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A six-foot-long Nurse Shark was found in the middle of a Miami street on Tuesday after two men unsuccessfully tried to sell it to local fish markets. You read correctly. A shark. In the street. More »
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Following torrential rainstorms, Michigan's Ionia County fairgrounds flooded something fierce June 24th with over 1000 cars trapped in the high water. Some were stuck till the following Wednesday. Somebody better be on the lookout for LeMons-priced clunkers in the area. More »
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Surprised about Sebastian Vettel’s stunning performance at last Sunday’s British Grand Prix? Be surprised no more: he has signed a hefty pact with the devil. More »
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George Morales probably died in his minivan of a heart attack in early May, parked under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway underpass. That didn't stop NYC cops from writing him parking tickets for the next couple of weeks. More »
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Seemingly unbeknownst to the driver, a contortionist deer rides shotgun in the grill of Grandpa's Buick. NSFW. Don't say we didn't warn you. More »
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A "Butt Hole" in old-timey England was a water source. Now it means a source of solids. Conisbrough, South Yorkshire residents living on "Butt Hole Road" decided they needed a change. More »
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Ruth Ducker was furious. Days before last Christmas she walked out to find her Volkswagen Polo missing from its normal space. Instead, she found two brand-new yellow "no parking" lines where her car had been. More »
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A 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP under a recall warning against parking underneath any structure is being blamed as the source of a $3 million apartment building fire in Plymouth, Minnesota. How exciting! More »
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We've just received a note from a former U.S. Marine-turned-taxi-driver regarding the extent of his "professional services." Full email below the jump. More »
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This just in, teens texting while driving are dangerous and have a higher propensity for hitting pedestrians, according to a study published by Eastern Virginia Medical School. Also, the sun is hot and dogs bark. More »
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All Denise Anderson wanted to do was test drive a used Toyota Sequoia at her local Tampa Bay, Florida dealership. Unfortunately, a nine-foot alligator beat her there. Chomp, chomp! More »
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Forumites at Camaro5 have been collectively scratching their heads for a couple days, wondering why there appear to be two layers of lead wheel weights stuck onto their brake calipers. It's a mystery Charlie Brown! More »
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Taking a parent or friend off the road because of Alzheimer's is a tough decision for everyone involved, but scientists are using a tricked-out Ford Taurus to determine just when to hang up the keys. More »
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The Space Hijackers, a self-named group of dirty hippies, brought their six-wheeled riot tank to battle against another group of dirty hippies protesting the G20 Summit in London. Reality is indeed stranger than fiction. More »
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Federal Way Police Chief Brian Wilson has apologized for hitting a parked car while checking his Blackberry. The irony here? Washington state was the first to enact anti-texting laws. More ironic? No charges are planned. More »
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When Victor Harris put his fingers into his Lincoln Navigator's fuel filler to retrieve a piece of paper which had fallen in, his finger got stuck. Really stuck. Four hours stuck. Call for help stuck. More »
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Blindly following your sat-nav until you nearly tumble down a cliff is one thing, but being a confused senior citizen driving your mobility scooter down Britain's six-lane A27 establishes a new benchmark in limey insanity. More »
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Everyone hates paying tickets — speeding, parking or otherwise, but Michael Harold Lynch of Bellevue, Washington really hates it. Hates it so much he mailed the courthouse $206 in urine-soaked coins as payment. More »
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A bus driver in Lakeland, Florida suspended an eighth grade student after his recurring flatulence caused the other passengers uncontrollable disruptive laughter and filled the bus will a stench foul enough to make breathing unpleasant. More »
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Some of us were Scouts as kids, now we see the organization as a vaguely-militaristic-indoctrination club for parents living vicariously through their children, but hey, they've picked their five favorite kiddy-haulers. More »
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Had this truck driver read Jalopnik and seen what happens to trucks going under low bridges, he'd probably've paid more attention to the "LOW CLEARANCE" sign on this bridge. He wasn't the only one. More »
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Turkish truck driver Cem Tokac somehow survived when the semi blocking his view of the railroad tracks was hit by a train then plowed into him. His injuries? Cuts and bruises. You gotta see this. More »
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Ever wondered whether walking was more resource efficient than driving? Although we know we poop more when we exercise, this chart finally helps us to answer that question a bit more scientifically. More »
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Enraged by yesterday's jokes resulting from Phil Teller's Capissen 38 parked out front of the Microsoft Research Center, John Hodgman crashed his 1985 Chevy Nova into "The Mac Store." Nobody but the computers was injured. More »
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Someone with a fiery dislike of mid-1990s green Ford Escorts has set fire to three already in the Medford, Oregon area. Hide the hatchbacks! More »
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What is it with car thieves? A Minnesota man repeatedly dialed 911 after stealing a car to brag that cops couldn't catch him. Did they? Yep. More »
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Juan Zamora pumped $26 of gas into his 1994 Chevy Camaro at his regular Conoco just like any other normal day. The only problem is his Paypal debit card recorded a transaction of $81,400,836,908. More »
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Planning to die in Gadsen, Alabama? Better make sure your finances are in order or you might end up abandoned in the back of a hearse until the police respond to an odor complaint. More »
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Put down the Fat Tuesday Paczki and ask yourself, how much is too much? Apparently, for Stephen A. Turo, enough is when you have to rent a U-Haul truck to get you to the courthouse. More »
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A 13-year-old Beijing boy managed to slip into a parked city bus and take it on a massively destructive joyride through the city after swiftly hot wiring the ignition. More »
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For the second time in a month, this house has been hit by a car. The first caused massive structural damage. The second? Merely the fault of a lost stuntman. Look ma, nothin' but glass. More »
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A Pennsylvania man called 911, on himself, to inform the cops he was too drunk to drive. It's a commendable gesture in a sort of dumbass-with-a-drinking-problem sort of way. More »
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A scofflaw named "Prawo Jazdy" racked up over 50 different driving infractions during the past few years, each time giving a different address to evade police. Thanks to Google, Ireland's police have finally wised up. More »
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A woman was driving around suburban Chicago when her Mitsubishi Lancer was gently bumped, though no cars were around. When she pulled over her car was massively dented. We want to believe. More »
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Things haven't been great for Michael Jackson since the whole "child molestation trial" thing. Leaving the country and hemorrhaging money isn't helping either. Auctioning off his incredibly gaudy Rolls Royce limousine, however, might help. More »
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Shocked motorists have spotted an Austrian softie who uses his tiny VW to relocate his beloved calves wherever they might need to go. More »
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Lee Redmond held a Guinness World Record for the longest fingernails at a combined 30 feet. Fortunately for us, but unfortunately for her, the disgusting claws were broken in a car accident on Tuesday. More »
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Early this morning a man in New York City was struck by an SUV while crossing the street. He was then hit by another van and dragged for 17 miles, dying along the way. More »
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What do Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, two blow-up sex dolls, a Lincoln Town Car, and a parking garage have in common? A crazy Florida man and some very funny public indecency charges. NSFW content ahead. More »
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Hackers in Grand Forks, North Dakota of all places have hit on a clever Trojan Horse: using a fraudulent parking ticket to direct unsuspecting motorists to their virus laden websites. More »
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