Man charged in death of Florida Highway Patrol trooper killed in crash in line of duty
A suspect has been charged after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and a semi-truck driver died during a pursuit on Interstate 95 on Friday. Michael Anthony Addison, 30, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, in the death of a semi-truck driver who died while FHP Officer Zachary Fink and Addison were fleeing from law enforcement. He has been arrested […]
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper, Zachary Fink, killed in crash in line of duty
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a crash on Interstate 95 Friday morning. Officer Zachary Fink collided with a semi-truck while pursuing a felon suspect. According to FOX35. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the driver of a Kia vehicle that was traveling at excessive speed. Fink attempted to follow the […]
Florida Highway Patrol trooper killed in crash in line of duty: ‘Hero who died while helping people’
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a crash on Interstate 95 Friday morning. According to FOX 35, Officer Zachary Fink was pursuing a felon suspect when he collided with a semi-truck. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the driver of a Kia vehicle that was traveling at excessive speed. Fink attempted […]
Testing Suggests Highway Guardrails No Match for Heavy EVs
Preliminary test results released Thursday suggest highway guardrails may be no match for large electric vehicles (EVs), raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety systems. The Midwest Highway Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted crash tests using an approximately 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. It reportedly came as no surprise to researchers when a […]
Texas cop performs Heimlich maneuver on motorist choking on piece of gum in the middle of highway: video
Shocking footage shows the moment a quick-thinking Texas police officer saved a woman from choking on gum on the side of a busy highway last month. Mansfield Officer Chad Stevens performed the Heimlich maneuver on a woman on Jan. 13 after he pulled up next to her white Honda SUV. According to the video It […]
Video Shows Protesting French Farmers Turning Stretch Of Highway Into Field
French farmers are acting against the EU and the French government as if turning the highways leading to Paris into fields ready for sowing. Farmers have blocked roads with tractors and are now spreading soil across the main road. The video shows a protester using a tractor to spread dirt evenly over the surface of […]
Texas YouTuber Rendon Dietzmann, who filmed himself speeding over 150 mph on highway, wanted by police
Authorities in Colorado are searching for a YouTuber who allegedly filmed himself riding a motorcycle at such high speeds that he traveled between two major cities in 20 minutes instead of the usual hour. Rendon Dietzman, 32, of Texas, was killed on Sept. 28 while traveling on Interstate 25 from Colorado Springs to the Denver […]
Southern Airways Express makes emergency landing on Virginia highway
A chaotic landing in which a small passenger plane hit a guardrail Friday forced it to use a Virginia highway as a landing strip. Southern Airways Express Flight 246 made a “hard landing” on the Loudoun County Parkway shortly after takeoff from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport at 12:50 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation […]
Bipartisan House duo writes highway authorities expressing concern over traffic safety sign rule
Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (RN.J.) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Butt, calling for “unnecessary restrictions on federal transportation.” safety rules expressing concern about “federal government overreach.” Stanton posted: letter “Unnecessary overreach by the federal government could prevent states like Arizona and New Jersey from using […]
Bipartisan Senate duo writes highway authorities expressing concern over traffic safety sign rule
Democratic Representatives Greg Stanton (Arizona) and Thomas Kean Jr. (New Jersey) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Butt, raising concerns about federal traffic safety regulations. He expressed concern about “necessary federal overreach.” Stanton posted: letter “Unnecessary overreach by the federal government could prevent states like Arizona and New Jersey from using […]