Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Amtrak Train Crash into Car in Vermont Kills Driver, Injures Passenger
Oct 10 2023 // An Amtrak passenger train crashed into an SUV in southeastern Vermont, killing the SUV`s driver and injuring his passenger, authorities said. The state police said 53-year-old Craig Hudson, of Brattleboro, died in the...
Tesla Engineer Defends ‘Full Self-Driving’ Name at Crash Trial
Oct 6 2023 // A Tesla engineer in court on Wednesday rejected a lawyer’s suggestion that the company named its driver-assistant feature “Full Self-Driving” because it wanted people to believe that its systems had more...
Is Industry Prepared? Hail, Convective Storms, Population Now Driving Billions in Losses
Oct 4 2023 // Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large degree, right? Yes, but insurers also are seeing a...
Employer Hosting Golf Outing Not Liable for Drunk Driver, Pennsylvania High Court Says
Oct 2 2023 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to extend the state’s liquor liability law to social hosts. The high court cited a half-century of precedent in upholding lower courts in a case where an employer hosting a...
INSHUR Partners with Uber on Insurance Products for On-Demand Livery Drivers in Arizona
Sep 29 2023 // On-demand insurance platform INSHUR launched its insurance offering for on-demand livery drivers in Arizona, its second state in the U.S. following New York. This comes after the company’s acquisition of American...
Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Vermont Crash That Killed Actor Treat Williams
Sep 27 2023 // A Vermont driver pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Ryan Koss, 35, could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if he`s convicted of gross negligent operation with death...
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Have Human Drivers Ride in Autonomous Trucks
Sep 25 2023 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state. The...
EEOC Sues UPS, Alleging Discrimination Against Deaf Drivers
Sep 25 2023 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Friday said it sued United Parcel Service for disability discrimination, alleging the delivery firm refused to hire deaf or hearing-impaired individuals as...
California Truck Drivers Ask Governor to Sign Job-Saving Bill as Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Tested
Sep 21 2023 // California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the...
Thieves Swarm Luxury Malls in Southern California and Other Areas, Driving Retail Crime to $100B
Sep 19 2023 // It took just minutes for more than 20 thieves, clad in hoods and masks, to swarm the Nordstrom store in the Westfield Topanga shopping center and make off with $300,000 of handbags and other luxury items. A security guard...
Driver Killed as Loose Wheel Crashes into Vehicle on Interstate 70 in Indianapolis
Sep 13 2023 // INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A wheel came off a pickup truck on an Indianapolis freeway, bounced over a median and crashed into the windshield of another vehicle, killing its driver Monday, police said. The woman driving the...
MS Workers’ Comp Trust Can Seek Reimbursement From Driver in State Official’s Injury
Sep 8 2023 // A workers’ compensation fund for Mississippi state agencies can take subrogation action against the driver of an all-terrain vehicle that badly injured the then-chief of staff to the state’s lieutenant...
23 Injured as Driver Crashes SUV Into Texas Denny’s
Sep 6 2023 // ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A driver plowed through a wall of a busy East Texas restaurant, injuring 23 people. Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg, Texas said a man crashed his SUV into a Denny`s restaurant just off...
The Most Common Commercial Truck Accidents and Best Practices for Drivers to Avoid Them
Sep 5 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Protecting your fleet and maintaining steady operations today means implementing risk management practices to combat rising costs and reduce claims. Our...
Maine Police Say Driver on Drugs Swerved Off Road, Hit 4 Troopers
Aug 30 2023 // A motorist who veered off a highway and struck four state troopers was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, officials said Monday, as two of the troopers remained hospitalized. Three troopers and a...
Uber Raises Minimum Age for Most California Drivers to 25 over Insurance Costs
Aug 25 2023 // Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state. The new...
Woman Admits Bribing State Employee to Issue Driver’s Licenses Without Road Test
Aug 24 2023 // A woman has admitted to bribing an employee of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue driver`s licenses to people who never took a road test. Neta Centio, 56, of Taunton, pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of...
Employer Hosting Golf Outing Not Liable for Drunk Driver, Pennsylvania High Court Says
Aug 24 2023 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to extend the state’s liquor liability law to social hosts. The high court cited a half-century of precedent in upholding lower courts in a case where an employer hosting a...
Shot-at FedEx Driver, Now on Workers’ Comp, Has Been Fired, Attorney Says
Aug 23 2023 // A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. “I honestly feel disrespected,” the former...
Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud
Aug 23 2023 // Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate a system protected by face ID. They sound like the stuff of science...
