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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Yahoo
Young man killed in western Wisconsin crash
A 21-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in western Wisconsin Thursday evening. The crash was reported in the Town of Kinnickinnic at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, with the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office called to CTH SS near STH 65 north of River Falls. A 2003 Ford Excursion was eastbound on CTH SS when it left the road and rolled in a ditch. The driver, 21-year-old Landon Lemere, was ejected from the vehicle. The sheriff's office says Lemere was not wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It marks the third fatal crash in St. Croix County so far this year. Note: The details provided in this story are based on law enforcement's latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
N.Y. limo rides will now come with pre-trip safety presentation as state continues crackdown
Apr. 26—Limousine rides will now come with a pre-trip safety presentation, part of a slate of state laws passed in recent years to address limo safety after the 2018 Schoharie crash that killed 20 people, including a Watertown couple. As of Wednesday, limo operators are required to provide a pre-trip safety presentation, indicating the emergency exits, fire extinguishers, window break tools and how to use them. "The purpose of this safety briefing is to familiarize passengers with the safety features and tools available to them in case they ever need to use them," said Mark J.F. Schroeder, commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles. "It's just one of many steps the state has taken to make renting a limousine safer for consumers. Stretch limousines are usually rented when someone is celebrating an important milestones or occasion in their lives. They deserve to know that the vehicle is safe and what they can do to protect themselves if an emergency does happen." Limos have gotten a particularly close review from state safety officials and lawmakers since the 2018 crash. On Oct. 6 of that year, a group of friends from around upstate New York, including Mary and Rob Dyson of Watertown, were headed to a birthday celebration in Otsego County when the brakes failed on the limousine they were riding in and it plummeted down a steep hill in Schoharie County. The limo crashed through a three-way intersection, barreled through the parking lot of a country store and struck an SUV before continuing into a ditch. Two people who were getting into the SUV, and all 18 people in the limo died in the crash. Investigators found that the Saratoga Springs limo company, run by a prolific FBI terrorism informant and his sons, had failed to properly maintain the vehicle, which had failed a recent inspection but was falsely given reauthorizations to operate. The vehicle, a heavily modified 2001 Ford Excursion, was also being driven by someone who lacked the appropriate passenger-specific endorsement on his commercial driver's license. Nauman Hussain, the son of the limo company's owner and the operator of the company leading up to and during the crash, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter and is in Attica state prison in Western New York. Since that crash, New York authorities have pushed hard to make the stretch limo industry safer, focusing on vehicles that, like the vehicle in the Schoharie crash, are consumer-sourced vehicles specially modified to be extra-long, high-capacity, luxury transportation. Since 2022, the DMV has revoked 98 stretch limo registrations for falsified paperwork, revoked or suspended 21 driver's licenses for improperly registered limos since 2023, charged and arrested 20 people with misdemeanors or felonies for fraudulently registering or operating a limo, and filed administrative actions like fines, penalties or revocations against 79 inspection shops and 96 vehicle inspectors for falsifying inspection reports since 2023. Some people in the industry have posited that the combination of press, regulatory and legislative attention that stemmed from the crash led to at least a 60% decline in the number of operating limo companies, although those estimates came at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic was leading to event cancellations and a drop in social outings.
South Wales Argus
23-04-2025
- South Wales Argus
Newport limousine driver banned after serious Cardiff crash
Gary Allen, 63, from Newport pleaded guilty to causing serious injury to Keith Freemanto Keith Freeman by careless driving on Dumfries Place in Cardiff. The incident took place last summer at around 5.05pm on the afternoon of Saturday, August 10, 2024. At the time of the crash, South Wales Police appealed for witnesses to the crash to come forward. A spokesperson said: "At approximately 5.05pm on Saturday, August 10, a road traffic collision involving a limousine and a pedestrian occurred on Dumfries Place, Cardiff. "The pedestrian, a 69-year-old man, was crossing the carriageway when he was struck by the black-and-white Ford limousine, which was travelling in the direction of the city centre. "The man suffered significant injuries and was conveyed to hospital.' Allen, of The Moorings, Newport was banned from driving for 12 months after he appeared for sentence at Cardiff Magistrates' Court. He must pay £1,429 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. The defendant was driving a Ford Excursion limousine.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
22-year-old dies in Wessington accident
A driver died on Wednesday after she rolled in a ditch west of Wessington, South Dakota. Kila Louann Good, 22, of Highmore, died Wednesday morning in a single vehicle crash on SD Highway 14, one mile west of Wessington, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Preliminary crash information indicates Good, who was driving a 2005 Ford Excursion, was traveling eastbound at around 9:30 a.m. April 2 on US Highway 14 near mile marker 314 when the vehicle left the roadway and entered the north ditch where it rolled, reports state. Good died at the scene, the Highway Patrol states. Road conditions may have been a contributing factor in the crash, the report states. The South Dakota Highway Patrol states the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary. The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. This article originally appeared on Aberdeen News: 22-year-old dies in wessington car accident
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Name released in deadly crash of Highmore woman
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The name of a 22-year-old Highmore woman who died in a single vehicle crash near Wessington has been released. Kila Louann Good was traveling east in a 2005 Ford Excursion near US Highway 14 mile marker 314 when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled in the Northbound ditch. GreatLIFE is now employee owned Good died at the scene. Road conditions may have been a contributing factor in the crash. All information released is preliminary and the South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
