Tag Archives: motor-vehicle-accidents
Savannah Nash, 16, Dies During Her First Solo Drive; Believed to Be Texting
Savannah Nash’s first solo drive sadly turned out to be her last. Nash, who had -->
May
U.S. Urges a Lower Blood-Alcohol Limit for Drunken Driving
Thousands of people are killed or injured each year by drunk drivers. The National Transportation -->
May
FDA: Lower Ambien’s Dose to Prevent Drowsy Driving
On Wednesday, May 15, The FDA approved a new, lower-dose labeling for the popular sleep -->
May
Drive First App by Sprint – Prevent Distracted Driving
Sprint currently provides an app that can help ease the mind of parents with teenage -->
May
Track Your Teens’ Driving Habits
There’s an app for that. Researchers from the University of North Carolina found that the -->
May
Stop The Texts. Stop The Wrecks.
The Shocking Truth: Distracted driving is the number one killer in American teens. Five seconds -->
May
Crash Hospitalizes Pine Bush Woman; Driver Faces DWI
A Pine Bush man was charged with driving while intoxicated on Monday in Bullville, Town -->
May
Driver Charged in Fatal Crash on Route 9W
A Poughkeepsie man, Francisco Vasquez-Cruz, faces a vehicular manslaughter charge following a crash in Highland -->
May
Teen Drinking & Driving: A Dangerous Mix
Nearly one million high school teens drank and drove in 2011. Teens are 3 times -->
Apr
Safety Agency Backs Limits to Car Devices
In an effort to reduce the risk of distracted driving, The National Highway Traffic Safety -->
Apr
Pickup Hits School Bus – 11 Kids Treated for Injuries
Eleven middle-school children were treated for minor injuries at local hospitals Wednesday morning after a -->
Apr
Driver, 84, Flown to Hospital After Hitting Garbage Truck
84 year-old Jaroslaw Mytrofaniuk was driving north on Lucas Turnpike in Kerhonkson, NY when he -->
Apr
Ulster County Man Arraigned on Charges Stemming from Fatal November Crash
Edward Lier, 20, of Wallkill was arraigned on Monday in Orange County Court on charges -->
Apr
NY Thruway Troopers Stepping Up & Cracking Down On Texting & Driving
NY State Thruway Troopers will be stepping up patrols to catch motorists using their cell -->
Apr
Newburgh Man Indicted in Car Crash That Killed Wife
An Orange County grand jury has indicted a man from the City of Newburgh on -->
Apr
Orange County Woman Gets Jail Time for Drunk Driving, Car Chase and Crash
A Highland Mills woman, Charlotte McDonald, will receive jail time for drunken-driving, high-speed chase, and -->
Apr
Did You Know…
drowsy driving is a factor in one in six vehicle accidents? 14% of drivers ages -->
Apr
Student Killed While Texting & Driving – His Final Text Revealed to Help Deter Others
A 22-year old University of Northern Colorado student, Alexander Heit, was texting and driving when -->
Apr
Impaired Driving Fatalities: Get The Facts
According to an article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 30 -->
Mar
Drowsy Driving: 1 in 25 Fall Asleep at the Wheel According to CDC Report
An article from End Distracted Driving (www.enddd.org) states that according to the Center for Disease -->
Mar
Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->
Mar