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NYC Driver Plows Into 4 People, Killing 1

Police say a man driving down a New York City street struck at least four people, reports the AP , killing one and critically injuring three. Police say the driver targeted the victims in Queens and...

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Cop Car Hits Stephon Clark Protester in 'Hit and Run'

Tensions flared Saturday at a vigil for Stephon Clark in Sacramento when a sheriff's vehicle knocked over a protester and drove off, the Sacramento Bee reports. The protester, Amanda Cleveland, lay...

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Driver Who Killed 4-Year-Old in 1968 Suffers Similar Fate

Witnesses say a 68-year-old pushed children to safety before being killed by a driver who careened onto a baseball field in Sanford, Maine, on the night of June 1. Some 400 miles away, the news is...

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After Hit-and-Run Kills Cyclist, Redditors Step In

Susan Rainwater was riding her bicycle in Eatonville, Wash., last Thursday morning when a vehicle came up from behind, veered off the road, and fatally struck the 66-year-old. The driver then left her...

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Woman's Freeway Stunt in Heels Ends Badly

A woman trying to prove she could run quickly in heels didn't run fast enough Saturday: The unidentified woman, who'd been asked if she could run in the shoes she was wearing, had nearly crossed...

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Man Survives Vegas Bloodbath Only to Die on Nevada Highway

"I don't understand why he wasn't taken at the shooting, but a month later he was taken this way," Denise McClellan tells CNN of her husband, Roy, who survived the Las Vegas massacre on Oct. 1 only to...

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NYC Driver Plows Into 4 People, Killing 1

Police say a man driving down a New York City street struck at least four people, reports the AP , killing one and critically injuring three. Police say the driver targeted the victims in Queens and...

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Cop Car Hits Stephon Clark Protester in 'Hit and Run'

Tensions flared Saturday at a vigil for Stephon Clark in Sacramento when a sheriff's vehicle knocked over a protester and drove off, the Sacramento Bee reports. The protester, Amanda Cleveland, lay...

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Driver Who Killed 4-Year-Old in 1968 Suffers Similar Fate

Witnesses say a 68-year-old pushed children to safety before being killed by a driver who careened onto a baseball field in Sanford, Maine, on the night of June 1. Some 400 miles away, the news is...

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After Hit-and-Run Kills Cyclist, Redditors Step In

Susan Rainwater was riding her bicycle in Eatonville, Wash., last Thursday morning when a vehicle came up from behind, veered off the road, and fatally struck the 66-year-old. The driver then left her...

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Woman's Freeway Stunt in Heels Ends Badly

A woman trying to prove she could run quickly in heels didn't run fast enough Saturday: The unidentified woman, who'd been asked if she could run in the shoes she was wearing, had nearly crossed...

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Saudi Faced US Trial in Teen's Death. Then an SUV Showed Up

It's another controversial case involving Saudi Arabia and the US. This time, as the Oregonian reports, federal authorities think the kingdom helped a 21-year-old man awaiting trial in a fatal...

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As Officer Inspected Manhole Cover, He Was Hit and Killed

A Tennessee woman accused of fatally striking a Chattanooga police officer and then leaving the scene Saturday night is now in police custody. Police say Janet Elaine Hinds, 54, was speeding in the...

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He Fled Home to Saudi Arabia Before US Trial. It Worked

A man accused of killing an Oregon teenager in a hit-and-run crash appears to be in the clear after he fled home to Saudi Arabia— apparently with his government's help . The State Department says there...

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Tourists Run Over, Killed at Washington Swimming Hole

Two German tourists visiting family in nearby Portland, Oregon, were run over and killed by a local man as they sunbathed by a swimming hole, police in Washington state said Wednesday. Police arrested...

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Mom, Son Killed on Same Stretch of Road 8 Months Apart

Tragedy struck twice in the space of eight months on the same stretch of road for a Florida family. Authorities say 13-year-old Tyler Pittard was killed in a hit-and-run Saturday night on US Highway 19...

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Her Parents Were Watching Her Play When Tragedy Struck

They were watching their daughter, not yet 2, play outside when the unthinkable happened. As Giselle Quiroz was in the driveway of her family's Indianapolis home around 6:30pm Sunday, a gray four-door...

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Dozens of Drivers Pass Body in Street After Hit-and-Run

A pedestrian struck by a car lay in a Los Angeles street while dozens of vehicles just drove around him, until someone finally stopped to help. Neri Ramires Chalo, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene,...

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The 'Happiest Day of Her Life' Might Also Be the Worst

The day had been about celebrating Mashayla Harper and the unborn child she was expected to deliver within weeks. But that expectation was dashed by the day's end. Harper was driving home from her...

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'Unbearable': 2 Teens Dead After Pickup Hits Runners

Oklahoma's Max Townsend lost his 29-year-old son in a car accident on Sunday. A day later, police say he plowed his pickup into a group of teenage runners, and two of the teens have since died, reports...

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