A Suffolk County Sheriff’s officer was arrested on Thursday for allegedly drunk driving in his cruiser with a cooler of empty beer cans in his front seat, eventually crashing into another car. Richard Camargo, 52, of Norton, is charged with operating under the influence of liquor, leaving the scene of property damage, and intoxicated while […]
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Wichita mom drove 116 mph, wrecked on purpose with 5-year-old in car. She’ll go to prison
A Wichita mother who used meth and drove over 100 mph with her 5-year-old daughter — triggering a multi-car crash that she later admitted she caused because she wanted to kill herself — was sentenced Thursday to more than 18 years in prison. Paloma Bella Adame, 28, pleaded guilty on March 1 to attempted first-degree […]
China military says it ‘drove away’ US destroyer in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military closely monitored and “drove away” USS Halsey that entered the territorial waters of Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on May 10, the Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army said in a statement on Friday. The U.S. move “seriously infringed on China’s sovereignty and security,” the military said. […]
Infected blood death stigma drove widow and son overseas
Stigma surrounding the death of Aberdeen church elder John Strachan was so severe that it forced his widow to emigrate. Having contracted HIV from one of his regular blood transfusions, the 44-year-old engineer died in October 1987. Almost four decades on – and ahead of the UK infected blood inquiry findings being published – his […]
Police allege Manchester woman drove 112 mph with unbuckled children in vehicle
May 4—RAYMOND — A Manchester woman faces multiple charges after police say she drove an SUV more than 100 mph with unbuckled children inside. Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, a state trooper with the Troop A barracks observed a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV on Route 101 westbound in Raymond, according to a Saturday news release from […]
Marlborough man who drove school bus in Littleton is charged with raping a child
MARLBOROUGH — A Marlborough man who worked as a school bus driver in Littleton has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he raped a child last year. Derek Thistle, 32, was released on $10,000 bail after his arraignment Friday in Middlesex Superior Court. He was ordered not to have any contact with the victim or […]
Key West officers saves a man who drove his car off road — and into the ocean: police
A Key West man spent the night in jail after driving his car off the road — and into the Atlantic Ocean — Sunday morning, according to police. Police officers jumped into the water “without hesitation” and saved 41-year-old Michael Lee Grimes by breaking the windows of his black Dodge Challenger as it floated off […]
Former LANL attorney alleges hostile treatment drove her from job
Apr. 29—A former Los Alamos National Laboratory attorney is suing the lab and its operations contractor, Triad National Security LLC, alleging she was driven out by an increasingly hostile environment after she complained about a supervisor’s treatment of her. Cristina Mulcahy, who worked as an attorney handling the lab’s hazardous waste permitting, has accused her […]
Man who drove Tesla off cliff with family in car was ‘psychotic,’ doctors say
Two doctors testified that the man who drove his Tesla off a cliff with his wife and children in the car suffered from major depressive order and was experiencing a psychotic break at the time of the crash. The testimony came Wednesday in the case of Dharmesh Patel, a Pasadena radiologist who was charged with […]
Columbus teen charged with murder of man who drove self to hospital after shooting
A 17-year-old boy has been charged by Columbus police homicide detectives in connection with the death of a man who drove himself to a hospital in January with a gunshot wound and died there. Larry E.R. Edwards, 41, was shot Jan. 29 while driving in the 400 block of Parsons Avenue and drove himself a […]
Man killed girlfriend, drove around Miami-Dade with her body, police say. He’s jailed
A man drove his girlfriend’s body around town before turning himself in at a South Miami-Dade police department Sunday morning, according to investigators. After riding around for a while, Alexander Roque, 48, finally stopped at Florida City’s city hall, located at 404 W Palm Dr., where he surrendered at the nearby police department. Jail records […]
This solo traveler drove from London to Lagos in a tiny car
On January 24, content creator Pelumi Nubi, who grew up in London, set off on a solo drive from the UK capital to Lagos, Nigeria in her beloved purple Peugeot 107. Over two months and a terrifying car crash later, the 29-year-old received a hero’s reception as she arrived in the West African country’s largest […]