Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
One in five truck drivers reports falling asleep at the wheel
Nov 20 2006 // When a tractor-trailer overturned on a Maryland road, it spilled lumber onto the roadway below and killed a motorist. The same week in a nearby Virginia community, a jury awarded $17 million to the family of a 17 year-old...
Laptop stolen from broker has Villanova University insured student driver data
Nov 19 2006 // A laptop computer stolen from an insurance brokerage firm contained the names, birth dates and driver’s license numbers of more than 1,200 Villanova University students and staff members, the school said. No Social...
One in five truck drivers reports falling asleep at the wheel
Nov 19 2006 // When a tractor-trailer overturned on a Maryland road, it spilled lumber onto the roadway below and killed a motorist. The same week in a nearby Virginia community, a jury awarded $17 million to the family of a 17 year-old...
Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving, La. Safety Official Says
Nov 15 2006 // Louisiana needs to outlaw using cellular phones while driving, but probably won’t, says the state’s top highway safety official. Jim Champagne, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission,...
Neb. Senator’s Driver’s Certificate Legislation Raises Questions
Nov 14 2006 // To combat problems created by uninsured drivers, Nebraska State Sen. Ray Aguilar of Grand Island plans to introduce legislation next year that would create a driver’s certificate. The certificate would allow a person...
Laptop Stolen from Broker Has Villanova Insured Driver Data
Nov 8 2006 // A laptop computer stolen from an insurance brokerage firm contained the names, birth dates and driver’s license numbers of more than 1,200 Villanova University students and staff members, the school said Thursday. No...
S.C. may put teen drivers’ cell phones on hold
Nov 6 2006 // A South Carolina legislator says he will file a bill before the end of the year to ban drivers under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving. Rep. Lanny Littlejohn says he wanted to extend the ban in his bill to all...
Navy, Marines battling fatal off-base car crashes
Nov 6 2006 // Frustrated Navy and Marine Corps officials are taking a hard line to try to reduce fatal traffic crashes off bases. The Navy has tallied the most traffic fatalities in more than a decade, and the Marine Corps had the...
Texas Truck Driver’s Fraud Conviction Nets Jail Time
Nov 1 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Arthur Menard of Spring, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges and a Travis County district court sentenced him to 14 months in jail. The...
Navy, Marines Battling Fatal Off-Base Car Crashes
Oct 24 2006 // Frustrated Navy and Marine Corps officials are taking a hard line to try to reduce fatal traffic crashes off bases. The Navy has tallied the most traffic fatalities in more than a decade and the Marine Corps had the...
Dear Ga. Parents: unsafe teen drivers nabbed
Oct 23 2006 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has launched a program to send letters to the parents of teen drivers who receive traffic citations or warnings from state troopers. The letters are to include the date and reason the teenager was...
S.C. Pol Wants to Ban Teen Drivers’ Cell Phone Use
Oct 19 2006 // A South carolina lawmaker says he will file a bill before the end of the year than would ban drivers under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving. Rep. Lanny Littlejohn wanted to extend the ban in his bill to all...
Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Texas
Oct 16 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County court sentenced Jerry S. Amaya of Cedar Creek, Texas, on workers’ comp fraud-related charges. The court sentenced Amaya to one year of probation and...
Deer Breeding Season Creates Driving Hazards in Kan.
Oct 12 2006 // Kansas state troopers are urging motorists to watch out as deer breeding season gets under way. The season, which lasts from October to December, causes an increase in car-deer collisions as bucks roam widely in search of...
N.D. Woman Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Charges of Abuse, Drunken Driving and Lack of Insurance
Oct 12 2006 // A North Dakota woman whose 8-month-old son was found wedged on the floorboard behind the driver’s seat of her car has pleaded not guilty to a charge of abuse or neglect of a child. Sarah Dawn Gwin, 25, of Mandan,...
LWCC Stresses Driver Safety in the “Mobile Workplace”
Oct 3 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers throughout the state to educate their employees about driving safely in the “mobile workplace.” As part of this campaign, the...
N.H. Considers ‘Degraduated’ License, More Tests for Elderly Drivers
Sep 27 2006 // New Hampshire’s motor vehicles director wants elderly drivers to be tested more often. Virginia Beecher told the New Hampshire Sunday News she supports shortening the renewal time as drivers age. She said older...
Travelers Offers Texas Hybrid Drivers 10% Discount on Auto Coverage
Sep 26 2006 // Texas hybrid car owners can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount on auto insurance offered by Travelers, the company announced. The discount complements other Texas perks for hybrid drivers. The company clarified...
Driver service aims to keep drunks off roadways
Sep 25 2006 // Hoping to keep potential drunken drivers off the road, a new designated driver service is offering rides home for its customers and their cars. PointZero8, which started giving rides in San Antonio, Texas, in early...
Driver service aims to keep drunks off roadways
Sep 25 2006 // Hoping to keep potential drunken drivers off the road, a new designated driver service is offering rides home for its customers and their cars. PointZero8, which started giving rides in San Antonio, Texas, in early...
