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Edmunds
a day ago
- Automotive
- Edmunds
Our Dodge Charger Daytona EV Had a Curious Case of Unintended Acceleration
There are certain things in my life that I simply expect to work the same every time. Water coming out of my kitchen faucet when I turn it on, for example, or the repetitive banality of a Hallmark holiday movie. A vehicle's accelerator and brake pedals would be on that list, too. Yet disappointingly, Edmunds' all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona couldn't get that right recently. Let's call this the curious case of a Dodge Charger's unintended acceleration. I'll get into it, but some background first. This Dodge Charger is part of Edmunds' One-Year Road Test fleet. These are vehicles that Edmunds' editorial team drives and lives with for a year (sometimes more), so we can better report on what the ownership experience is actually like. We bought our 670-horsepower Charger for $85,965 a few months ago, and I had been driving it for about a week in late May when the following situation occurred.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Driver in fatal Greenville car crash charged with death by vehicle
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A Greenville man has been charged with death by vehicle after a fatal car crash. Greenville police responded to reports of a two car collision on May 14, around 7pm, on SW Greenville Boulevard. An investigation revealed that a white Dodge Charger was speeding and using the center turn lane as a travel lane. The Charger allegedly merged into to traffic and collided with a blue Nissan that was leaving a Family Dollar parking lot. The driver of the Nissan, 24 year old Jalen Elijah Wright, was pronounced dead at the scene. The three occupants of the Charger sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Dodge Charger, 18 year old Avian Hewlett, was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, reckless driving/wanton disregard, speeding, unsafe tires and improper lane change. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Houston crime: Suspect sought after deadly shooting, carjacking on Southwest Freeway
The Brief A search is underway for a suspect involved in a deadly shooting and carjacking in Houston. Officials said it all started in the 11700 block of Southwest Freeway following a minor crash. HOUSTON - Houston police are searching for a suspect following a deadly shooting and carjacking on the Southwest Freeway on Thursday evening. What we know Houston police said they were called out to the 11700 block of Southwest Freeway in reference to two different incidents. The first was a minor crash between a Prius and a Dodge Charger. Officials said after the crash, the driver of the Charger took off on foot and ran down the service road toward south Wilcrest. At some point, officials said, the driver confronted someone in a Hyundai, fired several shots at the Hyundai, striking the driver. The driver then drove under the freeway, around to the Shell station across the freeway, and struck a pole there. Authorities stated a 911 call about a male was reported. The driver was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead with apparent gunshot wounds. Officials said, the suspect, who was unable to carjack the first vehicle, approached a second vehicle, a gray Audi, and was able to carjack that male. Police said the male got out of the car and is safe. Houston police stated they are attempting to locate the Audi. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male. If you have any information about this incident or where the gray Audi is, you're asked to contact the Houston Police Department or Houston Crime Stoppers. What we don't know Authorities did not provide any information as far as a license plate for the gray Audi. The victim involved in the attempted carjacking has not been identified. It's unclear why the driver of the Dodge Charger took off on foot. The Source Information provided by the Houston Police Department.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
2 arrested, ‘large quantity' of drugs seized in Laurel County investigation
LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Louisville man and a Manchester woman were arrested on Wednesday night after allegedly being found with a large amount of drugs during a London traffic stop. Court records show that just before 6:45 p.m. on May 28, detectives with the Laurel County Sheriff's Drug Interdiction Unit helped with a traffic stop on East 4th Street. The sheriff's office posted on Facebook that while searching a blue Dodge Charger driven by 44-year-old Johnny Asher of Louisville, authorities allegedly found 'a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, and a smoking pipe.' Popular Winchester festival announces shuttle service: Where to be during second weekend of June 2 arrested, 'large quantity' of drugs seized in Laurel County investigation Morehead man 'blacked out' after revealing $225K lottery win Asher was charged with first-degree conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, first offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia. An arrest citation shows that 49-year-old Roberta Ann Benge of Manchester was in the passenger seat of the Charger during the investigation. Benge allegedly told authorities she had a small plastic bag of marijuana under her clothes. She was arrested and charged with first-degree trafficking in two grams or more of methamphetamine, first offense—possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. The Laurel County drug investigation remains ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Guy Fleeing In Stolen Dodge Scat Pack Is His Own Worst Enemy
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Surprisingly, it's been a while since we've seen such a wild police chase as this one involving a stolen Dodge Scat Pack. It comes out of Atlanta and involves multiple Georgia State Patrol troopers trying to keep up with the much faster Mopar muscle car. But as is the case so often, the fleeing suspect is his own worst enemy, or rather his driving skills becoming originally got the trooper's attention was an obscured license plate on the Charger, thanks to one of those smoked covers. Unsurprisingly, when he was finally able to read and run the tag, it returned as registered to a Toyota. You can see in the footage everything is calm as the Dodge pulls into a gas station and the trooper follows, switching on his lights. Probably the suspect wanted to see if he was being tailed or not. Realizing he was, the guy steps on it and things get wild in a hurry. Our suspect wastes no time in dropping the hammer and doesn't loose it on some sweeping turns in the road. The car is definitely packing a Hemi and from the exterior trim, which has obviously been modified, it appears to be a Scat Pack. In other words, the GSP trooper has his work cut out for him. The Charger narrowly misses colliding with a Jeep, goes the wrong way on a one-way road, and blows through a red light, dusting his pursuer. But the trooper doesn't just give up as backup arrives in the area and they start combing for the muscle car. It doesn't take long for another trooper to spot the speeding Mopar and the chase is back on. Hopelessly outgunned as well, he struggles to even keep the fleeing Dodge in sight. Thankfully, by that point Atlanta Police Department's Phoenix air unit is tracking the suspect so troopers know where to turn. Troopers are still hard pressed to keep up. Our camera car at one point even catches some nice air off a railroad crossing. The chase takes them onto narrow residential streets with cars parked on the shoulders, requiring some tight maneuvering to get through. Sure enough, following directions from Phoenix, one of the troopers happens across the Dodge Charger just driving along at low speeds, like nothing happened. The suspect probably thought he lost the troopers since he hadn't seen any for a while, clearly not realizing an eye in the sky had been tracking him. Taking off again, the guy pushes the stolen muscle car, but his luck starts to run out. Approaching a narrow and busy intersection, he hits two cars, the Scat Pack sustaining damage as one of the tires slips the wheel rim and comes off. Desperate to get away, he keeps pushing the Charger, but the bare metal of the wheel rim causes him to lose control as he wrecks out big time into another vehicle, then slams nose-first into a power pole. Unfortunately, the car our suspect hits at the end careens off the road and into a ditch. At least the driver was caught after he fled on foot. To nobody's shock he apparently has a criminal history, including breaking into cars. Image via State Boyzzz/YouTube Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
