An Ohio teenage girl was convicted of murder on Monday, accused of intentionally killing her boyfriend and his friend by crashing her car into a brick building going 100 mph last year. Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, was found guilty in a bench trial on 12 charges: four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, two… Continue reading Ohio teen convicted of intentionally crashing car at 100 mph into building, killing boyfriend and friend
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Car crashes into second floor of Pennsylvania house
A car crashed into the second floor of a house in a Pennsylvania town Sunday, authorities said. Authorities responded to the vehicle crash at a home in Decatur Township at 3:25 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said, adding that an investigation determined the crash was “an intentional act” and that charges were pending. The vehicle went… Continue reading Car crashes into second floor of Pennsylvania house
AI’s future could hinge on a California self-driving car vote
SAN FRANCISCO — A California state board is set to vote Aug. 10 on whether to allow tech companies Waymo and Cruise to launch a massive expansion of driverless taxi fleets in San Francisco, but the stakes are far bigger than local politics. The scheduled vote by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is shaping… Continue reading AI’s future could hinge on a California self-driving car vote
3 dead after freight train hits car in Oregon
Three people are dead after a freight train crashed into a car attempting to cross railway tracks north of Salem, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday. The vehicle, a 2002 Honda, was carrying four people when it was hit by the freight train on Wednesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Authorities… Continue reading 3 dead after freight train hits car in Oregon
NJ cop sentenced to prison for killing nurse with car and driving the body home
A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for striking and killing a nurse with his car, driving the body home and then returning to the scene after speaking to his parents. Louis Santiago, 26, had pleaded guilty to three felony counts, as well as driving while intoxicated, in… Continue reading NJ cop sentenced to prison for killing nurse with car and driving the body home
Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police wrongly ID car as stolen
Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint earlier this month after a typo lead police to wrongly believe their car was stolen. During the incident, an officer admitted to identifying the family’s license as being from Arizona, rather than their home state of Arkansas. The incident, which unfolded on July 23 in Frisco, Texas,… Continue reading Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police wrongly ID car as stolen