Elena Gorgan
8,138 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.
Cleveland Woman Hits Another Woman With Her Car Over Facebook Disagreement
18 Oct 2018, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned… on Facebook. What started like a mild online dispute turned verbally violent and then physically so last week in Cleveland, Ohio. One 25-year-old woman identified as Glensasha A. Filmore has been a...
16YO Teen Drove Fake Emergency Truck to Accident Scenes, Wanted to be a Cop
18 Oct 2018, 11:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One teen from Melbourne, Australia, wanted to be a cop so badly that he broke nearly every law in the book to pass for one – and all before his 17th birthday. The now-17-year-old is on trial in his home town, facing what must be a record n...
Beagle Intercepts Roasted Pig Head at Atlanta Airport
18 Oct 2018, 11:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who’s a good boy? Hardy the Beagle, a 6-year-old rescue working with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) is being praised online after intercepting a roasted pig head, as it was about to enter into the U.S. from Ecuador. Before y...
Cops Recover Stolen Krispy Kreme Delivery Van, Give Donuts to The Homeless
18 Oct 2018, 09:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / They say cops love nothing more than a donut with their cup of coffee, but officers from the Clearwater Police love the community more. So when Krispy Kreme Doughnuts rewarded them with an entire van filled with the sugary treats, they donated the ...
First Ticket Issued For Smoking Pot in Car Issued in Winnipeg After Legalization
18 Oct 2018, 09:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some hours ago, marijuana became legal in Canada. That might be reason to celebrate if you live in the country, but it doesn’t mean you should forget about the law – and it clearly bans you from smoking it or eating edibles when at the ...
UK Parking Operator Offers Free Parking For Plastic Bottles
17 Oct 2018, 18:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Imagine this: free parking if you bring your empty plastic bottles – it’s a classic win-win situation. Parking operator CitiPark is carrying out this experiment at its site in Leeds, England, throughout October, with plans to extend the...
Drugged-Up Driver Drives 3-Wheeled Citroen on The Highway, Gets Arrested
17 Oct 2018, 14:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A young man in Greater Manchester, England, didn’t just get behind the wheel of a car after taking drugs: he drove a car that was so banged-up that cops couldn’t even believe their eyes when they arrested him. It happened last week,...
Math Teacher Leaves Child in Car For 10 Hours While She Works
17 Oct 2018, 14:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 30-year-old woman from North Augusta, South Carolina, has been arrested and is under investigation after it emerged that she left her child in her car for 10 straight hours while she worked. The incident happened last Friday, when Raquel Dray...
Thieves Steal Audi SQ5 in 30 Seconds, The Old-Fashioned Way
17 Oct 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / That’s why we can’t have nice things: that’s the conclusion one man from Birmingham, England, arrived after thieves stole his brand new Audi SQ5 right from his driveway, the old-fashioned way. When stealing cars is becoming mo...
Hospital Gets Electric Mini-Cars so Kids Can Drive Themselves to Operations
17 Oct 2018, 12:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Having to undergo surgery, even a minor one, can be daunting even when you’re a grown-up, but it’s especially harder on kids. That’s why one hospital from Leicester, UK, is letting them drive themselves to the operating theater. ...
Kentucky Detail Shop Fixes Student’s Stolen Nissan Versa For Free
17 Oct 2018, 11:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Nissan Versa might not be the greatest car on the face of the planet, but it was everything to student Chandler Dawson from Lexington, Kentucky. And, one day, it was stolen. Dawson tells NBC affiliate Lex18 that the car went missing when he w...
Kanye West Flies Presidential Helicopter in Uganda to Hand Yeezys to Kids
17 Oct 2018, 11:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fresh off his visit with Donald Trump at the White House, rapper Kanye West flew to Uganda on a private retreat to start working on a new album. While there, he also met with the President and got to fly in the Presidential helicopter for some char...
Woman Recalls Fatal Crash, Surviving 2 Days Trapped in Overturned Car
16 Oct 2018, 18:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Lafayette, Louisiana, is telling her story of survival, after she became trapped in the wreck of her car, which went down a canal and overturned after she missed a curve. Jada Jones is still in the hospital, recovering from the i...
Illinois Man Wakes up to Find Mercury Sable Totaled in His Driveway
16 Oct 2018, 17:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Next time you find a scratch or small dent in your car and no note to explain it, maybe thinking of this Illinois man’s misfortune would make you feel better. Because his car got totaled in his driveway. Jacob Mueller from Collinsville, I...
Honda Driver Uninjured After Windshield is Impaled by Huge Piece of Plywood
16 Oct 2018, 16:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’ve seen any of the “Final Destination” movies (but especially the first 2, since the others are rather lame), you know this is the kind of accident that usually sends the characters to an early grave. A piece of plywood...
Woman Sells Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe, Can’t Cancel Insurance Policy on It
16 Oct 2018, 15:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Gulfport, Florida, is still paying insurance on a car she sold in July this year, because her insurance company is refusing to cancel her policy without her husband’s consent. Joan Sabin-Bradshaw tells NBC affiliate WFLA th...
California Cops Use Poppin’ Jalapeno Doritos to Lure Pig From Traffic
16 Oct 2018, 14:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s that for an unusual job: deputies from the Highland Sheriff’s Station in San Bernardino County, California were called to handle a pig “the size of a mini horse” wandering in traffic. According to a hilarious (and...
Boy Who Crashed Car Into House Says Community Work is Messing Up His Social Life
16 Oct 2018, 13:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 17-year-old boy got into an argument with his pregnant girlfriend while driving, and the result was that he smashed into a house, causing damage estimated at £45,000. The incident happened last December, in North Hykeham, near Lincoln, ...
Drunk Driver Smashes Into News Van, Steals Police Cruiser
16 Oct 2018, 13:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A news truck and a police cruiser were involved in a rather strange accident in Houston, at the intersection of Texas and Chartres Streets, NBC News reports. The news van, belonging to NBC affiliate KPRC, was hit by another car at the intersect...
13-Year-Old Steals Mom’s BMW For a Joyride, Gets Belted in Public
16 Oct 2018, 12:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re willing to do the crime, you’d better be willing to take the punishment. For one 13-year-old boy from El Paso, Texas, that turned out to be getting belted by her mother in public, on the road. It all started when Aaron, 13...