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Texas - Hurricanes, Inland Flooding and Dangerous Roads

By admin • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

AUSTIN – Hurricanes are nature’s most powerful storms and can lead to flooding hundreds of miles inland. Heavy rainfall can occur many miles away from the center of the storm. The best advice for drivers is this: Never drive through water running across roadways. When drivers see water across roads or highways, they need to […]



Vehicle Crash On I-83 Claims Two Lives

By admin • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

July 22, 2008
 (Sparks, Maryland) - Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation into an early morning crash on Interstate 83 in northern Baltimore County that claimed two lives and injured five people who were transported to area hospitals.  
          The deceased have been identified as Ronnel S. Offer, 25, of the 900-block of W. Benning Road, […]



Nine Fatalities Reported on Kentucky Roadways Last Week (July 7th - 13th)

By admin • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Date of News Release: 07/14/08
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) - Preliminary statistics* indicate that nine people died in nine separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, July 7 through Sunday, July 13, 2008. Eight of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and four of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Motor vehicle crashes occurred in Breckinridge, Calloway (2), […]



Unrestrained Driver Dies In Grant Parish Crash

By admin • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Date:  July 20, 2008
On Sunday, July 20, 2008, at 8:38 pm, Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash involving one vehicle.  The crash occurred on US 165, milepost 95.7, in Grant Parish.
The crash involved a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer, driven by Ms. Kimberly N. Thompson (W/F 28 yrs) of Pollock, LA.  The Chevrolet […]



Idaho - Early Morning Crash Results in Two Fatalities

By admin • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

On Saturday, July 19, 2008, at approximately 7:52 a.m., Idaho State Police responded to a one vehicle roll-over eastbound on Interstate 84 at the 201 mile marker, near the Jerome County / Minidoka County line.    Craig Walther, 57, from Puyallup,WA, was driving a Honda Odyssey eastbound on Interstate 84 near the Jerome/Minidoka County line when […]



Southwest Idaho Highway Construction Report For July 18-25

By admin • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

BOISE - Following is an update on interstate and state highway construction projects in southwest Idaho.
ADA COUNTY
Interstate 84 East improvements - Soundwalls
Preparations are under way to build a soundwall on the north side of I-84 from Cole Road to Broadway Avenue. The wall will range from 14 to 16 feet high and will help reduce […]



Arizona Department Of Public Safety Plans To Implement Statewide Photo Enforcement Program

By admin • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Agency chooses Redflex to fulfill contract
Beginning September 26, 2008, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) will implement the statewide photo enforcement program expansion to include a total of 100 systems comprised of 60 stationary speed cameras and 40 mobile speed units.
The goal of the program would be to have 100 speed enforcement cameras operational […]



Oregon - Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 99W south of Amity

By admin • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

A five-year old child was killed and one child and an adult were injured Wednesday morning after a passenger car rear ended a flat bed pickup on Highway 99W just south of Amity.
 
On July 16, 2008 at approximately 7:45 a.m. 1999 Honda Civic driven by DAPHNE GREER age 31, from Independence, was traveling northbound on […]



Houston - Top 10 Vehicles Reported Stolen in June 2008

By admin • Jul 16th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

July 15, 2008 - The following is a rundown of the “Top 10″ makes of vehicles stolen during the month of June 2008. The models stolen most often are listed in parenthesis:
1. Ford Trucks 178
2. Chevrolet Trucks 155
3. Honda Cars 124 (Civic – 56.52%)
(Accord – 42.39%)
4. Dodge Trucks 103
5. Dodge Cars 81 (Intrepid – 50.00%)
(Stratus […]



Idaho - One-Vehicle Crash Near Bliss Kills One

By admin • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

On Monday, July 14, 2008, at approximately 7:00 am Idaho State Police responded to a one-vehicle fatality crash east bound on Interstate 84 at milepost 145, four miles east of Bliss.  Linda Houston, 46 of Boise, was traveling west bound on Interstate 84 when for unknown reasons her vehicle went off the left side of […]