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Boy Killed on Kansas City Waterslide

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Brooke Binkowski
Aug 8, 2016 10-year-old Caleb Schwab died on the Verrückt slide at the Schlitterbahn water park.
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Does Kinking a Live Electrical Wire Stop Electricity and Make it Safe?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 26, 2016 An image represents that you can safely work on live electrical wires by simply kinking them "li ...
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Driver Escapes After Car Crashes, Dangles Over Side of Parking Garage

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 9, 2016 The 24-year-old driver climbed to safety after his car went over the side of the structure.
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Chevy Suburban Merges in Front of 18-Wheeler, Kills Baby?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 15, 2016 Images of a fatal collision in Georgia were misrepresented on social media to scold drivers abou ...
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SUV Impaled on Guardrail

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 30, 2010 Photographs show an SUV impaled by a guardrail.
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Does This Video Show a Truck Destroying a Drive-Through Bank Canopy?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 14, 2008 "Next thing he heard was a rumble as the awning started falling against his driver's side door."
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Bike Race

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 16, 2009 Rumor: Photograph shows a car plowing into a group of cyclists?
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Air France Crash Photos

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 8, 2006 Photographs show the interior of an airliner immediately after a mid-air collision.
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Circle of Safety

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 18, 2012 Photograph shows a child discovered in the wheel well of a utility company vehicle during a saf ...
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Crane Accident

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 10, 2004 Do photographs show a series of cranes falling into the water while attempting to retrieve a sub ...
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Crane Falls Through First Floor

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 21, 2010 Rumor: Photographs show a toppled crane that fell through the first floor of a building under co ...
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Ferrari, Ford F-150 Accident

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 10, 2006 Rumor: Photograph shows a pickup truck that a wife crashed into her husband's Ferrari in the fam ...
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Divorce Settlement

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 23, 2005 Do photographs show a truck crashed into a mobile home by a disgruntled ex-spouse?
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Deer vs. Durango

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 3, 2002 Photos show a deer that crashed through the windshield of a Dodge Durango.
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Exhibit B-5: Girl Gets Hit by Car After Prank Goes Wrong

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 25, 2012 A video shows a woman being hit by a car after fleeing her home from a prank intruder.
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Call Before You Dig! — Gas Main Explosion

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 13, 2009 Photographs allegedly show a gas pipeline rupture and explosion caused by a neglectful backhoe o ...
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Aerosol Can Damage

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 13, 2003 Photographs depict damage to automobiles caused by exploding aerosol cans.
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Safety First

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 22, 2005 Does a video capture a DEA agent who accidentally shot himself while conducting a presentation o ...
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Hoe Down

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 9, 2006 Photographs show a hoe excavator that crashed into a highway overpass.
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House Removal Collapses Bridge

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 21, 2008 Photographs show a bridge that collapsed when movers tried pull a house across it?
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