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Lax Oversight by California Agency Put Freeway at Risk Before 2023 Blaze, Audit Finds

Lax oversight by California’s transportation agency contributed to a destructive blaze last year that consumed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway used by hundreds of thousands of commuters, according to a state audit. While authorities determined the fire …

New Cars in California Could Alert Drivers for Breaking The Speed Limit

California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should it become law. …

US Regulator Launches Probe of VinFast Crash in California in Which Four Died

U.S. auto safety investigators said on Monday they have launched an investigation into the April crash of a VinFast 0TL.F, VFS.O VF 8 electric vehicle in Pleasanton, California, in which a family of four died. The National Highway Traffic Safety …

4 Killed in Yet Another Wrong-Way Highway Crash in Connecticut

A driver going the wrong way on Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway crashed head-on into a minivan early Thursday, killing all four people in the vehicles and closing one side of the highway for nearly seven hours, state police said. State police …

Driver Charged in Fiery Crash That Shut Connecticut Highway Bridge

A man accused of causing a fiery crash that shut down a major Connecticut highway bridge and killed a fuel delivery truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide, police said Thursday. State police said Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself …

NTSB Report Casts Doubt Truck’s Steering Locked in Crash That Killed Arizona Cyclists

A newly released report on a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of cyclists last year near Phoenix, Ariona, casts doubt about the driver’s claim that the vehicle’s steering locked up. The National Transportation Safety Board released …

APCIA Urging No to Utah’s HB 144 Bill on Right of Way

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association wants Utah senators to vote no on HB 144, a bill the APCIA says is confusing and could be interpreted as a drivers’ right of way on a green light is absolute. “Utah senators …

Report: Data From California Traffic Stops Shows ‘Pervasive Pattern’ of Racial Profiling

Black people accounted for nearly 13% of traffic stops in California in 2022, far above their 5% share of the state’s population, according to a report released Wednesday under a law designed to address racial profiling of motorists and pedestrians …

Nevada Drivers Can Now Add Symbol Identifying Certain Medical Conditions on License

Nevada drivers can now add a symbol that identifies certain medical conditions on their driver licenses, in an effort to improve safety on the roads, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announced this month. The “Star of Life” symbol has …

Five Died in Four Vegas Area Crashes Over 12-Hour Holiday Period

Two people died in separate vehicle crashes in the early hours of Christmas morning on Monday in the Las Vegas valley, bringing the total number of vehicle-related deaths in the area to five over a 12-hour stretch from Sunday afternoon …