All posts containing the tag: "accident"
Posted Feb 16th 2010 1:35PM by TMZ Staff
Justice was delayed but not denied for Tyrese this morning -- that pesky felony citation is off his back for good.
TMZ first reported Tyrese got the felony citation for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in Miami last month, even though we posted pictures of him at the scene with cops.
Today Tyrese's lawyers, Jayne Weintraub and Jon Sale, went to court and the prosecutor officially dropped the case, proving a TMZ picture is worth a thousand words.
You're welcome.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: accident, car, car crash, CarCrash, court, crash, dismissed, florida, hit and run, HitAndRun, leaving the scene, LeavingTheScene, miami, tyrese
Posted Feb 14th 2010 5:10AM by TMZ Staff
Being a fan of Selena Gomez can be hazardous to your health -- just ask the people who showed up to see her at a mall event in Massachusetts.
Police and firefighters had to be called to the Emerald Square Mall on Saturday when an escalator stopped short, sending several fans flying. Five people were injured, three of which were transported to the hospital.
Gomez was at the mall for a Q&A put on by a local radio station.
Filed under: Kids, Nurse!, Photo Galleries, Exclusives
Tags: accident, escalator, mall, massachusetts, selena gomez, SelenaGomez, wizards of wavery place, WizardsOfWaveryPlace
Posted Feb 13th 2010 1:05PM by TMZ Staff
Race car hottie Danica Patrick made her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut today, but she didn't make it to the checkered flag -- a wreck on lap 68 knocked her out of the race.
Patrick's green #7 got caught in a pileup coming out of turn four at Daytona International Speedway, and she couldn't avoid the wreckage in front of her.
At least she got her first Daytona wreck out of the way.
And at least she's still hot.
Filed under: TMZ Sports
Tags: accident, crash, danica patrick, DanicaPatrick, daytona international speedway, DaytonaInternationalSpeedway, nascar, nationwide series, NationwideSeries, wreck
Posted Jan 16th 2010 12:08AM by TMZ Staff
Table flipping Teresa Giudice from "Real Housewives of New Jersey" just got one-upped by her husband -- because he flipped an entire pickup truck.
We obtained this shocking photo of Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice's completely demolished vehicle -- taken after cops say he struck a pole early Thursday morning in Montville, NJ.
As we previously reported, Giudice was taken to the hospital after the accident ... where he was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, and failure to maintain a traffic lane.
Filed under: Nurse!, Ride Me, Real Housewives, Exclusives
Tags: accident, bravo, careless driving, CarelessDriving, drunk, DWI, guiseppe joe guidice, GuiseppeJoeGuidice, intoxicated, real housewives of new jersey, RealHousewivesOfNewJersey, reckless driving, RecklessDriving, teresa guidice, TeresaGuidice
Posted Jan 14th 2010 1:26AM by TMZ Staff
The husband of Teresa Giudice from "Real Housewives of New Jersey" was hospitalized early this morning after wrecking his car in NJ -- where cops from one town charged him with DWI ... and then cops from another town swooped in and arrested him over some outstanding warrants.
The Montville Township Police Department tells TMZ they responded to an emergency call made at 1:47 AM after a car struck a pole in Montville -- and when they arrived, Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice was at the scene.
We're told Joe was taken to the Morristown Memorial Hospital -- and after a blood sample was taken, Joe was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, and failure to maintain a traffic lane.
Joe's problems didn't stop there. Cops say there were warrants out for his arrest in Clifton, NJ over some city ordinance violations -- so the MTPD handed Joe over to the Clifton PD, who locked him up and held him on $2,625 bail. He was released at 6:20 AM.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Real Housewives, Exclusives
Tags: accident, arrested, giuseppe giudice, GiuseppeGiudice, joe, real housewives of new jersey, RealHousewivesOfNewJersey, teresa guidice, TeresaGuidice, wreck
Posted Jan 8th 2010 4:15AM by TMZ Staff
Congressman Aaron Schock lost control of his car after sliding over an ice patch in Illinois yesterday -- and banged into another vehicle on the streets of Peoria.
No one was injured in the accident, which Schock's rep described as "minor."
We're told both parties were able to work things out without the police -- and Schock, who was in route to an official district event, still arrived to the function on time.
Amazingly, his abs arrived early.
Filed under: Nurse!, Politix, Exclusives
Tags: aaron schock, AaronSchock, accident, car crash, CarCrash, congressman, illinois
Posted Jan 6th 2010 12:20AM by TMZ Staff
Wrestling legend Rowdy Roddy Piper must have been thanking his lucky bagpipes last night -- because Tuesday afternoon a bus barreled through his daughter's car door ... and was this close to taking her with it.
We were there right after a bus careened into Ariel Piper's door as she was stepping out of her parked car in West Hollywood -- and though the vehicle's left side was a mangled mess, the wrestler's daughter walked away unscathed.
Piper, who claims the accident wasn't her fault, told us "It didn't hit me, just my door. Doors can be fixed." We're told the drivers exchanged information and no tickets were issued.
Filed under: Ride Me, Exclusives
Tags: accident, ariel piper, ArielPiper, bus, crash, rowdy roddy piper, RowdyRoddyPiper, wrestler, wrestling, wwe, wwf
Posted Jan 4th 2010 9:57AM by TMZ Staff
If you believe everyone, Tiger Woods is in Florida, Arizona, New York, California, and on a boat. But people who spoke with Woods the day after his Thanksgiving car accident tell TMZ his plan was to get out of the country and ensconce himself in Africa.
Our sources say Tiger was very clear on his plan -- go to a friend's estate in Africa and completely disappear from public view. One source believes Tiger left almost immediately.
Almost no one knows for sure, but wherever Tiger is, he's left nary a paw print.
Tiger Fun Fact: He proposed to Elin in South Africa in 2003.
Filed under: Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: abroad, accident, affair, africa, car accident, CarAccident, crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, golf, hiding, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 10th 2009 12:53PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods' mother, Kultida Woods just left LAX, bound for Atlanta, and mum was the word.
One of Tiger's neighbors told the Florida Highway Patrol Tiger's mom was there the night of the crash.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, affair, crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, kultida woods, KultidaWoods, mother, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 9th 2009 3:16AM by TMZ Staff
It's the first shot we've seen of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo since he was busted up in a freak bus accident -- and while he's still got some recovering to do, he's got his raditude in check.
According to the band's official website -- which posted this picture of the visibly scratched up singer -- Cuomo finally walked yesterday -- the first time since Sunday's crash... though he did use a walker.
Cuomo's internal injuries, which include a punctured lung and wounded spleen, are also "continuing to improve."
He's expected to be released in the next few days.
Filed under: Nurse!
Tags: accident, crash, hospital, Rivers Cuomo, RiversCuomo, Weezer
Posted Dec 9th 2009 1:13AM by TMZ Staff
Just like the perfect Reverend papa he played on "7th Heaven," Stephen Collins is there for his kid -- and yesterday he came to his daughter's side after she got into a car accident in Brentwood.
By pure chance, we rolled up to the scene as dad and daughter were leaving a banged-up Prius -- and while Collins told us he wasn't involved in the crash, his rep confirms his daughter was, telling TMZ Stephen showed up "to check on" her after she called him to ask about insurance.
We're told both drivers are fine.
Filed under: Ride Me, Exclusives
Tags: 7th heaven, 7thHeaven, accident, prius, reverend eric camden, ReverendEricCamden, stephen collins, StephenCollins
Posted Dec 7th 2009 3:05PM by TMZ Staff
The Florida Highway Patrol wanted to get a blood test from Tiger Woods after the crash, because a witness told them Tiger was boozing earlier in the day -- this according to new documents obtained by TMZ.
FHP had requested Tiger's blood sample, after a witness -- we're told his wife -- "stated that the driver had consumed alcohol earlier in the day and the same witness removed the driver from the vehicle after the collision."
The document continues, "The same witness stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin [sic]}."
As we first reported, it was Elin Nordegren who pulled Tiger from the crash and told cops he had taken medicine (but she didn't know when) and even brought the pill bottles to the EMTs.
The document concludes, "Impairment of the driver is also suspected due to the careless driving that resulted in the traffic crash."
Ultimately, the FHP's request for the blood sample was denied, on grounds of insufficient evidence to issue a subpoena.
The FHP has determined alcohol was not a factor.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, alcohol, ambiaen, ambien, blood, crash, drugs, drunk, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, florida highway patrol, FloridaHighwayPatrol, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, vicodin
Posted Dec 7th 2009 12:02PM by TMZ Staff
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was hospitalized after the band's tour bus crashed into a ditch -- and now the band's webmaster is releasing photos of the terrifying aftermath.
Karl Koch, the group's unofficial "fifth member," posted the above pictures on their website -- which show the serious damage the bus took and the rescue effort to get everyone out.
Rivers, seen laid out in the inset above, suffered three cracked ribs while his assistant Sarah sustained two fractured ribs and a fractured lower vertebrae. Sarah was released but Cuomo is still in the hospital under observation.
The band also announced the cancellation of the rest of their Raditude tour -- Koch says they will try and reschedule.
Filed under: Nurse!, Photo Galleries
Tags: accident, bus, crash, karl koch, KarlKoch, raditude, rivers cuomo, RiversCuomo, weezer
Posted Dec 4th 2009 5:49PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw was involved in a 3-car accident in New York today around 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Brokaw was in his car with his wife. A woman in one of the other cars died when she was thrown from her SUV.
Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, are OK.
The Brokaws just released the following statement:
"Tom and Meredith Brokaw, at around 1 p.m. today, were in a three vehicle accident on the Bruckner Expressway. The Brokaws were in the far left lane when they noticed a spool of cable bouncing along the far right lane.
Just then, a green SUV in the right lane came up fast and tried to avoid the cable. The driver lost control of her vehicle and slid into the middle lane, forcing a mail truck into the Brokaw lane of traffic. As the mail truck careened into the Brokaw lane, Tom hit the brakes hard and skidded along the median. When the mail truck catapulted the median the Brokaw vehicle slid into it.
Neither Tom nor Meredith were injured but tragically the driver of the SUV was thrown from her vehicle and killed. Tom and Meredith are greatly saddened by this loss of life."
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as a 28-year-old woman, who worked near the scene of the accident. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.
UPDATE 6:05 PM EST: The FDNY just released more information about the accident, explaining, "the vehicles collided & [the SUV driver] went off the highway & to the ground below ... Another male went to a local hospital in serious condition- private ambulance transported him."
Filed under: Tom Brokaw
Tags: accident, car crash, CarCrash, fatality, Meredith brokaw, MeredithBrokaw, NBC news, nbc nightly news, NbcNews, NbcNightlyNews, tom brokaw, TomBrokaw
Posted Dec 2nd 2009 3:02PM by TMZ Staff
It's what we've been wondering for days -- and now, we finally have an answer to the golf club mystery.
A law enforcement official tells TMZ Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, used a wedge to blast out the two windows on his SUV.
There are several types of wedges. We don't know which one Elin chose ... but Tiger typically only carries a lob wedge and a sand wedge.
For all you non-golfers, a wedge is used for short shots -- usually around the green. It's angled with a high loft.
Golfers use wedges to get out of tight spots and unplayable lies. Oh the iron-y.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, fire hydrant, FireHydrant, florida, golf, golf club, GolfClub, golfer, hydrant, iron, tiger woods, TigerWoods, wedge, windemere
