Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Judge Allows ACLU to Join Lawsuit Over Sex Designation on Kansas Driver’s Licenses
Aug 21 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to force the state to list the sex that people were assigned at birth on their...
National Drunk Driving Fatalities Surge in 2021
Aug 21 2023 // The number of national drunk driving fatalities increased in 2021, according to a new report by online driver education platform Zutobi. In its analysis, Zutobi shared that 13,386 deaths were attributed to drunk driving in...
Orlando Debuts Self-Driving Shuttle to Whisk Passengers Around Downtown
Aug 18 2023 // There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it`s not going to require any human drivers. Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile...
Philadelphia Police Change Account of Shooting of Driver After Viewing Video
Aug 18 2023 // Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer earlier this week, acknowledging that the person was shot inside the car rather than outside and no longer saying that he fled a traffic stop...
Michigan DIFS Director Fox Urges Safe Driving Amid Increase in Crashes
Aug 17 2023 // Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox urged safe driving to safe lives and lower costs amid an increase in reported motor vehicle crashes. “Consistent with an unfortunate...
Legal, Ethical Questions on Autopilot Endure as Criminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends
Aug 17 2023 // A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County could end next month, the final step of a case believed to be the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist who was...
FedEx Faces Safety Issues as Driver Accidents, Insurance Costs Rise
Aug 16 2023 // FedEx Corp. is pressuring delivery contractors to improve safety after mounting accidents helped trigger a near-tripling of insurance costs over the decade. FedEx is requiring contractors that deliver packages on behalf of...
Congress Wades Into Self-Driving Debate With New House Bills
Jul 26 2023 // Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars while manufacturers seek federal permission to expand testing of the technology. The US House...
South Carolina Expands Ignition Interlock Law for Drunk Drivers
Jul 17 2023 // South Carolina is expanding the number of drunk driving offenders who must install temporary breathalyzers before taking the wheel. Under the new law, anyone convicted of driving under the influence will have to breathe...
Buggy Driver, 2 Teens Seriously Injured in Pennsylvania Crash Involving Minivan
Jul 12 2023 // A man and two teenagers riding in a buggy pulled by a horse were seriously injured in a crash with a minivan over the weekend, authorities said. State police in Centre County say the minivan struck the rear of the buggy on...
Kansas Attorney General Sues to Prevent Transgender People From Changing Driver’s Licenses
Jul 10 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver`s licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his...
Judge Delays Minimum Wage Hike for New York City App Drivers
Jul 10 2023 // A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers, a day after being sued by Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. City officials recently announced plans to...
Car Crashes Into New Hampshire Restaurant, Injures Dozens
Jul 5 2023 // A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle struck the Looney Bin Bar & Grill a little after 12:40 p.m. Sunday and came to a stop well...
Truck Driver Who Triggered Deadly Arizona Freeway Collision Had Just Been on Tiktok
Jul 4 2023 // A tractor-trailer driver was on the social media app TikTok just before causing a Phoenix-area freeway collision that killed five people, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced in a news...
Report Says Driver of Tanker Truck Lost Control on Off-Ramp, Causing I-95 Collapse
Jul 3 2023 // The driver of a tanker truck hauling gasoline lost control on a curved off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the truck to flip and catch fire, leading to the collapse of the northbound lanes in early June, federal safety...
Regulatory Weaknesses, Politics Driving Marketplace Exits, Industry CEOs Say
Jun 28 2023 // A trio of property/casualty carrier executives voluntarily offered their views on a growing insurance availability crisis in a state like California at an industry conference last week, pointing to regulatory disconnects...
Pennsylvania Senate Votes to Expand Ban on Driver’s Use of Phones
Jun 27 2023 // Pennsylvania’s state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and approved legislation on Thursday that would increase the penalties for motorists who are handling their cell phones for almost any...
Teenage Volleyball Player Who Lost Legs in St. Louis Accident Sues Drivers, City
Jun 23 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the Missouri city of St. Louis and two drivers who struck her in February, causing her to lose both legs. The lawsuit on behalf of Janae Edmondson...
Commuter Train Collision with Truck in Connecticut Seriously Injures Pickup Driver
Jun 16 2023 // A commuter train collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut on Wednesday, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at a Metro-North Railroad street...
Driver Whose Car Vaulted 120 Feet Over Truck: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
Jun 16 2023 // A woman whose car was captured on video vaulting into the air over a tow truck and crashing onto a Georgia highway says she’s recovering after spending two weeks in a hospital and undergoing several...
