Injured passengers sue stolen car's owner, and more

Injured passengers sue stolen car's owner

An Oregon man is being sued by two people who were riding in his stolen car when it crashed. George Hinnenkamp, 91, had his car stolen by his handyman, Joseph Dinwiddie, who later crashed it while drunk, injuring his two passengers. The passengers are now suing Hinnenkamp. “I was surprised as hell,” Hinnenkamp said. “He took my car without permission and wrecked the damn thing.”

The Feds fight the chickenpox lollipop

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Federal officials are asking parents to stop trading chickenpox-infected lollipops through the mail. Some parents have been deliberately exposing their children to chickenpox via the lollipops, so as to exempt them from vaccinations. But officials warn that mailing disease agents is a federal crime and risks “exposing innocent people to dangerous viruses.’’