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  • Man dies after Scots Tesco car park crash which saw air ambulance called in

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    Emergency crews were at the Tesco store on Meadow Place Road in Edinburgh this morning.

    16:51, 18 Feb 2026Updated 16:58, 18 Feb 2026

    A man has died following a crash in a Scots supermarket car park, which an air ambulance was deployed to. Emergency crews raced to Tesco on Meadow Place Road in Edinburgh this morning.

    An alarm was raised at around 9am today following a crash with a pedestrian and a blue Volkswagen Polo. An air ambulance attended the scene but a 66-year-old man, who was treated at the scene, died a short time later.

    His next of kin are aware. There were no other reported injuries. The area at the car park was closed for enquiries to be carried out and reopened around 1.20pm.

    Photos taken at the scene show a heavy police and ambulance presence with the area cordoned off with police tape.

    One resident reported a large police presence with “loads of four-by-fours” and “an intense” scene. The local told Edinburgh Live: “My son’s dad was driving past and there were loads of four-by-four, police cars.

    “There was an extremely heavy police presence there. He called to say, ‘What’s going on?’ He said it was quite intense.”

    Sergeant Paul Ewing said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what occurred and I am appealing to anyone who has information to come forward.

    “In addition, anyone with dash-cam footage which may assist is asked to please contact us. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting incident number 0688 of 18 February, 2026.”

    A Police Scotland spokesperson continued: “Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Edinburgh. The incident happened around 9am on Wednesday, 18 February, 2026, within a supermarket car park on Meadow Place Road, and involved a pedestrian and a blue Volkswagen Polo.

    “Emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended and the pedestrian, a 66-year-old man, was treated at the scene however died a short time later. His next of kin are aware.

    “There were no other reported injuries. The area at the car park was closed for enquiries to be carried out and reopened around 1.20pm.”

    A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson earlier added: “We received a call at 09:05 to attend a road traffic collision on Meadow Place Road, Edinburgh. We dispatched two ambulances, a paramedic response unit (PRU), a critical care paramedic (CCP), and an air ambulance to the scene.”

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  • Driver with prior DUI convictions fatally strikes teen walking to school

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    A California man with two DUI convictions has been charged with murder in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old boy as he walked to school, authorities said.

    Bradley Gene Funk, 59, who was on probation for a 2021 DUI conviction, allegedly struck a curb early Tuesday in Dana Point and plowed into Luis Adrian Morales-Pacheco as the boy headed to Niguel Hills Middle School with his older brother, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

    Funk, of Dana Point, allegedly fled the scene after striking the teen, whose brother was not injured. He was arrested a few miles away after his white GMC pickup lost a tire and witnesses helped deputies track him down, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.

    Luis, of San Juan Capistrano, suffered serious injuries in the collision and died at a hospital.

    “The death of a child leaves a hole in the heart of our entire community,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement Thursday. “Luis did not have to die and the driver who killed him was told over and over again of the lives he would be risking if he got behind the wheel intoxicated, and he did it anyway. And now Luis’ family is forced to live without their little boy whose smile could light up a room—all because a stranger made a selfish decision and Luis and his entire family paid the ultimate price.”

    Funk, who pleaded guilty to DUI in two separate cases, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder and hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury. He remains in custody as of early Friday, jail records show.

    In California, motorists convicted of DUI are required to receive a Watson advisement—informing them they could face a murder charge if they kill someone while driving under the influence. Funk received that instruction in both of his cases, Spitzer said.

    Funk, who was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI, murder and hit-and-run, was on probation in connection with his prior convictions, sheriff officials said. Funk had been convicted in DUI cases in November 2020 and January 2021, according to court records cited by the Los Angeles Times.

    In July 2020, Funk was booked on suspicion of DUI in two separate incidents within three days after hitting two cars near Capistrano Union High School before fleeing. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor hit-and-run with property damage and DUI in one incident and DUI in the second, the Times reported.

    Funk was sentenced to five years’ probation, including a stipulation that he couldn’t drive a vehicle with alcohol in his system. His license was suspended in July 2021 and reinstated in February 2023, DMV records cited by the newspaper show.

    Funk remains held without bail ahead of his arraignment scheduled for December 10. His court-appointed attorney, Joel Garson, said he didn’t have enough evidence Thursday to seek bail in the case, KTTV reported.

    An online fundraiser for Luis’ family had eclipsed $59,000 as of early Friday.

    “Luis Adrian was a bright light in the world known for his smile,” the GoFundMe listing reads. “He was generous, he loved to protect younger kids, he also loved his family and God with all his heart. He was always happy, loving and hungry.”

    Classmates of the charismatic sixth-grader are also struggling to process Tuesday’s deadly crash, KABC reported.

    “He was a very kindhearted person,” classmate Harper Waters told the station. “He didn’t make just me, but he made a lot of kids smile. I’d walk into that class with such a bad attitude, and I’d come out with a smile because of him.”

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  • 9 taken to hospital after I-225 crash in Aurora

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    Nine people were taken to the hospital Friday night after a seven-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 225 in Aurora that closed the highway several hours, police officials said.

    The crash happened on I-225 near Parker Road at 10:24 p.m., Aurora police said on social media. Police initially reported the crash involved nine vehicles, but later revised that to seven vehicles.

    While nine people were taken to the hospital, only one had serious injuries, spokesperson Matthew Longshore said Saturday.

    Investigators believe the crash happened when one driver, a 17-year-old boy, failed to yield to other vehicles that were slowing down for a separate crash.

    The teen hit “numerous” vehicles and injured himself and a teen passenger, Longshore said. He was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant when he was released from the hospital and was also cited for the crash.

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  • Sixth Avenue closed in Aurora after crash that injured 2

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    Sixth Avenue is closed in both directions between Toledo and Vaughn streets following a crash that hospitalized two people, according to Aurora police.

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  • SUV flies over pool, crashes through home and injures 2 inside, Florida cops say

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    The Hyundai Santa Fe entered from the backyard, injuring two women inside the home, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

    The Hyundai Santa Fe entered from the backyard, injuring two women inside the home, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

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    Two women became car crash victims while indoors when a vehicle went airborne, sailed over a swimming pool, then “fully entered” a home, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

    Four people in all were hospitalized, including the driver, troopers said.

    The crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, when a 46-year-old woman suffered a medical emergency while driving a Hyundai Santa Fe in Holiday, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

    The SUV went airborne after it struck a pool in the home’s backyard, then crashed through a back wall, officials say.
    The SUV went airborne after it struck a pool in the home’s backyard, then crashed through a back wall, officials say. Florida Highway Patrol photo

    “The vehicle accelerated and entered the property of 3226 Bahia Drive, colliding with a chain link fence, a wood fence and a swimming pool at the residence in successive order,” investigators said. “Upon impact with the edge of the pool, the vehicle became airborne and struck the east side of the home. The vehicle fully entered the home and injured two Holiday women, aged 40 and 42 years, who were inside the residence.”

    A series of photos shared by state troopers show the SUV entered the home via the backyard, then knocked down interior walls and drove over furniture.

    The two women in the home suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a hospital . The driver and a 9-year-old boy in her vehicle had minor injuries and also were taken to a hospital, officials said.

    Identities of the people involved were not released, and investigators did not say if there were charges in the crash.

    Holiday is in Pasco County, about a 30-mile drive northwest from Tampa.

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    Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology.

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  • Woman dies, infant injured after SUV crashes head-on into RTD bus in Aurora

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    A woman died and an infant was injured when a Mercedes SUV driven by the woman collided head-on with an RTD bus Thursday evening in Aurora.

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  • High-speed motorist loses control of BMW in Arapahoe County, lands upside-down between horse trailers

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    Arapahoe sheriff deputies, South Metro firefighters and Colorado State Patrol investigate an injury accident on South Parker Road north of South Chambers Road on Sept. 1, 2025. (Provided by Arapahoe Sheriff Department)

    A motorist driving a BMW at speeds in excess of 100 mph lost control of the vehicle Monday on South Parker Road just and ended up wheels pointed skyward between two horse trailers, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said.

    Authorities said the driver and a passenger were seriously injured in the crash, which occurred shortly before 2 p.m. just southeast of the Cherry Creek Reservoir.

    Witnesses told authorities that the driver of the BMW was speeding southbound on South Parker Road just north of South Chambers Road when the sedan left the roadway, crashed through a fence and landed upside down between the trailers. The driver and passenger were taken to a hospital.

    No one else was injured, according to the sheriff’s office. The Colorado State Patrol has taken the lead in the investigation.

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  • One injured in six-car crash on westbound Interstate 70 at Havana Street in Denver

    One injured in six-car crash on westbound Interstate 70 at Havana Street in Denver

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    One person was injured in a crash involving six motorists on the westbound side of Interstate 70 on Monday, Denver police announced.

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  • 1 dead, 1 injured after car crashes into Philadelphia Fire Department truck in North Philly, police say

    1 dead, 1 injured after car crashes into Philadelphia Fire Department truck in North Philly, police say

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    One person is dead and another person is injured after a car crashed into a Philadelphia Fire Department ladder truck in North Philadelphia on Saturday, police say.

    The crash happened around 12:10 p.m. at the intersection of West Lehigh and West Sedgley avenues, NBC10 reported. The firetruck was traveling westbound along West Lehigh Avenue on the way to an assignment, when a car traveling north on West Sedgley Avenue allegedly cut in front of the truck, causing the two vehicles to crash, authorities say.

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    The car then struck an unoccupied parked car, 6ABC reported. A 23-year-old passenger in the car was taken to the hospital, where she died just before 1 p.m., police say. 

    The driver of the car, a man in his late twenties, was taken to the hospital where he is in critical condition, officials say. 

    The crash is under investigation by Philadelphia police’s Crash Investigation Division. The victim’s identity has not yet been revealed, and there is no word on whether charges will be filed in the case.

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  • Tesla’s Autopilot drove car into tree, killing Colorado man in fiery crash, lawsuit alleges

    Tesla’s Autopilot drove car into tree, killing Colorado man in fiery crash, lawsuit alleges

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    Hans Von Ohain and Nora Bass (Photo via lawsuit filed by MLG Attorneys at Law)

    Tesla’s advanced Autopilot driving system malfunctioned and caused one of the electric car maker’s Colorado employees to drive off the road and die in a fiery crash, a newly filed wrongful death lawsuit alleges.

    The widow of Hans Von Ohain says her husband was driving back from golfing in Evergreen with a friend on May 16, 2022, when the Autopilot system “unexpectedly caused the 2021 Tesla Model 3 to sharply veer to the right, leading it off the pavement” on Upper Bear Creek Road.

    The 33-year-old Von Ohain, who was intoxicated, fought to regain control of the vehicle, “but, to his surprise and horror,” the car drove off the road and into a tree, where it burst into flames, according to the 16-page complaint filed May 3 in Clear Creek County District Court.

    The Colorado State Patrol said in its 403-page crash report that the car’s condition after the crash made it impossible to access data to determine whether the self-driving feature was engaged at the time.

    But the passenger in the car, Erik Rossiter, who suffered injuries in the crash, told investigators that Von Ohain was using the autonomous drive feature on the trip home, according to the CSP’s final report.

    “It was uncomfortable,” he told troopers. “The car would swerve off toward the side of the road periodically and bring itself back.”

    The vehicle was traveling 41 mph at the time of the crash, just above the 40 mph speed limit, according to the CSP report.

    Von Ohain also used the self-driving feature on the way to the golf course, Rossiter said — a trip he called “a bit nerve-wracking.”

    An autopsy report showed the driver’s blood-alcohol level at three times the legal limit. His widow, Nora Bass, told the Washington Post in February that she had been unable to find an attorney to take the case due to his intoxication.

    “Regardless of how drunk Hans was, (Tesla CEO Elon) Musk has claimed that this car can drive itself and is essentially better than a human,” Bass told the newspaper. “We were sold a false sense of security.”

    Efforts by The Denver Post to reach Bass or her attorney were unsuccessful.

    If Von Ohain was, in fact, using the Full Self-Driving feature, it would make his death the first known fatality involving Tesla’s most advanced driver-assistance technology, the Washington Post reported.

    Bass and her attorneys allege Tesla knowingly released the self-driving system in vehicles when it was just a prototype and unready for consumers.

    Tesla did not respond to messages from The Post seeking comment. Von Ohain worked for the Texas-based carmaker as a recruiter.

    Federal regulators have logged more than 900 crashes in Teslas since they began requiring automakers to report accidents in 2021 involving driver-assistance systems, the Washington Post found. At least 40 resulted in serious or fatal injuries.

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  • 3 injured after car crashes into Van Nuys home

    3 injured after car crashes into Van Nuys home

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    Three people are hospitalized after a driver crashed into the front yard of a residence in Van Nuys, authorities said Saturday.

    Police were called at 10:34 p.m. Friday to the 15300 block of Saticoy Street regarding a crash, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section.

    When officers arrived, they learned the driver crashed into a home’s yard after colliding with a seating area in front of a Subway restaurant and slamming into several parked vehicles.

    The driver was a teenager and was ejected from the vehicle, according to the station.

    Paramedics rushed three people to a hospital, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

    “The first two patients were not critical and (I’m) not sure of the third one,” Prange said.

    The cause of the crash is under investigation and there was no other immediate information.

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  • Car crashes into Family Dollar in North Philly after colliding with tow truck

    Car crashes into Family Dollar in North Philly after colliding with tow truck

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    An early morning car crash in North Philadelphia left a fiery mess of debris in front of a Family Dollar store.

    At 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, a Mercedes-Benz sedan collided with a Dodge tow truck at 22nd and Cambria streets, police said. The impact caused the car to knock down a light pole and a traffic light before it crashed into the Family Dollar and caught fire.  

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    According to police, the sedan ran through a red light as it was traveling westbound on Cambria Street, striking the truck, which had been driving northbound on 22nd Street. 

    The crash damaged the metal gates of the grocery store and caused the sedan to catch fire, investigators said. The Family Dollar also was damaged by the fire, including its sign, which was charred. 

    The sedan and the tow truck ended up on the sidewalk in front of the store. The driver of the sedan, a 24-year-old man, was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment and is in stable condition, police said. The truck driver was not injured. 

    Both vehicles were towed from the scene. 

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