Inland Valley

She had taken off near an area known as the Crestline Hang Glider and Paraglider Launch.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people and injured at least eight others, authorities said.

The defendant originally faced a murder charge, but took a plea deal that lessened the charge to manslaughter.

Kevin Keith Crocker, 41, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, jail records show.

The car they were in went airborne and struck a roadside palm tree, witnesses said

Aerial TV footage showed one side of front of the passenger train had been ripped open. Photos showed that the freight train was carrying crates of beer, and the tarpaulin that covered the cargo train was torn in pieces.

The King of the Surf Guitar will headline the annual celebration of rockabilly music and vintage cars that’s happening Jan. 4-6.

Although approved by legislators this year, the law where drivers have to change lanes when trying to overtake a garbage truck won’t take effect until 2020.

The car they were in made a sudden lane change at 80 mph, went airborne and collided with a roadside palm tree, the CHP said.