The New Bedford District Court, in New Bedford, MA, has scheduled a dangerousness hearing for Patrick Coelho, 37 of Dartmouth. A dangerousness hearing is essentially a bail hearing where the judge determines the amount of bail for the defendant based on the potential safety of the victim and/or the community — the more dangerous the… read more
On July 26, 2009 Diane Schuler drove the wrong way for 1.7 miles on the Taconic State Parkway before she collided head-on with another vehicle killing herself, four of the children in the car with her, and all three occupants of the other vehicle. Later toxicology reports indicated that she had the equivalent of 10… read more
Authorities in Kansas City have ruled the death of 19-month-old Jermane Johnson Jr. an accident even though someone has admitted to holding his head underwater with intent to kill. This is because the someone in question is a 5-year-old girl. The 5-year-old told detectives that she pulled Jermane into the tub to drown him “because… read more
Detra Farries, the woman accused of dragging a tow truck driver to his death in February 2011, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. The charges against her include felony hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in the death of Allen Rose, 35, in Colorado Springs on… read more
