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Woman Charged in Drunk Driving Killing of Bride in South Carolina Seeks Bond

May 24, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—Defense attorneys are seeking bond for an alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road, killing the bride. Jamie Komoroski’s attorneys filed a motion last week that says she poses no flight risk or danger to the community, news outlets reported. It requested bond be set…

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2 Arrested in Death of Kansas 6-Year-Old Gunned Down While Playing Outside

May 20, 2023
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Two suspects have been arrested in the death of a 6-year-old boy nearly two weeks after he was gunned down as he played in the yard of a Kansas home with his uncle and a 7-year-old cousin, police announced Thursday. Police said 20-year-old Lakevis Sloan and a 17-year-old were taken into custody Tuesday evening as…

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Widowed Husband Sues Driver, Bars After DUI Crash Killed Bride on Wedding Night

May 19, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—The alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride. Four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman, identified as…

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Husband of 2-Time Olympic Champion Justyna Kowalczyk Killed in Avalanche

May 18, 2023
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WARSAW, Poland—The husband of two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk was killed Thursday in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, the Polish Mountaineering Support Foundation said. Sports climber Kacper Tekieli, who was 38, last posted on Facebook on Tuesday from Konkordia Hut in Fiescherthal, Switzerland. “He was most wonderful,” a post on Kowalczyk’s official Facebook page…

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Wisconsin Middle-Schooler Killed by Swerving Pickup While Waiting to Board School Bus

May 15, 2023
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EXCELSIOR, Wis.—A middle-school student waiting to board a school bus in Wisconsin was struck and killed Friday by a pickup truck that failed to slow down in time, authorities said. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the student at Webb Middle School in Reedsburg was fatally injured about 7:20 a.m. along Highway 23/33 in the…

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Sex Offender Fatally Shot 6, Then Killed Self, Official Says

May 6, 2023
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An Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children, and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free as his trial on new sex charges loomed. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said that the victims…

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Police Arrest 2 Injured in Shooting That Killed Girl, 12

April 27, 2023
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HARTFORD, Conn.—Hartford police said Wednesday that they have filed criminal charges against two teenagers who were wounded in a drive-by shooting that also killed a 12-year-old girl who was an innocent bystander. The shooter or shooters, meanwhile, remain at large. Authorities disclosed new information alleging one of the teens, 18-year-old Jeremy Francis, exchanged gunfire with…

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Man Sentenced to Life in Death of NYC Ambulance Driver

April 27, 2023
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NEW YORK—A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for killing a New York City emergency medical technician by running her over with her own ambulance. Jose Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the March 2017 murder of Yadira Arroyo, a 14-year Fire Department veteran and mother…

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Authorities: Suspect Arrested in Killing of Oregon Policeman

April 17, 2023
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ONTARIO, Oregon—Authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting an eastern Oregon reserve police officer after a car chase over the weekend, prosecutors said Monday. Officer Joseph Johnson, a 43-year-old reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department, was unable to return fire before he died Saturday night. The suspect fled, and Johnson was found…

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Irish Rally Driver Craig Breen Killed in Accident

April 14, 2023
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MUNICH—Rally driver Craig Breen was killed in an accident Thursday during a test event ahead of a world championship race in Croatia, his team said. Police were investigating the full circumstances of the 33-year-old Irish driver’s death, which was attributed to “skidding off track,” Daniel Šaškin, president of the organizing committee of the Croatia Rally,…

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