Thai Red Bull heir fugitive issued ‘red notice’ for arrest over his role in a fatal hit and run

Interpol have issued a ‘red notice’ to arrest the Thai heir to the Red Bull fortune involved in a 2012 hit and run that killed a police officer, police said today. Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 38, smashed his Ferrari into the back of a police officer’s motorbike around dawn on a major Bangkok road in September 2012.  The … Read more

Footage released of fatal crash caused by ‘despicable’ drug-driver

Police release footage of fatal head-on crash caused by ‘despicable’ drug-driver, 25, as he is jailed for eight years for killing ‘doting and playful grandfather’ Aiden King-Eeson jailed for eight years over the death of Gurdip Singh Matharu Nottinghamshire Police released the video to warn the dangers of drug-driving King-Eeson, from Handsworth, Birmingham, hit taxi … Read more

Giraffe’s horns may act like giant lightning rod that makes them vulnerable to fatal electrocution

The knobby ‘horns’ on top of a giraffe’s head may act like a dangerous lightning rod, according to a conservation scientist in South Africa. Two female giraffes were found dead at Rockwood wildlife reserve in Northern Cape after a sudden lightning storm in February. When rangers investigated, they found that one of the older giraffe’s … Read more

Semi-truck causes fatal 11-vehicle crash on Sacramento highway

One father was killed and three people were hospitalized this week after a massive semi-truck caused an 11-vehicle collision along a California highway.  The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday confirmed that a horrendous crash had taken place at 5:40pm on Interstate 5 in south Sacramento. It would result in the death of Joel Broussard, a … Read more

Climate change ‘could trigger spread of fatal mosquito-borne diseases’

Climate change could trigger the spread of potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases around Africa and beyond, a new study shows.  Disease-carrying mosquito species, such as the aedes aegypti or yellow fever mosquito, are attracted to the excess heat caused by climate change.   US researchers have predicted when and where in Sub-Saharan Africa malaria will decrease and other … Read more

Pilot in fatal helicopter crash says his ‘world ended’ when it ditched and killed four passengers

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed killing four people has revealed his ‘world ended’ after the devastating accident. Martin Miglans described the scene after the Super Puma chopper plunged into the sea as ‘hell on earth’ and his ‘nightmare to this day’. Mr Miglans, his co-pilot and 12 other passengers survived the crash when … Read more

‘Ink Master’ tattoo artist gets a year’s jail after fatal crash

‘Ink Master’ tattoo artist Daniel Silva sentenced to a year in jail for the car crash that killed YouTube star Corey LaBarrie Silva was sentenced to 364 days in prison after pleading no contest to a charge of gross vehicular manslaughter over the crash that killer Corey La Barrie  La Barrie was a passenger in … Read more

Police mock Muslim man during 2017 fatal arrest, bodycam shows

Bodycam footage has captured the moment Phoenix police told a homeless black Muslim man who later died in custody that ‘Allah can’t help you now’ as an officer knelt on his neck during his arrest.  An advocacy group on Thursday released what they say is previously unseen body camera footage of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr. … Read more

Brandy reveals she contemplated suicide as she grappled with heartbreak and fatal car crash

Brandy Norwood has revealed she contemplated suicide in the aftermath of heartbreak and a fatal car crash. The singer was 27 when she rear-ended a car on the freeway, resulting in the death of the driver. Brandy was left in a dark place following the tragedy and series of personal heartbreaks, but changed course because … Read more

Judge slams parents of boy, 18, who caused fatal BMW crash

A judge has slammed an 18-year-old’s parents ‘crass’ decision to buy him a BMW sports car just days after he passed his test, as he is spared jail for causing the deaths of a promising footballer and their friend. Inexperienced driver William Sherriff did not slow down or steer his car as it approached a … Read more