Articles tagged with fatal

Wed, May 23, 2012

Driver in Fatal Accident Identified

The name of the driver in last week’s fatal semi accident has been released.  60 year old Alfonzo Diaz of River Rouge, Michigan ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Man pardoned by Mississippi's Barbour charged in fatal crash

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A convicted drunk driver pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in January has been charged with ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Settlement reached in fatal Philadelphia boat crash suit

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A civil lawsuit over the deaths of two students in a 2010 Philadelphia Duck Boat crash was settled on Wednesday with an ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Video of California homeless man's fatal beating by police shown in court

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Spectators in a California courtroom gasped on Monday at a video tape showing a schizophrenic homeless man ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Crane owner acquitted in fatal Manhattan accident

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan state judge on Thursday acquitted a construction company owner of manslaughter for a crane collapse that ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Three arrested after fatal shooting at Texas cockfighting ring

By Jared Taylor

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Three people in Texas were arrested and charged with operating a cockfighting ring, a local sheriff said on ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Charges Filed In Fatal Crash

A late night accident in Parke County Tuesday killed a Terre Haute man.  Officials say that 53-year-old Clyde Timmerman died when the vehicle flipped ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Man Flees From Fatal Accident

Police are searching for a man involved in a fatal accident Saturday night.  Police were called to the scene of a crash near Rosedale ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Speeding Causes Fatal Accident

Excessive speeding on I-70 led to another Valley death Saturday.  Police say that Jerry Fitch was traveling on I-70 when he rear-ended the vehicle ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

U.S. woman, 80, lands plane after husband's fatal collapse

(Reuters) - An 80-year-old woman with no flying experience took over the controls after her pilot husband's fatal collapse, landing their twin-engine plane as ...

Sun, April 01, 2012

Police Investigate Fatal Crash

Police are investigating the cause of an accident that killed one man in Greene County on Friday.  Police say that Andrew Cornell was driving ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Details Released in Fatal Crash

Further details have been released regarding the crash on U.S. 41 near Oaktown Wednesday night that killed five people, including three adults and ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

FBI monitoring fatal Florida shooting case, as police criticized

(Reuters) - Federal authorities said on Sunday they were in contact with local police investigating the killing of a black teenager last month by a ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Fatal Sullivan County Crash

More information has been released regarding a fatal Monday night accident in Sullivan County.  Officials say it involved one vehicle on County Road 200 ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Company faces $500,000 fine in fatal 2007 mine collapse

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The owner of a Utah mine where six workers and three rescuers died following a 2007 collapse ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Fatal Train Accident Claims Two More

Two more lives have been lost as a result of the train accident Wednesday afternoon in Clark County.  Police had reported earlier that the ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Fatal Accident

One man is dead after his car crashed into a Brazil home just after 6pm Sunday evening. According to police, the man rounded a ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

Statins tied to lower risk of fatal prostate cancer

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of middle-aged New Jersey men, taking cholesterol-lowering drugs was linked to a lower ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Name Released in Fatal I-70 Crash

The driver’s name in a fatal crash on I-70 has been released.  Officials say that 65 year old George Leggett of Columbus, Ohio ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

Woman Sentenced in Fatal Hit and Run

Family members of a teen killed two years ago by a Terre Haute driver are stunned.  13 year old Nathan Lawson was struck and ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Name Released in Fatal US 40 Accident

Officials release the name of a man who was killed on Friday in an accident on US 40.  25 year old Nicholas Ellis of ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Officers in Counseling after Fatal Shooting

Two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a West Terre Haute man suspected of burglary are currently undergoing counseling. The names of the ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Fatal Car Fire Victim to be ID'ed

The body found in a car early Sunday morning on County Road 1500 southwest of Jasonville isbelieved to be that of 29 year old ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Fatal Motorcycle Wreck Investigated

Officials believe alcohol was a key factor in a fatal motorcycle crash.  The accident occurred Sunday night in Vermillion County on State Road 63 ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Police identify gunman in Virginia Tech murder-suicide

By Rick Rothacker

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The man who shot dead a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday before killing himself was ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Alcohol Blamed in Fatal Accident

A deadly crash kills 2 people in Edgar County, Illinois.  Alcohol was the main factor in the Sunday evening crash crash on lower Terre ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Close opened young Theron up to sex in Fatal Attraction

The Monster star personally thanked the Hollywood veteran during a recent Actress Roundtable staged by industry magazine The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that she had ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Arizona dust storm triggers fatal traffic pile-up

By Brad Poole

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A dust storm in Arizona cut visibility to zero along Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix on Tuesday ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Yellowstone euthanizes grizzly linked to two fatal maulings

By Ruffin Prevost

CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A mother grizzly previously allowed to roam free after killing a hiker in Yellowstone National Park in July ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

High school marching band members injured in fatal crash

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - The driver of a sport utility vehicle was killed Saturday in a crash with a school bus, which also injured nine ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Knox Co Man Busted in Fatal Police Chase

The man who led police on a deadly chase this weekend in Knox County is behind bars.  Vincennes Police said they noticed Jeremy Leighty ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Prosecution for fatal grizzly shooting sparks debate

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho man accused by the U.S. government of illegally shooting and killing a federally protected grizzly ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Clay Co Fatal Under Investigation

Clay County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal accident that happened Monday night. They said that Kenneth Stewart of Brazil was walking along ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Man Gets Probation After Hit and Run Fatal

A man who pleaded guilty to a fatal hit and run will do probation, but no prison time. In January of last year, Ricky ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Tugboat pilot pleads guilty in fatal Ride the Duck crash

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A tugboat pilot in a tearful court appearance pleaded guilty on Monday to a single criminal charge in the ...

Tue, July 19, 2011

Alcohol A Factor in Fatal Crash

While police say that two vehicle fatal crash in Sullivan County is still under investigation, they do say alcohol was a factor. 40 year ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Tire blowout eyed in latest fatal tour bus crash

By Dan Wiessner

HUDSON, New York (Reuters) - A bus carrying Indian tourists on a sightseeing trip to Niagara Falls blew a tire, spun out ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Tire blowout eyed in latest fatal New York tour bus crash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tire blowout might have caused the weekend crash of a tour bus near Rochester, New York, that killed two people ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Grizzly roams free after fatal Yellowstone mauling

By Ruffin Prevost

CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - The female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker when apparently startled with two cubs will be ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Mother grizzly roams free in Yellowstone after fatal attack

CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker who inadvertently surprised the animal with its cubs in Yellowstone National ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

Trucker Sentenced in Fatal Crash

A semi driver from Franklin, Indiana was sentenced to 12 years in connection with the
death of another driver. Fifty-one year old Timothy Clark ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Probes launched into fatal blast at Chevron refinery

By Tom Bergin and Olesya Dmitracova

LONDON (Reuters) - Safety experts Friday launched an investigation into an explosion that killed four people and seriously injured ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Fatal bat disease confirmed in all New England with Maine find

By Zach Howard

BUCKLAND, Mass (Reuters) - White nose syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed more than one million bats in the Northeast, has ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Third fatal Northeast bus accident in less than a month

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - One man died and another was critically injured after both fell out of the window of a moving tour bus in ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Still No Cause In Fatal Fire

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Terre Haute fire investigators say they still don't know what caused a fire that killed three people earlier this ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Fatal blast when worker uses lighter to peer into flammable drum

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A worker died in a fiery explosion at a Massachusetts car dealership after he apparently used a cigarette lighter to illuminate ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

U.S. to probe fatal police shooting of football player

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Department of Justice will investigate possible civil rights violations by police who fatally shot a Pace University football player during ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Cracked Gas Pipe May Have Triggered Fatal Allentown blast

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A crack in a 12-inch gas main is the likely cause of an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last week ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

New Jersey police hunt suspect in officer's fatal shooting

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A manhunt was underway on Saturday in New Jersey for a suspect who fatally shot a police officer during what authorities ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

Investigation Underway Into DeWitt Twp. Fatal Fire

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  An investigation continues into a fatal fire in Dewitt Township.  The blaze began around 6-30 yesterday morning along Turner Road.  Killed ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Cause Of Fatal Fire Determined

OAKLAND (WIBQ) - Officials have determined the cause of a fatal house fire last month, where a home in Oakland exploded, ripping off shingles, blowing ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Celebrity surgeon 'was tweeting before fatal car crash'

The surgeon, who had worked on a series of stars including Heidi Montag, Janice Dickinson and Gene Simmons, died after his vehicle crashed down ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Stem cells may hold key for fatal skin disease

By Gene Emery

BOSTON (Reuters) - High-risk bone marrow transplants partially cured five children with a potentially deadly genetic defect in which proteins that hold ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

Man Accused of Fatal Boat Accident Will Stand Trial

FREMONT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Fremont man accused of killing his friend in a 2005 boat crash will stand trial. 

Todd Frisbie is accused of ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Man Involved in Fatal Crash Sentenced

Crown Point (WIBQ)-A 41 year old northern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to drunken driving in connection with a crash that killed an ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Fatal Crash on I-70

Terre Haute (WIBQ/WTWO)-Indiana State Police are investigating a fatal accident on interstate 70.

It happened in Vigo County Wednesday afternoon... In ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

No single reason for Georgian luger's fatal crash: FIL

By Karolos Grohmann

BERLIN (Reuters) - The death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, killed during a training run at the Vancouver Olympics, was not caused ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Fatal Accident Victim Identified

TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-Police release the name of a woman killed in a car accident over the weekend in Terre Haute.            

The accident happened ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

Lawsuit Filed for Fatal Fire

VINCENNES, Ind. (WIBQ)-A wrongful death lawsuit is filed for last November's fatal fire at a Vincennes motel.           

Ralph Pace of Indianapolis died ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Israel faults troops in two fatal W.Bank incidents

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Unnecessary intervention by Israeli troops in a West Bank protest last month resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian youths, according to ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Screening for rare fatal disease too costly: study

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all pregnant women for a rare but fatal genetic disease is too expensive, researchers say in ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Screening for rare fatal disease too costly: study

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all pregnant women for a rare but fatal genetic disease is too expensive, researchers say in ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Fatal Fire Under Investigation

VINCENNES, IND. (WIBQ)-Investigators say the Vincennes fire that killed a couple over the weekend remains a mystery.

The massive fire was so destructive ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

Men's start switched after fatal crash

By Alan Baldwin

WHISTLER (Reuters) - The Olympic men's luge competition will run from the lower women's start as an extra precaution after ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Charges Filed in Fatal Crash

THE MAN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING AWAY FROM SUNDAY'S FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN RILEY WAS IN COURT TUESDAY.

45 YEAR OLD WESLEY ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Fatal Accident Ruled Alcohol Related

Vigo County officials said alcohol was a factor in a hit and run accident that killed a local man.

It happened just before 3 ...

Mon, January 18, 2010

Arrest Results From Fatal Accident

POLICE ARREST ONE MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 2-45 SUNDAY MORNING... ON ...

Mon, January 18, 2010

One Arrested in Fatal Crash

POLICE ARREST ONE MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 2-45 SUNDAY MORNING... ON ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

WATCH: WMU's Brandon West will play this Saturday despite losing his younger brother to a fatal gunshot

KALAMAZOO--WMU's senior running back Brandon West spoke exclusively with WKZO's Emily Wolfram after losing his 21-year-old brother to a fatal gun shot ...

Wed, September 30, 2009

"Pulp Fiction" screenwriter jailed for fatal crash

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