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2 Airlifted After High-Speed Rollover Near Fernley
KOLO
According to the US Dept of Transportation the Nevada highway with the highest number of both accidents and fatality's in Nevada is actually I-15 in Clark County. The highest number of accidents on a US highway is actually I-95 in Florida.

Man killed in north Edmonton motorcycle crash
Edmonton Journal
Traffic investigators were on scene at 153rd Avenue and 139th street early Monday morning, where a motorcycle crashed at about 1:30 am The motorcyclist died after hitting the barrier at what police believe was a high speed, said Staff Sgt. Dan Jones.

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Don't Blame Contact Sports
Sports Central
... high-speed collisions and blows to the head are a fundamental part of the sport. That's true. But it's only part of the story. Looking at all levels of competition (not just the NFL), at least one fatality occurs in football almost every year.

Keeping cool on hot pursuit
Daily Herald (blog)
According to the FBI, innocent third parties who just happened to be in the way make up 42 percent of persons killed or injured during high-speed chases. And one out of every 100 high-speed pursuits results in a fatality. Balancing the need for arrest ...

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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Crashes with police in Tennessee, Georgia injure hundreds every year
Chattanooga Times Free Press
"If more officers knew about [Thurman's death] maybe they'll think about it and drive a little more cautious when it's not an emergency," said Thurman's son, Michael. But police say officers are often the ones hurt by drivers who aren't paying ...

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Pursuits pit safety against desire to catch criminals
Springfield News Sun
It also said one of every 100 high-speed pursuits results in a fatality. Warren County Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Dulle died a year ago Thursday after being struck by a stolen vehicle fleeing from law enforcement. Dulle was deploying Stop Sticks to puncture ...

WINA AM 1070
Charlottesville Man Caught After High Speed Chase
WINA AM 1070
The mother and sister of the late Yeardley Love have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against George Huguely. Albemarle Police are looking into a report of somebody firing a gun on Premier Circle off 29 North. A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows ...

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BigPond News
Police use motorists as 'human shields' during high-speed chase on the Hume ...
Herald Sun
Assistant Commissioner Fontana said if the car was not stopped a fatality was a high chance. He said the incident would be investigated and he was unsure how how civilians became involved. "Some of these situations are very difficult to deal with," Mr ...
Police use motorists as human shields during high speed chaseNEWS.com.au (blog)

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Hail Causes Fatality in Downtown St. Louis
Patch.com
By Chase Castle Dangerous weather on Saturday made its marks throughout St. Louis, with traffic issues, hail damage and even a death downtown when high-speed winds turned over a beer tent near Busch Stadium. With such extreme weather over the weekend, ...

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Car crash likely to go to trial
Peoria Journal Star
By GARY L. SMITH The trial of the Toulon teenager, accused of "huffing" while driving in a high-speed triple-fatality car crash late last year, is at least a few months away, lawyers said Thursday. Morgan Blakey, 19, appeared at an initial pretrial ...