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At least three people have been killed and dozens injured after a devastating pileup on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania earlier this week. The pileup started at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday in the midst of snowy conditions. Footage uploaded to YouTube captured the initial stages of the crash when a number of cars and trucks

People driving on the A28 between Zwolle and Meppel, Netherlands, may see something a little odd today. A double-helix of tire marks extending farther than may have seemed possible is the result of a very expensive accident for the owner of a Lamborghini Aventador on Sunday. The driver, Rick van Stippent, is a Dutch millionaire

A German court has awarded a Tesla Model 3 owner €69,000 ($76,800) in compensation after deciding that the car’s optional autonomous driving technology didn’t live up to the marketing promise. According to German publication the Spiegel, the Darmstadt Regional Court heard how the plaintiff had ordered his German-spec Model 3 with the optional Full Self

After a few hours of street racing early Monday morning in Portland, it all ended with four different people being injured by gunfire police say. Victims aged 21, 18, 16, and 11 each suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the oldest has been arrested as the prime suspect. Police aren’t totally certain that all victims and suspects

Officers from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Florida have arrested two teenagers who stole the vehicle of a pizza delivery driver. The incident occurred on March 20 when the Honda Civic of a pizza delivery driver was stolen while they were out. Deputy Karr from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office quickly located the vehicle

Car theft is an all too common crime as the FBI estimates that 721,885 motor vehicles were stolen in the United States in 2019. However, a case in California is raising eyebrows as authorities recovered approximately 35 luxury vehicles that had been “fraudulently purchased from unsuspecting local dealerships.” According to the California Highway Patrol, the

The sight of an ICE vehicle parked in a spot designated for EVs is a familiar one, and usually the result of a dislike for the electric powertrain itself, or of the rules and laws that are being implemented to support them. To the uninformed, a Jeep parked in a space reserved for an electric

Recently an accident took place involving an RV driven by a YouTuber and a Shelby Mustang GT500. The large recreational vehicle slammed into the side of the pony car as it tried to merge into the former vehicle’s lane. What we’re here to find out is who you blame and why. At the helm of

As gas prices continue to rise, more drivers are looking towards EVs as a way to soothe the pain at the pumps. However, buying an electric vehicle isn’t the cure-all for our current woes, and unless infrastructure keeps up, it could be just as dreadful. According to AAA Gas Prices, the average price for a

Classic car values are reaching new heights, causing many enthusiasts to be priced out of the market. Thus, buyers are looking for other ways to enjoy the styling of vintage vehicles without paying the price premium, and restomods are becoming more and more popular. This 1969 Shelby GT500 look-a-like for sale started life as a

If you own a rear-wheel drive sports car and want to practice some powerslides, the best place to do it would be at an open drifting event or, if you absolutely have to do it in public, an empty parking lot with no other cars or obstructions. Perhaps the absolute worst place to do it

For some, a vehicle is just a way to get from point A to point B. It’s merely a mode of transportation, and maintenance is just something that you pay to have done for you. For others, it’s a point of pride to be able to service their own vehicle without taking it to a

The driver of a red 2004 Chevrolet Silverado that went viral this week after being picked up and spun by a tornado in Elgin, Texas, before landing on its wheels and driving away says the event was “shocking” but that he wasn’t scared. Riley Leon, a 16-year-old high-schooler told Fox7 Austin that he was on

We’ve seen some pretty crazy and dim-witted stunts unfold on the internet, but this one gents, takes the cake. Apparently, after leaving a Tesla meet in Los Angeles on Saturday night, the owner of a Model S decided to aim for the stars jumping a residential street at Echo Park in full speed. Spoiler alert,

As common as it is to see drivers of Ford Mustangs crashing the pony car, it is far from the only high-powered muscle car in the U.S. that requires a sensitive right foot to operate. Take this Chevrolet Camaro SS, for example. The current Camaro SS is powered by a 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 delivering

Nobody likes to see a wrecked supercar and looking at this particular Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster is especially heartbreaking. The Aventador SVJ Roadster in question was recently sold by Copart and is the same example that was destroyed by an out-of-control delivery truck last month. While it is unclear how much the supercar sold for,

I have a few pet peeves but few things grind my gears quite as much as watching people driving too quickly through parking garages. It’s completely unnecessary, can be dangerous, and is just an accident waiting to happen. Take this video, for example. This clip was recently shared to Reddit and shows the cammer driving

Over the weekend a Tesla Model S was totaled after the driver launched it over the top of a steep road and crashed on the other side after hitting two vehicles. After fleeing the scene, Police have been searching for the driver of the Tesla that was rented from Enterprise. Now, detectives have told Carscoops

It shouldn’t need to be said, but just because you own a fast car, that doesn’t mean that you’re exempt from the law. Case in point is this C8 Chevrolet Corvette driver who led police on a high-speed chase before eventually engaging them in a standoff. The incident started at around 9 PM last week,

When you were young, you had a favorite stuffed animal. You loved it so much, you didn’t care if it was missing an eye, had stuffing falling out of its popped stitches, or if had more stains than a bib at a spaghetti buffet. This 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing was somebody’s favorite animal. Originally finished

Arnold Schwarzenegger grabbed the attention of the press when he drove a military Humvee on the street, setting off the craze of road-going Hummers that consumers loved. Even The Terminator, though, would be awestruck at the latest creation of the Rainbow Sheikh (aka Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan) of the United Arab Emirates, an

A 24-year-old man has been hit with multiple charges in St St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana after hitting a police officer with his white Dodge Challenger Hellcat. Kody McElveen was being pursued by police at the time when a deputy with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deployed spike strips on Highway 36 near Covington. Video

Mad Max fans would sit in awe in front of a beautifully made Ford Falcon Pursuit Special replica from the post-apocalyptic movie series, but police officers in Queensland, Australia were less impressed with the extra equipment it was carrying. Following a routine inspection, the modifications done to the vehicle were deemed unsafe and illegal, with

The driver of this Ford Mustang should be thanking some kind of higher power after losing control of the pony car but fortunately not hitting any other motorists or pedestrians. This video was shared to the always-entertaining IdiotInCars thread on Reddit and filmed at the conclusion of a car meet. Initially, it shows a Nissan

A machine gun or anti-aircraft gun in the bed of a regular pickup truck is a familiar image in this day and age in various parts of the world (unfortunately), but adding heavy weaponry to a luxury convertible isn’t something you encounter everyday. Ukrainian Weapons Tracker on Twitter posted a video of a BMW 6-Series

Thieves continue to target Stellantis as four Ram 1500s were recently stolen from the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan. According to WDIV, one of them was a high-performance Ram 1500 TRX and the thieves smashed through the front gate to make their escape. The station goes onto say the latest incident comes one week

Finding street parking in a busy neighborhood is often very difficult and for residents in the Los Angeles area of Silver Lake, they’ve been struggling with limited parking for over 20 years, largely because of one local car repair center. As reported by Jalopnik, since at least 2002, residents in Silver Lake have been complaining

A dozen prospective Tesla owners in Germany will have to wait longer until they get their new car since the Tesla Delivery Center in Weiterstadt has been hit by thieves last week. The loot included wheels for six vehicles, the aero caps from five vehicles, plus a broken panoramic roof in another car. According to the

Misfuelling is the stuff of nightmares, and in Europe, where service stations widely sell diesel and petrol side by side, and the color of the pump handle isn’t always an indicator of what shoots out of the nozzle, it’s all too common. Data from 2016 revealed that 150,000 Brits managed to misfuel that year, though

Aging rocker Sir Rod Stewart put down his microphone and picked up a shovel to help workmen fill potholes on a road near his home home in Essex, England. The 1970s sex symbol, whose hits appropriately include a tune called “Hard Road”, was seen on an Instagram post shoveling chunks of gravel from the bed