<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> House Speaker Tim Moore and State Rep. David Willis, who are both Republicans, were being transported on an interstate by security Thursday night when their vehicle was repeatedly rammed from behind.
&#8220;Security was driving the Speaker and Rep. Willis back to Raleigh after a visit to Wilson for a series of events today,&#8221; a spokesperson for Moore said in a statement. &#8220;On the drive back, the vehicle was rammed from behind several times.&#8221;
&#8220;General Assembly police and highway patrol responded and the circumstances are under investigation,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Thankfully no one in the vehicle was hurt, including Rep. Willis and Speaker Moore.&#8221;
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Breaking: NC House Speaker Tim Moore, his security and Rep. David Willis were involved in a car accident this evening, in which another car rammed into their vehicle several times on the interstate. Circumstances are under investigation. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ncpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ncpol</a>
From the speaker’s spokeswoman: <a href="https://t.co/TDPtbMKF2a">pic.twitter.com/TDPtbMKF2a</a>
&mdash; Lucille Sherman (@_lucillesherman) <a href="https://twitter.com/_lucillesherman/status/1628967752114266113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Moore represents District 111 and is currently serving his 11th term in the state legislature. Willis represents District 68 and is serving in his second term.
This report has been updated to include additional information.

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The man who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/authorities-say-driver-intentionally-drove-tesla-over-california-cliff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allegedly</a> plunged his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tesla" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tesla</a> off of a cliff in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> on purpose — with his family inside — has been charged with attempted murder. 
Dharmesh Patel crashed the car over the edge of the road at Devil&#8217;s Slide in California with two young children and his wife inside. He was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and attempted murder following the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-03/tesla-driver-arrested-california-cliff-crash-called-intentional" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incident</a> earlier this month. However, he was not officially charged until he was released from the hospital and put in jail. 
According to the San Mateo County District Attorney&#8217;s <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/SanMateoCoDA/status/1620500672730005504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> page, he has been &#8220;charged with 3 counts of attempted murder and enhancements.&#8221;
Patel’s two children and wife, Neha Patel, survived the fall and have also been discharged from the hospital. 
Neha Patel reportedly told emergency response personnel at the scene that her husband was trying to kill the family. 
On Monday, San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe told the Times that Neha had said, “‘He intentionally tried to kill us,&#8217;” to first responders. 
&#8220;A couple of paramedics rappelled down the side of the cliff and as they were helping her out, she said in a very loud voice, to the effect, &#8216;He tried to kill us, he intentionally tried to kill us,&#8217; &#8221; Wagstaffe also <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tesla-driver-charged-attempted-murder-allegedly-plunging-family-califo-rcna68173" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> to NBC News on Tuesday.
“She said very simply this was not an accident,” Wagstaffe stated, noting that the prosecution had not spoken with Neha, but still had enough information to put forward the charges.  
&#8220;We hope that, when her health improves, she would be able to give us a statement,&#8221; Wagstaffe said, per NBC.
The prosecution has multiple key materials to back up their charges. 
They have tunnel footage that reveals Patel “making a sharp right turn over the cliff,” according to Wagstaffe. The team has also discussed the event with two witnesses who were in vehicles behind the Patels’ car and will state that they did not witness the Tesla try to stop prior to careening over the edge, he stated.
“We have concluded that the evidence supports the fact that he intentionally drove his vehicle over that cliff, thereby obviously endangering not just his wife and two children but his own life,” Wagstaffe said at a press conference Monday after Patel’s first court appearance. Patel is being held with no bail. 
Patel was a radiologist living in Northern California, and his alleged actions <a href="https://people.com/crime/neighbors-left-confused-after-great-guy-drove-tesla-off-cliff-with-idyllic-family-inside/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stunned</a> people who knew him. 
“They’re a beautiful, idyllic family, no indication of issues,” Roger Newmark, a neighbor, previously <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-04/the-family-at-the-end-of-the-cul-de-sac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Times. “It’s so strange because he is a great guy. Maybe it was a moment of insanity.” 
“He’s just so present,” Sarah Walker, another neighbor who socialized with the family, said. “Dharmesh and I would wave ‘Hi,’ but he would always come over and have a conversation. He was always happy and ready to talk.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jay-leno">Jay Leno</a> has apparently suffered broken bones in a motorcycle <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/car-crash">accident</a> just months after being severely burned while working on one of his cars.
The 72-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian">comedian</a> made the revelation while speaking with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, saying the accident happened January 17, but he was reluctant to make a big deal about it because of how recently the fire incident occurred.
“That was the first accident. OK? Then just last week, I got knocked off my motorcycle,” Leno <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/jay-leno-breaks-bones-in-2nd-accident-after-announcing-vegas-return-2719088/">told</a> the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Thursday when asked how he was recovering from the fire. “So I’ve got a broken collarbone. I’ve got two broken ribs. I’ve got two cracked kneecaps.”
When the interviewer expressed concern, Leno was quick to reassure him that he was doing well. “I’m OK!” Leno exclaimed. “I’m OK, I’m working. I’m working this weekend.”
The former “Tonight Show” host explained how he was test driving a vintage 1940 Indian motorcycle when he got pulled off by a wire strung across the parking lot. He recalled noticing a leaking gas line, which prompted him to check it out.
“So I turned down a side street and cut through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, some guy had a wire strung across the parking lot but with no flag hanging from it,” Leno explained. “So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late. It just clothesline[d] me and, boom, knocked me off the bike.”
“The bike kept going, and you know how that works out,” he recounted.
Next, the TV host explained why he kept the incident quiet. “You know, after getting burned up, you get that one for free,” Leno said while laughing. “After that, you’re Harrison Ford, crashing airplanes. You just want to keep your head down.”
The “Tonight Show” host has retained a sense of humor even after suffering second and third-degree burns following a garage fire that occurred in November 2022. He later explained his outlook on the whole thing.
 “You have to joke about it. There’s nothing worse than whiny celebrities. If you joke about it, people laugh along with you,” he <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/jay-leno-electric-cars-space-accident-11670600948">told</a> The Wall Street Journal. 
“But really, it was an accident, that’s all,” he continued. “Anybody who works with their hands on a regular basis is going to have an accident at some point. If you play football, you get a concussion or a broken leg. Anything you do, there’s a risk factor.”

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Drivers in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/milwaukee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milwaukee</a> area were feeling a little bit corny after 20 tons of the vegetable spilled onto an interstate highway Thursday night.
In a Twitter thread Thursday evening, the Milwaukee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that traffic had to be blocked on Interstate 41 southbound outside Milwaukee because a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled the vegetables onto the road. Crews had to block the highway even further in an effort to salvage the truck. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
&#8220;TRAFFIC ALERT: Please exercise caution in the area of S/B I-41 @ Florist Ave., where an overturned semi carrying 40,000 lbs of 🌽 is blocking lanes 2 and 3,&#8221; the <a href="https://twitter.com/MilwCoSheriff/status/1616267354366947328?s=20&amp;t=_E49dTZphDFCF0aRbZ_fjg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MCSO tweeted</a> around 9 p.m. local time. &#8220;The semi driver suffered just minor injuries. The circumstances of the crash/turnover are under investigation.&#8221;
The road had to be completely closed about an hour later. &#8220;UPDATE: The partial freeway closure at this rollover site is now a full freeway closure, as salvage efforts continue, with all southbound traffic diverted off of I-41 at Good Hope Road.&#8221;
The tweet included a photo of the crash site. The tractor-trailer lay on its side, with the truck on the shoulder and the trailer in a ditch off the road. The shipping container had slid off the trailer frame.
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UPDATE: The partial freeway closure at this rollover site is now a full freeway closure, as salvage efforts continue, with all southbound traffic diverted off of I-41 at Good Hope Road. <a href="https://t.co/WNRyicd0xO">pic.twitter.com/WNRyicd0xO</a>
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Crews had to redirect traffic again shortly afterward. &#8220;UPDATE 2: Traffic is now being diverted off of S/B I-41 @ Appleton Ave,&#8221; MCSO <a href="https://twitter.com/MilwCoSheriff/status/1616289440263188480?s=20&amp;t=c4QmeugG3atH6zO_zv2-Vg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
According to local radio station <a href="https://wtmj.com/traffic/2023/01/20/40000-lbs-of-corn-flood-milwaukee-roadway-in-semi-rollover-crash/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WTMJ</a>, it took several hours for crews to remove the truck and clear the roadway. The truck was the only vehicle involved in the accident. The driver&#8217;s condition was unclear, and no details about the crash were available Friday.
I-41 is a major arterial highway that connects Milwaukee and Green Bay with the cities on the Fox River. It runs North-South, beginning just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border and ending north of Green Bay.
Last month, another truck carrying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tractor-trailer-spills-40000-pounds-of-meatballs-onto-virginia-highway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20 tons of meatballs</a> overturned onto a highway in rural southern Virginia. Traffic was shut down for about four hours after the big rig jackknifed, spilling more than 40,000 pounds of frozen meatballs onto I-95 South. Police charged the driver of the rig with a traffic violation.
According to Norfolk-based news station WAVY, the tractor-trailer ran off the road and struck a guardrail when the driver overcorrected. The vehicle jackknifed, causing the trailer to break away. Another big rig traveling in the same direction could not avoid the trailer and collided with it, spilling the frozen meatballs onto the highway. Officials said that it took more than two hours for rescue crews to free the driver of the second rig from the cab of the truck. The driver was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital with only minor injuries. The driver of the meatball truck was not reported injured; he was charged by police with failing to obey a highway marking.
In August of last year, two tractor-trailers overturned on opposite ends of the country, spilling other staples of Italian cuisine onto highways in California and Texas. First, a tractor-trailer carrying more than <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chain-of-car-crashes-caused-by-300000-tomatoes-rolling-onto-california-highway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">300,000 tomatoes</a> collided with another vehicle and plowed into a center divider, spilling the fruit onto the opposing lanes of traffic, which caused a chain reaction of crashes.
Then, another big rig overturned on a highway in Tennessee outside Memphis, spilling gallons of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alfredo-sauce-spill-in-tennessee-follows-california-tomato-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alfredo sauce</a> and creating a huge mess for drivers and work crews.

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A state representative from Connecticut was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/nyregion/connecticut-quentin-williams-killed-crash.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> in a head-on collision early Thursday, according to state law enforcement.
Quentin Williams, 39, was driving on Route 9 in Cromwell, around 12:45 a.m. on Thursday. He was driving south when a vehicle in the southbound lane hit him. Williams’ vehicle was “fully engulfed in flames” following the crash, authorities said. The driver of the other car also did not survive.
Democratic Governor Ned Lamont put forward an order to <a href="https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/connecticut-state-flags-lowered-half-staff-representative-quentin-williams/520-0b140475-19c9-47ba-aca3-648f90559a57" target="_blank" rel="noopener">direct</a> the Connecticut state flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Williams.
“This is devastating news, and I am incredibly saddened by this tragedy,” Lamont <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2023/01-2023/Governor-Lamont-Directs-State-Flags-To-Half-Staff-in-Honor-of-Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “Quentin had an infectiously optimistic personality, and he absolutely loved having the opportunity to represent his lifelong home of Middletown at the State Capitol.&#8221;
&#8220;Public service was his passion, and he was always advocating on behalf of the people of his hometown. He was a genuine person with a genuine soul, and he will be missed. My prayers are with his family, including his wife Carrissa and his mother Queen, as well as his friends and colleagues in the General Assembly,&#8221; he added.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said he “can only think of one word to describe him — hopeful.”
“Q [Williams] was always brimming with optimism and possibility. He had a spirit that was relentlessly positive and aspirational. We need his light more than ever, and that’s why it is so hard to lose him,” he added.
&#8220;Just last night, with the governor&#8217;s ball, he got pulled into a work meeting with his Labor (committee) co-chair and they were fiercely coming up with plans for the incoming legislative session,&#8221; State Senator Matthew Lesser <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1147346501/a-rising-star-in-connecticut-politics-dies-in-a-collision-with-a-wrong-way-drive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> told the Associated Press. &#8220;So it&#8217;s just, it&#8217;s just gut-wrenching.”
&#8220;Representative Williams was a young, emerging leader who deftly balanced forward-looking thoughtfulness with passion and charisma in his work at the Capitol and within his community,&#8221; State House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora, the leading Republican in the state House of Representatives, also said in a statement.
According to the legislature’s House Democrats’ <a href="https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Williams/Biography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, Williams was the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/connecticut-lawmaker-killed-car-crash-after-celebrating-his-new-term-2023-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first</a> African American to be a representative for the City of Middletown in the state&#8217;s general assembly. He went to Middletown Public Schools and received a Bachelor’s degree from Bryan University, as well as a Master’s of Public Administration at Villanova University. He also had a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University.
“He is a champion for social and racial equality, human rights, accessible housing for all and supporting youth programs to help prepare them for successful futures,” the page noted.
Williams is survived by his wife and mother.

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At least two people are dead and more have been injured in a massive pile-up on Friday, shutting down the Ohio Turnpike in both directions near the Erie/Sandusky county line.
A spokesperson for the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) told the <a href="https://www.13abc.com/2022/12/23/oshp-multiple-people-injured-turnpike-crashes-crews-working-closures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local ABC affiliate</a> that there were several crashes throughout the day — the first of which took place shortly before noon and involved five vehicles and resulted in two injuries, none of which were life-threatening.
Less than an hour later, multiple cars began to crash, resulting in a pile-up of 46 vehicles and at least two deaths.
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🚨UPDATE: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OhioTurnpikeMP106Crash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OhioTurnpikeMP106Crash</a> <a href="https://t.co/QHm0KpL6n5">pic.twitter.com/QHm0KpL6n5</a>
&mdash; OSHP_NWOhio (@OSHP_NWOhio) <a href="https://twitter.com/OSHP_NWOhio/status/1606418668631588866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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OSHP shared updates on the situation via Twitter, directing media outlets on where to send reporters for the latest information and confirming reports that at least two people had been killed in the wreck.
&#8220;Troopers on scene confirm two fatalities, with a minimum of 46 vehicles involved. Multiple agencies from several counties are continuing rescue operations. White-out conditions persist. Travel is not recommended,&#8221; the update read.
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Troopers on scene confirm two fatalities, with a minimum of 46 vehicles involved. Multiple agencies from several counties are continuing rescue operations. White-out conditions persist. Travel is not recommended.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OhioTurnpikeMP106Crash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OhioTurnpikeMP106Crash</a> <a href="https://t.co/PhPcwdrsEv">pic.twitter.com/PhPcwdrsEv</a>
&mdash; OSHP_NWOhio (@OSHP_NWOhio) <a href="https://twitter.com/OSHP_NWOhio/status/1606432994675363840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is going to be ongoing for a while. There are a lot of troopers and first responders out there working through this,&#8221; the OSHP spokesperson said.
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Dramatic videos show the scene of a deadly pileup on the Ohio Turnpike that involved approximately 50 vehicles during snowy conditions.
One person died and multiple people were injured, Ohio Highway Patrol said. <a href="https://t.co/qbrkoZswJU">https://t.co/qbrkoZswJU</a> <a href="https://t.co/OvJQzKjV4w">pic.twitter.com/OvJQzKjV4w</a>
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Some reports estimated that the number of vehicles involved in the deadly crash might be closer to 100.
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Mass Casualty Incident’ declared following pileup on Interstate 75 in Ohio
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Multiple emergency crews are responding too a very serious accident is occurring on I-75N. With Mass Casualty Incident declared reports of over 100+ vehicles are piled up <a href="https://t.co/TgfCm852Si">pic.twitter.com/TgfCm852Si</a>
&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1606362859780202496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Multiple emergency crews are responding to a very serious accident occurring on I-75N. With Mass Casualty Incident declared reports of over 100+ vehicles are piled up
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Video taken at the scene showed first responders working to help stranded motorists out of their vehicles in the frigid temperatures. Buses were dispatched to transport uninjured passengers — and those whose cars were simply blocked — from the turnpike to a nearby maintenance building.
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New video shows first responders helping people stranded on the Ohio Turnpike get out of their vehicles after the deadly 50-vehicle crash Friday &gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/DzdLzNsMT2">https://t.co/DzdLzNsMT2</a> <a href="https://t.co/Inl9360ymh">pic.twitter.com/Inl9360ymh</a>
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Toledo Fire and Rescue confirmed that the Sandusky County Sheriff had called in a request for assistance with extrication at the scene.
&#8220;INCIDENT TYPE: Mutual Aid Request — Sandusky County Sheriff,&#8221; they tweeted, sharing photos of emergency vehicles headed to the scene with their lights flashing. &#8220;INCIDENT DETAILS: (December 23, 2022): TFRD extrication resources are assisting in Sandusky Co with a multiple vehicle accident on the Ohio Turnpike near mile post 118. #toledofire #mutualaid.&#8221;
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INCIDENT TYPE: Mutual Aid Request &#8211; Sandusky County Sheriff
INCIDENT DETAILS: (December 23, 2022): TFRD extrication resources are assisting in Sandusky Co with a multiple vehicle accident on the Ohio Turnpike near mile post 118. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/toledofire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#toledofire</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mutalaid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mutalaid</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cou4WafNL8">pic.twitter.com/Cou4WafNL8</a>
&mdash; Toledo Fire &amp; Rescue (@ToledoFire) <a href="https://twitter.com/ToledoFire/status/1606402570502770689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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By late Friday afternoon, Sandusky County was still under a Level 3 Snow Emergency. High winds and temperatures remaining below zero meant that travel conditions would remain risky at best going into the holiday weekend.

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Somebody&#8217;s poor meatballs won&#8217;t be on top of spaghetti, after a tractor-trailer spilled more than 20 tons of them onto a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a> highway on Friday.
State Police responded to the accident in Greensville County in rural southern Virginia around 12:30 a.m. local time Friday morning. Traffic was shut down for about four hours after the big rig jackknifed, spilling more than 40,000 pounds of frozen meatballs onto I-95 South. Police charged the driver of the rig with a traffic violation.
According to Norfolk-based news station <a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/virginia/40k-pounds-of-meatballs-spilled-in-i-95-crash/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WAVY</a>, the tractor-trailer ran off the road and struck a guardrail when the driver overcorrected. The vehicle jackknifed, causing the trailer to break away. Another big rig traveling in the same direction could not avoid the trailer and collided with it, spilling the frozen meatballs onto the highway.
The Greensville County Fire Department responded to the scene. Officials said that it took more than two hours for rescue crews to free the driver of the second rig from the cab of the truck. The driver was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital with only minor injuries. As of Friday morning, there was no update on the driver&#8217;s condition. The driver of the first rig, identified as Al Stenford, was not reported as injured; he was later charged with failing to obey a highway marking, WAVY reported.
The collision closed all northbound and southbound lanes of I-95 until about 4:30 a.m. as crews cleared the wreckage from the highway. Hampton Roads station <a href="https://www.wtkr.com/news/over-40k-pounds-of-meatball-spill-onto-i-95-due-to-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WTKR</a> reported that lanes continued to be blocked while crews cleared the meatballs from the road.
The meatball mess comes a few months after two other trucks carrying Italian dinner staples spilled their contents onto interstate highways. On August 29, a big rig carrying nearly 300,000 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chain-of-car-crashes-caused-by-300000-tomatoes-rolling-onto-california-highway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tomatoes</a> while traveling on a Northern California interstate crashed into two vehicles, sending the fruit rolling out of the semi-trailer and creating a two-foot-deep red sea across the highway.
Officer Jason Tyhurst of the CHP told The Daily Wire that at approximately 5 a.m. that morning, a big rig was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 in Vacaville — about 35 miles west of Sacramento — when it collided with a vehicle that sent the truck swerving through lanes and hitting another car before plowing through the center divider.
The tomato-covered highway soon became too slick for other vehicles to endure, causing a chain reaction of crashes. The mixture of tomato juice, oil, and dirt caused one vehicle to become stuck on the road before two others would eventually strike the car. Another vehicle was sideswiped by a car struggling to gain control on the slippery interstate.
The very next day, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alfredo-sauce-spill-in-tennessee-follows-california-tomato-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alfredo sauce</a> covered a portion of an interstate near Memphis, Tennessee, after an 18-wheeler crashed into a wall, prompting local authorities to shut down a portion of the highway. Commuters traveling southbound were limited to one lane until clean-up crews cleared the damage from the crash.
Video footage taken by Kate Bieri of Fox 13 Memphis showed traffic maneuvering slowly down the shoulder while the entire road surface is coated white with the spilled condiment from the torn-open trailer. Memphis Police told Fox 13 that authorities transported one woman from the scene to the hospital in non-critical condition.
Brandon Drey contributed to this report.

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Tractor-Trailer Spills 40,000 Pounds Of Meatballs Onto Virginia Highway

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A new study claims that people who refused to get one of the available <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/desantis-calls-for-grand-jury-on-covid-vaccines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID vaccines</a> may be more likely to be involved in motor vehicle accidents — and people have &#8230; thoughts.
&#8220;People who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents, according to a new study,&#8221; the <a href="https://fortune.com/well/2022/12/13/covid-unvaccinated-greater-risk-car-crash-traffic-accident-new-study-says-canada-government-records-pfizer-moderna/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headline at Fortune</a> reads, citing a <a href="https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(22)00822-1/fulltext#%20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study published</a> in The American Journal of Medicine. The study examined encrypted government records of some 11 million adults (of whom 16% had not received a COVID vaccine) and then cross tabulated serious car accidents and vaccinations.
According to the data, unvaccinated adults were 72% more likely to be involved in a serious accident — meaning that at least one person involved was taken to a hospital for treatment as a result of the crash. The study noted that the increased risk appeared similar to that of drivers who suffer from sleep apnea, but was about half of the risk assumed by people who used alcohol.
While the study was very clear in stating that simply not being vaccinated did not increase the risk of an accident, the working theory was that people who were willing to take personal health risks by not getting vaccinated might also engage in riskier driving habits or &#8220;neglect basic road safety guidelines.&#8221;
&#8220;Lmao,&#8221; Spike Cohen tweeted, adding, &#8220;Yes, this is a real article.&#8221;
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Yes, this is a real article.<a href="https://t.co/vRVjcPtJiy">https://t.co/vRVjcPtJiy</a>
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&#8220;Didn’t get your Covid vaccine? Brace yourself for higher car insurance!!!&#8221; New York Post columnist Rikki Schlott commented.
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Didn’t get your Covid vaccine? Brace yourself for higher car insurance!!! <a href="https://t.co/8YE98Svdo1">pic.twitter.com/8YE98Svdo1</a>
&mdash; Rikki Schlott (@RIKKISCHLOTT) <a href="https://twitter.com/RIKKISCHLOTT/status/1602866693768085505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Dr. Zoe Barcombe, PhD, noted that one variable in particular may have been ignored: the fact that younger men were both more likely to be involved in car accidents and less likely to have opted to take the vaccine. &#8220;Younger males are less likely to be jabbed and more likely to have a car crash. Next &#8230;&#8221; she tweeted.
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Younger males are less likely to be jabbed and more likely to have a car crash. Next&#8230;<a href="https://t.co/LP63AHxQLg">https://t.co/LP63AHxQLg</a>
&mdash; Dr Zoe Harcombe, PhD (@zoeharcombe) <a href="https://twitter.com/zoeharcombe/status/1602934448496181249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Canadian researchers claim the unvaxxed are 72% more likely to have car crashes due to ‘neglecting basic safety guidelines,’ suggesting doctors promote traffic safety. Seems like an excuse for insurance companies to use vaccination status to set policy …&#8221; Charles Cooper added, suggesting that insurance companies could use the data as leverage to increase premiums based on vaccination status.
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Canadian researchers claim the unvaxxed are 72% more likely to have car crashes due to &quot;neglecting basic safety guidelines,” suggesting doctors promote traffic safety.
Seems like an excuse for insurance companies to use vaccination status to set policy…<a href="https://t.co/yatjHOfv5D">https://t.co/yatjHOfv5D</a>
&mdash; Charles Cooper 🛰 (@coopsimms) <a href="https://twitter.com/coopsimms/status/1602852313290399745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Study Claims People Who Refused COVID Vax More Likely To Have Car Accidents – And People Have Thoughts

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A FedEx contract driver strangled a 7-year-old girl after hitting her with his van in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a> late last month, according to arrest warrant documents.
Tanner Horner, a 31-year-old from Fort Worth, has been arrested and charged with capital murder of a person under 10 years old and aggravated kidnapping in the death of Athena Strand, according to the <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article269781527.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fort Worth Star-Telegram.</a>
After the girl was reported missing, investigators tracked down video from the truck showing Horner speaking to a girl who looked like Athena on Nov. 30, sand an affidavit supporting the arrest warrant. Horner told investigators he accidentally hit Athena with his delivery van while backing out of the driveway at the girl&#8217;s home.
Although Horner said Athena was not seriously injured, he &#8220;panicked&#8221; and brought her into the back of the vehicle, where he allegedly tried to kill her by breaking her neck before strangling her with his bare hands.
Horner said he left the girl&#8217;s body in the water on the edge of the Trinity River near Boyd, where authorities said they recovered the body on Friday, December 2.
The arrest warrant and affidavit were <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/tanner-horner-allegedly-stranged-athena-strand-after-backing-into-her-with-truck/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published Thursday by CBS 11</a>.
Maitlyn Gandy, the mother of Athena, said at a news conference on Thursday that her daughter was <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-live-mother-of-athena-strand-speaks-publicly/3143904/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abducted while visiting</a> her stepmother and father in Paradise, Texas. The driver was delivering a package of Barbie dolls meant to be a Christmas gift to Athena, she said.
“Athena was robbed of the opportunity to grow up to be anything she wanted to be,” Gandy said. &#8220;And this present, ordered out of innocence and love, is one she will never receive.&#8221;
Horner was arrested Friday and is being held on $1.5 million bond in the Wise County Jail. The death penalty has been discussed with prosecutors if Horner is convicted, Wise County Sheriff told the <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article269781527.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Star-Telegram</a> over the weekend. The news outlet said it was not clear whether Horner has an attorney.
A private funeral for Athena will be held on Friday, <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-live-mother-of-athena-strand-speaks-publicly/3143904/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBCDFW</a>.

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FedEx Driver Admits To Strangling 7-Year-Old Girl After Hitting Her With Van

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> Mayor-elect Karen Bass said one of her daughters was injured Thursday morning in Los Angeles in a hit-and-run incident.
&#8220;While driving today, one of my daughters was the victim of a hit and run,&#8221; Bass said in a statement to NBC News.
According to <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/la-mayor-elect-karen-bass-daughter-injured-in-west-adams-hit-and-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local media,</a> the crash involving two white SUVs occurred around 9:00 a.m. in the West Adams neighborhood, which is located about eight miles west of downtown Los Angeles.
NBC <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/daughter-of-la-mayor-elect-karen-bass-injured-hit-and-run-crash-la-west-adams/3046039/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that police said four men ran from the SUV following the crash. Photos from the scene showed airbags deployed from the vehicle.
An official with the Los Angeles Police Department told Fox 11 that the second vehicle left the scene shortly after the crash.
No arrests have been reported.
Bass said the crash did not &#8220;seriously hurt&#8221; her daughter, and she is back home after receiving hospital treatment.
&#8220;I am grateful for the first responders and health care professionals who ensured her well-being,&#8221; Bass said.
According to Bass, the Los Angeles Police Department has begun investigating the circumstances of this incident.
Bass, who beat real estate developer Rick Caruso in a highly contested race for Los Angeles mayor last month, lost a daughter, Emilia Bass-Lechuga, and a son-in-law, Michael Wright, in 2006 in a car crash.
The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-31-me-bass31-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Emilia and Michael Wright were married earlier that year after meeting at Loyola Marymount University, where Emilia was due to graduate in December.

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Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Karen Bass’ Daughter Victim Of Hit And Run

Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Karen Bass' Daughter Victim Of Hit And Run

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Karen Bass

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The 22-year-old driver who crashed into 25 Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s recruits last week denied authorities&#8217; claims that investigators had enough evidence to prove the incident was a deliberate act.
Nicholas Gutierrez was held on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer on a $2 million bond for driving his Honda CR-V into 25 cadets about 20 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 16. around 6:30 a.m. during a training exercise with about 75 recruits from the Sheriff&#8217;s Department and several local police agencies.
The horrific crash left more than a dozen cadets injured and at least five in critical condition.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said they later provisionally released Gutierrez because the initial complaint was not enough to hold him in custody.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/driver-crash-law-encforcement-la-county-sheriff-whittier/3038595/">NBC</a>, Guiterrez refuted claims made by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who said investigators had enough evidence to conclude that the crash was intentional.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t intentionally do it,&#8221; Gutierrez said, adding that he fell asleep on his way to work.
Gutierrez said he fell asleep at the wheel and woke up to the sound of recruits banging on the windows.
&#8220;I wish it never happened,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I feel bad it happened.&#8221;
In the interview, Gutierrez had injuries to his face that were suffered at the scene, which he claimed were sustained when the sheriff&#8217;s &#8220;dragged&#8221; him out of the car when he woke up from the impact.
The sheriff&#8217;s department declined to comment or elaborate.
The recruits were part of a 22-week program with the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s S.T.A.R.S. Explorer Training Academy in South Whittier, California. At the time of the crash, the cadets ran in four rows while drill instructors and two black-and-white radio cars accompanied them.
According to Villanueva, seven recruits remain in the hospital, with two in critical condition and multiple leg fractures. He said authorities&#8217; biggest concern is one of the recruits is on life support and suffering from serious brain bleeding and swelling.
&#8220;They have a long road to recovery happen to them, and we&#8217;re just hoping and praying that they can pull through,&#8221; he told News Nation.
Villanueva said five recruits are still under observation, and the remaining 20 have been released to their families.
The suspect&#8217;s lawyer, Alexandra Kazarian, told <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-21/driver-asleep-in-crash-that-hurt-sheriffs-recruits-lawyer-says">The Los Angeles Times</a>, Guiterrez fell asleep at the wheel while on his way to work, calling it a &#8220;tragic accident.&#8221;
Kazarian also denied the preliminary investigation from Villanueva, saying there is no evidence suggesting it was intentional.
&#8220;I have no idea why the sheriff said that,&#8221; Kazarian said.
Gutierrez&#8217;s attorney issued a statement Friday to NBC saying Gutierrez comes from a law enforcement family. According to the Los Angeles Times, his father is a retired corrections officer. His uncles work in the Los Angeles Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, and the Sheriff&#8217;s Department.
&#8220;Nicholas comes from a proud law enforcement family, and the injuries to these recruits is beyond heartbreaking,&#8221; attorney Alexandra Kazarian said. &#8220;The Gutierrez family appreciates the Sheriff&#8217;s Department taking the time to conduct a full and complete investigation. As many have asked, we want to emphasize that Nicholas was on his way to work and had no drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of this tragic accident.&#8221;
Kazarian said Gutierrez &#8220;harbors absolutely no animosity toward law enforcement,&#8221; adding claims that her client was a disgruntled academy recruit or had any association with being a recruit were incorrect.

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Driver Who Crashed Into 25 L.A. Sheriff Recruits Claims He Fell Asleep At Wheel

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace erupted into a fit of rage during a race on Sunday as he attacked another driver after causing that driver to crash.
The incident happened during Stage 2 of the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when Wallace, who won Stage 1, was next to driver Kyle Larson when Larson attempted a three-wide pass.
Larson moved up the track and his car gave a slight tap to Wallace&#8217;s car, causing Wallace&#8217;s car to brush up against the wall. After brushing up against the wall, Wallace bounced into Larson&#8217;s car and then continued by tracking Larson&#8217;s car down the track and slamming into the rear of his car, causing both cars to spin out.
Multiple reports said that the move by Wallace to spin out Larson&#8217;s car appeared to be intentional. NASCAR could penalize Wallace if they believe that his actions were deliberate.
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Kyle Larson hits Bubba Wallace.
Wallace spins him out, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCARPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCARPlayoffs</a> driver Christopher Bell is involved! <a href="https://t.co/TlxcEV5T6q">pic.twitter.com/TlxcEV5T6q</a>
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After both cars came to a stop, Wallace, who has previously been described as being self-righteous and smug, got out of his car and physically attacked Larson, who is smaller than Wallace.
Larson tried to get away from Wallace and the physical attack was only stopped when NASCAR officials intervened.
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Bubba Wallace is NOT HAPPY with Kyle Larson.
Some pushes and shoves after they wreck. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/aaAn0idrJp">pic.twitter.com/aaAn0idrJp</a>
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Larson responded to the incident by saying that Wallace&#8217;s aggression was not surprising.
&#8220;I obviously made an aggressive move into three and got in low and got loose and chased it up a bit,&#8221; Larson said. &#8220;And yeah, I mean, he got to my right front, and I got him tight into the wall and knew he was gonna retaliate. So, like I said, I mean, he had a reason to be mad, but his race wasn&#8217;t over until he retaliated. So it is what it is. Just, yeah, just aggression turned into frustration and he retaliated.&#8221;
When asked on camera if it was appropriate for Wallace to retaliate at that speed, Larson said no, as he pointed to the severity of injuries that can happen.
&#8220;I think with everything that&#8217;s been going on here lately with head injuries and all that, fractured ligaments and all that I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s probably the right thing to do,&#8221; Larson said.
Larson did not act angry during the interview and seemed to have a lighter view of the incident, saying that most drivers have lost their cool and retaliated during races.
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&#39;<a href="https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KyleLarsonRacin</a> addressed Bubba Wallace&#39;s move and if he thinks it was retaliation. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/sDVDXJTDxU">pic.twitter.com/sDVDXJTDxU</a>
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However, when Wallace was interviewed by the same person on camera, he took no responsibility for his actions and got snippy with the interviewer.
The interviewer pointed out that Cliff Daniels, one of the top NASCAR crew chiefs, said that Wallace&#8217;s actions amounted to retaliation and asked then asked Wallace if it was retaliation.
&#8220;Cliff is smart enough to know that how easy these cars break so when you get shoved into the fence, like deliberately like he did, trying to force me to lift, steering was gone,&#8221; Wallace claimed and then smirked, &#8220;he just so happened to be there.&#8221;
Wallace arrogantly claimed, &#8220;It was just a piss poor move on his execution.&#8221;
&#8220;When situations like this happen, Bubba, at this speed, is retaliation an acceptable thing?&#8221; the interviewer asked.
&#8220;Stop fishing,&#8221; Wallace snapped. &#8220;Stop fishing.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not fishing. I&#8217;m just asking you,&#8221; the interviewer responded. &#8220;Let&#8217;s also talk about the message you wanted to send to Kyle by going up to him after the incident.&#8221;
&#8220;He knows,&#8221; Wallace said. &#8220;He knows that what he did was wrong. He wanted to question what I was doing. He never cleared me so just hate it for our team, our McDonald&#8217;s Toyota Camry was super solid.&#8221;
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&quot;I don&#39;t lift.&quot;
Hear from <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BubbaWallace</a> after his incident with Kyle Larson. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/XUMPs2sRsf">pic.twitter.com/XUMPs2sRsf</a>
&mdash; NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1581738440768774144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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