NYC parking tickets pile up on windshield of dusty minivan with dead driver inside

October 6th, 2009 Md. driving lesson ends with minivan in bedroomLANHAM, Md. — Police in Maryland say a driving lesson on Good Luck Road ended with a minivan crashing through an apartment wall.

September 14th, 2009 Ga. woman escapes just before train hits minivanLITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. — A Georgia woman says she jumped out of her minivan just before an Amtrak train slammed into it.

September 11th, 2009 Monkey-masked Ariz. speeder gets 37 photo ticketsPHOENIX — State police in Arizona aren't chuckling at a driver who triggered Phoenix-area freeway speed cameras more than 80 times in a year while wearing monkey or giraffe masks.

September 9th, 2009 UPS truck is Denver's champion parking violatorDENVER — A single UPS delivery truck is the champion of Denver parking violations, racking up 196 tickets worth nearly $5,700 last year. The Denver Post reported the dubious achievement Wednesday.

August 20th, 2009 NY teen pulls brake after school bus driver diesNEW YORK — A 16-year-old camp counselor in New York is being hailed as a hero for stopping a school bus carrying nine children after the driver collapsed behind the wheel and died. Rachel Guzy, who's 16 but doesn't know how to drive, jumped into the driver's seat and pulled the emergency brake.

August 15th, 2009 NY police interview husband of wrong-way driverWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — New York state police say they have conducted their first in-depth interview with the husband of a woman who drove the wrong way on a parkway in a minivan full of children and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing eight people.

August 13th, 2009 1 killed, 1 injured in Detroit police chaseDETROIT — Authorities say one person has died after a fiery crash in Detroit in which police were chasing a stolen pickup truck when it collided with a minivan, struck a utility pole and then burst into flames. Police said Thursday that the truck's driver died and the driver of the minivan had minor injuries.

August 13th, 2009 1 killed, 2 injured in Detroit police chaseDETROIT — The driver of a stolen pickup truck fleeing police died in a fiery crash Thursday morning after the truck collided with a minivan, another truck and a utility pole and burst into flames, authorities said. The two other drivers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, said Michigan State Police Trooper John Gora.

July 27th, 2009 4 cousins, mom, 3 others die in NY wrong-way crashBRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. — A family's minivan going in the wrong direction crashed into two cars on a suburban parkway on Sunday, killing eight people, including four young cousins and the mother of one of them.

July 27th, 2009 NY police probe for causes of wrong-way crashesBRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. — Authorities are trying to determine how a woman driving a minivan carrying two of her children and three young nieces got onto a suburban parkway heading in the wrong direction, leading to a fiery crash that killed eight people and left a 5-year-old boy severely injured.

July 26th, 2009 Police: 7 dead in wrong-way crash on NY parkwayBRIARCLIFF, N.Y. — Police say a three-car crash on a parkway in suburban New York City has killed seven people.

June 25th, 2009 Fines paid for Ohioans ticketed in own drivewaysTOLEDO, Ohio — Officials say a person who wished to remain anonymous has paid the fines for some Ohio residents ticketed for parking in their own driveways. Community Relations Director Juanita Greene in Toledo says the man who paid $250 cash on Tuesday was concerned that the issue was dividing the community and said neither side in the dispute was wrong.

June 16th, 2009 Ohioans ticketed for parking in own drivewaysTOLEDO, Ohio — Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways. Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (FINK'-by-ner) says he stands by the citations handed out last week by the Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor.

June 1st, 2009 Police continue search for 5-year-old Monroe girlMONROE, Mich. — Michigan investigators looking for a 5-year-old girl missing for more than a week want to talk to the owner or driver of a minivan that was parked at a school playground near the spot where she was last seen.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the facts and figures related to the crimes in Delhi released by Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal at his annual press meet in the capital Friday: IPC crime: 46,414 cases in 2008, from 53,244 in 2007 Heinous crime: 1,948 cases in 2008, from 2,217 in 2007 Attempt to murder: 367 cases in 2008, from 499 in 2007 Dacoity: 21 cases in 2008 against 33 cases in 2007 Robbery: 498 cases in 2008 against 530 in 2007 Kidnapping for ransom: 21 cases in 2008 against 24 cases in 2007 Snatching: 1,318 cases in 2008 compared to 1,201 in 2007 Motor Vehicle Theft: 9,895 cases in 2008 against 8,039 in 2007 Hurt: 1,852 cases in 2008 against 1,664 cases in 2007 Rape: 453 cases in 2008 against 581 in 2007 Molestation: 590 cases in 2008 compared to 835 in 2007 Drug related offences: 806 persons arrested in 2008 Total taffic tickets issued: 2,640,503 traffic tickets in 2008 compared to 2,197,645 in 2007 Drunken driving: 7,579 tickets were issued against 3,748 in 2007 Red light jumping: 529,026 tickets issued in 2008 compared to 285,429 tickets in 2007 Improper parking: 339,736 tickets issued in 2008 against 188,400 in 2007 Dangerous driving: 132,467 tickets in 2008 against 73,131 in 2007 Fatalities on roads: 1,989 people in 2008 compared to 2,064 in 2007 PCR received 1,001,204 distress calls in 2008 Blueline accidents: 111 in 2008 to 151 in 2007 Jaywalkers: 20,900 tickets issued for jaywalking in 2008 Special Cell: 20 terrorists, one spy, 34 underworld mafia/gangsters and 124 conventional/white collar criminals arrested.