NYC man accused of killing sister, friend in drug-fueled Long Island crash: DA

NORTH MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man allegedly high on weed is accused of killing his sister and another passenger in a horrific high-speed crash on a Long Island expressway earlier this year, prosecutors said. Jaden D’Souza, 19, of Queens, was indicted Wednesday on a slew of charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter, assault, vehicular assault,…

One killed, one injured after man driving high causes fatal crash in Buckhannon

BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) – One man is dead and one woman was seriously injured after a crash in Buckhannon on April 7. Police say Matthew Whitehead was driving while high on medical marijuana before crashing into a sedan at the intersection of Highway 33 and Kesling Mill Road. When officers arrived, they say Whitehead had…

Police ID driver of U-Haul truck accused of killing UD student, injuring 7 others

Officials identified the driver of a U-Haul truck accused of killing a University of Delaware student and injuring seven other people in a chain-reaction crash in Newark, Delaware, on Tuesday. Gordon Turner, 22, of New Castle, Delaware, was arrested and charged with murder – death caused during commission of a felony, murder – reckless conduct showing indifference…

Marijuana, Chiefs playbook recovered from Dallas crash involving Rashee Rice: Reports

Drugs, a Kansas City Chiefs playbook and a check for $16,500 were among the items recovered from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice on a Dallas highway last weekend, police records show. Dallas TV station WFAA reported that 10.8 grams of marijuana were found in the Lamborghini Rice had…

Florida driver in bus crash used marijuana oil night before, arrest report says

A driver involved in the fatal Florida bus crash has told police he smoked cannabis oil the night before the collision, according to an arrest report. Police say Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, sideswiped a bus carrying dozens of farm workers with his vehicle. The Tuesday morning accident killed at least eight people and injured dozens….

Man smoked marijuana oil, took medication before deadly Florida crash, affidavit says

OCALA, Fla. − A man told investigators that he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before his pickup truck sideswiped a bus, killing eight farmworkers, in Florida, according to an arrest affidavit.  Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, was charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter after the collision Tuesday killed eight people and injured dozens more. The…

After Crash That Killed 6 Teens, NTSB Chief Says People Underestimate Marijuana’s Impact on Drivers

DETROIT (AP) — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy made the appeal to parents Thursday as her agency released the final report on the…