Talking on a cell phone is allowed only if it is done in a hands-free manner. A first-time texting and driving offense is a non-moving violation with a base fine of $30. The National Safety Council reported in 2024 that approximately 1.6 million crashes are caused annually by drivers using cell phones and texting. Most Floridians know…
A 92-year-old man is facing charges in a car-pedestrian accident on Wattsburg Road in Greene Township Nov. 8 that injured a fire policeman directing traffic at a gun raffle, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The driver, who had not been charged as of Nov. 13, is accused of striking a member of the Kuhl…
More than 20 people, including teenagers, returning from a church camp were injured when a bus overturned in the Southern California mountains, authorities said Nov. 10. The bus had been traveling downhill when it rolled over at a curve on State Route 330 near Running Springs, a community about 80 miles east of Los Angeles,…
A 4-year-old boy died after being ejected from a car in a Coleman County crash Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a media release. The crash happened at about 5:35 p.m. Monday at U.S. Highway 84 and County Road 464 in rain and wet road conditions, the DPS said. Michelle Warden Callisto,…