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Ex-’Melrose Place’ actress convicted of vehicular homicide in DWI crash in NJ, then jailed

Published November 27, 2012

SOMERVILLE, N.J. – Fans of this TV sitcom will not welcome the news about the conviction of a former Melrose Place actress. She was driving DWI when her SUV plowed into another car, killing a woman. Convicted last Tuesday of vehicular homicide, she was immediately jailed and her bail was revoked. However, she was acquitted of a graver charge of aggravated manslaughter. Amy Locane-Bovenizer, 40, tried to shift blame for [...]

Most serious counts dropped in Delco hit-run crash

Published November 17, 2012

MEDIA, Pa. – Serious charges filed against a former assistant district attorney accused in a hit-and-run crash that left a Delaware County teen seriously injured has been dropped by the presiding judge. Acquitted last Friday of aggravated assault and driving under the influence charges was former Delaware County Assistant District Attorney Michael Donohue, of Haverford. However, the 32-year-old defendant has still to stand on trial for simple assault, leaving the [...]

Ex-prosecutor on trial in teen hit-and-run crash

Published November 14, 2012

MEDIA, Pa. – It was obviously a hit-and-run case where the driver fled from the scene after the accident. Pennsylvania prosecutor reported that a former assistant district attorney, who must have been DUI after imbibing eight pints of beer, hit a 14-year-old boy with his car and drove away. The hit-and-run driver is identified as Michael Donohue who is a former Delaware County prosecutor. He will be on trial and [...]

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Fort Worth Car Wreck Kills 4
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Pittsford couple killed in Pa
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Seek cause of deadly Limo fire
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May 06, 2013 A deadly fire from a limo was under investigation by San Francisco authorities last weekend to determine what caused it to be ignited. It was just crossing the Bay Bridge of San Francisco when the tragedy happened ending the life of a new bride together with her four friends. There were also four female victims in the car that sustained burns or inhaled toxic smoke after a [...]

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Despite numerous public awareness campaigns, it does not appear that drivers on U.S. roads are making a greater effort to eschew portable devices and focus on what they are doing. A recent survey done by AT&T revealed that almost ½ of all adults admit to texting while driving, a shocking figure that could put a scare in us all if we thought about it long enough. Distracted driving is defined [...]

Tire blowouts are never fun. They make a loud, scary noise, they cause a sudden jolt to your steering, they create a safety hazard for everyone around and they cost you money spent for possible towing and a new tire. It’s no wonder that tire blowouts are one of the leading causes of car accidents, and they occur at a greater rate during the upcoming summer months. Tire treads wear [...]

There are so many great things about summer—longer days, beach vacations, music festivals and wearing shorts and flip-flops, to name a few–that it’s hard to think of a negative. But, when people take vacations and kids are off school, the roads fill up with more vehicles than during other months, and certain parts of the country see a huge increase in traffic as tourism booms. People generally just spend more [...]

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