Driver rescued from Indiana crash
There was a daring rescue on an Indiana highway. With flames around them, good Samaritans pulled a driver out of his truck after it flipped and caught fire. Adriana Diaz reports.
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There was a daring rescue on an Indiana highway. With flames around them, good Samaritans pulled a driver out of his truck after it flipped and caught fire. Adriana Diaz reports.
Three people were killed Saturday when a bus rolled over on a California interstate. The accident occurred in Fallbrook about an hour north of San Diego. More than a dozen people were injured. Marin Austin reports.
New Orleans has banned all tandem floats after another deadly Mardi Gras accident. Both people were killed after being trapped between the linked floats.
New research finds pedestrian deaths have surged 53%. Distracted driving and walking with smartphones are factors. Last year, more than 6,500 people were killed. Kris Van Cleave reports.
The families of two teenagers killed in a car crash are suing Florida authorities after they say the tragedy was compounded by incompetence. Samara Cooks and Deleigha Gibson were apparently misidentified after the crash near Pensacola in July. The mistake wasn't caught until just before a wake, and not until after organs had been harvested from the wrong body. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the lawsuit from Florida.
Japan is facing a new epidemic due to its aging population. The number of car accidents caused by elderly drivers is skyrocketing in the country. A grim new genre of dashboard camera videos features seniors driving poorly, reflecting Japan's 6% rise in fatal collisions caused by them over the last decade. Lucy Craft reports on how the country is addressing the issue.
Interpol has issued a wanted notice for Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, in the death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn in a car crash in Britain last year. CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN with the reaction from Dunn's family.
Indianapolis police shot and killed a man after a high-speed chase. The man, identified as Sean Reed, may have live-streamed the entire encounter on Facebook. Colby Thelen from WTTV in Indianapolis joined CBSN to discuss what happened.
At least 20 U.S. states reported seeing a noticeable drop in fatal car crashes during the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News reached out to 26 states with a historically high number of traffic deaths, and found that fatal car crashes on California freeways dropped a stunning 84%, as well as the number dropping by more than half in Michigan and Illinois. Kris Van Cleave breaks down the numbers, and explains why the downward trend is not the case in other states.
Fatal car crashes on California freeways dropped a stunning 84%.
California's average speed is up 30%. New York City saw speed camera tickets in March more than double.
Officials said low traction on the expressway caused the collisions.
Tennessee State University, where Jackson worked as a quarterbacks coach, confirmed Jackson's death to CBS News.
The mistake wasn't caught until just before a wake, and not until after organs had been taken from the wrong body.
Josh Speidel spent six weeks in a coma, but was kept on scholarship and was finally able to take the court at the end of his senior season.
Jonathan Weaver was set to start college on a rodeo scholarship when his truck was hit head-on by a pickup truck owned by Energy Transfer Partners.
"It was so comforting and fulfilling to know he lives on. It has helped us so much to know he helped save lives."
The Los Angeles County Coroner's office confirmed Bean's Friday night death, saying it was being investigated as a "traffic-related" fatality.
Grace Rett turned 20 a day before the fatal accident.
Witnesses to the crash told police that the vehicle accelerated prior to the crash, drove onto the sidewalk and hit the boy.
Traffic cameras in the area showed heavy fog and backups on both sides of the interstate.
Killed in the crash were two men, 23-year-old Daniel Foley and 22-year-old Braden DeMartin, both of Toms River
"After my accident, I see things differently," Hart said
"This is how amazing our firefighters are," wrote the fire department on Facebook
Man driving Kevin Hart's vintage muscle car accelerated recklessly on a Southern California highway, causing the accident that left the comedian, driver and another passenger seriously injured, investigators say