Read the full story on The Auto Wire 170 MPH High-Speed Chase In Nashville Ends in Fiery Crash A 24-year-old man from Hermitage, Jakob Austin Ethridge, was apprehended after a perilous car chase with police that concluded in a fiery crash. Ethridge, now in police custody, is charged with a string of offenses, including vehicle […]
National Transportation Safety Board officials said Saturday they are investigating two crashes involving Florida’s high-speed Brighline train that killed three people and injured three others earlier this week. Both crashes happened at the same railroad crossing in Melbourne, a city on Florida’s Atlantic Coast about 70 miles southeast of Orlando. The first incident occurred on […]
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Paso Robles on Saturday night, after he allegedly lead police on a high-speed chase that damaged multiple street signs and property. Matthew Brown, 32, of Paso Robles, was arrested after he attempted to evade a traffic stop and led police on a chase, […]
A motorist was killed early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash involving excessive speed in Maplewood. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Mitsubishi Eclipse was speeding north on U.S. 61 near County Road C when the driver lost control shortly before 2:30 a.m. The vehicle went out of control and rolled into the right […]
WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with four companies to design an experimental vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that can fly at speeds far faster than the V-22 Osprey. The collaboration comes as the U.S. military considers how it might operate aircraft in areas that lack traditional runways. DARPA calls its program SPRINT, for […]
A 21-year-old Florida woman was arrested after she took Florida Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase near I-75 in Lee County. On Dec. 21, troopers saw a BMW being driven recklessly, traveling more than 145 mph on northbound Interstate in Fort Myers. The driver reportedly left the interstate at SR 82 and continued attempting to […]
High-speed rail in the American west has received a major new investment with the Biden administration pledging $3bn for a project connecting Las Vegas to southern California and $3.07bn to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles. Officials have described the ambitious projects as a “gamechanger” for tourism and travel in the region. The Las Vegas […]
CNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s in driving economic growth, creating jobs and bringing communities closer together. China, Japan and Europe lead the way. So why doesn’t the United States have a high-speed […]