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My Brain Injury Taught Me to Be Brave

Serena Lee | Posted 05.22.2013 | College
Read More: Hidden Disabilities, Graduation, Recovery, Car Accident, Be Kind, Bravery, Ucla, Happiness, Friendship, Be Grateful, Afraid, Commencement, Grey's Anatomy, College, College Graduation, Be Brave, Ellen Degeneres, Shonda Rhimes, Brain Injury, Disability, Becoming Fearless, Positive Energy, Love, Post Concussion Syndrome, Becoming-Fearless, College News
Serena Lee

In three weeks, I will graduate from UCLA. The greatest advice that I have for incoming and current scholars is simple: be fearless. Face your fears. Don't be afraid. Fear will hold you back. Bravery will push you forward.

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Golf Team's Van Involved In Triple Fatal Crash

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 04.29.2013 | Crime
Read More: Michigan Golf Team Van, Car Accident, EXCELSIOR TOWNSHIP, Bad News, Michigan Golf Team, Traverse City, Grayling High School Golf Team, Grayling High School, Crime News

DETROIT — A minivan carrying six members of a Michigan high school boys' golf team collided with another van on a rural road, killing the 30-yea...

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Meeting The Pigman

Leigh Flayton | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women
Read More: Coming-of-Age, High School, Paul Zindel, Car Accident, The Pigman, Grief, Adulthood, Mortality, Car Crash, Childhood, Death, Women News
Leigh Flayton

In junior high school I read The Pigman, a coming-of-age story about two kids who encounter tragedy that hurls them into adulthood. I often wondered when I would meet The Pigman myself and have to grow up. It didn't take long.

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Why This Driver Won't Ever Let Dogs In His Car

Al DeLuise | Posted 04.02.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Country Squire Station Wagon, Driving, Dogs, Teenage Driving, Car Accident, post50, Nostalgia, Memories, Fifty News
Al DeLuise

I have been in three major car accidents in my life -- two of my own making and a passenger in the third. Having survived all three I have always felt that I am not going to die in one -- I just hope God doesn't take that as a challenge. This is the story of the first one.

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WATCH: Passengers Escape Flooded Bus

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.21.2013 | World
Read More: Istanbul, Car Accident, Accident, Turkey, Viral Videos, Bus Accident, Umraniye District, Traffic Accident, Flood, Drowning, Commuters, Fire Fighters, World News, Video, World News

The next time you complain about clogged public transportation, consider yourself lucky to be swimming in a sea of humanity and not a literal sea of w...

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Safer Driving at the Flick of a Switch

Marjory Abrams | Posted 04.16.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Rain, Driving, Car Accident, Low Visibility, Snow, Headlights, Healthy Living News
Marjory Abrams

The weather has been pretty crummy recently in my part of the country, with lots of snow, rain or simply overcast skies. I've been shocked at how many people drive in these weather conditions without their headlights turned on.

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Dear JJ (Watt)

Ron Brounes | Posted 04.08.2013 | Sports
Read More: Wheelchair, Car Accident, Hero Worship, Football, Mvp, Jj Watt, Houston Texans, Nfl, Hero, Sack Dance, Impact-Sports, Jj Watt Texans, Sports News
Ron Brounes

After a tough loss in the playoffs, many fans expected the Texans players to go into hibernation for a few days. And yet, upon J.J. Watt's return to Houston, he chose to stop by a school for a surprise visit.

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The Only Way I Survived After Losing My Child

Jackie Moore | Posted 01.11.2013 | Parents
Read More: Car Accident, Parental Grief, Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting, Jordan Moore, Newtown School Shooting, Sandy Hook Elementary, Parents Sandy Hook, The Loss of a Child, Grief, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, Handling the Loss of a Child, In Memoriam, Losing a Child, Parents-Moms, Say His Name, Parents News
Jackie Moore

The person we lose cannot become a taboo subject. Holding in our pain is also holding in our memories and ultimately the joy that person brought us.

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100-Car Pileup In Texas Leaves At least 1 Dead, Dozens Injured

AP | Posted 01.22.2013 | Crime
Read More: South Texas Crash, Texas Highway Pileup, Video, Car Accident, Texas i10 Pileup, Texas Car Crash, Texas 100 Car Pileup, Road Accident, Crime News

BEAUMONT, Texas — Two people died and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Travel Channel Host's Near Death Experience

Posted 11.20.2012 | Travel
Read More: Colombia Travel, Dangerous Grounds, Video, Car Accident, Colombia, Adventure Travel, Sierra Nevada, TV Hosts, Travel Channel, Todd Carmichael, Travel News

Todd Carmichael, the host of the Travel Channel series "Dangerous Grounds" (Tuesday 9 pm ET), had a near death experience entirely in keeping with his...

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Starting Over After Devastating Injuries

Claire Fordham | Posted 12.27.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Insurance, Santa Monica, Health, Car Accident, Disability, Starting Over, Business, Cycling, Dr. Russell Moon, Spinal Injuries, Personal Injuries, Healthy Living News
Claire Fordham

One minute, Dr. Russell Moon, 58, was a super-fit cyclist with a thriving dental practice in Santa Monica, Calif. The next, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down. A driver making a left turn didn't see him, and knocked Dr. Moon off his mountain bike.

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Insurance Company Wanted Victim's Family To Pay For WHAT?

The Huffington Post | Anthonia Akitunde | Posted 10.16.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Insurance Company, Car Accident, PURE Insurance, Anna Cedeno Accident, Anna Cedeno, Fifty News

A New York woman was still reeling from the death of her 71-year-old mother -- tragically struck by a car as she crossed the street -- when she receiv...

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Fearless 'Push Girl' Tiphany Adams: 'It's Okay To Be Vulnerable'

The Huffington Post | Elizabeth Kuster | Posted 09.04.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Fear, Car Accident, Injuries, Wheelchairs, Tiphany Adams, Paralysis, Stress, Afraid, Wheelchair, Inspiration, Push Girls, Fearlessness, Fearless, Becoming Fearless, Injury, Sundance, Anxiety, Becoming-Fearless, Worry, Healthy Living News

On October 15, 2000, Tiphany Adams, then a high-school senior in Northern California, was a passenger in a car that was hit head-on by a drunk driver ...

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Comedian's Beef With Progressive No Laughing Matter

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.15.2012 | Business
Read More: Katie Fisher, Katie, Progressive, Twitter, Accident, Car Accident, Progressive Auto Insurance, Comedian Matt Fisher, Auto Insurance, Matt Fisher, Insurance Claim, Tumblr, Business News

Who do you believe -- the angry brother or the insurance company on the defensive? Trust us, it's complicated and heartbreaking. New York comedian ...

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David Lohr

WATCH: Shocking Head-On Collision On Mississippi Highway

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 07.19.2012 | Crime
Read More: Alan Fanning, Video, Car Accident, Mississippi, Collins, Caught on Tape, Mississippi Crime, Amy Fox, Slideexpand, Ronnie Dickinson, Edward Fairley, Highway 49, Amazing Video, Crime News

A Mississippi man recently captured a heart-stopping head-on collision on his cellphone. The wreck was so incredible that it is amazing anyone survive...

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Driver Fled Crash Because Ice Cream Was Melting

AP | Posted 07.05.2012 | Crime
Read More: Car Accident Ice Cream, Arkansas, Van Buren Arkansas, Video, Dumb Crime, Car Accident, Ice Cream, Burkhart, Ice Cream Melting, Crime News

VAN BUREN, Ark. -- A woman accused of leaving the scene of a minor traffic crash in western Arkansas told police she did it because she didn't want he...

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Pregnant Professor Hit By Car, Child Dies Next Day

The Huffington Post | Gregory Kristof | Posted 06.23.2012 | College
Read More: Jennifer Young Death, Rice University, Jennifer Young, Rice University Professor Dies, Car Accident, Car Crash, Bad News, Rice Professor Death, Child Death, College News

Jennifer Young, a Rice University Math professor and pregnant mother, was hit and killed by a car as she crossed the street on Tuesday. Her baby, who ...

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Former Model Down but Not Out in Debut Memoir Hot Cripple

Melani Robinson | Posted 08.08.2012 | Books
Read More: Uninsured, Healthcare, Former Model, Hot Cripple, Brain Injury, Hogan Gorman, Car Accident, Debut Author, Health Insurance, Books News
Melani Robinson

At first glance, you'd think most women probably wouldn't identify with Hogan Gorman, debut author of the memoir Hot Cripple.

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Electronically Present

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 07.30.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: David Kulbert, Car Accident, Distracted Driving, Texting While Driving, Linda Kulbert, Shannon-Colonna, Texting, Kyle-Best, Texting and Driving, Text Driving, Texting Driving, Health News, Text Drive, Healthy Living News
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

I'll admit to texting while driving. I'll further admit to texting someone else while that person's driving. Did I know it was potentially dangerous? Sure, but it was just the one time and, surely, nothing bad would happen. Something bad happened to Shannon Colonna.

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Bizarre Vehicle Accident Kills Three In China (WARNING: GRAPHIC)

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 05.10.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Bizarre Car Crash, Car Accident, Death Scenes, Car Crash Video, Chinese Bikers, Traffic Accidents, Video, Chinese Bike Accident, Death Videos, Chinese Cyclists, Car Crash, Graphic Death Videos, Weird Photos & Videos, Chinese Bikers Killed, China, Weird News News

A tragic video of a bizarre car crash that killed three people in China in late August 2011 has gone viral. The footage, which aired on a Mandarin...

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Man Saves Woman From Burning Car, Dedicates Award To Son Who Died In Auto Accident

Posted 11.20.2012 | Impact
Read More: Video, Ricki Ann Thiele, Emily Cox, Car Accident, California, Heroes, American-Hero, Chris Cox, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Suicide, American Red Cross, Danny Cox, Petaluma, Impact News

When Chris Cox jumped out of his car and over a fence at the sight of a burning car, he saved the life of 43-year-old Ricki Ann Thiele who was unconsc...

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San Diego Hit-and-Run Victims Need Your Help

Lawrence D. Elliott | Posted 07.01.2012 | Crime
Read More: Hit and Run, Drunk Driving, Dui, Drunk Driving Accident, Car Accident, Drunk Driving Crash, Crime News
Lawrence D. Elliott

The RAV4 skidded out of control, rolled, and landed partially over the edge of the overpass. Laura Thomas -- a loving mother and a wonderful grandmother -- was killed at the hands of a hit-and-run driver who continued on her way without a second thought.

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Teens Struck By Car While Sunbathing On Road

AP | Posted 04.30.2012 | Crime
Read More: Collision, Video, Car Accident, Pennsylvania, Struck While Sunbathing on Road, Car vs Pedestrian, Bad News, Car Wreck, Teen Girls Sunbathing on Road, Crime News

BEAVER, Pa. -- Police say two teenage girls who fell asleep while sunbathing on a rural Pennsylvania road have been struck by a car. The Beaver Cou...

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David Lohr

Police In Peru Run Over Mother And Her Young Daughters (WATCH)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.10.2012 | Crime
Read More: Video, Peru, Car Accident, Milton Rojer Ayay Huaman, Police, Crime News, Caught on Tape, Juana Beatriz Ponce Garcia, Cajamarca, Daniel Oca, Crime News

A mother and her two young daughters were struck by a police patrol vehicle in Peru, prompting an enraged response from local citizens. Juana Beat...

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Child, Bus Driver, Die In School Bus Crash

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.12.2012 | Home
Read More: Deadly School Bus Crash, Video, Car Accident, Student Death, School Bus Driver, Student Dies, School Bus Accident, Bus Driver, School Bus Crash, Bus Crash, Slidewide, School Bus, School Bus Deaths, Home News

A school bus transporting students to Lighthouse Charter School in Indianapolis, Ind., crashed into a train bridge at approximately 7:40 a.m. Monday, ...

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