SALT LAKE CITY — No matter how desperately we try to hang onto our old set of wheels, there just comes a time for many of us where we have to buy a car. But if car shopping has left you feeling sticker shock lately, you’re far from alone. Kelley Blue Book says the average…

A woman who fell off a moped in Joliet and was struck by a Jeep and dragged a mile is hospitalized in critical condition. The woman, 33, was riding the moped west on Theodore Street about 5:30 a.m. Thursday when she lost control and fell to the ground, Joliet police said. Another woman, 47, was…

A man who crashed a car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco before he was shot by police was armed with a knife and crossbow, authorities said Thursday. The man, identified as Zhanyuan Yang, crashed a blue Honda sedan into the building’s lobby on Oct. 9. San Francisco Police acting commander Mark Im said Yang…

Michael Lee Staelens, 65, of Nampa was identified by the Ada County Coroner’s Office. BOISE, Idaho — A Nampa man died after he was hit by a car Wednesday afternoon. The Canyon County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 65-year-old Michael Lee Staelens from Nampa. The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the 2000 block…

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — A man died after he was hit by a car near Bella Vista Elementary in the second auto-pedestrian crash on the Cottonwood Heights road this week. Police say the man, 57 years old, was crossing Fort Union Boulevard when a driver was not paying attention and hit him. “The dynamics of…

NORTH HAVEN, CT (WFSB) – Thieves have broken into about 50 cars in North Haven in the past week, according to police. Officers are boosting overnight patrols to intercept these crimes. Eyewitness News spoke with multiple victims who have caught these smash and grabs on video. Andrew Iovanna’s dash cam shows someone breaking into his…

The New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run brings the oldest cars on the road to the Minnesota countryside. NEW LONDON, Minn. — We live in turbo-charged, 0-to-60, mile-a-minute times. But if speed is the need you feed, a parking lot in New London, Minnesota is the wrong place to visit. “Safe travels,” New…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A crash happened on the Southside of Savannah Thursday night involving a Savannah Police car. The crash happened around 7 p.m. on Abercorn Street near the Truman Parkway. A Savannah Police car crashed into a pole while another car crashed across the street. Another Savannah Police officer told WTOC that the…

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – An Akron auto wrecking shop took matters into their own hands when they found a criminal inside one of their cars. When employees at Arlington Auto Wrecking realized a man had broken into one of their vehicles and was still inside, they lifted the car up with their forklift and left…

HARRISON TWP. — Harrison Twp residents may have seen a helicopter hovering for several hours in the area of Wagner Ford Rd. Montgomery County Sheriff’s office confirmed that a stolen car was stopped during a traffic stop and the occupants ran on foot. >> ‘It’s more than losing our job;’ Employees react after popular local…