17 People Called 911 About Wrong-Way Driver

2014-03-14T13:57:33-07:00

The woman accused of killing six people in a horrific crash in California was spotted driving the wrong way on two freeways before she drove her Camaro at 100mph into a Ford Explorer, the California Highway Patrol says. At least 17 witnesses called 911 before the crash to report seeing the vehicle on the 57 [...]

17 People Called 911 About Wrong-Way Driver2014-03-14T13:57:33-07:00

Teen Killed Trying to Retrieve Phone From Tracks

2014-03-14T02:31:08-07:00

Yet another person has died after putting her phone’s safety ahead of her own. Jenna Betti, 14, was killed by a freight train on Sunday when she tried to retrieve a phone she had dropped on the tracks in Martinez, Calif., reports the San Francisco Chronicle. She had been sitting on the tracks with her [...]

Teen Killed Trying to Retrieve Phone From Tracks2014-03-14T02:31:08-07:00

Court: Calif. Drivers Can Use Phones to Check Maps

2014-03-14T02:29:51-07:00

Using a smartphone to look a map while driving is allowed under the California law that bans motorists from talking or texting on a handheld phone, an appeals court has decided. The court sided with Steven Spriggs, who was fined $165 after a highway patrol officer spotted him looking at a map on his iPhone [...]

Court: Calif. Drivers Can Use Phones to Check Maps2014-03-14T02:29:51-07:00

Dad Tried in Vain to Save Family in Fiery Calif. Crash

2014-03-14T02:26:02-07:00

A California father who was driving behind his family’s SUV tried in vain to save them from the fiery wreckage after a vehicle ran a stop sign near Fresno and plowed into their vehicle. The man’s 29-year-old wife and their four children—1- and 3-year-old boys and girls ages 6 and 11—all died at the scene, [...]

Dad Tried in Vain to Save Family in Fiery Calif. Crash2014-03-14T02:26:02-07:00

Uber Sued After Driver Kills 6-yr-old

2014-03-14T02:22:48-07:00

Driving service Uber now operates in 60 cities and is worth $4 billion, the Boston Globe reports. But the company is under scrutiny for more reasons than one, including this big one: A driver hit a 6-year-old girl on New Year’s Eve, killing her, and a lawsuit was filed yesterday. It names the driver as well [...]

Uber Sued After Driver Kills 6-yr-old2014-03-14T02:22:48-07:00
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