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Vagrant Vandalizes 80 Vehicles In Hospital Parking Garage

A homeless man is facing charges after he damaged about 80 cars on the second and third floor of a parking garage for Lancaster General Hospital/Penn Medicine. Jere Lyons, 55, is facing criminal mischief, defiant trespass, and possessing instruments of a crime.
December 5, 2018 Auto Pennsylvania

224 Crashes Statewide As Utah Sees Winter’s First Major Snowstorm

More than 200 crashes were reported statewide, and officials are urging caution for those traveling, after much of Utah turned into a winter wonderland Sunday.
December 4, 2018 Auto Liability Utah

23 Off-Season Tornadoes Confirmed In Illinois, 500 Homes Affected

Central Illinois residents on Monday continued assessing damage from rare December tornadoes, including a half-mile-wide one that injured at least 20 people.
December 4, 2018 Auto Property Arkansas Illinois Missouri Oklahoma

More Than Two Dozen Vehicles Pile Up On Icy Indiana Street

More than 20 cars were involved in a pileup on 96th Street between Hazel Dell and Allisonville. Freezing rain created dangerous driving conditions and slick roads this morning. The area is expected to remain closed for several hours while police and emergency crews work to clean it up.
November 29, 2018 Auto Liability Subrogation Indiana

Brand New Toyota RAV4 Catches Fire, Cause Undetermined

Late at night in the middle of June, on a leafy residential street in Minneapolis, Hayling Han was awoken by an odd popping noise. She told her husband Heap that it sounded like firecrackers. Shortly before 1 a.m. that night, the sensors on the couple’s motion-activated surveillance camera also detected that something was happening.
November 27, 2018 Auto Minnesota

Casey Anthony’s Dad Has ‘Incapacitating’ Injuries After Car Crash On Deadliest Highway Stretch In Country

George Anthony, the dad of Casey Anthony, has “incapacitating” injuries following a weekend car crash in Daytona Beach, Florida. Anthony was driving Saturday on Interstate 4 — which was recently named the most deadly highway stretch in the country — when he lost control of his vehicle and it overturned several times.
November 27, 2018 Auto Liability Florida

Manhattan Driver Accidentally Hits Seven Pedestrians, Killing One

A car running in reverse struck seven pedestrians in New York City on Monday and one person died in the apparent accident, officials said. The 70-year-old driver may have mistaken the gas pedal for the brake as he was attempting to reverse into a parking spot, said New York Police Department Fifth Precinct Executive Officer Michael Gulinello.
November 27, 2018 Auto Liability New York

State Farm Lawsuits Claim Agents Faked Signatures

A dozen lawsuits have been lodged against State Farm agents over claims that the agents deceived customers about the type of coverage they had – even going as far as to forge customers’ signatures to waive options for additional coverage.
November 21, 2018 Auto Litigation Kentucky

AAA Predicts 54.3 Million Travelers This Thanksgiving Holiday

AAA projects 54.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 percent increase compared to last year.
November 21, 2018 Auto Liability

Auto Theft On Rise In North Texas; 1 Stolen Every 54 Minutes In Dallas

A vehicle is reported stolen in Dallas on average every 54 minutes and the problem is getting worse. While overall property crime in North Texas is down, auto thefts in Dallas have increased more than 18 percent in the past year.
November 20, 2018 Auto Texas

Clinic Owner, Doctor, Lawyer Charged In $1 Million Insurance Scam

A clinic owner, a doctor and an attorney are among those charged in connection with a $1 million insurance scam, New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood has announced.
November 19, 2018 Auto Fraud New York

Insured Losses From Camp And Woolsey Wildfires Estimated At $9-13 Billion: RMS

Risk modeling firm RMS said on Monday that it estimated insured losses from the Camp and Woolsey wildfires, which ravaged California, between $9 billion and $13 billion.
November 19, 2018 Auto Catastrophe Property California

Why A Missouri Scrap Metal Law Is To Blame For Soaring Car Thefts In Kansas City

While property crime has mostly been going down over the last decade, one kind has spiked in Missouri. Auto thefts are up. Way up. “Missouri is a leader, unfortunately in the nation in terms of auto theft,” says Cpl. Nate Bradley with the Missouri Highway Patrol.
November 16, 2018 Auto Missouri

Fatal Chain Reaction Crash Involved 5 Big Rigs On Berks County, Pennsylvania Interstate

Two people died in a chain reaction crash involving several big rigs on Interstate 78 westbound in Windsor Township, Berks County, Wednesday afternoon.
November 16, 2018 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation Pennsylvania

Season’s First Icy Road Conditions Trigger Dozens Of Accidents In Northeastern Ohio

Rain, freezing rain and sleet combined to create a nightmare on roads and bridges in southern Summit and Stark counties early Thursday, resulting in numerous crashes and one fatality.
November 16, 2018 Auto Liability Ohio
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