WHITTIER, Calif.—Nearly two dozen Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits on a training run were injured Wednesday, five critically, when the group was struck by an SUV being driven on the wrong side of a road in the South Whittier area, just blocks from the training academy. The motorist, described only as a 22-year-old man,…

WHITTIER, Calif.—More than two dozen law enforcement recruits were injured, five critically, when they were hit by an SUV while running in formation Wednesday morning near the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s training center in South Whittier. The motorist, a 22-year-old Diamond Bar man, was taken into custody by authorities near the scene of the…

An electric vehicle maker backed by Amazon is recalling around 12,000 of its vehicles over an improperly fastened bolt that could increase the risk of a crash. The company, Rivian which makes upscale electric SUVs and trucks, reported a defect in three models in which a fastener in the steering system may have been inadequately tightened, according…

DETROIT—Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 large SUVs in the United States because the heating and cooling fan motors can fail and catch fire. The recall covers Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators from the 2015 through 2017 model years. The Dearborn, Michigan, company says in government documents that it has reports of 25 fires caused by…

GALVESTON, Texas—Four people riding in a golf cart were killed—including two juveniles—when an allegedly intoxicated man driving an SUV ran a stop sign at an intersection in Southeast Texas, police said. Miguel Espinoza, 45, has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Galveston, roughly 50 miles…

GALVESTON, Texas—Four people riding in a golf cart were killed—including two juveniles—when an allegedly intoxicated man driving an SUV ran a stop sign at an intersection in Southeast Texas, police said. Miguel Espinoza, 45, has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Galveston, roughly 50 miles…

A left-wing group wrote that its members are now deflating the tires of vehicles in the name of combatting “climate change” around the San Francisco Bay Area, according to social media posts. “ATTENTION – Your gas guzzler kills. We have deflated one or more of your tires. You’ll be angry, but don’t take it personally….

Toronto police say an SUV that stopped outside a home where a little girl’s remains were found in May has “no connection” with the case. Police said earlier this month they were looking for the vehicle – a dark-coloured Porsche SUV—as part of their investigation. They say officers have now located the vehicle and spoken…

DETROIT—U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into sticky power steering on thousands of older General Motors SUVs and will not seek a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says GM in 2014 issued “special coverage” to fix the problem on the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and other models. The coverage replaced a steering…

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Southern California police who responded to reports of screams from a sports utility vehicle over the weekend arrested a man after officers found the body of another man inside the SUV. Officers in the city of Anaheim Sunday morning saw a man getting out of the SUV that was parked in a residential neighborhood,…