Texting while driving has proven to be dangerous, and in many cases, deadly, regardless of what your age is! Stltoday.com reported on March 23, 2012 that a little boy, who was fatally injured in a car accident in St. Clair County has been identified. Diego Rangel was riding with his mother Mindy Hoyt on March […]
Tiny baby Gabriel, just two days old, was the sole survivor from his family of four that was involved in a two vehicle car crash on February 29, 2012. Connect Midmissour.com reported on February 29, 2012 that 19 year old Emily Frake caused the accident when she crossed the center lane on Missouri Highway 52 and […]
Despite the successful decline in nationwide drunk driving incidents, every single day, across the United States, more than 30 people will die in alcohol related vehicle accidents. Countless others will be seriously injured due to the reckless endangerment caused by people choosing to drink and drive. Chesterfield Patch reported on March 19, 2012 that police […]
A man who was charged with negligent homicide in a deadly road accident in Mason City, Iowa has pleaded guilty. The Globe Gazette, a leading news source in North Iowa, reported that James Bollinger, 51, entered his guilty plea during a hearing in the Cerro Gordo County District Court on the 5th of March, 2012. […]
St. Louis’ senior drivers are more prone to auto accidents than drivers in other age groups, according to a new study by TRIP, a national transportation research group. With the active, mobile Baby Boomer generation reaching retirement age, the number of older drivers on America’s roadways is increasing. Despite a general decrease in traffic fatalities […]
A speeding 21-year-old driver caused a fatal three-car accident Saturday when he ran a red light and his Grand Prix collided with a Metro Call-A-Ride bus. Seconds later, a third vehicle crashed into the Grand Prix. The two passengers in the Grand Prix, ages 19 and 21, and the driver of the second vehicle were […]
A 19-year-0ld St. Louis teen died Saturday, February 4, 2012, the day after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The fatal St. Louis bicycle accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Delmar Boulevard near Goodfellow Boulevard not far from the youth’s University City home. Police arrested the 29-year-old woman who was driving the car that […]
A new federal ban on cellphone use by interstate truckers and bus drivers is aimed at dialing down truck accidents caused by distracted driving. Issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the ban is limited to interstate commercial drivers and only restricts the use of handheld devices. The ban does not apply to Bluetooth […]
