Category: road

Police Surveillance of London Road Network Could Face Legal Challenge

The privacy campaigning organisation Open Rights Group has teamed up with a Green Party politician to challenge measures that would allow police to put under surveillance tens of thousands of motorists driving around London every day. The steps were taken without public consultation by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. In 2014 Khan’s predecessor, Boris Johnson,…


VIDEO: Officer Escorts Duck and Her Babies Across Busy Road, ‘First Class Service Right Here!’

A kind police officer who herded a mother duck and her ducklings safely across a busy road has touched the hearts of his Arizona community. California-born Casey Walag, 41, a full-time realtor from Chandler, Arizona, captured the “VIP style” escort on film. She was driving down Riggs Road to collect her 3- and 5-year-old girls from…


Fullerton Residents Urge for Roads to Be Fixed

Fullerton, California, residents are calling on city officials to address road issues amid infrastructure concerns. “The roads in the surrounding Brea, La Habra, Placentia, [and] Anaheim are so nice,” Teresa Denker, a Fullerton resident, wrote on social media. “Fullerton is like another country.” Residents on a community Facebook page complained about the city’s lack of…


Third Person Dies in Mississippi Highway Collapse

HATTIESBURG, Miss.—A third person has died as a result of a highway collapse in south Mississippi two weeks ago. Amanda Williams of Wiggins died Saturday after being hospitalized since the Aug. 30 collapse, WLOX-TV reports. The collapse on Highway 26 outside Lucedale in George County, which occurred during torrential rain brought by Hurricane Ida, caused…


Crash Victim Recalls Terror After Mississippi Road Collapse

LUCEDALE, Miss.—A teenager said she could hear the terrifying sounds of other vehicles crashing around—and on top of—the pickup truck where she and her mother were trapped after the truck plunged into a dark, muddy pit when a Mississippi highway collapsed during torrential rain brought by Hurricane Ida. “I saw a black hole, then I…


Pregnant Woman Killed in Road Rage Incident, Police Say

By Donovan X. Ramsey From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES–A 23-year-old resident of Long Beach and her unborn child were killed Sunday afternoon after a road rage incident that ended in a three-car collision. One man, who was later arrested, was also injured along with a 10-year-old boy. According to the Long Beach Police Department,…


Video: Patient Motorists Wait as Mama Bear Struggles to Cross Road With 4 Unruly Cubs

Motorists in Winchester, Connecticut, waited patiently as an exasperated female black bear tried to ferry her four cubs across the road. With traffic halted, many motorists took out their phones to record the hilarious, relatable ordeal. The bear was attempting to cross Rowley Street, a busy road with a 40 mph speed limit. A police cruiser…


2 Face Arraignment in Road Rage Shooting That Killed Boy, 6

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Southern California couple could face a murder charge over a road rage shooting that killed a six-year-old boy last month on a freeway, authorities said. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, were expected to be arraigned Tuesday in the death of Aiden Leos, who was shot as his mother drove…


Mother Eulogizes Southern California Boy Killed in Road Rage Shooting

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—The mother of a Southern California boy killed in a road rage shooting remembered him Saturday as a six-year-old with a vocabulary beyond his years who exuded warmth and tenderness. “He gave us such joy, giving us purpose to our life. I felt so honored to be Aiden’s mommy,” Joanna Cloonan said at…


Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapses Onto Road; 23 Dead

MEXICO CITY—An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officials said. Rescuers initially searched a car left dangling from the overpass for anyone who might be trapped. Those efforts were suspended early…