorbike

January 31, 2014, 7:09 pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A car hit a toddler and a teenager around 6 p.m. Friday evening.It happened near the intersection of 8th and Campbell Streets near downtown Wilmington.Investigators say the two...

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Witnesses speak out about teen and toddler hit by car

February 2, 2014, 3:12 pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Investigators say Friday evening two girls ran a stop sign while riding a child's toy motorbike. Now those nearby tell us what they heard and saw that night.Witnesses, who did...

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UPDATE: Marine identified as pedestrian killed in weekend crash

February 17, 2014, 4:14 am

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Wilmington police are investigating after Marine Cory Lee Reese, 22, was hit and killed in the 200 block of Rose Avenue early Sunday morning.Police say the driver, Jackson...

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Man who slammed car into home charged with DWI, reckless driving

March 24, 2014, 7:49 am

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A man who police say slammed his car into a Wilmington home early Saturday now faces charges for DWI and reckless driving.The crash happened shortly after midnight Saturday at...

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Car accident on Holden Beach Road injures cyclist

June 8, 2014, 11:27 am

Holden Beach, NC (WWAY)-- Sunday morning around 7:45, the Brunswick County Emergency Communications received a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist. This happened at the intersection...

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Pender Co. twin takes to Twitter to bring Drake to sister's funeral

July 15, 2014, 4:31 am

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A former Laney High School cheerleader is at the center of the Twitter-verse, as family members work to honor her memory.Jasmin Grady died early Sunday morning in a car...

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UPDATE: Driver taken to hospital after car crashes into strip mall

August 21, 2014, 7:38 pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Police say the driver of a car that crashed into a building Thursday night was taken to the hospital after they say he lost control because of a medical condition. The crash...

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Police: Driver crashes into home

September 4, 2014, 7:52 pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A driver crashed into a Wilmington home around 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening. The accident happened at the corner of Kerr and Martin Luther King. Wilmington Police and Fire...

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UHP responds to over 150 weather-related car accidents in one day, including...

December 27, 2018, 4:51 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A 16-car pileup brought traffic to a complete stop on eastbound SR-201 near 3200 West Thursday evening. According to Sergeant Nick Street with Utah Highway Patrol, the pileup...

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Draper Battalion Chief ‘doing well’ after being hit by car on I-15

December 27, 2018, 7:25 pm

MURRAY — A Battalion Chief for the Draper City Fire Department is expected to make a full recovery after he was hit by a car on southbound I-15 Thursday evening. "We are so relieved to let you know...

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Powder Mountain Road closed after accident leaves one dead

January 9, 2019, 6:56 pm

WEBER COUNTY — Deputies responded to a traffic accident on Powder Mountain Road Wednesday that left one dead and one injured. According to a press release, deputies located a cargo truck on Highway 158...

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Police: 81-year-old woman dies after husband tries to pass vehicle while...

January 14, 2019, 5:32 pm

WELLS, NV. — An 81-year-old woman from Canada died Saturday after officials say her husband ran into a truck head-on while trying to pass a car in the fog. According to a press release made by the...

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Highway Patrol Trooper barely dodges out of control driver

January 16, 2019, 5:19 pm

WILLARD, Utah — On Wednesday, Trooper Steve Shaffer’s day off, he geared up and hit the cold, slippery Utah highways to help drivers who slid off the road due to snow. During that morning commute,...

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One in critical condition, several injured in crash on I-15 in Juab County

January 17, 2019, 5:32 pm

JUAB COUNTY, Utah — One man is in critical condition and a woman and her child sustained minor injuries in a crash on northbound Interstate 15 Thursday. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a Dodge...

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Man arrested for automobile homicide after fatal crash in South Jordan

January 23, 2019, 10:49 am

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A fatal rollover crash forced police to close a section of Lake Ave. in South Jordan Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the South Jordan Police Department,...

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Police arrest suspect in SLC hit-and-run that left one dead

January 23, 2019, 6:40 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department tweeted Wednesday night that they have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run that occurred Tuesday night. Police arrested 36-year-old Sotero Valerio...

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Police identify 4-year-old killed in South Jordan car crash

January 30, 2019, 4:16 pm

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A 4-and-a-half-year-old boy died following a car crash Wednesday that left several others injured. Police identified him as D’mondre Brown and said in a press release he was seated...

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Minor crash turns ‘tragic’ as improperly restrained 4-year-old killed in...

January 30, 2019, 9:04 pm

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A young boy died Wednesday after an airbag deployed during a crash and struck the boy, who was not restrained in a child seat. Police identified the victim as D’mondre Brown. They...

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Maryland car crash kills 5 children, injures 2 adults

February 3, 2019, 6:45 am

(CNN) — A Saturday morning crash killed five children and injured two adults, Maryland State Police troopers said. Prince George’s County police and fire responded to reports of a car crash shortly...

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Utah teen narrowly escapes tragedy after rock smashes into her car in Price...

February 4, 2019, 8:46 pm

CARBON COUNTY, Utah -- A teenager in Carbon County experienced a close call after a giant rock crashed through her windshield while she was driving, barely missing her. Gabrielle Sainsbury said she...

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UHP responds to 410 crashes statewide following storm

February 6, 2019, 2:17 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Highway Patrol has responded to 410 crashes across Utah, according to a tweet Wednesday. Over half of those crashes, 211 to be exact, occurred between midnight Wednesday and...

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Police identify pedestrian hit, killed by car in Sandy

February 7, 2019, 2:24 pm

SANDY, Utah — Sandy Police have identified the man who was hit and killed by a car while walking in a crosswalk Thursday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Sandy resident, 44-year-old Fernando...

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Woman in critical condition following auto-pedestrian crash in Utah County

February 7, 2019, 6:45 pm

UTAH COUNTY — A woman is in critical condition following an auto-pedestrian crash in Utah County. Utah Highway Patrol Troopers were dispatched to a crash on SR-147, otherwise known as 6400 South, at...

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Lanes open on Bangerter Highway after semi rollover

February 13, 2019, 1:44 pm

SALT LAKE COUNTY — A crash on Bangerter Highway at SR-201 in Salt Lake County closed all northbound lanes Wednesday afternoon. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a semi was exiting SR-201 eastbound,...

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Husband, family of pregnant woman killed in Highway 40 crash upset suspect no...

February 14, 2019, 9:42 pm

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah — The husband and family of a pregnant Duchesne County woman killed in a crash are in disbelief over what will happen to the man accused of causing the crash. The family said they...

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1 person dead, 4 LDS missionaries injured in car crash in New Caledonia

February 17, 2019, 9:10 am

NEW CALEDONIA – One person is dead and four missionaries, including one from Utah, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were injured in a car crash Saturday. A spokesman for the Church of...

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6-year-old girl in critical condition after being hit by car in South Salt Lake

March 27, 2019, 5:28 pm

SOUTH SALT LAKE –A 6-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hit by a car in South Salt Lake Wednesday evening. Executive Officer Gary Keller, South Salt Lake Police, said the crash...

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Police identify teens killed in late night crash in Sanpete County

May 4, 2019, 9:26 am

SANPETE COUNTY, Utah - Three high school students were killed in a car crash east of Mount Pleasant Friday night. The Utah Highway Patrol said the crash occurred on Power Plant Road. Troopers said a...

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Bike Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

Bike accidents can be classified as any accident that takes place involving one or more cyclist. Although bike accidents can occur in a wide range of circumstances, traffic-related bike accidents,...

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Boat Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

A boat accident can be classified by any accident in which one or more marine vessels is involved. Although boat accidents share many similarities to car accidents, such as damage and injury sustained...

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Gymnastics Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

Gymnastics accidents are classified within the scope of athletic, or sports accidents, that can range in severity. Due to the wide range of gymnastic activities, there also exist a wide range of...

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Sports Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

Sports accidents can range from accidents and injuries sustained by amateur participants to professional athletes. Due to the rigors inherent in the wide variety of athletic activities, sports...

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Car Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

A car accident is a collision resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle. While car accidents most often take place between more than one motor vehicle, car accidents can also consist of...

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Construction Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

Construction accidents are the result of injuries and/or damage sustained as a result of endeavors to build, improve, repair, clean, demolish, or generally construct that take place in a specific...

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Crane Accident

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

Construction accidents result in injury and damage, which oftentimes result from negligence and/or the malfunction of construction or commercial equipment. Crane accidents can be classified as a...

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Fatal Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

A fatal accident is an accident that results in the death of one or more individuals. Fatal accidents are classified as a type of preventable death, which exist as anomalies and occur out of the...

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Forklift Accidents

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

A forklift accident is classified as a construction accident that occurs through the use of a forklift. A forklift is a piece of construction machinery that is used to both lift and transport heavy...

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Five Eastern States will Participate in Earthquake Drill

April 4, 2015, 7:04 am

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces that people in five states and the District of Columbia will participate in the first earthquake drill for the eastern states on October 18,...

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