Articles tagged with fatal

Wed, May 23, 2012

Police investigate alleged teen drinking resulting in fatal traffic collision

ALLENDALE (WKZO) -- A 17-year-old who had been looking forward to graduation and the start of his adult life just days ago is instead looking ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Few details released in fatal collision in Barry County

PLAINWELL (WKZO) -- Barry County deputies have released details about a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a 17-year-old.  Patrick McCormick was pronounced dead ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Martin man charged with causing fatal motorcycle crash

WAYLAND TOWNSHIP  (WKZO) --   State Police have released the names of the victims of a drunk driver who struck the couple on their motorcycle in ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Two Kent County brothers killed in traffic collision

PARK TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Two brothers from Kent County were killed just before 2 p.m. Sunday when a car they were riding in ran ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Man pardoned by Mississippi's Barbour charged in fatal crash

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A convicted drunk driver pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in January has been charged with ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Settlement reached in fatal Philadelphia boat crash suit

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A civil lawsuit over the deaths of two students in a 2010 Philadelphia Duck Boat crash was settled on Wednesday with an ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

UPDATE: Mechanical problem blamed for racing snowmobile fatal

MARTIN -- Officials at the U.S. 131 Motorsports Park say it appears to have been a mechanical failure on Dan Cerio’s snowmobile that ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Video of California homeless man's fatal beating by police shown in court

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Spectators in a California courtroom gasped on Monday at a video tape showing a schizophrenic homeless man ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Hinds Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Laketown Fatal Crash

ALLEGAN (WHTC) - A 25-year-old Wisconsin man will spend up to 15 years in prison for a crash last fall that killed two Holland-area men ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Crane owner acquitted in fatal Manhattan accident

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan state judge on Thursday acquitted a construction company owner of manslaughter for a crane collapse that ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Fatal fire in Saugatuck Township

SAUGATUCKTOWNSHIP(WKZO) -- Investigators are looking for the cause of a house fire that killed a SaugatuckTownship man.  His son was able to escape the ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Three arrested after fatal shooting at Texas cockfighting ring

By Jared Taylor

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Three people in Texas were arrested and charged with operating a cockfighting ring, a local sheriff said on ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Man Dies After Collision with Pickup Truck

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A motorcyclist injured in a collision with a truck is dead.  Police say Mark Lindberg passed away days after the wreck on ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

U.S. woman, 80, lands plane after husband's fatal collapse

(Reuters) - An 80-year-old woman with no flying experience took over the controls after her pilot husband's fatal collapse, landing their twin-engine plane as ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Fatal Air Force Stealth Fighter Crash results in lawsuit

ALASKA– (WKZO)  When Captain Jeffrey Haney crashed his F-22 raptor into a frozen mountain range in a barren area inAlaskain November of 2010, he ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

FBI monitoring fatal Florida shooting case, as police criticized

(Reuters) - Federal authorities said on Sunday they were in contact with local police investigating the killing of a black teenager last month by a ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Company faces $500,000 fine in fatal 2007 mine collapse

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The owner of a Utah mine where six workers and three rescuers died following a 2007 collapse ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Three Fatal Crashes Related to Weather

UNDATED(WKZO)  --  Police agencies have released the names of the three people who died on area roadways early Friday, because of a sudden return ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Names Released in Fatal Police Shooting near Niles

NILES (WKZO) -- The names have been released in the fatal police shooting of a burglary suspect near Niles.  Berrien County officials says Deputy Trent ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Fatal Oshtemo Traffic Collision Over Weekend

OSHTEMO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Deputies say 19-year-old Sierra Skinner was killed early Saturday when she struck another teen in another car, in an apparent ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Police Seek Tips in Fatal Shooting Case

KALAMAZOO --   Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a tall black male in a white hooded jacket driving a black extended cab pick-up truck after ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

Statins tied to lower risk of fatal prostate cancer

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of middle-aged New Jersey men, taking cholesterol-lowering drugs was linked to a lower ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Vicksburg Woman in Fatal Collision Identified

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Police are not sure why, but a Vicksburg woman lost control of her car Tuesday just after 7 p.m.  The ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Cause of Fatal Crash Unknown

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety investigators are not sure why yet, but a Vicksburg woman lost control of her car Tuesday just after 7PM ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

One Killed, One Injured in Decatur Traffic Collision

DECATUR (WKZO) -- One person is dead and another injured after a violent collision between two cars in Decatur Township Saturday night.

Michigan State Police ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Police identify gunman in Virginia Tech murder-suicide

By Rick Rothacker

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The man who shot dead a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday before killing himself was ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Driver at Center of Fatal Crash Had Suspended License

ALLEGAN COUNTY -- Allegan County deputies have released the name of a Kalamazoo woman who died in a fiery collision on U.S. 131 Sunday ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Sturgis Police Continue Investigating Suspected Drunken Driving Case

COLDWATER (WKZO) -- Sturgis Police are investigating a suspected drunken driving incident.

Police responded to a call around 6:00 a.m. Saturday at the ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Kalamazoo Sheriff's Office Releases Details of Fatal Collision

OSHTEMO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department has released details regarding a fatal traffic collision that took place on West Main in Oshtemo ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Close opened young Theron up to sex in Fatal Attraction

The Monster star personally thanked the Hollywood veteran during a recent Actress Roundtable staged by industry magazine The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that she had ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Cass County Woman in Fatal St. Joseph County Crash

MOTTVILLE (WKZO) -- St. Joseph County deputies are trying to determine why a Cass County woman veered off Blue School Road near Indian Prairie Road ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Barry County Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash

BARRY CO. (WKZO) -- A Barry County woman survived a collision with a deer Tuesday night, but was killed by the van that was right ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Watervliet Man Dies in Fatal Collision

WATERVLIET (WKZO) -- Berrien County Deputies are saying a suspected drunk driver struck and killed a young Watervliet man Sunday just before 9 p.m ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Second Fatal Small Plane Crash in Two Weeks

HOLLAND (WKZO/WHTC) -- For the second time in a month, a private pilot in a home-built plane has been killed in a crash in ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Arizona dust storm triggers fatal traffic pile-up

By Brad Poole

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A dust storm in Arizona cut visibility to zero along Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix on Tuesday ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Yellowstone euthanizes grizzly linked to two fatal maulings

By Ruffin Prevost

CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A mother grizzly previously allowed to roam free after killing a hiker in Yellowstone National Park in July ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Fatal Crash Under Investigation

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County deputies are investigating a fatal crash.

It appears Patrick Brown, 20, of Kalamazoo died in a crash Friday after he ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

High school marching band members injured in fatal crash

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - The driver of a sport utility vehicle was killed Saturday in a crash with a school bus, which also injured nine ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Fatal Accident Near Schoolcraft Kills Driver

SCHOOLCRAFT (WKZO) -- A man died in a fatal accident when his car was struck by a train near Schoolcraft on U Avenue Thursday afternoon ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Police Seek Witnesses to Fatal Crash on I-94

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- A fatal high-speed collision that may have involved a hit and run driver on I-94 is being investigated by Calhoun County ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Driver to Stand Trial in Fatal Crash Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A suspected hit and run drunk driver who allegedly killed two young men has been ordered to stand trial for second degree ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Prosecution for fatal grizzly shooting sparks debate

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho man accused by the U.S. government of illegally shooting and killing a federally protected grizzly ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Delton Man in Fatal Crash in Barry County

RUTLAND (WKZO) -- A driver was killed on Gun Lake Road in Barry County’s Rutland Township when deputies say his speeding car went out ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Tugboat pilot pleads guilty in fatal Ride the Duck crash

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A tugboat pilot in a tearful court appearance pleaded guilty on Monday to a single criminal charge in the ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Tire blowout eyed in latest fatal tour bus crash

By Dan Wiessner

HUDSON, New York (Reuters) - A bus carrying Indian tourists on a sightseeing trip to Niagara Falls blew a tire, spun out ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Tire blowout eyed in latest fatal New York tour bus crash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tire blowout might have caused the weekend crash of a tour bus near Rochester, New York, that killed two people ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Grizzly roams free after fatal Yellowstone mauling

By Ruffin Prevost

CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - The female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker when apparently startled with two cubs will be ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Mother grizzly roams free in Yellowstone after fatal attack

CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker who inadvertently surprised the animal with its cubs in Yellowstone National ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

Police Look for Cause of Fatal Crash

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- One woman was killed and a young man injured in a rollover crash near South Haven Monday afternoon. 

The roadway ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

Police Seek Cause of Fatal Crash in Texas Township

TEXAS TOWNSHIP -- A hit and run driver who police say caused a fatal crash in Texas Township Thursday afternoon is in custody, another young ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Probes launched into fatal blast at Chevron refinery

By Tom Bergin and Olesya Dmitracova

LONDON (Reuters) - Safety experts Friday launched an investigation into an explosion that killed four people and seriously injured ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Investigators Recreate Fatal Gull Road Crash

KALAMAZOO -- Police were directing traffic at Nazareth and Gull Road Monday morning so that they could do an accident recreation from a crash that ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Fatal bat disease confirmed in all New England with Maine find

By Zach Howard

BUCKLAND, Mass (Reuters) - White nose syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed more than one million bats in the Northeast, has ...

Mon, May 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Sentenced in Fatal Accident Case

KALAMAZOO -- A Kalamazoo businessman has been sentenced to a year in prison in a fatal drunk driving case.  57-year-old Steven East had a blood ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Man Accused of Killing Barry County Deputy in Fatal Crash Stands Trial

BARRY CO. -- A trial has started for a Hastings man who is charged with causing the death of a Barry County sheriff’s deputy ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Quincy Man Dies in Fatal Crash

VAN BUREN CO. -- A single vehicle crash overnight in Van Buren County has left one person dead.  State police say 38-year-old Duane Varino from ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Fatal Crash in Alamo Township Monday Morning

KALAMAZOO -- There was a fatal crash on U.S. 131 Monday morning.  Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies responded to the accident just north of ...

Fri, April 08, 2011

Man Charged in High-Speed, Fatal Police Chase

(Saginaw Co., MI)  --  Police have charged a man who led them on a high-speed chase that led to a crash that killed a state ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Third fatal Northeast bus accident in less than a month

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - One man died and another was critically injured after both fell out of the window of a moving tour bus in ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Fatal blast when worker uses lighter to peer into flammable drum

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A worker died in a fiery explosion at a Massachusetts car dealership after he apparently used a cigarette lighter to illuminate ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Lapeer Co. Man First In Michigan Charged With Fatal 'Texting' Accident

LAPEER, Mich (WLMI)  A Lapeer County man is believed to be the first person in Michigan charged with texting while driving causing death.  Jerry ...

Wed, February 23, 2011

Niles Woman Dies in Fatal Collision

NILES -- The Berrien County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal crash that took place just after 5 a.m. this Wednesday morning.  In ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

U.S. to probe fatal police shooting of football player

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Department of Justice will investigate possible civil rights violations by police who fatally shot a Pace University football player during ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Cracked Gas Pipe May Have Triggered Fatal Allentown blast

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A crack in a 12-inch gas main is the likely cause of an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last week ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Driver Pleas to Murder Charge in Fatal Crash

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo teen fled from police who were trying to pull him over because of a faulty license plate last October.

What ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

New Jersey police hunt suspect in officer's fatal shooting

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A manhunt was underway on Saturday in New Jersey for a suspect who fatally shot a police officer during what authorities ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

Fire Thursday in Allegan Fatal

ALLEGAN CO. -- There was a fatal fire early Thursday morning in Southwest Michigan.  It happened in Allegan County’s Heath Township, south of Hamilton ...

Fri, November 12, 2010

Site of Fatal Fire Demolished

TEXAS TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Demolition crews moved in and made quick work of a badly burned ranch house in the 6800 block of West N ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

Teen Held in Fatal Portage Accident Has Criminal Record

PORTAGE -- The 19-year-old being held for allegedly killing a Portage businessman when he tried to flee from police was no stranger to Public Safety ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Two Weeks After Arrest, Teen Causes Fatal Crash

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Just two weeks after he was arrested for driving without a license and carrying a concealed weapon, a 19-year-old got back behind ...

Wed, October 13, 2010

Still No Answers in Fatal Crash

GREEN OAKS TWP. -- Autopsies on three of the five fatalities in a weekend crash on U.S. 23, do not provide clues into what ...

Wed, October 13, 2010

Meth Lab May Have Caused Fatal Fire

STRUGIS TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- A fatal fire just west of Sturgis may have been caused by a meth lab.

The St. Joseph County Sheriff's ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

Investigation Underway Into DeWitt Twp. Fatal Fire

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  An investigation continues into a fatal fire in Dewitt Township.  The blaze began around 6-30 yesterday morning along Turner Road.  Killed ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Celebrity surgeon 'was tweeting before fatal car crash'

The surgeon, who had worked on a series of stars including Heidi Montag, Janice Dickinson and Gene Simmons, died after his vehicle crashed down ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Stem cells may hold key for fatal skin disease

By Gene Emery

BOSTON (Reuters) - High-risk bone marrow transplants partially cured five children with a potentially deadly genetic defect in which proteins that hold ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

Man Accused of Fatal Boat Accident Will Stand Trial

FREMONT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Fremont man accused of killing his friend in a 2005 boat crash will stand trial. 

Todd Frisbie is accused of ...

Mon, July 12, 2010

Weekend Fatal Accidents

MONTCALM COUNTY (WKZO) -- fourteen year old Makayla Currier was walking with friends along Sidney Road in Montcalm County late Saturday night was struck by ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing

KALAMAZOO -- The boyfriend of a woman whose body was found on the floor of her home late last night, has been taken into custody ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Police Investigating Fatal Accident

BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Police in Benton Township are investigating a single car crash that killed a young girl and could result in charges against ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Names Released In Fatal Kalamazoo Accident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The names of the victims have been released in that two car fatal collision at Michigan and King Monday afternoon. They say ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Charges May Be Filed In Kalamazoo Fatal Accident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Charges may be sought in a fatal collision at King Highway and E. Michigan that tied up traffic on the East Side ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

No single reason for Georgian luger's fatal crash: FIL

By Karolos Grohmann

BERLIN (Reuters) - The death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, killed during a training run at the Vancouver Olympics, was not caused ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Fatal crash on Hwy 29

UNDATED (WSAU) At least one person is dead after a car crash on Highway 29. It happened before 8am this morning near the intersection ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Israel faults troops in two fatal W.Bank incidents

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Unnecessary intervention by Israeli troops in a West Bank protest last month resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian youths, according to ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Motorcycle Fatal Accident In Richland

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It comes with the nice weather. A 54 year old man from Delton is dead after his motorcycle went off the north ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Screening for rare fatal disease too costly: study

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all pregnant women for a rare but fatal genetic disease is too expensive, researchers say in ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Screening for rare fatal disease too costly: study

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all pregnant women for a rare but fatal genetic disease is too expensive, researchers say in ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Fatal Traffic Accident Being Investigated In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Could sudden acceleration have contributed to a spectacular fatal wreck involving multiple vehicles on M-43 Monday night? Police say it ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Fatal Accident Being Investigated In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Tests will be conducted on the body of a driver who was killed last evening when he clipped an ambulance ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Berrien County Fatal Accident

WEESAW TOWNSHIP -- An 86 year-old woman was killed this week when she crashed her car into a tree in Berrien County. On Tuesday, sheriff ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

Men's start switched after fatal crash

By Alan Baldwin

WHISTLER (Reuters) - The Olympic men's luge competition will run from the lower women's start as an extra precaution after ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Slippery Roads Cause Fatal Accidents

KALAMAZOO -- Slippery roadways yesterday morning are being blamed for a collision that killed an infant north of Kalamazoo. County Deputies say Jennifer Fueling lost ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Investigation Underway In Fatal Alamo Township Crash

(Alamo Twp., MI)  --  Alamo Township authorities are looking into whether icy roads caused a deadly crash yesterday morning.  Police say 34-year-old Jenifer Fuelling lost ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Fatal Battle Creek Shooting Under Investigation

(Battle Creek, MI)  --  A fatal shooting in Battle Creek early yesterday morning continues to be investigated.  The shooting happened shortly before 2:30 a ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Autopsy Planned In Fatal Interstate Accident

(Wheatfield Township, MI)  --  An autopsy is planned today on the body of a truck driver who died in an accident on Interstate 96 east ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Early Morning Accident Fatal

PORTAGE -- Two lanes of Sprinkle Road were closed for several hours Thursday morning due to a fatal car accident.  Portage Police responded to the ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

More Details Released on Fatal Van Buren County Stabbing

SOUTH HAVEN -- Authorities in Van Buren County have released more information about a fatal stabbing that occurred a week ago today.

The South Haven ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

WATCH: WMU's Brandon West will play this Saturday despite losing his younger brother to a fatal gunshot

KALAMAZOO--WMU's senior running back Brandon West spoke exclusively with WKZO's Emily Wolfram after losing his 21-year-old brother to a fatal gun shot ...

Wed, October 28, 2009

WATCH: WKZO interview with KDPS Capt. Brian Uridge on the fatal plane crash in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO--WKZO.com reports that one person has died in a small plane that crashed at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport yesterday morning around 8 ...

Tue, October 27, 2009

UPDATED VIDEO: Small plane fatal crash on Kilgore Rd in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO--WKZO.com reports that one person has died in a small plane that crashed at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport this morning around 8 ...

Fri, October 16, 2009

Car Pedestrian Fatal Crash

GULL LAKE -- Yesterday morning’s slushy weather may have contributed to a fatal car/pedestrian accident in Ross Township.

It happened in the dark ...

Mon, October 12, 2009

Weekend Fatal In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY --    Investigators in Van Buren county hope an Autopsy will help them find the cause of a crash that killed a South ...

Sat, October 10, 2009

New Facts about Fatal Fire

LEE TOWNSHIP --  Fire investigators say they are pretty sure what caused that early Thursday morning fire in Southern Allegan County that killed a toddler ...

Sat, October 03, 2009

Investigators Pin Down Cause of Fatal Fire

BANGOR --  A fire investigator is confirming it was the wood stove that caused a devastating fire in Bangor that killed three members of the ...

Fri, October 02, 2009

Cold Night Sparks Fatal House Fire

VAN BUREN COUNTY -- The Coldest night of the season so far may have been the reason for a fire in Bangor that killed three ...

Wed, September 30, 2009

"Pulp Fiction" screenwriter jailed for fatal crash