Automobile Accidents

• Man Dies in Natchez Trace Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2008 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man driving his car on the Natchez Trace was killed after his car left the roadway and entered a flooded creek. He drowned in the floodwater. His wife was a passenger in the car. She was able to...

• Plantersville Teen Dies in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2008 8:26 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A senior from Dallas County High School was killed in a car accident after his pickup truck hit a school bus. He was set to graduate with his class this week. The accident happened on Alabama 22...

• Law requires bus drivers to wear seatbelts

  Staff Writer | January 29, 2007 9:25 AM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  If school bus drivers are required by law to wear seatbelts, why shouldn't the children riding in the same vehicle be required to wear them? Some argue that the padding in the front and back of the seats is enough to protect the children during a motor vehicle accident with a sudden impact. However, in a serious accident such as the school bus accident that killed four teens and injured many...

• Man Killed in Montgomery Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 29, 2008 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 33-year-old man was killed in a car accident on Friday. The accident happened in Montgomery on Interstate 65. The driver lost control of his vehicle and hit a concrete barrier. The area where...

• Car Accidents in Alexandria Kills Two

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Two men were killed in an Alexandria car accident on Wednesday evening. The victims were 19 and 20-years-old. There was a third person in the car that was injured. It happened on Highway 431...

• Girl Dies in Mine Shaft ATV Accident

  Courtney Mills | September 04, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 13-year-old Rikki Howard and her 10-year-old half-sister Casie Hicks were riding on the rolling hills of Arizona in a three-wheeled ATV and were seriously injured Saturday in an ATV accident, when their vehicle suddenly tore down a 125-foot mine shaft. The Arizona hilly countryside apparently obscured the opening to the mineshaft, and the girls' vehicle fell right into it.According to media...

• Fatal two-car crash near Opp

  Staff Writer | June 11, 2007 1:12 PM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  An 18-year-old graduate of Huntington High School died yesterday afternoon in a two-car accident on U.S. Route 331, just north of Opp, Alabama.The tragic accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. when five men, all recent Huntington High graduates, were traveling in a Chevrolet van and collided with a BMW carrying two people. Everyone in the accident was injured in some way.In Huntington, the family...

• LSU basketball star rebounds from car accident

  Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  LSU basketball star Glen Davis was injured in a two-car accident early Sunday morning, but bounced back from his sore ribs and knee with 24 points and 17 rebounds against Alabama Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide still rolled over LSU with a 71-61 victory, despite the strong performance from Davis. This was a big win for number 14 Alabama over their rival number 13 LSU.Fortunately, Davis was not...

• U.S. Senate Hearing tomorrow on 'roof crush' issue

  Wendi Lewis | June 03, 2008 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Automotive Safety will convene tomorrow, June 4, for a hearing on the issue of "roof crush" in relation to driver and passenger safety in vehicle rollover accidents. The hearing is scheduled for 10-11:30 a.m. ET in Washington, D.C., and will address the minimum standard for roof strength to ensure safety based on static and real-world rollover crash data.

• Tragic accident kills woman, injures children

  Staff Writer | April 29, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A fatal one-car accident Friday killed the driver nad injured three minor children wh owere passengers on Interstate 20-59 at mile marker 64.The cause of the motor vehicle accident was not reported, but Alabama State Troopers said that the driver was ejected from the car. The three children who were injured were taken directly to DCH Regional Medical Center.If you or someone you know has been...