Man dies after crashing into school bus

A man driving a pickup truck died after crashing into a Tampa Bay area school bus.

miamiherald.com (1 day ago)

Moxee driver sentenced to year in prison for drugged driving

Two years to the day, a motorist who caused an injury crash near Moxee while high on meth and marijuana was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Margo Gwen Briceno, 38, of Moxee also was placed on 18 months of probation for her guilty plea to two coun...

yakimaherald.com (1 day ago)

Small Talk: Retiring boomers driving sales of small businesses

Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more and more buyers confident enough in the improving economy to expand their own businesses through acquisitions. In the first three months of this year, the number of sales that closed jumped 56 percent from the same...

sltrib.com (1 day ago)

Drinking drivers

Despite an avowed aversion to anything coming from the federal government, Utah legislators seemed eager this past week to consider adopting the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation that states reduce their drunk-driving blood-alcohol thresholds. Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, who is the Utah...

sltrib.com (1 day ago)

Weekender: Susanne Baxter, retired, 62

I believe in karma. And in this lifetime I'm living some heavy-duty karma. There's been a lot of tragedy. My husband died of cancer at 58, and 11 years ago my son was killed – he was on a scooter and was mowed down by someone driving down the wrong side of the road and off their head on coke. He was only 25. It was...

guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

Head teachers to declare motion of no confidence in Michael Gove

Head teachers will declare a motion of no confidence in the Government's education policies on Saturday amid claims Michael Gove is driving schools like a "fanatical personal trainer".    

telegraph.co.uk (1 day ago)

Patti Knoche: For safety's sake, learn the rules about crossing guards and pedestrians

The State Journal recently published two letters about bad driving behaviors -- one from a crossing guard and another from State Patrol Major Sandra Huxtable. Distracted driving is a huge issu…

madison.com (1 day ago)

Teen Who Died During Her First Solo Drive May Have Been Texting

Like most 16-year-old girls, Savannah Nash couldn't wait to get behind the wheel once she got her driver's license. Her first solo drive turned out to be her last. Nash, who turned 16 last week, got permission Thursday afternoon to drive to the grocery store in Harrisonville, Mo., to pick up items for the family...

huffingtonpost.com (1 day ago)

Restaurants Fear Tough Drunk-Driving Law

Restaurant owners are worried that a tough new drunk driving law may hurt their business.

cnbc.com (1 day ago)

Monroe County Drug Task Force arrests 2 DUI suspects

The Monroe County Drug Task Force on May 11 arrested Craig Rampersad, 29, of Blakeslee, in Stroudsburg and a 17-year-old Henryville male in East Stroudsburg, both for suspected driving under the influence.

poconorecord.com (1 day ago)

Albrightsville woman crashes into pole with 8-year-old

An Albrightsville woman, 47, driving with a young child, 8, suffered a minor injury after she crashed into a utility pole on Friday.

poconorecord.com (1 day ago)

Informed Consent? Court rules Fletcher Allen may be sued for taking blood

Saturday May 18, 2013 DAVE GRAM Associated Press MONTPELIER -- The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that a man with multiple drunken driving convictions can sue the state's largest hospital for drawing his blood at the request of police. But the court said it's up to the Legislature to consider whether state law...

benningtonbanner.com (1 day ago)

Billerica man arraigned on eighth OUI charge

A 62-year-old Billerica man pleaded not guilty Friday in Ayer District Court on an eighth charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, as well as numerous additional charges, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said. Authorities said a Boxborough police officer who was monitoring traffic on Interstate 495...

boston.com (1 day ago)

Vermont court says man can sue hospital for blood draw

MONTPELIER - The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that a man with multiple drunken driving convictions can sue the state’s largest hospital for drawing his blood at the request of police.    

boston.com (1 day ago)

Teen texting at the wheel tied to more driving risks

Teenagers who text while driving are also more likely to engage in other risky activities, such as riding with an intoxicated driver or not wearing a seatbelt, a new study suggests.    

chicagotribune.com (1 day ago)

27-year-old woman allegedly tries to bribe an El Paso police officer

A 27-year-old woman allegedly tried to bribe an El Paso police officer while trying to avoid being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in the Upper Valley this week, documents stated.

elpasotimes.com (1 day ago)

Driver jailed for giving cop a wild ride

DISQUALIFIED driver who took off, dragging a police officer whose arm was caught inside the vehicle, is jailed for four months for dangerous driving.    

news.com.au (1 day ago)

Authorities allege Passaic County prosecutor’s detective was drunk before Jeep’s tumble down...

A detective with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office was legally intoxicated when the Jeep he was driving tumbled down a ski slope at the Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon and crashed, injuring himself, his wife and their 6-year-old son, Sussex County authorities say in court papers.

northjersey.com (1 day ago)

Liberty student dies in car crash; was en route to graduation

A Liberty University student was killed Thursday in a car wreck in Louisiana while driving to her graduation ceremony.

newsadvance.com (1 day ago)

Man dies in crash with four in stolen car

FOUR young people involved in today's fatal car accident were driving a stolen vehicle - but it is a man in the other car that has paid the price.    

news.com.au (1 day ago)

2 motorcyclists injured in Erie crash

A man and a woman driving motorcycles were injured tonight when their bikes collided with a car at 26th and State streets.

goerie.com (1 day ago)

Distraction’s dangers: Forsyth Tech graduate produces award-winning cautionary video

With two chairs, a chalkboard, pizza and a metal trashcan lid, 18-year-old Brittany Devasure created a video warning teens of the dangers of distracted driving. As the winner in the high school senior

journalnow.com (1 day ago)

Man arrested after crashing into school bus in Woodburn

Miguel Angel Zamora, 18, of Woodburn, faces reckless driving and reckless endangerment charges in connection with the crash near Comstock Avenue and Robin Street. Six children on the school bus sustained non-life threatening injuries.

oregonlive.com (1 day ago)

Falls sets anti-drunk driving program

NIAGARA FALLS – A two-day drinking and driving prevention program is set for Monday and Tuesday at Niagara Falls High School.Sponsored by the Niagara Police Athletic League and the Niagara Falls Youth Court, the program, called “Every 15 Minutes,” will symbolically remove 30 seniors from class starting at 8:30 a.m....

buffalonews.com (1 day ago)

At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight

Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and this year, with a range of new tools unveiled to attract more outside developers -- and boost the...

pcworld.com (1 day ago)

Students get a first-hand look at dangers of drunk driving

thetimesnews.com (1 day ago)

Michelle Singletary: Calculating the real cost of that speeding ticket

For many drivers, the fear of rising auto insurance rates keeps them from driving too fast or leaving their license at home.

miamiherald.com (1 day ago)

Police and Fire briefs for May 18, 2013

Authorities arrested at least nine people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish - including Kenneth Briggs of Baton Rouge on a fourth-offense DWI - and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m...

theadvocate.com (1 day ago)

Former UM student to serve three years prison for DUI death

Ivanna Villanueva, 21, killed Eyder Ayala, a grandmother driving home after a night shift at McDonald’s in October 2011.

miamiherald.com (1 day ago)

Minneapolis police identify officer who was driving vehicle that hit motorcyclist

startribune.com (1 day ago)