SC driver calls 911 after mistaking crashing toy helicopter for the real thing

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 5th, 2009 Airborne car rips through 2nd floor of NY houseNEW YORK — Police say a drunken driver sped through a stop sign and hit an earthen mound before going airborne and smashing his Jeep into the second floor of a New York home. The spectacular wreck happened just after midnight Saturday in East Moriches (MOR'-ih-ches) on Long Island.

September 1st, 2009 NTSB weighs safety options for EMS helicoptersWASHINGTON — Occasionally emergency medical helicopters sent into action to save lives end up crashing, a tragic consequence that has federal officials weighing new safety recommendations. The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting Tuesday to vote on 19 proposals to make the transport of patients, medical crews and donated organs safer.

August 11th, 2009 TV says Taiwan helicopter crashes during rescueTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese TV stations say a helicopter carrying five crew members and a nurse has crashed into a mountain while on a mission to rescue villagers whose homes were destroyed by a powerful typhoon. The reports say the helicopter was spotted lying in a valley after crashing Tuesday.

August 11th, 2009 Taiwan helicopter crashes during typhoon rescueTAIPEI, Taiwan — An official says a helicopter with three crew aboard has crashed into a mountain while on a mission to rescue villagers whose homes were destroyed by a powerful typhoon. Disaster official Chen Chung-hsien says the helicopter crashed Tuesday in bad weather while flying to Wutai, a mountainous region in southern Pingtung county.

July 26th, 2009 F1 facing safety questions after Alonso loses tireBUDAPEST, Hungary — Renault's Fernando Alonso has retired from the Hungarian Grand Prix after losing a tire, another incident likely to put Formula One safety under the spotlight following Felipe Massa's crash. Alonso retired after 13 laps on Sunday.

July 24th, 2009 As per official report, on late Thursday about 10.30 pm a helicopter crashed on a western Maryland highway and burst into flames which causes the death of four people. Three of them were the employees of a flight instruction company- Advanced Helicopter Concepts and the fourth one was a passenger, Kevin Lewis, director of county emergency services, confirms that the a Robinson 44 helicopter with 4 passengers crashed on Interstate 70 in Washington County.

July 14th, 2009 Civilian helicopter crashes in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Officials say a white transport helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan. Fazel Haq, the top official in the Sangin district of Helmand province, says the logistics helicopter crashed around daybreak Tuesday outside the town of Sangin.

July 3rd, 2009 Sheriff: Error fixed in Santa Fe area 911 systemSANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities say a programming error on cell phone towers misrouted 911 calls from a lost hiker who died in a rescue helicopter crash last month, but the problem has been corrected.

June 26th, 2009 Stewart moves to backup car after crash at NHMSLOUDON, N.H. — Tony Stewart had to move to a backup car Friday after crashing in the first NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

June 15th, 2009 NASCAR Mexico driver killed in crashMEXICO CITY — Driver Carlos Pardo has been killed in a crash during the final laps of a NASCAR Mexico race, organizers said. Pardo was leading the race in the 97th lap when his car was nudged by a competitor from behind and slid sideways into a wall at the entrance to the pit lane at about 120 mph on Sunday.

June 1st, 2009 'Rockefeller' driver: I didn't know of kidnap planBOSTON — A livery driver who acted as the getaway driver for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller says he did not know he was helping him kidnap his 7-year-old daughter. Rockefeller's real name is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (GAYR'-hahrtz-ry-tur).

May 30th, 2009 Driver dies after crash in USAC race in IowaKNOXVILLE, Iowa — A 34-year-old Kansas driver died on Saturday after injuring his head and neck during a crash in a race at Knoxville Raceway. Chad McDaniel of Concordia, Kan., struck another car during a Midget Nationals race on Friday night, United States Auto Club officials said.

May 5th, 2009 Elderly man mistakes card for noisy neighborsBERLIN — German police said an elderly man was so annoyed at hearing the same serenade over and over that he called authorities to report his neighbors — only to discover the culprit was a musical greeting card on his own windowsill. Police said Tuesday the 82-year-old from Goslar in central Germany told officers he was sick of the music, which would come at irregular intervals and at all hours.

April 30th, 2009 Naked driver charged with DUI after hospital crashBISMARCK, N.D. — Police in North Dakota say a naked motorist has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing a pickup into a hospital emergency room.