The male passenger sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital. [35] The Huffington Post named Hastings a 2010 Game Changer for his reporting, along with Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone. On the morning of June 18, 2013, he died in a fiery car crash. [54], On June 18, 2013, Hastings died in a single-vehicle automobile crash in his Mercedes-Benz C250 Coupé at approximately 4:25 a.m. in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. [citation needed] The book became a New York Times bestseller. [40] The report from the inquiry states "In some instances, we found no witness who acknowledged making or hearing the comments as reported. [34] How Hastings got access to McChrystal's inner circles is detailed in a Newsweek article. [11] He attended Lower Canada College, a private preparatory high school in Montreal, where he wrote a column for the school's paper. After all, he definitely was investigating and writing about a lot of sensitive subjects. An amber warning for snow in the north and east of Kent has been lifted by the Met Office. They say they found two vehicles in the ditch, but did not offer details on the cause of the crash. The two-car crash happened close to the junction with Coastguard Lane A man has died and three other people have been hurt in a head-on crash in East Sussex. [14][unreliable source? "[54] During the discussion, Hastings said that MSNBC contributor Perry Bacon, Jr., was acting as a "stenographer" for the White House. and had crashed shortly afterward. Hastings’ car at the scene of the accident. [78], The possibility of a conspiracy or some sort of government involvement in Hastings's death has been discounted by members of his own family, who were with him around the time of his death. 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[citation needed] On August 15, Leopold released a statement that read, "The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that the FBI has likely located responsive records pertaining to investigative journalist Michael Hastings. A witness to the crash said the car seemed to be traveling at maximum speed and was creating sparks and flames before it fishtailed and crashed into a palm tree. "[49] Hastings criticized the DHS report, which concluded, "The continued expansion of these protests also places an increasingly heavy burden on law enforcement and movement organizers to control protesters. HASTINGS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Two people were hospitalized after a crash east of Hastings Friday. However, Thigpen declined. with war and with loss, and that drove his reporting, and it made him fearless when he realized he had found something important that he could report. [44], In January 2012, Hastings published The Operators, a book that details his travels with General Stanley McChrystal and his team in April 2010. [32] Hastings offered his views on relations between McChrystal and the Obama administration. The article reported remarks by McChrystal's staff that were overtly critical and contemptuous of White House staff and other civilian officials. [citation needed], He received the George Polk Award for "The Runaway General" (2010), a Rolling Stone profile of General Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in the Afghanistan war. There was a minor crash … and another stating, "We'll hunt you down and kill you if we don't like what you write". Parts of the South East have seen widespread snowfall and freezing temperatures. The incident occurred on Ormond Road, in Hastings, at about 2.55pm, police said. [10] Jordan was a speechwriter for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from 2008 to 2009. [71][72] WikiLeaks announced that Hastings had also contacted Jennifer Robinson, one of his lawyers, a few hours prior to the crash,[73] and the LA Weekly reported that he was preparing new reports on the CIA at the time of his death. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– Buffalo Police are investigating an overnight accident in the 300 block of Hastings Avenue that killed a 29-year-old man. Hastings, FL. recalled that Hastings said he had received death threats from the military after the McChrystal article. In an email to colleagues, which was copied to and released by Hastings' friend Army Staff Sergeant Joe Biggs,[70] Hastings said that he was "onto a big story", that he needed to "go off the radar", and that the FBI might interview them. The sad reality is simpler: Terrible things happen when cars hit stationary objects. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Now even a former counter-terrorism czar is admitting Hastings’ car … "[64], Hastings was eulogized in the media by figures such as Chris Hayes,[65] Rachel Maddow,[66] his co-workers at BuzzFeed,[67] and others.[68]. "[77] USA Today reported that in the days before his death, Hastings believed his car was being "tampered with" and that he was scared and wanted to leave town. [7] Blue Rider Press published his only novel, The Last Magazine (2014), a year after his death. [13] He attended Rice Memorial High School, a Roman Catholic secondary school in South Burlington, Vermont. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. In July 2010, the U.S. Army launched its own investigation into whether McChrystal and his team were insubordinate, and concluded that the most inflammatory comments were made by an officer in the Navy Special Warfare Group, according to The New York Times. Hastings was a longtime critic of the U.S. drone program. Temporary traffic lights and water main work. (Rafferty Baker/CBC) A 51-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Centre Hastings, Ont., approximately 135 kilometres from Toronto. After his death, some media outlets[who?] "I'm Sorry We Couldn't Do More", 2013 Department of Justice investigations of reporters, United States Department of Homeland Security, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan, "Hack: Confessions of a Presidential Campaign Reporter", "Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. [51] Bowe Bergdahl was traded for five Taliban prisoners in June 2014. Police have identified him as Robert McCoy of Apsley, Ont. [9][10] Hastings lived in Malone until he was 11 years old. [43], In February 2011, Hastings wrote a lengthy article profiling McChrystal's successor, General David Petraeus, and detailing Petraeus' strategy for the war. [62] According to the alternative newspaper LA Weekly, his neighbor Jordanna Thigpen said that Hastings came to her apartment after midnight and urgently asked to borrow her Volvo, saying he was afraid to drive his own car. [20] Hastings suffered the loss of his fiancée Andrea Parhamovich in 2007. [16], Hastings married journalist Elise Jordan in May 2011 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The building apprentice was on his way to work when the crash … Reports of accident. A man has died following a collision in Hastings last night. A 51-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Centre Hastings, Ont. Emergency services were called to the nose to tail crash at the intersection of Heretaunga St W … Police and emergency services were called to Hodgins Road following reports of a collision between a vehicle and motorcycle about 10.25pm. (KSNB) - A car-semi accident last Tuesday night south of Hastings has claimed the lives of two teenagers. The recent death of journalist Michael Hastings in a fiery car crash has conspiracy theorists presuming foul play. [12], When he was 16, his family relocated to Vermont. HASTINGS, Neb. When asked directly whether his brother might have died from some sort of foul play, Jonathan responded "I really rule out foul play entirely. Soon after Hastings' death, questions were raised about the crash that took his life. [22][23][24][25][26] Shortly before its publication, Newsweek published an excerpt of the book, in which Hastings recounts the day Parhamovich died. [84], The FBI failed to respond to the requests within the allotted 20-day period. [55] A witness to the crash said the car seemed to be traveling at maximum speed and was creating sparks and flames before it fishtailed and crashed into a palm tree. At around 5:30 p.m., police confirmed the car crash had been fatal. The account notably includes a profile of press secretary Jay Carney, describing Carney as having "a serious, $10,000-a-day habit of following presidents around the country and the world", along with a published feud with White House aide Philippe Reines, a post-election spat with Rahm Emanuel, and other attempts of gaining deeper access. Hastings interpreted the drunken comments as a joke. A Ford Fiesta car damaged to the rear after a collision at Hastings in East Sussex, England on November 14, 2011. His older brother Jonathan had just flown to L.A., attempting to organize some sort of family intervention for what he believed was a drug-induced "manic episode", a concern apparently echoed by others close to him at that time. But based on being with him and talking to people who were worried about him in the weeks leading up to his death, and being around him when he had had similar problems when he was younger, I was pretty much convinced that he wasn't in danger from any outside agency. Photo: David Fowler. [52] In May 2013, Hastings denounced President Barack Obama's foreign policy and use of drones as an embrace of Bush-era neoconservatism and "total militarism. [63], In an interview with writer Ray Sawhill, Hasting's older brother, Jonathan Hastings, recounts how he had flown to L.A. to help his brother shortly before the accident because he had "got the impression that he was having a manic episode, similar to one he had had 15 years ago...", at which time "drugs had been involved..." After failing to convince his brother to check voluntarily into a drug rehabilitation program, or fly back to Vermont to stay with family, he started making plans with his other brother to attempt to "force Mike into checking himself into a hospital or detox center." The Operators seems destined to join the pantheon of great GWOT literature". A 51-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Centre Hastings, Ont., approximately 135 kilometres from Toronto. No one likes to think about having a car accident, but knowing what to do in the immediate aftermath of a crash is very important. However, before that could be arranged, "he snuck out [of the apartment] on me when I was sleeping." So if there were a cyber attack on [Hastings'] car — and I'm not saying there was, I think whoever did it would probably get away with it. Hastings Accidents including 2011471105063. [citation needed], McChrystal immediately issued an extensive apology, and Duncan Boothby, the civilian contractor responsible for coordinating the article with Hastings, resigned. [39] A subsequent Pentagon investigation challenged the accuracy of Hastings' article "The Runaway General" which anonymously quoted people around McChrystal making disparaging remarks about members of President Obama's national security team, including Vice President Joe Biden. Television station KSNB reports that the crash … Commander Dave Silverman, now CEO of the McChrystal Group. Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone … Friends believed that Michael's line of work led to a "paranoid state. There are conflicting opinions as to Hastings' death. [38] This was later confirmed in Hastings' book about the war in Afghanistan that was published in January 2012, The Operators, which attributed a number of damning quotes to Lt. Crash on State Highway 5, December 24, 2019. Last updated 16 minutes ago. [60][61] Two days after the crash, the Los Angeles Police Department declared that there were no signs of foul play. "[79][80] Other members of his family have stated that they were concerned at the time that he was a danger to himself from his erratic behavior. [76][disputed – discuss], Cenk Uygur, a friend of Hastings' and host of The Young Turks, told KTLA that many of Michael's friends were concerned that he was "in a very agitated state", saying he was "incredibly tense" and worried that his material was being surveilled by the government. Last updated 2 days ago. In high school Hastings was elected as class president, where he ran on an "anti-administration platform". [3] He was raised in New York, Canada, and Vermont, and he attended New York University. [64], The FBI file on Michael Hastings and its attachments (totaling 21 pages) were released to the public on September 24, 2013,[81][82][83] after investigative journalist Jason Leopold and MIT doctoral candidate Ryan Shapiro filed a joint suit in July 2013 against the FBI for ignoring their FOIA requests for the file. A White House official subsequently responded to these allegations by informing Hastings that "details of Sergeant Bergdahl's capture are irrelevant". A section of State Highway 5 has been re-opened after a serious crash near Hastings. [46], Hastings recounted conversations with some of McChrystal's staff members in the book, when during a party at which everyone was "totally shit faced", one asked him, "You're not going to fuck us, are you?" Video from a nearby security camera reportedly shows Hastings' vehicle speeding and bursting into flames. HASTINGS, Neb. [27] The New York Times gave the book a mixed review. "[41] In response, Rolling Stone stated, "The report by the Pentagon's inspector general offers no credible source — or indeed, any named source — contradicting the facts as reported in our story, 'The Runaway General. [88], In 2017, The Daily Beast announced it had posted one of Hastings' quotes on the walls of their office: "There are three great beats in American journalism: politics, Hollywood, and war." Two others were seriously injured in the crash. (Updated) We now know more about the victims of last night’s horrific crash on Hamilton’s Red Hill Valley Parkway. [62] The coroner's report ruled the death to be an accident. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A toddler is safe and with family after wandering out their backdoor Thursday morning, thanks to the help of a vigilant garbage truck driver. [8], Born in Malone, New York, Michael was the son of Dr. Molly (née Mahon) Hastings and Dr. Brent Hastings. The driver was the only occupant. St. Augustine garbage truck driver finds lost toddler. The car was travelling along Hendersons Road when it hit a tree near Tuerong Place shortly before 8pm. The yet to be formally identified male motorcycle rider died at the scene. His car was involved in a head-on collision in Hastings just before 7pm on Friday and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The 2015 documentary film Imminent Threat, directed by Janek Ambros, is dedicated to his work. An October 2011 report named "SPECIAL COVERAGE: Occupy Wall Street," the DHS wrote that "mass gatherings associated with public protest movements can have disruptive effects on transportation, commercial, and government services, especially when staged in major metropolitan areas. For more details click on the map marker or the listing below. Zoom. Hastings followed up with The Operators (2012), a detailed account of his monthlong stay with McChrystal in Europe and Afghanistan. [28], In June 2010, Rolling Stone published "The Runaway General", Hastings's profile of U.S. Army general Stanley McChrystal,[29] then commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in the Afghanistan war. In other instances, we confirmed that the general substance of an incident at issue occurred, but not in the exact context described in the article. . [citation needed], Hastings became a vocal critic of the Obama administration, Democratic Party, and surveillance state during the 2013 Department of Justice investigations of reporters, referring to restrictions of freedom of the press as a "war" on journalism. On the morning of June 18, 2013, he died in a fiery car crash. Five people were injured after a four-car crash in Hastings. "[69], The day before the crash, Hastings indicated that he believed he was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The attorney who filed the FOIA lawsuit, Jeff Light, suggested that it was uncommon for the FBI to open such files on reporters.
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