Archive for February, 2009

Bride among twelve killed as train rams car in India (AlertNet)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Source: Reuters BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A train rammed into a crowded jeep returning from a wedding celebration in eastern India on Sunday, killing 12 people including the bride, officials and ...

Jeep fatally strikes woman (Daily Pilot)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
A 22-year-old Costa Mesa woman died after a Jeep struck her as she was standing in a traffic lane after a car accident on the 60 Freeway in Los Angeles County on Friday.

Officials suspect arson in home robbery (Redford Observer)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
A man living in the 18000 block of Centralia noticed a gray Jeep parked in a driveway across the street Thursday night. Shortly afterward, around 11:30 that night, he called 9-1-1 to report the house was on fire.

Fabled, fanciful Phoenix (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
The line at Matt's Big Breakfast, a downtown favorite known for its big portions, starts before 7 a.m. Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press photos A jeep is guided down a steep incline during a Pink Jeep Tour of the Coconino National Forest in Sedona. Pink Jeeps has offered off-road tours since 1960.

VERNON POLICE (The Advertiser-News)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Feb. 5 While on patrol, Ptl. Charles Reid observed a 2004, red Jeep Cherokee traveling south on Route 94. Ptl. Reid observed the Jeep braking numerous times for no apparent reason and crossing over the double yellow center lines, as well as the white fog line.

Students get vivid lesson – roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Intending only to monitor seat belt use, the students at a police checkpoint witnessed more drama than they expected to see. At first, the teens appeared stunned. They tried not to stare at the forlorn-looking suspect with hands cuffed behind his back. Nearby, a police officer methodically searched the Jeep Wrangler that the man had unwittingly driven into the heart of a law enforcement ...

Man faces DWI charge after Goffstown crash (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
A local man was charged with aggravated drunken driving and four other charges after a hit-and-run accident on Saint Anselm Drive Friday evening near Heald Street involving two Jeep Cherokees.

Driver dies in crash (The Grand Rapids Press)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
OTTAWA COUNTY -- A 78-year-old Zeeland Township man was killed early Saturday in a one-car crash in Olive Township. Philip Arthur Buwalda was ejected from his Jeep Grand Cherokee when he drove into a ditch along Port Sheldon Road, flipping...

Police Blotter (The Crusader)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
On Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6:56 p.m., Cindy Lou Fowler, 39, of 25 Price Street, Kingston, lost control of her Jeep. According to the police report, Fowler was driving on a slush- and snow-covered road when she swerved to avoid hitting a metal pipe on the roadway.

Lithia Motors sells three more dealerships (Ashland Daily Tidings)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
MEDFORD — Lithia Motors has sold three of its stores in Colorado back to their original owner, Lithia board member Doug Moreland. The stores are Centennial Chrysler Jeep, Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge Fort Collins and Lithia Hyundai of Fort Collins.