All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 20 2013 // A man whose pickup was smashed by a patrol car driven by an Anchorage, Alaska police officer running red light was awarded $375,000 in damages. The Anchorage Daily News reported the jury Friday chose not to award $2.5...
Jun 17 2013 // Immigrants living illegally in Colorado will be able to get driver’s licenses under a bill signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, adding the state to a handful of others that provide a legal way for immigrants to use the...
Jun 17 2013 // New Jersey auto insurance group Plymouth Rock Assurance released a distracted driving study that found nearly 50 percent of those polled said they have in the past asked a driver to stop texting while the car was in...
Jun 14 2013 // An Iraq veteran is suing the municipality of Anchorage for damages suffered when a police officer ran a red light and crashed into his pickup.The Anchorage Daily News reported the trial in Melvin Rush’s lawsuit began...
Jun 13 2013 // A federal judge has sentenced a man to 30 months in prison for falsifying driving tests to get driver’s licenses for unqualified applicants. Sikiru Fadeyi pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. He told the judge he...
Jun 12 2013 // Drivers in St. Clair and Bibb counties who were stopped at roadblocks in the area over last weekend were asked to give anonymous breath, saliva and blood samples as part of a national study, authorities said Monday.Giving...
Jun 7 2013 // Immigrants living illegally in Colorado will be able to get driver’s licenses under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper, adding the state to a handful of others that provide a legal way for immigrants...
Jun 7 2013 // A bill that aims to further combat distracted driving in Connecticut now awaits Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s signature. Connecticut’s state Senate on Wednesday, by a vote of 26-9, passed a wide-ranging...
Jun 6 2013 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott is vetoing a bill that would have allowed some young immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally to apply for a temporary driver’s license in the state.The Republican-controlled...
Jun 5 2013 // A Wisconsin appeals court says a Milwaukee bus driver who chased down a passenger who used a racial slur and spat on him is entitled to workers’ compensation.Bus driver Isaac Bracey hurt himself soon after getting...
Jun 5 2013 // A federal lawsuit has been filed against Nebraska over the state’s denial of driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration...
Jun 3 2013 // A bill allowing people in the country illegally to obtain driving privilege cards in Nevada was signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, who called it a historic moment.When the cards become available on...
Jun 3 2013 // Two bills aimed at combating distracted driving are progressing through the Connecticut General Assembly. The House of Representatives last Thursday voted 139-1 to add distracted driving to the list of moving violations...
May 31 2013 // Connecticut’s state Senate approved legislation early Thursday that would allow immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their legal statuses.Immigrants would be able to obtain driver’s...
May 30 2013 // Self-driving cars being developed by Google Inc. and some automakers are getting a lift from U.S. auto-safety regulators eager to accelerate automation that they predict could prevent many crashes.Transportation Department...
May 29 2013 // New Jersey auto insurance group Plymouth Rock Assurance has released a distracted driving study this week that found approximately 50 percent of passengers polled have asked a driver to stop texting while the car was in...
May 29 2013 // The Nevada Assembly gave final legislative approval to a bill establishing driver privilege cards for people in the country illegally.SB303 was approved on a 30-9 vote and now heads to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, who...
May 28 2013 // Damascus, Va., Mayor Jack McCrady says he expects the insurer of a man whose car hit dozens of hikers during a parade to cover the victims’ medical costs.McCrady says Deward Blevins’ family has turned over...
May 23 2013 // A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii’s new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while driving.Jonathan Adkins from the Governors Highway Safety Association in Washington...
May 22 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Robert Bouttier, CEO of the Automobile Club of Southern California, announced a rate reduction for Auto Club policyholders in California totaling $70 million.The reduction...