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Dominick Amato (21) was killed when his car collided head on with a tractor-trailer
A 21-year-old Oneida man who died early Thursday in a car accident was remembered at Hazleton Area High School where he played football and made people laugh. read more...

Adam Powell (18) died in a car accident while fleeing the police
A Chevrolet sport utility vehicle fleeing police went out of control and smashed into the front of a Fenton restaurant, killing a Holly High School senior and injuring two other students, one critically. The driver, Adam Powell, 18 and a senior at Holly High School, was killed, said Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro. read more...

William Henry Reynolds (17) was killed in a car accident five hours after he graduated high school
Barely five hours after he graduated with his senior classmates, a 17-year-old Meade High School student was killed in a car crash early today. William Henry Reynolds Jr., of the 7400 block of Van Noy Loop at Fort Meade, was killed around 1 a.m. when he lost control of the 1993 Mercury Sable he was driving. read more...

Douglas Bradford (29) and Joanna Madson (25) were killed in an accident after their car burst into flames
The State Patrol identified the two people who were killed in a fiery car crash along Interstate 94. Douglas Bradford, 29, of Minneapolis and Joanna Madson, 25, of Woodbury died in the crash around 1 a.m. Friday, the State Patrol said. read more...

Krista Sellars (14) died after the car she was riding in collided with a pickup
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating two fatal traffic crashes that occurred in central Pasco County Tuesday. Fourteen-year-old Krista Sellars of Land O' Lakes died after a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 41, FHP said. It occurred just after 5 p.m. in front of Land O' Lakes Storage, near Caliente Boulevard, the agency's web site reported. read more...

Elaine Thackston (20) and Sarah Carter (19) were killed when their vehicle struck a tractor-trailer
Virginia State Police are continuing to investigate a Beltway crash that killed four females, including two recent high school graduates, Thursday night and seriously injured a fifth teenager. Police said the car in which the girls were riding was involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway shortly before 11 p.m. Police said three of the girls were ejected from the vehicle. Police have identified the victims as Elaine Thackston, 20, a student at George Mason University; Sarah Renee Carter, 19, who recently graduated from West Potomac High School; and Lydia Margaret Petkoff and Renee Shelkin, both 18. read more...

Scarlett Replogle (15) and 5 others were killed when a dragster went out of control and crashed into a crowd
As drag racers revved their engines and burned their wheels for hundreds of spectators standing shoulder-to-shoulder along each side of a highway, metal guard rails protected only a small portion of the half-mile parade route. When it was pro drag racer Troy Warren Critchley's turn to show off at the Cars for Kids charity event, his engine roared and his tires smoked, but then the car got away from him. In just seconds, he sped a few hundred yards past the section with guard rails, lost control and skidded left into the crowd, tossing bodies into the air. read more...

Pedro Hernandez (20) was killed in a car accident where the driver was impaired by drugs
Two people are dead, including a local high school student after an early morning car crash. Police said the man who caused the crash was on drugs and going the wrong way. Pedro Hernandez, 20, was killed in the crash. Henry Rivera, 18, also died. read more...

Alvin Boose (18) died when the car he was in struck a tree and was torn in half
Alvin L. Boose III, of 2827 D St., was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occured at 4 a.m. at the 1800 block of West Sylvania Avenue in West Toledo. read more...

Benjamin Hutson (18), Cayce Castelow (19), and Joseph Amoury (18) were killed in a car accident
As they headed home from a concert in Lexington, Ky., Cayce Castelow, Benjamin Hutson and Joseph Amoury were "hootin' and hollerin'" in a voicemail message to buddy Jenn Lockwood. "The three of them were on the road screaming into the phone at each other saying how much fun they had and how they couldn't wait to see everybody," Lockwood, a rising sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University, recalled last night. read more...

Miranda Walker (16) and Tiffany Allen (17) were killed after their car crashed and landed upside down in a swamp
Two River Parishes teenagers died late Thursday after their vehicle cartwheeled off of St. Rose Avenue and landed upside down in the swamp that borders the roadway, according to State Police. read more...

Jerrell Watkins (17) died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a house fire
With smoke billowing and flames spreading inside his South Side home, James Watkins kicked in the basement window and whisked two children to safety early Sunday morning. But the Chicago father was unable to find a third child, his 17-year-old son, Jerrell, who died in the blaze. read more...

Nicholas Parilli (17) died in a car accident while trying to elude the police.
A Littleton teenager was killed Friday night when a high speed chase ended in a rollover crash near Elizabeth High School. Nicholas James Parrilli, 17, was fleeing police when the crash occurred. Parrilli was eluding officers after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a remote subdivision north of Elizabeth. read more...

Justin "B.J" Passarge (21) was killed in a car accident while under the influence of marijuana
State troopers say a Tiffin University football player who ran a stop sign and collided with a tractor-trailer April 3 was under the influence of marijuana at the time. read more...

Jonathan Emmanuel (16) drowned after his car went out of control and landed in a canal
One person died and three others were hospitalized Saturday morning after a car went out of control, left the Sawgrass Expressway and landed in a canal, fire officials said. Coral Springs Fire Department crews were called to the scene, just west of University Drive, at 8:34 a.m. read more...

Analisa Romero (17) was killed in a car accident whilst not wearing a seatbelt
The Colorado State Patrol says two teenagers were killed Sunday when their vehicle rolled. It happened about 5:20 a.m. on Lake County Rd. 2A, about 2.4 miles south of Leadville. read more...

Andrew Richards (18) died in a car accident just prior to his graduation.
Yesterday morning, Newark High School's Andrew Richards, the 18-year-old nephew of Newark Superintendent Keith Richards, died in a single-car crash in Licking County. read more...

Derek Walters (21) was killed after the car he was in hit a tree
One man died and another was arrested on suspicion of DUI and manslaughter after the car the two were traveling in smashed into a tree early Saturday, police said. Adrian Isaac Gomez, 22, of Huntington Beach was driving a 1997 Honda west on Warner Avenue near Graham Street about 5 a.m. when he ran onto a center median and hit a tree, police said. read more...

Jessica Romero (19) was killed after being thrown from a motorcycle that was struck by a car
A 19-year-old Freeport woman died at a Houston hospital Saturday after being thrown from a motorcycle that was struck by a car Friday night. Jessica Romero, who was a passenger on the motorcycle and wasn't wearing a helmet, suffered head injuries and was taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital, Sgt. Corey Brinkman said. She died Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. read more...

Stephanie Rivers (25) was killed when her car crashed into a school bus
A Plattsburgh woman died Friday afternoon when her gold and blue sedan slammed into a Peru Central School bus. Bus number 194 was carrying eight middle-school-aged students as it traveled down Route 22 around 3 p.m. and collided nearly head-on with Stephanie A. Rivers's Toyota Corolla in front of the Exit 36 Mobil station as she was attempting to turn onto the Interstate 87 on-ramp. read more...

Tannis Bird (22) was killed in a car crash following a police chase
The family of a 22-year-old woman killed in a horrific car crash this morning claims police were following or chasing the Dodge Neon she was riding in before it wrapped itself around a telephone pole. Tannis Bird was killed just after 3 a.m. Friday, while two others in the Neon went to hospital in stable condition. read more...

Junior Earl Jones (27) was killed after driving his bicycle into the side of a car
Police now say alcohol may have been a factor in a car/bicycle crash in Altoona. It happened Saturday night at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 12th Street. The cyclist's name is not yet available, but city police did tell us he's 27 and from Johnstown. read more...

Gary Pyle (32) died in a one car accident.
Killed in the Feb. 17, 2006, crash were Mr. Pyle, Sr., 51, of Weston, and his son, Gary Pyle, Jr., 31, of Monclova Township. The owner of the pickup, John B. Spencer, 37, of Bowling Green, survived the crash with minor injuries. read more...

Jaclyn Amiel (23) was killed when she turned her Honda into the path of an oncoming car
A Bellmore woman returning home from work was killed in a two-vehicle crash early yesterday along Sunrise Highway, Nassau police said. Jaclyn Amiel, 23, was driving her 1991 Honda west about 12:35 a.m. when she attempted a left turn at Thomas Place in Bellmore into the path of an eastbound 2005 Volkswagen. read more...

Brittany Steward (19) charged with the drowning deaths of 2 children in her care
Yesterday, a babysitter in Erie County, Pennsylvania, was charged in connection with the deaths of two children who drowned while in her care last week. Police alleged the sitter, 19-year-old Brittany N. Steward, had been drinking alcohol in the hours leading up to the two children's deaths. read more...

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