Actress Minnie Driver disclosed she was injured in a serious car accident in France, crediting her vehicle's safety features as "the reason I'm not dead." Driver, 56, posted a video to Instagram on August 6, 2026, showing herself lying in bed wearing a neck brace. She told followers she had "got into a really bad […] The post Minnie Driver says she's 'grateful to be alive' after car crash on French country road appeared first on American Almanac .
Actress Minnie Driver disclosed she was injured in a serious car accident in France, crediting her vehicle's safety features as "the reason I'm not dead." Driver, 56, posted a video to Instagram on August 6, 2026, showing herself lying in bed wearing a neck brace. She told followers she had "got into a really bad car accident a few days ago" while traveling on a rural road in central France with a friend identified only as Ben. Both survived, though Driver said she suffered a sprained neck and remains "really in shock." The Oscar-nominated actress, recognized for her role as Skylar in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting", described the collision in detail. She said another car failed to stop at an intersection and was traveling at speed,…Open
Actor Scott Eastwood broke a long public silence about the death of his girlfriend Jewel Brangman, killed in 2014 by a recalled airbag during a minor car accident, a loss he says he couldn't grieve for years. Eastwood, 40, appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast Monday and described in detail how Brangman, a 26-year-old model […] The post Scott Eastwood opens up about girlfriend's 2014 death from defective airbag in rare podcast interview appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Scott Eastwood broke a long public silence about the death of his girlfriend Jewel Brangman, killed in 2014 by a recalled airbag during a minor car accident, a loss he says he couldn't grieve for years. Eastwood, 40, appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast Monday and described in detail how Brangman, a 26-year-old model and gymnast, died in what should have been a survivable collision. The two had been together for three or four years when a defective airbag turned a fender bender into a fatal incident. The airbag, which was subject to a recall, fired a projectile through Brangman's body and split her spleen. Eastwood was working on a film set at the time and could not leave. He missed her funeral. Eastwood was stuck on set and…Open
A California driver walked away with only minor injuries after at least six metal pipes from a pickup truck crashed through the rear window of the sedan, a near-miss that the California Highway Patrol called a preventable consequence of improperly secured cargo. The collision happened Thursday, July 16, on a highway in Orange County, California. […] The post Unsecured metal pipes pierce sedan on Orange County highway as driver barely escapes appeared first on American Almanac .
A California driver walked away with only minor injuries after at least six metal pipes from a pickup truck crashed through the rear window of the sedan, a near-miss that the California Highway Patrol called a preventable consequence of improperly secured cargo. The collision happened Thursday, July 16, on a highway in Orange County, California. A white pickup truck loaded with metal pipes struck a gray sedan, and upon impact the unsecured load launched forward, puncturing the sedan's rear windshield and lodging deep inside the vehicle. Photos released by the CHP Santa Ana Area Office show the long pipes jutting through shattered glass, occupying the space where a rear-seat passenger would sit. The sedan's driver escaped with minor…Open
Paul Pelosi, the 86-year-old husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, faces two new misdemeanor charges after he allegedly hit a parked car in the California wine country and drove away, the second time in four years that Napa County prosecutors have filed criminal driving charges against him. Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley filed […] The post Paul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run after striking parked car in Napa County appeared first on American Almanac .
Paul Pelosi, the 86-year-old husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, faces two new misdemeanor charges after he allegedly hit a parked car in the California wine country and drove away, the second time in four years that Napa County prosecutors have filed criminal driving charges against him. Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley filed one count of misdemeanor hit-and-run and one infraction for an unlawful turning movement, The Hill reported . The charges stem from a July 3 incident in Yountville, California, where Pelosi allegedly struck a legally parked, unoccupied vehicle on the side of the road, paused briefly, and then left the scene. No one was injured. Prosecutors said there was no evidence Pelosi had alcohol in his…Open
Intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff
A San Francisco judge dismissed all charges Monday against a father who had been accused of attempting to kill his family by driving his car off a cliff in 2023. Prosecutors alleged that Dharmesh Patel, a radiologist from Pasadena, California, intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff known as “Devil’s Slide” along the Pacific Coast Highway, according to NBC News. His wife and two children — aged four and seven at the time of the Jan 2, 2023, crash — were injured but miraculously survived, according to an official cited by the outlet. A San Mateo County judge dropped the three charges of attempted murder after the 45-year-old completed a two-year mental health diversion program with a Stanford University psychiatrist …Open
The DoorDash driver was hit by a sedan authorities say fleeing police in Houston. She suffered only minor injuries and got up and finished the drop-off.
This episode centers on Nicholas Carrozza, whose viral township-meeting confrontation becomes the entry point into a much larger story about a serious car crash, a badly injured mother, a young child in the vehicle, and a justice process he believes has failed his family. He walks through the July 2024 collision in Pennsylvania, describes the condition in which he found his son and the child’s mother at the hospital, and explains why he became convinced that the driver received unusually favorable treatment from local authorities. The conversation carefully traces the events from the crash scene to the investigation, the delayed charges, and the plea deal that Carrozza says did not come close to reflecting the damage done. The interview…
