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.
Armored Truck Spills Cash on New Jersey Highway, Causes Crashes, Traffic Backup
14 Dec 2018, 08:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A mishap with an armored truck made it rain on a New Jersey highway the other day. Rutherford Police report at least 2 crashes and other minor fender benders, and a major traffic backup, as people scrambled out of their cars to catch the flying mon...
Man Attacks NYC Bus, Bus Pleads For Help
10 Dec 2018, 21:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One irate passenger took out all his anger on a poor New York City bus, and the driver became so spooked that he activated the panic button that lights up the display above the windshield. The strange part of the story is not the violent outbur...
Woman Fractures Spine in Random Hate Attack on NYC Subway
10 Dec 2018, 20:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is looking for a man who targeted a woman and left her with a fractured spine on the Manhattan-bound E train at the end of last month. In order to catch the man, the NYPD has released footage of him as wel...
Pedestrian Slips And Falls on Ice, Saves The Landing
10 Dec 2018, 18:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Give the star of the latest viral video props for a spectacular save. The honor goes to a pedestrian who happened to slip and fall on ice, just as he was crossing the street. The incident occurred last week in Smila, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, V...
It’s Illegal to Drive With Your Pet in Your Lap in Ohio Village Mantua
10 Dec 2018, 17:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Distracted driving is dangerous to all parties involved, the person who’s doing the actually distracted driving and fellow motorists and pedestrians. The Mayor of Mantua, Ohio, is making sure the term “distracted driving” includes...
This Christmas, Take Care of Your Drunk Mates: Don’t Let Them Get Hit by Train
10 Dec 2018, 17:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s the season to be jolly, but that doesn’t mean that you have to get so drunk that you’re a danger to yourself and others while at the station, waiting to catch the train home. Because the season of (Christmas / end of year...
EMT Has Stroke While Driving an Ambulance, is Saved by Partner
10 Dec 2018, 17:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A strange incident that occurred at the end of last month is just now going viral: an EMT was having a stroke while on the job, driving the ambulance, and was only saved because his partner noticed that there was something wrong with him. The s...
American Airlines Passenger Offers First-Class Seat to Mom With Sick Baby
10 Dec 2018, 16:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Flying first-class is a perk not many of those who enjoy it would give up, so the gesture of a premium flier with American Airlines is going viral for the simple reason that he did. Kelsey Zwick is a mother of two from Florida, who, the other da...
Trooper Pulls Over Trailer Missing 2 Tires, Finds Lemur, Exotic Animals Inside
10 Dec 2018, 15:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Florida Highway Patrol troopers had a huge surprise last night, when they responded multiple calls of a pickup truck driving erratically, hitting cars on Interstate 4 in Sanford, Seminole County and not stopping. Footage released by the force sh...
Dog With 9 Lives Leaps Out of Speeding Car Into Busy Tunnel, Survives
10 Dec 2018, 15:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Let this serve as a lesson for all dog owners: driving with your pooch inside, not properly secured, could have fatal consequences. It didn’t here, but it sure came very close. Footage captured on CCTV in Melbourne’s Eastlink Tunnel...
Kid Cheats Death Twice When Hit by Learner Driver in Nottingham
10 Dec 2018, 14:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A young boy who ran across the street, not waiting for his parents or looking both ways for incoming traffic, cheated death twice in Nottingham, UK. Footage of the incident was captured by the dashcam of the car that hit him, which was being dr...
California Surfer Rides Waves on Flooded Streets With Help From Chevy Suburban
10 Dec 2018, 14:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One duo from Oceanside, California, decided to make the most of a sad situation, when heavy rains hit San Diego County and the streets of the city were flooded for hours. Just like that saying goes, when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade...
Uber And Taxi Drivers Block Path of Responding Ambulance to Fight
10 Dec 2018, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s always best to get whatever you have to say off your chest, but not if it means blocking the path of a responding ambulance – or any other kind of emergency response vehicle, for that matter. Two drivers, one working for a Lond...
This Road Rage Fight is The Funniest Boxing Match You’ll See
10 Dec 2018, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Road rage incidents can turn very nasty, so it’s a relief to see one where no one was seriously injured. It’s still a violent incident, but it’s a fight so hilariously bad that it hardly qualifies as one. Shot in the Bon y Maen...
Donald Trump Took Presidential Limo And 8-Car Motorcade to Travel 250 Yards
10 Dec 2018, 12:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Donald Trump canceled an announced appearance at the French commemorations of the Armistice in France this year because it was raining, so perhaps the fact that he wouldn’t walk 250 yards shouldn’t come as a surprise. Earlier this we...
Fans Get Elvis Presley Traffic Lights in German City He Was Stationed In
10 Dec 2018, 10:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When Elvis Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to serve in Germany, he happened to be at the height of his fame. Many tears were shed when he had to cut his hair and then leave for almost 2 years from the U.S. and the limelight, but at ...
Mother’s Quick Thinking And a Carseat Save Toddler During Carjacking
7 Dec 2018, 15:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Southaven, Mississippi has had her car stolen right in the parking lot outside her home, but she’s thankful that she managed to prevent the car thief from taking it with her son inside. She has the makers of her baby’...
Britain’s Oldest Takeaway Driver is 82 Years Old, Doesn’t Need SATNAV
7 Dec 2018, 15:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In case you’re wondering who is the oldest takeaway / delivery driver in the UK, wonder no more: his name is Brian Laughans and he is 82 years old. He’s recently been awarded Britain’s Best Takeaway Driver prize at the British...
15-Year-Old Steals Audi With Child Inside, Child’s Mother is Also Arrested
7 Dec 2018, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Authorities keep badgering drivers to not leave their vehicles unlocked, with the engine running or their children inside unsupervised, no matter how little time they’re gone, but the drivers don’t seem to resonate. Not all of them, at ...
Christmas Art Covers Gaping Hole Left in Restaurant After Car Crash
7 Dec 2018, 15:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Chinese restaurant in Colorado is the living example of how you should make lemonade when life hands you lemons. Or, in this particular case, of how you can make art out of the scene of a car crash. It happened in Grand Junction, Colorado, ea...