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IndyCar CEO Had Promised More 'Carnage'

IndyCar had purposely been upping danger to add excitement

(Newser) - In a June interview that seems eerily prescient in light of Dan Wheldon’s death , IndyCar Chief Executive Randy Bernard promised more “carnage and wrecks” in the upcoming races. IndyCar, struggling to compete with the more popular NASCAR, was attempting to make its races more exciting by increasing the...

Dan Wheldon Scored Major Andretti Deal Hours Before Death
 Wheldon Scored 
 Big Deal Hours 
 Before Death 
racing tragedy
Oct 17, 2011 10:29 AM CDT

Wheldon Scored Big Deal Hours Before Death

Plus, drivers worried about safety before fatal race

(Newser) - Hours before he was killed in a 15-car pileup , Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon had signed a major, multiyear racing team deal. Wheldon had scored the spot Danica Patrick is vacating, behind the wheel of Andretti Autosport's car No. 7, ESPN reports. He had been part of the team'...

Indy Winner Dan Wheldon Killed in Vegas Crash

Drivers had expressed fears about track, super-fast speeds

(Newser) - Two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon died yesterday in a horrific 15-car crash in Las Vegas. The fiery accident, which sent three other drivers to the hospital, occurred just days after the 33-year-old British father of two and others expressed fears about crowded conditions and super-fast speeds of up to...

1 Killed in Arizona Dust Storm
 1 Killed in Arizona Dust Storm 
Oct 5, 2011 8:58 AM CDT

1 Killed in Arizona Dust Storm

Poor visibility leads to multi-car pile-up

(Newser) - Dust storms are once again rolling across Arizona, leading to a series of crashes that killed one person and shut down Interstate 10 for hours. Another six people are in critical condition following the three accidents yesterday, the Arizona Republic reports. One pile-up involved 16 vehicles, the BBC notes. "...

Justin Bieber in Car Accident

Biebs, assistant emerge without a scratch

(Newser) - Relax, girls. Not a hair on Justin Bieber's head is out of place, even though a Honda Civic collided with the black Ferrari he was driving in Los Angeles yesterday. Neither driver was injured and Bieb's assistant, who was a passenger in his car, was similarly unharmed; no...

SUV Crashes Into House&#39;s Roof
 SUV Crashes Into House's Roof 
Aug 25, 2011 12:43 PM CDT

SUV Crashes Into House's Roof

Police believe front lawn acted like a ramp

(Newser) - Michelle Brown and her daughter were watching TV when they heard the crash. Her son ran in and delivered the news: “He said, ‘Momma, there’s a truck in the ceiling!’” Brown recalls. And indeed there was. An SUV crashed into the attic of Brown’s...

Flipping the Bird Leads to Car Crash

3 hospitalized in accident

(Newser) - It wasn’t that flipping the bird provoked road rage: Instead, it was the physical act of giving the finger that led a Tacoma woman to lose control at the wheel, KING5 reports. The 23-year-old couldn’t change lanes because an SUV was in her way, so she brandished her...

Billionaire Philanthropist Charles Wyly Killed in Crash

Big-time political donor died in accident yesterday

(Newser) - Texas billionaire and philanthropist Charles Wyly, whose family donated millions of dollars to Republican causes and Dallas arts projects, has died after a car accident in western Colorado, authorities say. He was 77. Wyly, who maintained a home near Aspen, was turning onto a highway near the local airport when...

Mr. Bean Crashes $2M Supercar, Cheats Death

Rowan Atkinson suffers minor shoulder injury in major wreck

(Newser) - The comic know around the world as nerdy Mr. Bean is recovering in a British hospital after crashing his McLaren F1 supercar and striking a tree and lamppost before the vehicle burst into flames. Rowan Atkinson is "lucky to be alive considering the state of the car," said...

Kids to Cops: Mom Tried to Kill Us in Car Crash

North Carolina mother is charged with assault with a deadly weapon

(Newser) - Two young sisters have told police that their mom intended to hurt them in a deliberate car wreck because she was "mad at daddy," according to investigators. The girls, ages 7 and 8, were treated for cuts and bruises after mom Teresa Caffrey of North Carolina drove their...

Snooki in Custody After Crashing Into Cop Car

Reality star could be in big trouble ... in Italy

(Newser) - The often-tipsy emissary from MTV-land may have finally gone a tad too far in Italy. Snooki is in custody after a car crash involving a cop car in Florence. A car she was driving plowed into into the cruiser, reports TMZ . One cop was taken away by ambulance in a...

Teen Dies in Crash on Road Dedicated to Dad

His father died in Afghanistan two years ago

(Newser) - From the tragic coincidence department: A South Carolina teen was killed in a car crash yesterday—on a stretch of highway that happened to be dedicated to his father, a local National Guard member killed in Afghanistan. Aaron Shawn Hill, 18, was driving with several other students when he was...

Hey, Kids: You're Stuck in Back Seat Til Age 13

Academy of pediatrics ups age guidelines for car seats

(Newser) - Cue the choruses of, "Oh mom, do I have to?": The American Academy of Pediatrics has cracked down its carseat guidelines, reports the Washington Post , and they're likely to cause plenty of bickering. Among them:
  • All children should sit in the back seat until they are 13 years old
...

Girl Killed as Parents Follow GPS Directions

They turned right as instructed, despite road signs

(Newser) - A GPS tragedy in Britain: A 4-year-old girl was killed when her parents followed instructions that contradicted road signs, the BBC reports. Ariana Bardhaj died from multiple injuries after her parents made an illegal right turn into traffic. "They were following a sat-nav and it told them to turn...

Woman Jailed in Crash Linked to Facebook Feud

Torrie Emery gets up to 60 years after deadly accident

(Newser) - A woman who caused another car to crash in a high-speed chase was sentenced to 18 to 60 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder, the AP reports. Torrie Emery, 23, had been trading hostile Facebook posts with 21-year-old Danielle Booth over the affections of man in...

Ex-Congress Aide Found Dead in Burning Car

Ashley Turton's death investigated for odd circumstances

(Newser) - A long-time Congressional aide was found dead in her garage after a low-speed car crash that appeared to have started a fire, Politico reports. Police think Ashley Turton, who had recently worked as a lobbyist, crashed through her garage door, starting a fire that consumed car, garage and driver. “...

Man Crashes Into Ambulance Carrying His Daughter

He admitted to police he was driving too fast as he rushed home

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man rushing home after hearing his daughter had suffered a seizure collided almost head-on … with the ambulance that was transporting the little girl. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, WNEP reports. The four-year-old girl, who was not injured in the Friday night crash, was taken to the...

Study: Time for Fat Crash Dummies
Study: Time for
Fat Crash Dummies
Dec 22, 2010 1:27 PM CST

Study: Time for Fat Crash Dummies

Obesity brings higher risk of death in car crashes: study

(Newser) - Obese people face a much higher risk of death in car crashes—so doctors say we should be building overweight crash test dummies, the Daily Mail reports. A study of more than 150,000 US car crashes found that moderately obese people were 21% more likely to die in car...

Faulty Camry Blamed for Deadly Crash

Vehicle had been recalled to fix accelerator problem

(Newser) - A faulty Toyota is being blamed for yet another deadly crash, this time involving a vehicle that had already been recalled. Investigators believe an accelerator problem on a Toyota Camry was the likely cause of a crash that killed two people in Utah and injured two others, AP reports. The...

Was Obama's Dad Murdered?
 Was Obama's 
 Dad Murdered? 
Oct 21, 2010 8:15 AM CDT

Was Obama's Dad Murdered?

Family members question 'car accident' story

(Newser) - The official story is that President Obama’s father died after crashing his car into a tree—but Obama’s family in Kenya fears foul play had a hand in his death, according to a book Peter Firstbrook is working on about the Obamas. Though Barack Sr.’s car...

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