The parking lot of the strip center near Beechnut and Highway 6 began 2018 with reminders of 2017 strewn across the asphalt. Countless cardboard containers, most of them charred beyond recognition are evidence of a huge fireworks party that left a mess for the strip center and incredible damage to one man’s car.

Slippery conditions from a Saturday snowfall helped cause a big increase in the number of accidents investigated by State Police during the long New Year’s holiday weekend. From 12:01 a.m. on Friday to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, troopers responded to 494 accidents.

A chain-reaction crash resulted in a multi-vehicle pileup along a major west Michigan highway. The year 2017 ended with winter weather wreaking havoc on roads.

A Brooklyn woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly filing a fake insurance claim to a Woodbury company for a car that she knew was seized by police, according to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.

A brief but intense snowstorm swept across the Spokane region Friday, causing slick roads that led to scores of accidents.
But does the snow signal a wintry change in what has been a dry December?

Hyundai and Kia are recalling a total of approximately half a million compact cars over a brake light issue. Specifically, the recall affects 363,932 Hyundai Elantras from model years 2013-2014 and 134,366 Kia Fortes (Koup variety included) from model years 2012-2014.

Opportunities for “broker-driven” usage-based auto insurance are likely to be down the road, but brokers are telling a large Canadian mutual that their insurance customers don’t want their insurers monitoring how they use their vehicles.
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Whiteout conditions are believed to have caused a 25 vehicle pile-up Wednesday afternoon on southbound U.S. 131 near 2 Mile Road in Osceola County.

sed several other vehicles to then become involved in a multiple vehicle crash while attempting to avoid the original crash.

“I get a call from police saying they tried to stop them, and sure enough they hit a pole,” says Kynisha Pugh. It was last month when police say two girls stole a car and crashed it into a power pole on St. Bernard Avenue.

When a car slams into the side of a tractor-trailer and slides underneath, the results can be horrific. Many of a car’s safety features are rendered worthless. The top of the car may be sheared off; the occupants are often decapitated.

The State Insurance Commissioner’s Office said it suspects it will see thousands of claims following Friday’s snowstorm. Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland learned Monday that the complaints range from food spoilage, extended power outages and car wrecks.

A 24-year-old Santa Ana woman was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for fleeing the scene after fatally hitting a pedestrian and then falsely reporting to her insurance company that her vehicle had been vandalized.

The thieves didn’t just unlock the doors, they took them. That’s what a Patterson Park couple discovered when they looked out their window and saw their car Sunday morning.

In a hopeful sign, thousands of firefighters were making headway Tuesday against the vast Thomas Fire in Southern California, with winds decreasing to 15 to 25 mph and the Santa Ana wind event beginning to wane. The blaze, which is larger than New York City, was about 25% contained Tuesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire.

Businesses suffered a 50 per cent increase in motor insurance claims over the weekend as snow blanketed large parts of the UK forcing drivers to contest with poor visibility and icy roads.