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Crash involving military trucks kills Navy sailor, injures 5 others in North San Diego County
SAN DIEGO — A 26-year-old Navy sailor was killed and five others were hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving a convoy of military trucks on south Interstate 5 near San Onofre State Beach on Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened south of Basilone Road about 6:50 a.m. local time when the convoy of five trucks began slowing down for unknown reasons, CHP Officer Juan Escobar said. “One of the truck trailers was pushed forward into the cab, causing fatal injuries to the driver,” who died at the scene, Escobar said in a statement. The name of the sailor wa...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Car goes airborne, smashes into vehicles and building at Fort Worth middle school
FORT WORTH, Texas — A car smashed into several other cars and ran into the side of a Fort Worth middle school building Monday afternoon. The driver was going south on Prospect Avenue where the street split into two lanes. The car possibly hit a curb and went airborne, flipped and crashed into the parking lot at JP Elder Middle School, said Officer Bradley Perez, a Fort Worth police spokesman. The car then hit the side of a resource center building on the school campus. Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl said the man driving the car was taken to a hospital, but the man’s conditi...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tiger Woods breaks silence 5 days after crash, thanks fellow golfers for ‘touching’ show of support
Tiger Woods broke his silence Sunday to say he’s going through a “tough time” after his near-fatal car crash but was deeply moved by fellow pro golfers and fans wearing his trademark red. “It is hard to explain how touching today was when I turned on the tv and saw all the red shirts,” he said in a Twitter post Sunday evening, the first post on his account in his own voice since the rollover crash. “To every golfer and every fan, you are truly helping me get through this tough time,” he tweeted. Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood and Cameron Champ were among the many players and fans ...
New York Daily News
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3 killed in plane crash after taking off from Gainesville, Georgia, airport
ATLANTA — Three people were killed Friday evening when a small plane headed from Georgia to Florida crashed into a ravine after taking off from a Hall County airport, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 182 crashed just after 6 p.m. about two miles northeast of Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Emma Duncan said. “The aircraft crashed shortly after departing from Gainesville on a planned flight to Daytona Beach,” Duncan said. Hall County Fire Services spokesman Zach Brackett said the plane went down just north of Memorial Park Drive. ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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8 Texas fire departments battle huge recycling plant fire
RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — Eight North Texas fire departments responded Thursday afternoon to a five-alarm industrial fire at a foam recycling facility at 2525 Handley Ederville Road in Richland Hills. The address is listed online with a company called Advanced Foam Recycling. About 125 fire department personnel including a hazardous materials team and officials from Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Bedford, Hurst, Watauga and Grapevine responded to the fire, which was reported about 12:30 p.m. and continued to burn more than three hours later. The 134,000-square-foo...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Paul Sullivan: Tiger Woods became an unlikely underdog who’s easy to root for. Can he make another comeback after his car crash?
The first TV report Tuesday afternoon showing Tiger Woods’ SUV on its side after his rollover accident caused instant flashbacks to Kobe Bryant’s tragic death 13 months ago in a helicopter crash. You feared the worst after hearing that Woods had to be extricated from the wreckage. Fortunately, Woods was conscious after the accident, and his injuries weren’t deemed life-threatening, according to reports. He was hospitalized with serious leg injuries, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, though details of his condition were unavailable as of early Tuesday evening. “H...
Chicago Tribune
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Biden to visit storm-ravaged Texas on Friday
President Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Friday to see firsthand the devastation wreaked by the winter storm and arctic cold wave. Biden and first lady Jill Biden will fly to the battered city as millions struggle to return to normal life after the storm knocked out water and power across Texas. The first family will meet with local leaders to discuss the ongoing recovery and will visit a COVID-19 health center where vaccines are being distributed. Biden last week vowed to visit Texas, but wanted to wait until his trip wouldn’t be a disruption to local authorities. “I don’t want to be a b...
New York Daily News
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Steve Hummer: Car crash is the latest test of Tiger Woods resilience
Now the only thing to do is stand by. All the sports world is a waiting room, filled with those nervously pacing and hoping for any good word on the status of Tiger Woods after his Tuesday morning single-car accident. As Jack Nicklaus, the only player who outranks Woods in golf, tweeted in part Tuesday, “Please join us in wishing Tiger a successful surgery and all the best for a full recovery.” Just a day ago we were concerned only about whether the 45-year-old Woods would be sound enough after another spinal surgery to play in April’s Masters. That’s so back page now. Put such relative trivia...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tiger Woods injured in car accident that required ‘jaws of life’ to remove him from vehicle, officials say
Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident in Southern California on Tuesday that required officials to use a “jaws of life” tool to remove him from the vehicle, according to authorities. The golf superstar was the lone occupant in the single vehicle roll-over collision in the Rolling Hills Estates and Ranchos Palos Verdes area, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Officials say Woods was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. ———
New York Daily News
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Biden to visit storm-ravaged Texas on Friday
President Joe Biden will travel to Houston Friday to see firsthand the devastation wreaked by the winter storm and Arctic cold wave. Biden and first lady Jill Biden will fly to the battered city as millions struggle to return to normal life after the storm knocked out water and power across Texas. They will meet with local leaders to discuss the ongoing recovery and will visit a COVID-19 health center where vaccines are being distributed. Biden last week vowed to visit Texas, but wanted to wait until his trip wouldn’t be a disruption to local authorities. “I don’t want to be a burden,” Biden s...
New York Daily News
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