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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, was in a car accident in Tennessee on Tuesday as he traveled to a presidential campaign event, but he wasn't injured, his campaign says.

Politics & Government

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is uninjured after being involved in a car crash

6:37pm July 25, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The Republican presidential candidate and his campaign team were traveling to an event in Chattanooga, Tenn., when traffic backed up, causing a four-car crash.

Politics & Government

State auditor pleads guilty to hit-and-run

9:59am March 24, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina's elected auditor pleaded guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a December crash in which she drove her state-owned vehicle into a parked car.

This Sunday booking photo provided by the Goodyear Police Department shows suspect Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 26. He was arrested in connection with a crash that killed two bicyclists and injured 11 others in Goodyear, a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Sunday.

National

An Arizona driver is in custody after crashing into bicycling group, killing 2

9:36am February 27, 2023

Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 26, was arrested on several charges, including manslaughter, aggravated assault and endangerment after driving his pick-up truck into a group of bicyclists on Sunday.

An SUV sits inside an Apple store behind a large hole in the glass. One person was killed and 16 others were injured Monday when the SUV crashed into the store, authorities said.

National

1 dead, 16 injured after an SUV slammed through a Massachusetts Apple Store

8:54am November 22, 2022

by Emily Olson

A driver has been charged with reckless homicide after crashing through the plate glass window of an Apple Store on Monday.

A white tail deer fawn stands in the road, Sept. 10, 2021, in Freeport, Maine.

National

The end of daylight saving time means an uptick in vehicles crashing into deer

5:19am November 04, 2022

by Ayana Archie

In a new study, researchers found that deer-vehicle collisions peaked in October and November, partly due to both daylight saving time and deer mating season.

Varying risks of contracting monkeypox depending on your circumstance

Health & Safety

What are your chances of catching monkeypox?

12:37pm September 16, 2022

We crunch the current numbers for high-risk and low-risk groups. We also look at how the risk of monkeypox compares with chances of catching COVID, of being in a fatal car crash and of a shark attack.

National

All victims in a car crash that killed 3 are likely Indiana State University students

1:55am August 22, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The car veered off the road in Riley, Indiana and crashed into a tree. The vehicle was on fire when officials arrived on the scene.

Arts

Anne Heche legally dead at 53, a week after a fiery car crash

6:01pm August 12, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

The actress, best known for her roles in 'Donnie Brasco' and the 1998 'Psycho' remake, leaves behind two sons.

Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, was selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Minnesota Vikings in 2020. He died Monday, May 31, 2022 in a car crash in Dallas.

Sports

Arizona Cardinals player Jeff Gladney has been killed in a car crash at age 25

5:10am May 31, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Gladney played for Texas Christian University before being selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Minnesota Vikings in 2020.

A firefighter works on the scene of a deadly pileup involving over two dozen vehicles near Denver in April 2019. Truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced last week to 110 years in prison for causing the accident.

National

Millions push to reduce a truck driver's 110-year sentence after a deadly accident

4:28pm December 20, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was 23 when his semi crashed on a Colorado interstate, causing a fiery pileup that killed four people. More than 4 million people are petitioning to reduce his sentence.