Tennis star Venus Williams settles fatal crash lawsuit (Associated Press) - November 21, 2018 - 12:28pm WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tennis star Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death lawsuit related to a fatal car crash in Florida, court records show. Palm Beach County court records show that the case was closed Friday. Terms of the agreement between Williams and the estate of Jerome Barson, 78, weren't included in the documents. Palm Beach Gardens police previously cleared both Williams and Barson's wife, Linda, in the June 9, 2017 crash that fatally injured Barson. A police report said an unidentified third vehicle illegally cut off Williams as she tried to cross a busy six-lane highway near her home, setting off a chain of events that ended with a sedan driven by Linda Barson, 68, slamming into the passenger side of Williams' SUV. Jerome Barson died 13 days after the crash, and his wife suffered a broken arm and other … [Read more...] about Tennis star Venus Williams settles fatal crash lawsuit
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A car crash killed a newlywed in 1973. Now police say she was murdered by the groom
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By Kyle Swenson The Washington Post Thu., June 28, 2018 The driver was in the front seat cradling his bride’s motionless head when the police arrived. The clock was moving toward midnight on Sept. 14, 1973. A 1972 Pinto wagon had plowed into a field running parallel to the empty stretch of road in Barrington Hills, Illinois, about 64 kilometres northwest of Chicago. The rookie officer on the scene — Christopher Bish — had never handled a fatality before. The 21-year-old officer pulled the young woman onto the ground to resuscitate her. As Bish would recount to a jury nearly 45 years later according to the Chicago Tribune, Noreen Kumeta Rudd’s head of blond curls felt “mushy” to his touch. The 19-year-old was dead. Her husband, a young attorney named Donnie Rudd, told police the couple had been forced off the rural road by a passing car. Noreen was thrown from the Pinto, bashing her head on a rock, he said. They had only been … [Read more...] about A car crash killed a newlywed in 1973. Now police say she was murdered by the groom
Uber driver was streaming Hulu show just before self-driving car crash: police report
SAN FRANCISCO: Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the "safety" driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on her phone right up until about the time of a fatal accident in March, deeming the crash that rocked the nascent industry "entirely avoidable."A 318-page report from the Tempe Police Department, released late on Thursday in response to a public records request, said the driver, Rafaela Vasquez, repeatedly looked down and not at the road, glancing up just a half second before the car hit 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who was crossing the street at night.According to the report, Vasquez could face charges of vehicle manslaughter. Police said that, based on testing, the crash was "deemed entirely avoidable" if Vasquez had been paying attention.Police obtained records from Hulu, an online service for streaming television shows and movies, which showed Vasquez's account was playing the television talent show "The Voice" the … [Read more...] about Uber driver was streaming Hulu show just before self-driving car crash: police report
Uber driver was streaming Hulu show just before self-driving car crash
SAN FRANCISCO: Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the "safety" driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on her phone right up until about the time of a fatal accident in March, deeming the crash that rocked the nascent industry "entirely avoidable."A 318-page report from the Tempe Police Department, released late on Thursday in response to a public records request, said the driver, Rafaela Vasquez, repeatedly looked down and not at the road, glancing up just a half second before the car hit 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who was crossing the street at night.According to the report, Vasquez could face charges of vehicle manslaughter. Police said that, based on testing, the crash was "deemed entirely avoidable" if Vasquez had been paying attention.Police obtained records from Hulu, an online service for streaming television shows and movies, which showed Vasquez's account was playing the television talent show "The Voice" the … [Read more...] about Uber driver was streaming Hulu show just before self-driving car crash
Uber is more vulnerable than ever after its fatal self-driving car crash — but it could end up saving the company
source Darren Weaver A fatal accident involving a self-driving vehicle was inevitable, but Uber is not currently in a position to handle one. Last weekend’s fatal, self-driving car crash could make cities less likely to trust the company and undermine Uber’s claim that it’s a platform rather than a transportation service. But it could also force Uber to improve the safety of its autonomous and human-driven vehicles. A fatal accident involving a self-driving vehicle was inevitable, but no tech or auto company was in a worse position to handle one than Uber. The company has spent the better part of the past year cleaning up the mess left by former CEO Travis Kalanick, who oversaw the company’s meteoric rise and turned it in into a symbol for the ruthless, growth-at-all-costs attitude that has come to represent the dark side of Silicon Valley. Now, Uber has the ignoble … [Read more...] about Uber is more vulnerable than ever after its fatal self-driving car crash — but it could end up saving the company