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5 Joyriders Die After Car Flies 200 Feet

BMW hurtled off 85-high embankment at end of runway

(Newser) - Five young men were killed on a joyride in Florida last night when their speeding car careened off a private airstrip, flew 200 feet in the air, hit a large tree, and split in two. Three were thrown from the car and two were partly ejected, but all were pronounced...

No Cover-Up in Diana Crash, Survivor Says

Bodyguard refutes al-Fayed claim that Brits killed princess, Dodi

(Newser) - Still bearing scars on his face from the 1997 crash that killed Princess Diana, bodyguard Trevor Rees told the inquest into her death today that he isn't part of a British cover-up alleged by Mohammed al-Fayed, Reuters reports. "All I have ever done is give the truth as I...

Clueless Driver Follows GPS Directions Onto Train Tracks

Just in time for the northbound express

(Newser) - When the GPS in his rental car told him to turn right as was driving over a railroad crossing, a New York area driver obediently followed directions—right onto the tracks. The car got stuck and he abandoned it minutes before a train slammed into it. No one was hurt,...

'Charles Wants to Kill Me,' Di Wrote
'Charles Wants to Kill Me,'
Di Wrote
Dec 20, 2007 11:26 AM CST

'Charles Wants to Kill Me,' Di Wrote

Suspected he was planning brake failure, 'serious head injury'

(Newser) - Princess Diana feared Prince Charles was trying to kill her so he could marry their sons' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, according to a handwritten letter admitted into evidence in the ongoing inquest into her death. "My husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury...

Two Die in 100-Car Calif. Pileup
Two Die in 100-Car Calif. Pileup
Nov 3, 2007 5:40 PM CDT

Two Die in 100-Car Calif. Pileup

Thick fog may have caused the accident

(Newser) - About 100 cars collided today on a foggy freeway near Fresno, Calif., killing two and injuring dozens, the AP reports. A 6-year-old boy and 28-year-old man died in separate cars and more than three dozen were sent to hospital. Police closed the road to probe the crash, but officials say...

I-5 Reopens After Gruesome Pileup
I-5 Reopens After
Gruesome Pileup
Oct 15, 2007 6:36 PM CDT

I-5 Reopens After Gruesome Pileup

Authorities still have not identified the victims

(Newser) - Some California I-5 lanes reopened today after Friday's massive 15-truck pileup, but police still haven't assessed blame for the blaze. One trucker phoned a friend after slamming into a semi in the tunnel, the Los Angeles Times reports; he described a fire, vehicles exploded and the line went dead. Police...

Times Honcho on the Mend After Truck Accident

Abramson faces rehab from serious injuries

(Newser) - The New York Times managing editor for news headed home yesterday after three weeks in the hospital recovering from injuries suffered when she was hit by a truck. Jill Abramson, who has a broken femur and fractured hip, tells the New York Observer that she still must undergo “an...

Lohan Arrested in DUI After Hitting Curb

Recently rehabbed starlet hospitalized with injuries

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan had a run-in with a curb on Sunset Boulevard early this morning, leading to hospitalization for apparently minor injuries and an arrest for possible DUI.  Cocaine was found on one of the two passengers in her convertible, the AP reports.

Corzine: Do As I Say, Not As I Did
Corzine:
Do As I Say,
Not As I Did
May 25, 2007 3:21 PM CDT

Corzine: Do As I Say, Not As I Did

Injured NJ governor pushes seatbelt use in dramatic PSA

(Newser) - Jon Corzine dodged a bullet, and he wants to make sure he isn't alone. The New Jersey governor, gravely injured in an SUV crash last month while not wearing a seatbelt, appears in a new 30-second TV ad that makes it clear he's learned his lesson. Today he joined the...

Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel
Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel
May 4, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel

Cards' Hancock was speeding, talking on phone before fatal crash

(Newser) - Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk, speeding, talking on the phone and not wearing a seatbelt when he died in a traffic accident, officials announced today. The St. Louis medical examiner said the 29-year-old right-hander's blood-alcohol level was 0.157, nearly twice the legal limit, when he crashed his SUV...

N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash
N.J. Governor Injured in
Car Crash
Apr 13, 2007 9:54 AM CDT

N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash

Corzine in critical condition; doctors say he's "lucky to be alive"

(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was critically injured last night after a pickup truck struck his motorcade. "He's in serious shape, but he's alive and going to survive," says state senate president Richard Codey, acting governor until Corzine can resume his duties—which could be weeks. Cops are...

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