Elena Gorgan
8,139 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” - Henry Ford
She has covered automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, ranging from the regular and all the way to celebrity culture, film, and music.
More than anything, Elena loves to tell stories about unusual or very special projects, but you can also count on her if you’re looking for the perfect e-bike.
Her work has been published on Softpedia News, InOut Star and, since 2018, autoevolution.
Man’s Audi RS3 Stolen Twice in The Same Day, He Gets Apology From The Cops
8 Jan 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man’s pre-Christmas car trouble is proof that bad luck, much like lighting, can also strike twice. In his case, it can even happen in the same day, even with protection from the police. Phil Chambers, a 30-year-old businessman from Bi...
Krispy Kreme Delivers Free Donuts to Kentucky Cops Mourning Burned Truck
7 Jan 2019, 15:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A truck bursting into flames and burning down is no laughing matter, but some humor can still be found in a serious situation. Just ask whoever is running the Twitter account of the Lexington Police Department. On December 31, a tweet went out,...
Missouri Cop Stops Traffic to Save Kitty Stranded on Highway Median
7 Jan 2019, 15:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Actions speak louder than words, and one officer’s actions show that he is a man with a heart of gold. His story of how he saved and ultimately adopted a stranded kitten has gone viral, turning him and Bella, the kitty, into viral stars. ...
Las Vegas Police Release Video of Hit And Run Over Unpaid Manicure
7 Jan 2019, 14:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police is still looking for Krystal Whipple, the 21-year-old woman believed to have dragged and killed a nail salon owner with her Chevrolet Camaro, over a $35 manicure she didn’t want to pay for. They’re ...
NFL Legend Jamal Anderson Arrested For Stiffing Limo Driver, Offering Cop Chips
7 Jan 2019, 14:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Former NFL star Jamal Anderson wrapped up 2018 with another scandalous drunken arrest, and video captured at the scene has just emerged online. This time, Anderson, a big-time player for the Atlanta Falcons, was arrested for stiffing his limo d...
Cops, Eyewitnesses Rush to Flip Burning Car to Rescue Injured Driver in Texas
7 Jan 2019, 13:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The New Year kicked off with a serious accident that led to 1 fatality and several injured people in Corpus Christi, Texas. Police have released footage shot at the scene, as a way to thank all those who helped to prevent this from becoming an even...
Australian Mother Drives Off With 4YO Son on The Roof Rack, Kid Has a Blast
7 Jan 2019, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 36-year-old mother of 3 from Australia has been charged with dangerous driving and is under further investigation from the police after video of her driving for 11km with her 4-year-old son on the roof of her SUV have emerged online. The inci...
Dad Drags Daughter by The Hood Through Airport, Controversy Ensues
7 Jan 2019, 12:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One dad’s idea of an unlikely carry-on at the airport is getting people talking contradictorily online, after he was filmed dragging one of his daughters across the floor at a Virginia airport. You can see the video at the bottom of the ...
Loyal Dogs Chase Ambulance For Miles After Homeless Owner Has Stroke
7 Jan 2019, 12:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s a story about what true loyalty means: 6 dogs who have been living on the streets with their owner, Luiz, who has been homeless for 20 years, chased after an ambulance for miles and then spent days in front of the hospital where Luiz w...
TSA to Use More Floppy-Eared Dogs at Airport Because Kids Aren’t Scared of Them
4 Jan 2019, 12:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The TSA’s New Year resolution is to be a tad more public-oriented, at least in regards to the canine force it employs. 2019 will see the agency adopt more droopy-eared dogs for airport security checks, in favor of pointy-eared ones. As st...
21-Year-Old Woman Drags Salon Owner With Her Car Over Unpaid $35 Manicure Bill
4 Jan 2019, 10:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some people would do anything for a freebie, even if that means taking a life and spending their own behind bars. One woman from Las Vegas hit and dragged another woman with her car, after refusing to pay for a manicure she’d gotten at the la...
Drunk Driver Hits Skateboarder, Continues Driving With Victim in The Car
2 Jan 2019, 09:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A drunk driver seriously injured a female skateboarder by hitting her with his car in Citrus Heights, California. The impact sent her flying through his windshield, but he kept driving for another 3 miles. Just when you think you’ve heard...
Toledo’s Famous Roadside Christmas Weed Stolen, Carried Off in Truck
1 Jan 2019, 15:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A roadside weed in Toledo, Ohio, became a genuine tourist attraction and viral star after someone put some tinsel on it – and people kept coming, adding Christmas ornaments to it. In a matter of hours, the weed had become famous. Sitting ...
Dad Gets New BMW After Driving Burning Car Out of Hospital Parking Garage
1 Jan 2019, 15:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Most people would freak out to notice smoke coming out of their car and probably run away, putting personal safety first. But one new dad from Tacoma, Washington, decided to drive the burning car out of the parking garage and thus save the other 20...
Man Turns Dodge Charger Into Unmarked Police Cruiser, Gets Caught
1 Jan 2019, 08:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One 30-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, badly wanted to be a cop, only so he could enjoy the “privilege” of speeding through traffic and getting other drivers to clear a path for him. So he came up with an idea that he must h...
Woman Dragged by Car Because She Wouldn’t Let go of Her iPhone
31 Dec 2018, 19:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Little Rock, Arkansas got dragged by car when she met with a potential buyer she’d found for her iPhone on Facebook Marketplace. Kyesha Raulston tells Fox16 that she’d used the platform before to sell or buy stuff, but...
71-Year-Old Man Will Cross The Atlantic in Engine-less Plywood Barrel
31 Dec 2018, 17:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Now that’s one way of avoiding unwanted company this holiday season. A 71-year-old Frenchman has embarked on a record-breaking journey that will see him cross the Atlantic in an engine-less plywood barrel. The capsule measures 3 meters in ...
Baby Named After Long Island Expressway Where She Was Born in a Van
31 Dec 2018, 16:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A baby girl born over the Christmas holiday has been named in honor of the highway where she was born, in the back of her parents’ van and with some help from an MTA officer. Alie Albarracin was initially meant to be named Aurora, but wh...
Burglars Hit Iowa Car Wash, One of Them Keeps Losing His Pants
31 Dec 2018, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the saying goes, if you’ve got it, flaunt it – even if it’s just for security cameras. During a break-in. At a car wash. Where no money is kept overnight. Two burglars that hit up a car wash in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are serio...
Heartless Man Abandons Pup by The Roadside, Speeds Off as Dog Chases After Car
31 Dec 2018, 09:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A video shared by the RSPCA, showing a heartless man abandoning a dog by the roadside and then driving away as the pup desperately chased after the car, has gone viral. The video was actually recorded on December 17 but was only made public by ...