Car Crashes

LaMelo Ball's custom Hummer is already undergoing repairs after Wednesday's collision in downtown Charlotte -- with the owner of the motorsports company telling TMZ Sports the truck is fixable, but it will take some time!

We spoke to Adam Wolfe of Dreamworks Motorsports, the company behind the custom work on Melo's 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1, who says they've already started getting it back to tip-top shape.

The Hummer suffered significant front-end damage in the crash, including the loss of one of its 24x12 DW Forged one-off designed wheels.

Wolfe said he spoke with Ball after the crash and was relieved to hear he was okay ... and the damaged truck was sent back to the company's Roxboro, NC location on Thursday -- about three hours from Charlotte.

We are learning more about the circumstances surrounding the death of rapper Lil Poppa ... and it's pretty shocking.

TMZ broke the news ... the rapper -- real name Janarious Mykel Wheeler -- was pronounced dead yesterday in Georgia at the age of 25.

Hapeville Chief of Police Bruce Hedley tells TMZ ... Lil Poppa was in a single-car accident on Interstate 85 south of Hapeville ... which is when he called his manager asking what he should do. The car was still drivable.

Huge break for country singer Conner Smith ... prosecutors in Tennessee withdrew the charge against him that stemmed from a fatal car accident where the truck he was driving killed a woman in a crosswalk.

The Davidson County District Attorney's Office tells TMZ they withdrew Conner's misdemeanor citation at the request of the victim's family.

Worrick G Robinson IV, attorney for Conner Smith, tells TMZ ... “This devastating accident was a profound tragedy for the family of Dot Dobbins and the larger Germantown community. Over the past several months, Conner has been grateful for the opportunity to get to know Dot’s family personally and be able to voice his deep and sincere grief. While he is grateful that this legal chapter has concluded, he will continue to steadfastly lift her family up in prayer.”

As we first reported ... Conner got hit with a misdemeanor traffic offense -- failure to yield resulting in a fatality -- back in July 2025 ... a couple weeks after he was involved in a fatal car accident.

"NYPD Blue" star Kim Delaney denies she was wasted when she crashed into a motorcycle  ... and told a judge she left the scene because she’s too famous, TMZ has learned. 

According to court docs filed by Kim, the actress claims she was not drunk when she fled the scene of a 2022 car crash. 

The actress admitted she was involved in a car accident where she rear-ended a man named Dzhamal Badalov.

Police in Florida saved a woman from a burning car in the nick of time ... after an alleged carjacker stole another vehicle with a baby inside and crashed into her.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released bodycam footage Thursday, showing the harrowing events following the fiery wreck on the night of February 8.

Police say Richard Younger used force to steal a vehicle before taking off with a 1-year-old child in the back seat. Police located the car and began a pursuit ... Younger then allegedly rammed into a car that caught fire, trapping the female driver inside.

Rising F1 star Kimi Antonelli crashed a super-rare Mercedes in a one-vehicle accident over the weekend ... and while the car took a beating, the driver is luckily okay.

The 19-year-old Italian's Mercedes team confirmed the news in a statement on Tuesday ... saying Kimi got in the road incident near his home in San Marino. According to local news, he collided with a guardrail.

The team said Kimi called police himself ... and his whip was the only one involved.

Chaos at the Detroit Metro Airport ... a car came crashing into the check-in area at a terminal ... the driver got arrested ... and it's all on video.

Footage shows a Mercedes Benz crashing through the entrance and into the McNamara Terminal on Friday night ... and it left a trail of destruction near the Delta desk.

Per local reports ... Delta employees were in their busy daily routine when the car came barreling into their workstation ... but thankfully, no injuries have been reported!

Alijah Arenas hit the hardwood for the first time since almost losing his life in a fiery car crash, and the 5-star recruit didn't waste any time reminding fans he was back, pulling off a filthy behind-the-back move, sending the defender stumbling, and finishing with a slick layup!

The move brought the fans to their feet ... just 5 minutes and change into USC's game against Northwestern.

Arenas has been sidelined since the summer with a knee injury -- which came after surviving a terrifying Tesla Cybertruck crash in April -- that left him trapped in a burning vehicle, which he escaped, thanks to a group of good Samaritans.

A pedestrian was critically injured when he was absolutely plowed by a police cruiser while walking in a crosswalk in the Los Angeles area this weekend ... and the moment was all caught on video.

Check out the footage -- the man is in the crosswalk as the traffic light appears to have changed ... with other cars already rolling by ... he's nearly to the sidewalk when he looks up and starts to trot -- and then he's blasted by a fast-moving Montebello Police Department patrol SUV.

The impact sends the victim flying through the air as he lands yards away ... while the patrol car veers and smashes into the traffic light pole. The dazed officer inside takes a few moments to collect himself before jumping out and running over to the injured man ... other cars stop and one driver gets out to render aid.

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt is lucky to be alive -- the NFL-er told police he was a passenger in a terrifying crash in November, when a vehicle flipped in the street after colliding with a parked car.

The moment was caught on surveillance footage, which showed a black Jeep -- registered to Taylor-Britt -- blowing through a red light around 3 AM on November 15.

The car rolled over and onto its roof ... and out of frame.

Juelz Santana went through a terrifying ordeal ... getting caught up in a car crash and now putting his injuries on blast on social media.

In a Monday IG Story, the rapper posted a selfie showing nasty scrapes across his nose and cheek, slapped with the words "car crash" -- and yeah, it looks painful as hell!

Another week, another scary Waymo fail ... this time the self-driving taxi went fully off-script, cruising straight down Phoenix’s light rail tracks and forcing its freaked-out passenger to bail in pure panic!

Catch the bystander-shot clip ... things got dicey Wednesday when the car came to a stop on the tracks just as an oncoming light rail train rolled up, and the passenger wasted no time making a clean, fast escape.

The Waymo didn’t stop there -- it kept trundling down the tracks alongside an oncoming train, looking very lost in its robotic little world.

Guy Moon -- an Emmy-nominated music composer -- has died following a vehicle accident in California.

Moon -- best known for his work on the animated show "The Fairly OddParents" --died Thursday after he suffered "traumatic injuries" during a traffic collision in Los Angeles, according to the LA County Medical Examiner. Moon's family posted a statement on Facebook, saying they were going through "insurmountable grief."

Kamaru Usman is expressing his regret after a private conversation with Anthony Joshua following his tragic crash surfaced on social media ... apologizing for allowing it to be recorded and published for the world to see.

The clip went viral this week ... showing Usman talking to Joshua via FaceTime about the Dec. 29 accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of Kevin "Latif" Ayodele and Sina Ghami.

Usman received a ton of backlash for having the camera rolling for such a sensitive moment ... and he addressed it by admitting he messed up.

Anthony Joshua is speaking out for the first time following the devastating crash that killed two of his friends ... admitting the loss of Sina Ghami and Kevin "Latif" Ayodele has been tough on him.

The former heavyweight champion broke his silence on Thursday via social media ... and expressed gratitude to those who showed love and support to Ghami and Ayodele, whom he called truly special people.

"I’ll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men," Joshua said.

The driver allegedly responsible for the crash that injured Anthony Joshua and killed two of his trainers has been charged.

Ogun State Police Command announced Friday ... Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged at the Sagamu Magistrates’ Court in Nigeria. The case has been adjourned until January 20.

Adeniyi was reportedly charged with dangerous driving, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care, and driving without a valid driver’s license.