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Buckle up to avoid hefty fines
“Obviously the younger the child, the more serious the fines, because there is less a responsibility among younger children for following seat belt laws….a 6-year-old doesn't say, 'Hey Mom and Dad, I need to be in a seat belt',” said Slater.
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:10P
Lanes reopen after two-truck wreck on outbound Fort Pitt Bridge
No one appeared to have been injured in the accident, dispatchers said. After the crash, PennDOT traffic cameras showed the white truck lying on its right side across the two center lanes of the bridge. A second tractor-trailer was damaged in the
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:10P
Holiday weekend brings fatal car crashes across the country; at least 17 dead
There were more deaths on Ontario highways this Victoria Day weekend than last year, with five people killed in four collisions by Monday afternoon. In 2010, four people died on roads patrolled by provincial police over the holiday weekend.
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:10P
Drunk driving crackdown sees surge in hired drivers
The demand for substitute driver services has seen a boom after drunk driving was listed as a crime under a new national traffic law on May 1, but no regulations are in place for companies running the service. Wang Wei, the department
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:09P
Region 8 girl dies in ATV accident
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – An 11-year-old Jonesboro girl died Sunday afternoon in an ATV accident. According to Arkansas State Police, Lexie Climer was riding her 2006 Polaris all-terrain vehicle on County Road 403 near the Poinsett/Craighead county
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:09P
updatedMan rescued after Alta. helicopter crash
A man seriously injured in a helicopter crash has been rescued from the Alberta wilderness. The Bell 206 crashed at a worksite in a marshy area about 30 kilometres north of Calling Lake, about 100 kilometres east of Slave Lake, a town partially
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:08P
Crash Involving Pedestrian Closes Hwy. 211
A crash involving a pedestrian has closed Highway 211 near Southeast Bornstedt Road, troopers say. Police dispatchers say the pedestrian suffered a possible broken arm and leg, but is conscious and alert. The driver stayed at the scene and is
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:08P
Immigration and 'Secure Communities'
It is longstanding ICE policy that victims and witnesses are not targets of immigration law enforcement. Secure Communities might have protected Maria Palaguachi-Cela and her young son from Luis Guaman, an illegal immigrant accused in February of
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:08P
Beltway's Outer Loop Reopens After Crash
Chopper4 captured video of the aftermath of a serious crash on the Beltway's Outer Loop at the American Legion Bridge. The Outer Loop of the Beltway (I-495 southbound) at the American Legion Bridge has reopened after a crash involving at least two
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:07P
(AMM) Justice clears Caterpillar-Bucyrus merger
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Updated: 05/23/2011 09:07P
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