Accident Near Reed Point And Driver’s License Suspended 12 Times

Montana Highway Patrol on Wednesday identified the man and woman killed in a fatal accident near Reed Point.
Anna Marie Zahner, 70, of Perryville, Mo., and Lewis J. Thomure, 92, of Olympia, Wash., died Tuesday morning after the pickup they were traveling in crashed off an overpass on Interstate 90, said Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. JV Moody.
Moody said the crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. as an eastbound Chevrolet S-10 pickup neared the Reed Point exit on I-90.
It appears that Zahner fell asleep and the pickup veered into the median, Moody said. The pickup flew off the overpass and fell nearly 20 feet to the road below.
Neither the man nor the woman was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident

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LORAIN, Ohio – Lorain police arrested a 22-year-old man who had 12 previous license suspensions.
On Wednesday, Ramon Montanez was pulled over by Lorain police for driving with expired plates. He was arrested for driving with a suspended license and a seatbelt violation.
While covering the story, we found another Lorain with a questionable record. Tony Salva said his driver’s license has been suspended 26 times.
“I drive to work, sometimes, maybe,” Salva said. “No, if I do, I sit way in the back seat and lean the chair back. All the way back.”
Lorain Police Lt. Mark Carpentiere didn’t have an exact number as to how many people are driving without a license in the city.
“Probably hundreds,” Carpentiere said. “They do go to jail sometimes. They get fined and they drive again.”
Court records said Montanez owed the city of Lorain $1,085, but has paid nearly $500.
Salva said he owes the city of Vermilion $800 and then he will be driving legally for the first time in his

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REED POINT – Two people were killed when their vehicle plummeted 20 feet from an overpass near the Interstate 90 exit at Reed Point.
The crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday as an eastbound Chevrolet S-10 pickup neared the Reed Point exit on I-90, Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. JV Moody said. It appears that the female driver fell asleep and the pickup left the road and traveled into the median. The pickup then flew off the overpass between the east bound and west bound bridges and fell nearly 20 feet to the road below.
Neither the woman nor the 92-year-old male passenger wore seatbelts. Both were thrown from the truck during the crash and died at the scene, Moody said. Investigators were still working to identify and the age of the female as but they believe both of them are from

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Truck Crash And Hit-And-Run Incidents

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Police in Nigeria’s southwest say at least 15 people have died in a crash involving two trucks and many other vehicles.
Ogun state police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Wednesday a truck driver collided head-on with cars and motorbikes on a highway leading to the commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday.
He said the truck driver was trying to avoid hitting a truck coming from another road at a major intersection, but that his speed was too high.
Adejobi said the junction, who has no traffic lights, is notoriously dangerous.
Ogun State Federal Road Safety Commander Ayobami Omiyale said authorities could not immediately give a tally of those who had been killed and injured because they were taken to different hospitals.
Crashes are common on Nigeria’s poorly maintained road

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A man died last night in Pa’ia. Maui Police responded to calls of a lifeless adult male in the middle of the Pa’ia Bypass Road Sunday night at 8:16 p.m.
The accident apparently took place two tenths of a mile from Baldwin Avenue. Maui Police say the man appears to have been on foot, walking east on the bypass road when he was struck by a vehicle that did not stop. In addition to failing to render aid, the driver of that vehicle is liable for charges of fleeing the scene of an accident – hit and run.
A Police investigation has determined that the vehicle involved is a 1997 or 1998 Mitsubishi Galant. The vehicle is expected to have front end damage. Police made their determination after finding a piece of the vehicle’s grille – left behind in the incident.
Maui County Paramedic 2 (Makawao) was dispatched to Hana Highway fronting Baldwin Beach Park for reports of a male party that was found unresponsive and on the roadway Sunday night.
Upon their arrival, at 8:37 p.m., the male patient was found in cardiopulmonary arrest and with multiple traumatic injuries. Resuscitation attempts were not initiated due to the extent of the injuries suffered by the patient. It is unknown if the patient was a local or visitor. The paramedic unit was assisted by Maui Fire Departments Engine 2 from

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police continue to investigate a hit-and-run accident that left a woman injured during rush hour on Tuesday evening in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The mishap occurred at the corner of Fifth and Penn Avenues as dozens of spectators looked on.
Officials say the victim was crossing the street after getting off of work at Fifth Avenue Place when she was struck and dragged by a car which sped off after the accident.
Eyewitness Florence McAdam of Castle Shannon said she saw about 15 guys chasing the woman driver, adding that people were coming from everywhere.
KDKA’s Ralph Iannotti reports:
“I really thought she was literally trying to kill her,” she said. “It was obvious she was trying to kill her.”
The injured woman told police that she was crossing the street when a car nearly hit her. She reportedly had words with the driver, who is accused of throwing something at her, spitting at her and then took off from the scene.
The pedestrian’s arm got stuck in the passenger-side window as she was being dragged, and pushed down

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: Car Crash And Driver’s License Suspended

PORTLAND, Ore. – A 46-year-old cab driver who hit two women last spring in downtown Portland pleaded no contest Tuesday as part of a plea bargain and will spend 90 days in jail and have his license suspended.
On March 7, Moktar Mohamud Mohamed was driving a Broadway Cab when he ran a red light and flew through an intersection. He careened into Lori Nuhring and Dian Bennett, sending them into the windows of a store at Southwest 10th and Morrison.
In addition to jail time, Mohamed had his license suspended for five years and received three years of formal probation. He will also have to pay restitution to the victims but the amount has yet to be determined.He’ll start serving his sentence Thursday.Nuhring and Bennett both gave tearful statements before the judge delivered Mohamed’s sentence. They both talked about not just the time spent in the hospital but their rehabilitation.
They also spoke about the things they can’t do with their families, like play with their children, because of the accident.
Nuhring is still using a walker and Bennett is in a wheelchair. They both wept in court. They said they’ve been reliving the nightmare of what happened that night

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DEVILS LAKE, Nd. (WKYT) – Kentucky National Guard officials confirmed Thursday that two of its Soldiers, Sgt. Ronald J. Forsyth, 31, of Ryland Heights, Ky., and Spc. Jason S. Burnette, 23, of Manchester, Ky., were killed in a single car crash while on a training mission in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota.
Two other Kentucky Guard members were injured in the accident. They were treated at the local hospital and released.
“The entire Kentucky National Guard Family is grieving for the loss of these two Soldiers,” said Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, Kentucky’s adjutant general.
“This is a reminder of how precious life is. Our prayers go out to their Families and their fellow Soldiers. Sgt. Forsyth and Spc. Burnette were valued members of our team and they will be missed by us all.”
Burnette is a member of the 207th Horizontal Engineer Company out of Hazard while Forsyth is a member of the 118th Engineer Equipment Supply Platoon based in Walton. The two were taking part in military training at Camp Grafton Training

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JACKSON, Wyo. — A bicyclist competing in a race from Logan, Utah, to Jackson Hole, Wyo., crashed on a bridge in Wyoming and fell about 35 feet to his death into the Snake River.
Robert Verhaaren, 42, of Mesa, Ariz., was participating in the annual LoToJa race when he swerved to avoid a pothole and crashed on Highway 89 about eight miles from the finish line Saturday afternoon, Teton County sheriff’s deputies said.
The 206-mile race also was marred by serious accidents in Idaho and Wyoming that sent two bicyclists to the hospital and by flat tires experienced by roughly 200 cyclists early on, said race spokesman David Bern.
He said it’s the first fatality in the 30-year history of the race, which is billed as the longest one-day bicycle race in the country sanctioned by USA Cycling. This year’s event drew 1,500 competitors from across the nation.
“It was devastating for us to lose a member of our LoToJa family,” Bern told The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, these things go along with bicycle racing. Cycling is not for the risk averse.”
Sheriff’s deputies said when Verhaaren swerved to miss the pothole, he crashed into a guardrail and was catapulted over it into the river.
The victim was a highly experienced cyclist who had competed in the event at least twice before, organizers said.
Bern said it was the first major accident on the bridge in the race’s history, and organizers would discuss it with Wyoming Department of Transportation officials.
“After every race, we discuss what worked and what didn’t, what do we need to change and what do we need to improve,” he said. “We had less crashes this year than usual, but the ones we had were more serious.”
Another cyclist was seriously injured in a crash on the descent from Strawberry Summit in southeastern Idaho, while another was severely injured

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Suspects Drove Without A Driving Licenses

Here’s a look at criminal activity in Lorton from Sept. 6-12, as reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. Last week across Fairfax County, there were 28 domestic violence-related charges, 65 illegal drug-related charges and 58 DWI-related charges. Incidents A 24-year-old man was robbed on Sept. 6, while sitting in a car in the area of Hagel Circle and Richmond Highway. The victim was “attempting to purchase a cell phone” with another individual when the suspect approached and took the phone and cash, according to police. No one was hurt. A laptop computer was reported stolen from a home in the 7400 block of Lone Star Road on Sept. 6. Entry was made via a rear sliding glass door.
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AS VEGAS (FOX5) -The driver charged in a deadly wreck at a Las Vegas bus stop told police he had one beer before driving his girlfriend’s car at a high rate of speed and losing control of the vehicle.
According to an arrest report released Monday, Gary Lee Hosey, Jr., 23, was rushing home to pick up his girlfriend and take her to work when he was involved in a crash that killed four people at a west end bus stop. In the report, police said an officer fueling at a nearby gas station observed a black Chevy Monte Carlo heading eastbound on Spring Mountain Drive, past Decatur Boulevard. The officer reported seeing the car travel at a high rate of speed just before 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 13.
Police said the officer saw the vehicle hit a drainage dip, go airborne, lose control and hit a bus stop shelter, which had several awaiting pedestrians. Metro said Hosey, whom identified himself to officers as the driver of the wrecked vehicle, was observed crawling out of the vehicle while three other occupants were trapped. Those occupants would later be extracted by use of the jaws of life, police said.
Metro also said several of the pedestrians struck at the scene had already succumbed to injuries shortly after first responding emergency units arrived. A total of seven people were also hospitalized in the wreck, police said. In the report, police said an officer made contact with Hosey, who appeared to have bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech, an unsteady gate and the odor of alcohol coming from his breath.
The report said field sobriety and breathalyzer tests were administered. According to the report, Hosey blew a blood-alcohol content above the illegal percentage of .08. Police said Hosey was transported to Sunrise Hospital to be treated for injuries. There, the report said, Hosey was interviewed by officers about what led up to the accident. According to police, Hosey had one beer at a bar on Jones Boulevard and Spring Mountain. He told police he had to rush off to pick up his girlfriend who he needed to drop off at work

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A tearful Gary Lee Hosey Jr., accused of drunken driving in the bus stop crash that killed four people last week, made his first court appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court Monday. His arraignment was delayed until Friday after Clark County prosecutors said they hadn’t yet filed charges against Hosey, 23, who is being jailed without bail. Prosecutors said they were awaiting blood test results and other medical reports. Defense lawyer Caitlyn McAmis spoke on behalf of Hosey. She said his family hadn’t formally retained her, but she had been authorized to appear on his behalf. She asked for his arraignment to be delayed a week and that Hosey be released because charges hadn’t been filed. “No. That’s not going to happen,” Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen said. Four were killed and eight injured when Hosey lost control of a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and slammed into the bus stop about 6:30 a.m. Thursday. According to his arrest report released Monday, Hosey told detectives he’d been drinking with friends at an Ethiopian bar near the bus stop but had only consumed “one Budweiser.” Hosey also told police he’d been driving 60 mph, which was

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Driver’s License Suspended And violations

WASHINGTON — Records show that D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown has had his driver’s license suspended five times over the past eight years because of traffic violations and failure to pay tickets.
The Washington Post reports that Brown has been without his driving privileges for a quarter of the time he’s spent on the council. The Post obtained the information through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The records show that he was barred from driving between June 2009 and March 2010, with the exception of about 30 days. He also had his license suspended three times between 2005 and 2007.
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BOYNTON BEACH — The woman who plowed into two parked trucks on the side of Interstate 95 Friday, leaving three roofers dead and two others critically hurt, was driving with a suspended license, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A law enforcement officer was driving right behind Cheryl Lee Daugherty about 10:15 a.m. Friday and saw her slam into two Covenant Services roofing company pickups in the left emergency lane, FHP Lt. Tim Frith said Saturday afternoon.
He said one of the two vehicles, a Toyota Tundra and a Ford F-150, had broken down, and the five workers had gotten out, when Daugherty’s black 2004 Mercedes-Benz crossed three northbound lanes and struck them.
Frith said the witness told investigators: “It looked like a left turn. It was the weirdest thing. One car got on its horn. And then, ‘boom!’ She ran into the two stopped trucks. It was a miracle that she crossed all those lanes and did not get hit.”
Killed were Christopher Andrews, 25, of Pompano Beach, and Andrew Hickey, 42, of Deerfield Beach, who were under the Tundra. Robert McHenry, 61, of Deerfield Beach, was taken to Delray Medical Center and died there.
Also at Delray Medical Center: co-workers Ernest Woods, 49, in critical condition, and Thelonius McCarthy, 31, in serious condition; both are from Pompano Beach.
Daugherty, 42, of Oakland Park, was taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, Frith said.

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D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown’s driver’s license has been suspended five times over the past eight years because of traffic violations and his failure to pay for the citations, city records show.
Brown (I-At Large) lost his driving privileges for a quarter of the time he’s served on the council, according to a 10-year driving record provided by the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles under a Freedom of Information Act request by The Washington Post.
The documents further illustrate the troubles Brown has had managing his personal and political affairs, which are becoming central to his reelection campaign. Those troubles include revelations last week that his campaign account is missing $113,950.
Brown, through his spokesman, declined to comment about his driving record or his campaign’s financial troubles.
The records show that, except for about 30 days, he could not drive from June 15, 2009, through March 8, 2010, after he accumulated 10 points or more on his driving record. Brown’s license also was suspended three times between 2005 and 2007 for unpaid traffic citations — before he joined the council

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Tractor Trailer Accident And Surrenders License

All lanes of Interstate 40 in Jefferson County have reopened after a fatal accident Friday morning involving a pedestrian and a semi truck.
Officials got the call just after 3:00 a.m.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol tells 10News it happened on I-40W at mile marker 410 in the westbound lanes near the Sevier County line.
Investigators are still working to figure out exactly how it happened. They do not know if the pedestrian was crossing the three-lane highway, or if the semi-truck driver swerved and hit the man

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Police said the driver of a small Kia was killed late Thursday morning in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 south near Lorton Road.
Trooper J.A. Adams was called to the scene of the wreck near milemarker 163 at 11:27 a.m., where he found the crushed Kia and the truck jackknifed over an embankment.
Witnesses told state police that the female driver of the Kia was merging into the southbound lanes from Lorton Road and pulled into the path of the tractor-trailer, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said.
The truck driver, a 49-year-old Chesterfield man, swerved to the left to avoid the car, but the two vehicles collided. The Kia spun onto the right shoulder and the truck went down the embankment, Geller said.
The Kia driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Geller said. State police late Thursday were still in the process of locating and notifying her next-of-kin and had not released her name.
The truck driver suffered injuries that did not appear to be life threatening and was treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He was hauling 20,000 pounds of carpet in the truck, Geller said

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NASHUA – A man surrendered his truck license in a plea deal involving a Mason incident in which a large chunk of ice flew off the roof of his rig and injured another driver.
Richard Corser, 74, of Royalston, Mass., was sentenced Friday in Hillsborough County Superior Court. Corser agreed to a plea deal in which he permanently surrendered his commercial driver’s license. He also was sentenced to a year in county jail, suspended for three years if he stays out of trouble.
Corser will serve 200 hours of community service or pay a $1,000 fine – or serve 100 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine if he so chooses, said Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance.
Corser, originally charged with a felony, pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor.
Corser was driving his tractor-trailer southbound on Route 31 in Mason on March 3, 2011, when a chunk of ice flew off his rig.
Stanley Raczelowski, 64, of Westford, Mass., was driving north in a Honda Accord around 7 a.m. when a chunk of ice about 3 feet in diameter and 6 inches thick landed on his car’s front end and windshield, injuring his head and face.
The truck didn’t stop after the accident, and police identified the vehicle later from witness descriptions.
A passerby found Raczelowski after the Accord collided with a telephone pole.
He was taken to Monadnock Regional Hospital and later airlifted to a Worcester, Mass., hospital.
Although he couldn’t attend the hearing Friday, Raczelowski submitted a statement, which was read in court.
“I am grateful that the state of New Hampshire has valued the life and safety of motorists by making it illegal to operate a vehicle with snow and ice on the roof,” Raczelowski said in the statement

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Fatal Crash And Suspended License

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The driver who fatally struck a Southern California woman and injured another woman Saturday as they were walking on a sidewalk has faced previous driving-related arrests.
Hossein Tabrizi, 52, has been arrested for at least one DUI and has had his license suspended twice.
Police are currently investigating whether he was driving under the influence the night he jumped a curb and slammed into the two women on the sidewalk on Main Street and Parkside Drive, but police said it would take some time.
Tabrizi is currently in a Martinez jail and was charged with the death of Sherry Hicks, a 52-year-old teacher from Santa Barbara.
“Based on witness statements, the vehicle was driving on a sidewalk before collision meets the elements of vehicular manslaughter,” said Walnut Creek police Lt. Lanny Edwards

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NORRISTOWN – A former Pennsylvania State Police trooper will be able to drive, albeit with restrictions, while he awaits trial for allegedly driving drunk while off-duty and slamming into another car, killing a woman, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Upper Dublin.
Under a bail agreement reached Monday between prosecutors and onetime Trooper Barry M. Searfoss Jr., 41, of Gavin Drive, Valley Township, Chester County, Searfoss’ driver’s license will be restored to allow him to drive, but only between 9 a.m. and sunset, according to the court order signed by Senior Judge William T. Nicholas.
Furthermore, if Searfoss obtains employment, he must submit his work schedule to the bail authority and can drive for purposes of work, even if it is beyond a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. timeframe, and he would have an additional hour before and after work to commute to and from home, according to the agreement.
The purpose of bail is to ensure a defendant’s compliance with the judicial system and to ensure the defendant’s appearance at court hearings

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August 26, 2012–Charleston, West Virginia–According to the Usphur County Sheriff’s Office, a man was arrested following a Sunday afternoon car accident in Buckhannon that left two people injured.
The suspect was arrested for a third DUI offense within ten years after he pulled out in front of another vehicle. Two men who were passengers in the suspect’s car were injured, although police have not yet released their names or the extent of their injuries. Police said that the suspect has incurred five or six total DUIs since his driver’s license was issued.
My sincere wishes for a speedy recovery go out to the victims in this accident.
DUI Facts and Statistics
According to both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs accounts for at least one-third of all car accidents. Between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., that number may increase to three-fourths of all collisions. DUIs are also responsible for at least one-third of all hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians or bicyclists, and may be responsible for any number of single-car accidents. Drunk driving is still a leading cause of death for people under the age of 25

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