Ford is recalling almost 1.4 million of its F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because of a gearshift issue that may lead to drivers losing control of their vehicles and increase the risk of a crash. The automaker is aware of two injuries and one accident potentially related to the issue. The recall includes F-150 light trucks with a six-speed automatic transmission that were produced between March 12, 2014 an Aug 18, 2017.
U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021. Authorities say that 42-year-old Daniel Zavala Ramos pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Laredo, Texas, and acknowledged his involvement in trying to smuggle migrants from Guatemala via Mexico to the U.S. He faces a possible life sentence. Authorities said at least 160 migrants were packed into the truck when it overturned in southern Mexico in December 2021, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 100 others. Five other Guatemalans also are charged.
The NFL has decided not to discipline Rashee Rice after a former girlfriend posted images of bruises and wounds on social media. The league stated that Rice "has not engaged in conduct that violates the personal conduct policy." Rice's attorney expressed gratitude for the NFL's investigation. Rice previously missed six games last season due to a personal conduct policy violation related to a car crash. He pleaded guilty to felony charges and served jail time. The latest allegations involve a lawsuit from his former girlfriend, who claims Rice physically assaulted her multiple times.
Tiger Woods says he’ll step away and seek treatment after his SUV crash in Florida. Woods made his comments Tuesday, four days after the crash that led to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. Woods pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in his driving under the influence case. The plea came hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at the crash scene last week. I’s the second time Woods has taken a leave following a car crash. In 2009, he announced a leave after his SUV plowed into a fire hydrant and tree outside his home near Orlando.
Officials say Tiger Woods has been released on bail hours after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officials say his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The sheriff's office says he was released from jail late Friday. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours in jail before he could post bail. He was not injured in the crash. Sheriff John Budensiek says Woods had been traveling at “high speeds” on a residential road and after the crash showed “signs of impairment." Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
Officials say a school bus crash in west Tennessee has killed two students and injured at least seven other people. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the crash involved a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus. The crash happened at about noon Friday on Highway 70 in Carroll County. Officials say the school bus was carrying students and employees from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville for a field trip to Jackson, Tennessee. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The school’s principal, Karen Miller, said counselors will be available starting Monday.
Officials say 2 students are dead in a Tennessee school bus crash, and at least 7 people were flown to hospitals.
Tiger Woods involved in rollover vehicle crash in Florida, sheriff tells media outlets.
The runway where a plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing the two pilots and injuring several others, has reopened. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the tarmac resumed operations at around 10 a.m. Thursday after the runway and its associated infrastructure were repaired and inspected. The destroyed Air Canada plane and the fire truck were towed from the crash site late Wednesday. The crash happened late Sunday night as the jet arriving from Montreal struck an airport fire truck responding to a separate incident aboard another plane.
All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital. The airline made the announcement Wednesday, as crews began towing the wreckage of the plane off a LaGuardia runway. Workers were seen lifting the jet’s tail end onto a large dolly, which was then towed by two vehicles using long tethers. The plane originated in Montreal and was carrying 76 people during Sunday's collision, which killed two pilots. Roughly 40 people were treated at hospitals for injuries, some serious.