LANSING (WLNS) – The Michigan Department of Transportation is encouraging people to use the word, “crash” over the word, “accident” when references traffic crashes. “An accident cannot be reasonably ...

Question: I’ve noticed you use the word “crash” and not the word “accident” when talking about incidents while on the radio, TV and the newspaper. Why is that? Answer: I’d be glad to talk about this ...

If you look up the definition of the word “accident” on dictionary.com, the words “unintentional” and “unexpected” crop up. There’s a big difference between those two words. If you go for a walk on a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Accident or crash? That one little word makes a big difference for a McHenry mom whose son was killed by a drunk driver in 2018. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been tracking her ...

One of the most common themes in the Public Editor's inbox is a listener note questioning a word or phrase choice. Today, we respond to two such notes. In both cases, NPR journalists connected to the ...

CNN was slammed for using the word “accident” in a tweet reporting on the killing of an Uber Eats driver that was reportedly carried out by two teenage girls. “This is called homicide. The man was ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to remove the word “accident” when referring to a traffic crash. It is Tribune policy not to use that word when reporting on traffic crashes and collisions.

When should the word "accident" be replaced with "crash"? In my practice as a clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in trauma resulting from vehicular crashes we often use the word accident ...

You would think that it would be impossible for a driver to not see and avoid a 7-foot-6 man on a bicycle. But that’s exactly what happened on January 20, when a driver in a car hit Shawn Bradley, one ...