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Car Charges Crowded LA Beach, Kills 1

Police have suspect in custody in Venice Beach rampage

(Newser) - A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a sidewalk and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California's most popular boardwalks, killing one person, injuring 11, and leaving the promenade in chaos as he sped out of sight. The victim died at a hospital...

Pregnant Woman Drives Into Pregnant Woman: Cops

Alise Kelley, Shareyll Starre Hunter apparently have same babydaddy

(Newser) - A pregnant woman drove a car into and seriously injured another pregnant woman yesterday in Houston, say police—in what Fox News Houston is calling a "love triangle dispute." The five-month pregnant Alise Kelley suffered two broken legs and had a foot amputated after Shareyll Hunter, four-months pregnant,...

NYC Hit-Run Driver Charged
 NYC Hit-Run Driver Charged 
Mar 8, 2013 2:31 AM CST

NYC Hit-Run Driver Charged

Julio Acevedo could face 25 years to life

(Newser) - The suspect in a Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed expectant parents and their baby has been charged with three counts of criminally negligent homicide, three counts of assault, and leaving the scene of an accident. Thanks to his previous criminal record , Julio Acevedo could face 25 years to life, an assistant...

Police Trying to Prove Brooklyn Driver Was Drunk

If they can, Julio Acevedo faces 25 years in prison

(Newser) - The man accused of killing a young couple and their infant boy in a hit and run is back in New York to face charges after opting not to contest his extradition from Pennsylvania, reports the Daily News . But what those charges will be remain uncertain. DNA Info reports that...

NYC Hit-Run Fugitive: I'm Really Not a Bad Guy

Source says Julio Acevedo doesn't have money for lawyer

(Newser) - Despite the fact that the man suspected of killing an expectant Brooklyn couple and their baby in a hit-and-run accident promised yesterday to turn himself in, police are still searching for Julio Acevedo. The Hasidic Jewish community victims Nachman and Raizy Glauber belonged to is offering a $15,000 reward...

NYC Hit-Run Suspect Killed the 'Original 50 Cent'

Julio Acevedo was arrested for drunk driving 2 weeks before crash

(Newser) - Police in New York City are hunting the man who was behind the wheel of a BMW when it slammed into a cab early Sunday morning, killing a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to the hospital. Julio Acevedo, 44, has a long criminal record and spent eight...

Expectant Parents Killed in Crash Just 7 Months Along
 'Miracle Baby' in NYC 
 Hit-and-Run Dies 
UPDATED
Mar 4, 2013 7:46 AM CST

'Miracle Baby' in NYC Hit-and-Run Dies

Son of Nachman and Raizy Glauber was just 4 pounds

(Newser) - The "miracle baby" who survived the Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed his parents yesterday has died, CBS New York reports. Nachman and Raizy Glauber were en route to the hospital around 12:30am because Raizy "was not feeling well," a cousin tells the AP . Raizy was just seven...

Witnesses: Driver Kept Plowing Into Families

Series of hit-and-runs leaves one dead, 11 injured

(Newser) - A series of hit-and-run incidents in the Welsh city of Cardiff killed a woman yesterday and injured 11 other pedestrians, including seven children. Witnesses described a motorist deliberately driving into families walking home from school. South Wales Police said a 32-year-old woman had been killed, and other victims were taken...

Ex-US Ambassador Busted in Hit-and-Run

Ryan Crocker pleaded not guilty, despite blood-alcohol twice legal limit

(Newser) - The former US ambassador to Afghanistan has been busted for drunken driving and hit-and-run after crashing into a semi truck, reports AP . Ryan Crocker pleaded not guilty to the charges, despite registering a blood-alcohol level at nearly twice the legal limit, said law enforcement authorities. Crocker, who was driving a...

Police: Walmart Worker Ran Over Shopper ... on Purpose

Lance Jason Ferguson charged with assault

(Newser) - A tale of twisted employee dedication out of Texas: Walmart worker Lance Jason Ferguson has been charged with aggravated assault after police accused him of intentionally hitting a customer with his car, reports Click2Houston.com . It seems Ferguson, 33, believed the alleged victim, high school senior Dominique Mason, was shoplifting....

Cops: Driver Left Fatal Hit-and-Run to Buy Booze

Florida driver is charged after store camera spots him

(Newser) - Police in Florida responding to a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian questioned a driver at the scene, who denied all knowledge of what happened. But the cops also smelled alcohol on the man's breath and got suspicious. Then they spotted damage on his car and connected it to the...

Hit-And-Run Driver: I Was Afraid Ice Cream Would Melt

Flora Burkhart didn't have time to stop after rear-ending pickup

(Newser) - When cops showed up at Flora Burkhart's house asking her why she didn't stop after rear-ending a pickup truck on her way home Sunday night, she had quite an interesting excuse: "I left because I did not want my ice cream to melt." The 58-year-old Arkansas...

Bryson Won't Be Charged for Hit-and-Runs

Though ex-commerce secretary tested positive for Ambien

(Newser) - Prosecutors have decided not to charge former Commerce Secretary John Bryson over two alleged hit-and-runs in California last month. Two doctors concluded that Bryson's strange series of traffic collisions was the result of confusion following a seizure. The 68-year-old—who resigned after the incident —tested negative for alcohol...

Bryson Takes Medical Leave After Accidents

Will be out indefinitely 'during my illness,' he says

(Newser) - Commerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave after police said he was involved in three car accidents and cited him for felony hit-and-run . Commerce officials said he suffered a seizure. He's now taking an indefinite leave from his Cabinet post "during the period of my illness,...

Commerce Secretary Bryson Probed in Hit-and-Run
Commerce Secretary Probed in Odd Hit-and-Runs 
UPDATED
Jun 11, 2012 9:03 AM CDT

Commerce Secretary Probed in Odd Hit-and-Runs

Administration says he had a seizure

(Newser) - Secretary of Commerce John Bryson was in a strange series of car crashes in the San Gabriel Valley over the weekend, hitting a Buick two times and a second car once, reports the Los Angeles Times , in an incident the White House is now saying resulted from a seizure. Bryson...

6 Cop Cars Track Down Amanda Bynes

Hollywood actress allegedly nicks car, keeps on driving

(Newser) - At least she didn't sideswipe a cop car this time. But according to police, Amanda Bynes grazed a pick-up truck with her Range Rover in LA yesterday and kept on driving, People reports. The other driver's 911 call prompted a police response—to the tune of six police...

LiLo Hits a Guy, Drives Off
 LiLo: I Didn't Hit Anyone 
Mar 14, 2012 9:02 AM CDT

LiLo: I Didn't Hit Anyone

TMZ alleges that Lohan hit a guy, drove off

(Newser) - While attempting to leave a Hollywood club early this morning, Lindsay Lohan allegedly struck the manager of a nearby lounge with her Porsche … and then left the scene. LiLo found herself blocked into a parking lot by paparazzi and other onlookers when her car reportedly lightly tapped the Hookah...

Mom Killed in Hit-and-Run Carried List of Dreams

Single mother in New York leaves behind young boy

(Newser) - New York's Daily Intel blog calls it the "saddest story you'll read, ever," so be warned. A single mom in New York City was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas morning, reports the Daily News . Donna Fountain, 38, had an 8-year-old son at...

China Police Arrest 2 in Toddler's Death

Drivers could face up to 15 years in prison

(Newser) - Chinese police have arrested two drivers for running over a 2-year-old girl in southern China, then continuing on without helping her, reports AP . The child died a few days later in a case that has attracted huge media coverage and much national soul-searching. Eighteen passers-by ignored the toddler as she...

Chinese Hit-and-Run Toddler Dies

Yueyue succumbs to injuries as nation debates tragedy

(Newser) - The Chinese toddler who was run over by two vans and then ignored by more than a dozen passers-by has died. "Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect," said the director of the intensive care unit where 2-year-old Yueyue was treated. The case has...

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