NEW YORK — It's May. Memorial Day and the end of the school year are in sight. Suddenly, you're thinking about a summer vacation. A little advance planning — and some insider tips — can save you a lot of money. Whether you're booking airfare, a car rental or a hotel room, there are questions you should ask first.

It’s May. Memorial Day and the end of the school year are in sight. Suddenly, you’re thinking about a summer vacation. A little advance planning — and some insider tips — can save you a lot of money. Whether you’re booking airfare, a car rental or a hotel room, there are questions you should ask first.

FLAGSTAFF — Teeth-chattering. Axle-busting. Head-pounding.

“Those three seconds I took my eyes off the road changed my life forever.”

In recent national news, three major car crashes claimed the lives of 15 teenagers in Ohio, Illinois and Texas. Unfortunately, that is more of a common occurrence than we realize, and those are just the ones that made national news. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently reported that teenage driver fatalities were up in 2012 from previous years. Until now, the numbers were beginning to trend downwards and many attributed it to Graduated Drivers License (GDL) Laws that were being enacted around the country.

A 44-year-old man died in a single vehicle motorcycle collision in Gilbert Wednesday night, Gilbert Police said.

PAYSON  — Authorities in northern Arizona say a Mesa man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident in Payson.

WASHINGTON - Deaths of younger teen drivers increased sharply in the first six months of last year, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a report released Tuesday by state highway safety officials.

Photo enforcement is here to stay, at least for the time being.

It’s very rare that I’m motivated to write a follow up column, but the dangers generated by alcohol’s sacred position in our society demands more attention. Nothing is better to use as comparison than the uproar about the private ownership of guns and the dangers of both.

One person has been seriously injured in a multi-vehicle accident in Tempe.

Two people were killed after an SUV rolled over on the Loop 101 Sunday night.

Authorities say a driver has been injured in an accident that involved a train and minivan in Tempe Thursday morning.

Mesa police say one of their officers has been injured in an accident in which an elderly driver was killed Tuesday morning.

Tempe firefighters say five kids were transported to the hospital in serious condition after a three-car collision Wednesday night.

A teen was killed in a rollover wreck in Apache Junction Thursday afternoon.

The Midland, Texas train collision which killed and injured veterans and their wives was a case of out-and-out carelessness and poor judgment on the part of the parade planners and the driver of the float truck.

Authorities say a pedestrian has been killed Thursday morning on a downtown Phoenix freeway.

Chandler police were investigating a fatal car collision involving a pedestrian Friday night.

A serious collision on the Loop 202 in Chandler caused major delays for morning commuters.

BUCKEYE — A single vehicle crash in Buckeye has led authorities to a couple found stabbed to death in their apartment.

NEW RIVER - Drivers dealt with big delays Sunday afternoon on Interstate 17 after a multi-vehicle crash near New River.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's vehicular crimes unit has received a $30,000 grant award from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to investigate fatal, life threatening and/or serious injury traffic collisions.

Authorities are looking for a large commercial truck carrying a crane that damaged an overpass on Interstate 17 near downtown Phoenix.