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Motor Trend
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
Apple CarPlay Ultra's Coolest New Features
Were you one of those kids who taught themselves to identify cars at night by their headlights and taillights? I was. I was also one of those kids with a huge box of Hot Wheels and impressive collection of home-made Lego hot rods. I asked my parents for a Power Wheels Porsche 911 for Christmas for years, though the best I got was a pedal-powered tractor. I drove the wheels off it. I used to tell my friends I'd own a 'slug bug' one day. When I was 15, my dad told me he would get me a car on the condition that I had to maintain it. He came back with a rough-around-the-edges 1967 Volkswagen Beetle he'd picked up for something like $600. I drove the wheels off that thing, too, even though it was only slightly faster than the tractor. When I got tired of chasing electrical gremlins (none of which were related to my bitchin' self-installed stereo, thank you very much), I thought I'd move on to something more sensible. I bought a 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT and got my first speeding ticket in that car during the test drive. Not my first-ever ticket, mind you. That came behind the wheel of a Geo Metro hatchback I delivered pizza in during high school. I never planned to have this job. I was actually an aerospace engineering major in college, but calculus and I had a bad breakup. Considering how much better my English grades were than my calculus grades, I decided to stick to my strengths and write instead. When I made the switch, people kept asking me what I wanted to do with my life. I told them I'd like to write for a car magazine someday, not expecting it to actually happen. I figured I'd be in newspapers, maybe a magazine if I was lucky. Then this happened, which was slightly awkward because I grew up reading Car & Driver, but convenient since I don't live in Michigan. Now I just try to make it through the day without adding any more names to the list of people who want to kill me and take my job. Read More
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Suspects in Santa Fe carjacking arrested in Pojoaque after police chase
Two men and two women were arrested Friday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase through Pojoaque in a vehicle stolen in Santa Fe, according to police. Santa Fe police allege the group of four took part in robbing and carjacking a man at gunpoint early Friday morning and then drove off in his 1995 Geo Metro. Soon after, the group was spotted in the car on a highway north of the city, and officers from multiple agencies were called to assist during the apparently chaotic episode. Christopher Varela, 40, Edward Lucio, 43, Maribella Amor Gonzales, 26, and Consuelo Ortega, 27, were booked into Santa Fe County jail on various charges in connection with the alleged spree. Santa Fe police were called at about 6:30 a.m. Friday to a parking lot on Galisteo Road, south of Rodeo Road, where a man reported a group of four had just taken his car at gunpoint, police Deputy Chief Thomas Grundler said. The alleged victim told officers both of the men were armed with guns, and he said one of the men had pistol-whipped him while the other fired a shot, Grundler said. Santa Fe police issued a 'be on the lookout' alert to surrounding agencies for the white Geo Metro, and units from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office and Pojoaque Pueblo both spotted the vehicle driving north on U.S. 85/284 and tried to make traffic stops, Grundler said. New Mexico State Police were also called for assistance. Police scanner transmissions Friday morning indicated that before 7:30 a.m., Pojoaque police began a pursuit of the vehicle and attempted multiple times to ram the Metro in what are known as PIT maneuvers, or precision immobilization techniques. The chase continued onto N.M. 503, radio communications indicated, and the Metro was reaching high speeds, often driving against traffic flow in the wrong lanes. Officers were instructed to hold northbound traffic on the highway. Two state police units — and four total officers — assisted Pojoaque police in the pursuit, state police Sgt. Ricardo Breceda wrote in response to questions Friday afternoon. Breceda noted the chase came to an end across from the Cities of Gold Casino Hotel, where the four suspects were then arrested. Officials from the agencies involved in the chase did not provide details Friday about how exactly the pursuit ended or whether any injuries were reported. The four people arrested all reside in Santa Fe, and each has faced at least a handful of criminal charges in recent years ranging from shoplifting and drug possession to gun crimes, battery and kidnapping. They were each booked into jail Friday afternoon, and new charges were filed in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court. The details of some of the allegations were not available as of Friday evening. Varela and Lucio both face charges of armed robbery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. Varela also faces charges of aggravated fleeing from police and negligent discharge of a firearm, with police accusing him of firing a gun during the alleged robbery as well as being the driver during the chase. The two women arrested, Gonzales and Ortega, each face felony counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Gonzales also faces a count of felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device. Police noted there were active arrest warrants alleging failure to appear in court against Lucio and Ortega at the time of the arrest.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Teen killed in traffic collsion
An 18-year-old Red Bluff teen was killed on Rawson Road on Feb. 14 when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a Ford pickup. The California Highway Patrol reported the male teen was driving a 1991 Geo Metro north on Rawson Road approaching the intersection with Gyle Road around 2:41 p.m. As the driver, later identified as David Galvan Jr., was approaching the intersection, a 56-year-old man from Corning driving a 1995 Ford F350 pickup traveling west on Gyle Road was also approaching the intersection, according to the CHP. The teen driver of the Geo reportedly failed to stop at the Gyle Road stop sign and entered the intersection directly in the path of the westbound pickup, which struck the Metro directly on the passenger side, CHP said. Galvan suffered fatal injuries due to the impact and was pronounced deceased by responding medical personnel. The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries, however, his passenger, a 56-year-old woman from Corning, suffered major injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment, CHP reported. No other vehicles were involved in the collision, CHP said. The crash is still under investigation and anyone who may have information concerning this incident is asked to call the Red Bluff CHP office at 530-737-6746.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
Woman killed, others injured in Stark County crash: OSHP
PERRY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating after a deadly crash in Stark County on Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:11 p.m. on State Route 172, near Perry Drive, in Perry Township. According to state troopers, a 1994 Chevrolet Geo Metro was heading east on State Route 172 when the driver allegedly failed to yield while making a left turn onto Perry Drive. Schools closing, delayed across NE Ohio due to frigid temperatures Investigators said the Geo Metro was struck by a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica heading westbound. The Geo Metro driver, identified as 54-year-old Tracy Broyles of Canton, was taken to Aultman Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. A 26-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 'Really dangerous': Officials warn about Lake Erie ice conditions The Pacifica driver, a 33-year-old Franklin woman, and two children were taken to Mercy Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. State troopers do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
