Texas Auto Fatalities Increased In 2017
According to information from the Texas Department of Transportation, more than 3,700 people were killed on Texas roadways last year marking a 10% increase in traffic deaths from the previous year. Traffic fatalities have continued to rise every year since 2010 marking a 34% increase in traffic deaths in the past seven years.
February 21, 2018
Auto
Liability
Texas
Houston Tire Shop Linked To Wheel Theft Ring Involving 7 Counties
Eleven people are believed to be connected to a multi-county crime ring that was concentrated on stealing tires and wheels, authorities said.
February 21, 2018
Auto
Texas
Truck Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing Five On California Freeway
At least five people were killed in fiery crash involving a truck that barreled through the center divider in Rialto, which shut down both sides of the 10 Freeway.
February 20, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Fraudster Files Auto Damage Claims Repeatedly Within 8 Months, Collects $85K
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today announced that Jamar Marlyn Jones, 31, of Edgewood, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on one count of felony theft scheme having a value of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000.
February 16, 2018
Auto
Fraud
Maryland
Florida Family On Vacation Injured By Drunken Wrong-Way Driver
Diego Arsenio Caceres is now facing a vehicular assault charge after being accused of driving drunk and injuring a Florida family and himself in a wrong-way crash on the Bronx River Parkway last week.
February 16, 2018
Auto
Liability
New York
Huge Sinkhole On Rome Street Swallows Half-Dozen Cars
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into a 10-meter (30-foot) -wide sinkhole that swallowed up a half-dozen cars on a residential street in Rome.
February 16, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Properties Damaged By Floodwaters In Eastern Kentucky
Tiffany Gambrell and Adam Joseph of Pineville stayed up late Saturday night and watched the water rise across the road from their home. By 4 a.m. Sunday, the high water mark was still far away, so they went to sleep thinking they were safe.
February 15, 2018
Auto
Property
Kentucky
Rising Cost Of Parts Fuels Interest Of Car Thieves
If you own a late model car or truck, and youve been in a wreck, you may still be shaking your head over the repair bill. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says todays vehicles are loaded with expensive parts and technology that increase the costs of repairs, even in what may be considered a minor accident.
February 15, 2018
Auto
Pro Golfer Involved In Car Crash Withdrdaws From Genesis Open
U.S. professional golfer Bill Haas escaped serious injury when he was involved in a fatal three-car collision on Tuesday in Los Angeles, but will drop out of a tournament as a result, his manager and local officials said on Wednesday.
February 14, 2018
Auto
Liability
California
Info Embedded In Digital Photos Disproves Collision Claim
A man from Pittston was arraigned Monday on insurance fraud charges alleging he provided false information about a vehicle crash two years ago.
February 14, 2018
Auto
Fraud
Pennsylvania
Truck Hauling Hydrogen Explodes On LA Street
A truck hauling highly flammable hydrogen exploded along Golden Springs Road in Diamond Bar on Sunday afternoon, prompting officials to evacuate area homes and businesses for fear of another blast, officials said.
February 13, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Pennsylvania Claims Investigators See Increase In Auto Insurance Fraud
Its often a crime of panic, not prudence, of chaos, not design, and Tom Donahue, a former insurance claims investigator, could see the pattern in the automobile crashes he scrutinized.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Fraud
Pennsylvania
Dozens Of Vehicles In Pileup On Michigan Interstate During Heavy Snowfall
Michigan State Police say 38 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash that shut down eastbound I-94 between Sprinkle Road and 35th Street in Comstock Township for hours.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Michigan
Police: Headlights Were Off In Michigan RV Drivers Fatal Florida Wrong-Way Crash
Authorities have determined that the headlights of an RV were not on at the time of a fatal wrong-way crash involving a Michigan couple in Florida on Tuesday.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Liability
Florida
Michigan
Multiple Wrecks In South-Central Montana During Freezing Rain
Vehicles piled up all over the Billings area Thursday as freezing rain fell throughout the region and prompted at least one highway closure in south-central Montana.
February 9, 2018
Auto
Liability
Montana



