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Chicago Rejects $8.25M Settlement in Deadly Police Chase, Forcing Showdown Over 95 MPH Pursuit
Chicago officials had a chance to own up to a catastrophic decision. Instead, they voted to fight it in court. The City Council Finance Committee rejected an $8.25 million settlement for the family of 55-year-old Dominga Flores Gomez, who was killed during a high-speed police chase in Little Village. The 18-15 vote sends the wrongful…
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Dodge Charger, Challenger, Chrysler 300 Named in Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging 2-Million-Car ‘Conspiracy’
A newly filed class-action lawsuit is targeting Stellantis subsidiary FCA US, LLC and supplier Lear Corporation over electric front-seat height adjusters used in roughly two million vehicles, including the Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Chrysler 300. What makes this case stand out isn’t just the sheer number of vehicles involved, it’s the language used. The plaintiffs…
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This Automaker Tells Owners to Park 225,000 Vehicles as Takata Air Bag Crisis Refuses to Die
Stellantis has finally done what arguably should have happened years ago: tell owners to stop driving entirely. Not a “Schedule Service” Notice On Wednesday, the automaker issued a blunt “do not drive” warning covering roughly 225,000 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram vehicles in the United States equipped with unrepaired Takata air bags. This isn’t a…
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Stolen Car Crash Knocks Out Power in Oregon, Suspect Found Napping in RV
Redmond, Oregon residents woke up in the dark Sunday morning, and it wasn’t because of a storm. It was because a stolen Toyota 4Runner slammed into a power pole around 2:30 a.m., cutting electricity to the area and turning a quiet neighborhood into the aftermath of yet another avoidable crime. Police arrived to find the…
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Teen Shot Inside Stolen SUV, Body Pushed Into Street Before Getaway Vehicle Set on Fire
A stolen SUV became a rolling crime scene in East Grand Rapids, and a 16-year-old boy is dead as a result. Around 12:30 a.m., police responded to reports of a man lying unconscious near Lake Drive SE and Plymouth Avenue SE. What they found wasn’t a medical emergency. It was Carhari Walton, shot and left…
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$55 Billion Gone: Automakers’ EV Gamble Finally Collapses
The auto industry is now paying the price for its own overconfidence. After years of loudly predicting an electric future that never fully arrived on schedule, global automakers have written off roughly $55 billion after badly misjudging demand for electric vehicles. This isn’t a market hiccup. It’s a full-blown reckoning playing out in public. Why…
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What Happens to Your Insurance After a Total Loss?
Once an adjuster marks your car as a total loss, things tend to move fast, often faster than most owners are prepared for. Here’s what the process actually looks like step by step. Step 1: The Insurer Calculates What Your Car Was Actually Worth The company calculates your vehicle’s Actual Cash Value (ACV), which is…
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Pregnant Woman Nearly Drowns in Sinking Car on Birthday Before Stranger Dives In
A 29-year-old pregnant woman nearly drowned in her own car on her birthday, and if not for one passerby who refused to hesitate, this story would have ended in tragedy instead of relief. Chevy Silverado Driver Turns the Tables, PITs Florida Trooper During 98 MPH Chase A Birthday Gift That Turned Into an Emergency Shedly…
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Savannah Special Education Teacher Killed After Being Hit by Suspect Fleeing ICE
A Savannah teacher was killed Monday morning when a man fleeing a traffic stop by federal immigration agents crashed into her vehicle near Truman Parkway, according to the Chatham County Police Department. How the Crash Unfolded Police say officers responded around 7:45 a.m. to a serious crash near Whitefield Avenue and Truman Parkway, just outside…
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Portland Man Sentenced to Two Years for Stealing $29,000 Mustang
A Portland man who stole a $29,000 Ford Mustang from a car dealership and fled from police earlier this year has been sentenced to two years in prison, officials announced. A Fast Verdict Jayairus Joshua Johnson, 37, was convicted in Clackamas County Circuit Court on multiple charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle, unlawful use…
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The 700-HP SUV Experiment Collapsed—and the Used Market Is Delivering the Verdict
The auto industry spent the last decade convincing buyers that the only thing families were missing was supercar power stuffed into a five-seat SUV. Now the market has rendered its verdict. The world’s first 700-horsepower SUV, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, has fallen to around $50,000 on the used market, nearly half its original price,…
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Stolen SUV Rampage Turns San Diego Freeway Into Chaos as Suspect Flees With Dog
San Diego commuters didn’t just hit traffic Wednesday morning. They drove straight into chaos instead. An alleged trailer theft suspect turned Interstate 15 into a live-action demolition scene around 8 a.m., shutting down northbound lanes near Miramar before later crippling southbound traffic too. Police say the woman, driving a black SUV with a dog inside,…
