Automobile Accidents

• Deadly head-on collision claims woman's life

  Staff Writer | June 01, 2007 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Press-Register reported a deadly head-on collision that killed a Baldwin County woman on Thursday morning just south of Silverhill.The woman was driving on Baldwin County 55 at about 5:45 a.m., when her car crashed into another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was injured in the accident. Both drivers were reportedly wearing seatbelts, and the cause of the accident is under...

• School bus collides with vehicle

  Staff Writer | May 30, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Times Daily reported that a school bus crash occurred in mid-May on Lauderdale 7 near Florence, Alabama.The 2004 International School Bus was carrying more than 30 students when a 2005 Nissa crashed into it. Fortunately, the drivers of the vehicles and all passengers walked away from the crash without injuries.In a separate motor vehicle accident, two men were injured when their vehicles...

• Teens injured in pick-up truck accident

  Staff Writer | May 28, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A report from WVAU-TV says a teenager who was riding in the bed of a pick-up truck is in critical condition after being thrown from the vehicle in an accident Friday night.There were two other teens thrown from the pick-up truck's bed when it was struck by another vehicle after the driver of the pick-up ran a red light. This sad occurrence is yet another example of the high incidence of injury...

• Fatal car accident kills two people

  Staff Writer | May 15, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Dothan, Alabama's News 4 reports a deadly car accident that tragically killed two 78-year-olds on Thursday night on State Route 30 in Bay County, Florida. The accident happened when a 17-year-old crossed the median and hit the couple head-on. It is presumed that the two victims died instantly, and the report says that neither were wearing seat belts. The condition of the teen in the other car...

• Fatal hit-and-run accident

  Staff Writer | April 30, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Saturday afternoon was a dangerous time to be on the road in north Mobile County, according to a report from the Mobile Press-Register detailing a series of car accidents presumably caused by one man.The Theodore man who is believed to be responsible for one death and three other motor vehicle accidents has been arrested and charged. He was reportedly driving a Dodge pickup truck when he hit a...

• Two fatal crashes leave four dead

  Staff Writer | April 22, 2007 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Tragedy struck early Saturday morning in Mobile County, according to a report from the Press-Register, when two motor vehicle accidents resulted in four deaths. A collision between two vehicles on Theodore-Dawes Road killed three people, who were reportedly not wearing seatbelts. The accident resulted from one of the vehicles failing to yield.Another accident on I-10 occurred a few minutes...

• Cullman County accident causes injury

  Staff Writer | April 08, 2007 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A two-car accident on County Road 703 one mile east of Cullman Wednesday caused an injury to one of the drivers, says a report from Cullman County.A 1998 Ford collided with a 1993 Ford at about 1:55 p.m., the CullmanTimes.com reported. Alabama State Troopers did not report the cause of the accident or how serious the victim's injuries were.If you or someone you know has been injured in a motor...

• Fatal head-on collision between bus and car

  Staff Writer | March 31, 2007 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An Associate Press story today describes a head-on collision between a Greyhound bus carrying 49 passengers and a car driven by a woman.The deadly motor vehicle accident, which occurred in Montgomery, Alabama, killed the woman driving the car and injured at least 20 passengers on the bus early this morning. The AP report says that the woman in the car was driving the wrong way on a divided...

• Deadly head-on collision prompts arrest

  Staff Writer | March 30, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Driving under the influence of alcohol was reportedly the cause of a fatal motor vehicle accident Wednesday in Chambers County, Alabama.A man from Marietta, Georgia, was killed in a head-on crash caused when a Nissan truck crossed over the median on I-85 near exit 77. The man driving the Nissan truck was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, say local police.If you or someone...

• Woman thrown from car lives through accident

  Staff Writer | March 28, 2007 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Tuesday morning a woman driving a 2006 Nissan Altima lost control of the vehicle on I-65 near Creola and was involved in a one-car accident. Just after crossing a bridge, the vehicle ran off the road and rolled into a ditch. The car actually rolled over, ejecting the driver about 10 feet away. Somehow, the woman miraculously lived through the ordeal. She was treated at the scene by paramedics...