A Texas Lawsuit Says a Tesla Model 3 Sped Up ‘Without Any Input.’ Police First Pointed to a Medical Episode
A wrongful-death suit says a Tesla Model 3 accelerated on its own before a fatal crash into an empty Clute…
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An Oviedo 11-Year-Old Pleaded Not Guilty Over a 4,500-Watt Electric Dirt Bike. Florida Law Calls It a Motorcycle
An Oviedo sixth-grader pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor registration charge after police classified his pedal-less 4,500-watt electric dirt bike…
Tempe Grappled a 140-MPH Corvette and Booked Its Driver. A Year Later, No Felony Case Shows Up in Superior Court
A year after Tempe police used a Grappler to stop a 140-mph Corvette and booked the driver on a felony,…
Watch: A Sacramento Garage Camera Caught a 1970 Chevelle Leaving in About 2½ Minutes, Then a Retired CHP Investigator Spotted a “Dad” Shirt
A stolen 1970 Chevelle left a South Sacramento garage in about 2½ minutes on camera. What California law says about…
AAA Ran EVs, Hybrids and Gas Cars Through the Same Math. Hybrids Won Every Class.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs study found hybrids cheapest to own in all four classes it compared. EVs saved $1,500…
Richmond Quit Flock Because Henrico Quit Flock. Now Flock Is Cutting About 270 Jobs.
Flock plans to cut about 270 jobs as Henrico, Richmond, Harris County and Texas cities switch its plate cameras off.…
IIHS Tested 11 Work Vans and Pickups for Crash Avoidance. Seven Flunked, and the Only Van With No Weak Spot Is One GM Already Killed
In IIHS's first crash avoidance ratings for cargo vans and Class 3 pickups, seven of 11 rated poor with a…
Denver Prosecutors Say Two Tow Owners Asked Crash Victims for Up to $8,000 and Forged Titles on Stolen Cars — Now 12 Face 187 Counts
The Denver tow truck indictment announced Oct. 8 charges 12 people, all between 23 and...
Tulsa Deputy Logged a ‘Traffic Violation’ Before He Saw One, Then Pulled a Month of Plate-Reader Data. A Judge Tossed It.
A federal judge in Tulsa ruled a month-long, warrantless plate-reader search was a Fourth Amendment search. The deputy logged a…
Tow Yard Wanted $960 to Hand Back a Petersburg Woman’s Stolen SUV, She Says. A Police Report Made It Free.
A Petersburg, Virginia, woman’s 2008 Volkswagen Tiguan was stolen from in front of her house...
Chicago’s Speed Cameras Spat Out a Ticket Every 17 Seconds in 2024. Most Were for 6 to 10 MPH Over.
City records show Chicago mailed 1.84 million speed camera tickets in 2024. The $35 tier for 6 to 10 mph…
A Couple in Their 80s and 90s Sued Scout Over Blasting at Its $2 Billion Plant. Scout Says Take It Up With the Contractors.
A Blythewood couple, 92 and 84, say construction of Scout Motors’ South Carolina plant drove them from their home. Scout…
Corvette Driver Hit 147 MPH on A1A the Day He Bought It and Killed a Couple in a Jeep. He’s Getting 47 Years.
A Corvette driver hit 147 mph on A1A in Ormond-by-the-Sea, killed a couple in their Jeep and got 47 years.…
Eleven Dead, Zero Importers Named: NHTSA’s DTN Airbag Order Has a Who-Pays Problem
NHTSA's April order tells whoever imported DTN60DB airbag inflators to notify owners and fix them. Eleven deaths in, the agency…
Mavis Owes Pennsylvania $215,000 Over Alleged Unnecessary Repairs. You Don’t See a Dime Unless You Complain by Jan. 26.
Mavis Discount Tire agreed to pay Pennsylvania $215,000 over alleged unneeded and unfinished repairs. Only drivers who complain by January…