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US Parents Sue Tesla, Say Door Flaw Killed Teen Daughter After Fire
The parents of a college student in a Tesla crash say she was killed by flames and smoke as she tried but failed to escape the burning car because of a design flaw making it difficult to open the doors in fires, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
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5 US Police Officers Plead "Not Guilty" To Fatal Beating Of Black Man
Videos of the incident showed the five officers, who are all Black, repeatedly kicking and punching Nichols in a traffic stop close to his home on January 7, three days before he died in hospital.
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"Brutalised... Was Unrecognizable": 5 US Ex Cops Charged With Murder
US authorities on Thursday charged five officers with second-degree murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in the eastern state of Tennessee following a traffic stop.
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Tesla Reports Two New Fatal Crashes Tied to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, NHTSA Data Shows
Tesla reported two new fatal crashes involving driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15. According to data released by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 18 fatal crashes reported since July 2021 that had to do with driver assistance systems, nearly all involved Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA uses data ...
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Indian-American Sikh Police Officer Sandeep Dhaliwal's Murderer Sentenced To Death
Robert Solis, the man convicted of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first turbaned Indian-American Sikh police officer in the US state of Texas while making a traffic stop in 2019, has been sentenced to death, according to a police official.
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Eleven More Deaths Linked to Crashes Involving Vehicles With Automated Technology, US Government Data Shows
Crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier this year led to the deaths of 11 more people, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Ten of the 11 deaths involved vehicles made by Tesla, while the 11th death involved a Ford pickup, according to the ...
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US Lawmakers Question Federal Regulator About Tesla Crashes, Safety Probes
Two US lawmakers have questioned National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about its probe into Tesla crashes involving Autopilot and advanced driver assistance systems. Meanwhile, Tesla's website claims that Autopilot enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake automatically and "require active driver supervision and do not make t...
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Uber to Use Alerts to Remind Riders to Buckle Up as US Traffic Deaths Spike
Uber plans to begin reminding passengers to wear seat belts by pinging driver phones and sending riders messages amid a spike in US traffic deaths.
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"It Went Chaotic": US Ex-Policewoman Tearfully Testifies About Killing Black Man
A US former police officer on trial for the death of a young African-American man wept in court Friday as she described how a routine traffic stop descended swiftly into chaos.
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US To Close Canada Border To 'Non-Essential' Traffic, But Not Trade: Trump
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the closure of the US-Canada border to non-essential travelers as the coronavirus epidemic intensified in both countries -- but said that trade would not be impacted.
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Year After His Death, Indian-Origin Cop's Legacy Lives On In US
Corporal Ronil Singh may have been killed while conducting a traffic stop in California about a year go, but his colossal legacy lives on as the family, friends and community members of the Indian-origin police officer gear up to commemorate and celebrate his life by organising a slew of events on Thursday.
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"Hero For His Community": How Sikh Cop Killed In US Touched Many Lives
Sandeep Dhaliwal, the Indian-American Sikh police officer who was shot dead in US on Friday during a traffic stop, was a "hero for his community" during Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas in 2017, the New York Police Department said today. He touched many lives during his 10 years of service, according to his colleague.
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Police Officer Shot Dead While Writing Ticket Outside Police Headquarters
A police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
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Deaf Driver Shot Dead By US Police During Traffic Stop
Authorities in the southern US state of North Carolina said on Monday they are investigating the death of a deaf man who was fatally shot after a trooper tried to pull him over for speeding.
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US Traffic Deaths Jump 7.7 Per Cent In 2015 To 35,200
US traffic deaths rose 7.7 per cent in 2015 to 35,200 -- the highest number of people killed on US roads since 2008, the government's preliminary estimate reviewed by Reuters shows.
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US Parents Sue Tesla, Say Door Flaw Killed Teen Daughter After Fire
The parents of a college student in a Tesla crash say she was killed by flames and smoke as she tried but failed to escape the burning car because of a design flaw making it difficult to open the doors in fires, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
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5 US Police Officers Plead "Not Guilty" To Fatal Beating Of Black Man
Videos of the incident showed the five officers, who are all Black, repeatedly kicking and punching Nichols in a traffic stop close to his home on January 7, three days before he died in hospital.
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"Brutalised... Was Unrecognizable": 5 US Ex Cops Charged With Murder
US authorities on Thursday charged five officers with second-degree murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in the eastern state of Tennessee following a traffic stop.
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Tesla Reports Two New Fatal Crashes Tied to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, NHTSA Data Shows
Tesla reported two new fatal crashes involving driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15. According to data released by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 18 fatal crashes reported since July 2021 that had to do with driver assistance systems, nearly all involved Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA uses data ...
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Indian-American Sikh Police Officer Sandeep Dhaliwal's Murderer Sentenced To Death
Robert Solis, the man convicted of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first turbaned Indian-American Sikh police officer in the US state of Texas while making a traffic stop in 2019, has been sentenced to death, according to a police official.
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Eleven More Deaths Linked to Crashes Involving Vehicles With Automated Technology, US Government Data Shows
Crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier this year led to the deaths of 11 more people, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Ten of the 11 deaths involved vehicles made by Tesla, while the 11th death involved a Ford pickup, according to the ...
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US Lawmakers Question Federal Regulator About Tesla Crashes, Safety Probes
Two US lawmakers have questioned National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about its probe into Tesla crashes involving Autopilot and advanced driver assistance systems. Meanwhile, Tesla's website claims that Autopilot enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake automatically and "require active driver supervision and do not make t...
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Uber to Use Alerts to Remind Riders to Buckle Up as US Traffic Deaths Spike
Uber plans to begin reminding passengers to wear seat belts by pinging driver phones and sending riders messages amid a spike in US traffic deaths.
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"It Went Chaotic": US Ex-Policewoman Tearfully Testifies About Killing Black Man
A US former police officer on trial for the death of a young African-American man wept in court Friday as she described how a routine traffic stop descended swiftly into chaos.
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US To Close Canada Border To 'Non-Essential' Traffic, But Not Trade: Trump
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the closure of the US-Canada border to non-essential travelers as the coronavirus epidemic intensified in both countries -- but said that trade would not be impacted.
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Year After His Death, Indian-Origin Cop's Legacy Lives On In US
Corporal Ronil Singh may have been killed while conducting a traffic stop in California about a year go, but his colossal legacy lives on as the family, friends and community members of the Indian-origin police officer gear up to commemorate and celebrate his life by organising a slew of events on Thursday.
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"Hero For His Community": How Sikh Cop Killed In US Touched Many Lives
Sandeep Dhaliwal, the Indian-American Sikh police officer who was shot dead in US on Friday during a traffic stop, was a "hero for his community" during Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas in 2017, the New York Police Department said today. He touched many lives during his 10 years of service, according to his colleague.
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Police Officer Shot Dead While Writing Ticket Outside Police Headquarters
A police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
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Deaf Driver Shot Dead By US Police During Traffic Stop
Authorities in the southern US state of North Carolina said on Monday they are investigating the death of a deaf man who was fatally shot after a trooper tried to pull him over for speeding.
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US Traffic Deaths Jump 7.7 Per Cent In 2015 To 35,200
US traffic deaths rose 7.7 per cent in 2015 to 35,200 -- the highest number of people killed on US roads since 2008, the government's preliminary estimate reviewed by Reuters shows.
