Elena Gorgan
7,908 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.
George Clooney is No Longer “Allowed” to Ride Motorcycles
3 May 2019, 11:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / George Clooney has hung up his riding gear and will never take it up again. His wife Amal has had the final say in his decision, following the crash in Italy from last summer. In other words, Amal has told George that he is no longer “all...
Naked Woman Causes a Scene in Traffic, During Road Rage Altercation
3 May 2019, 11:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This headline would have come as a small surprise if the events happened in Florida but, as it turns out, Texas is no stranger to stuff like that. A woman got into a fight with another driver on a road in Cypress, Texas, and for whatever reason...
New Jersey Driver Swings Machete at Motorist in Road Rage Altercation
2 May 2019, 16:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You know you’ve got a bad temper when you travel with a machete in your car. A 29-year-old man from New Jersey was arrested after a road rage altercation in which he tried to attack another driver with a machete. According to the police r...
Florida Driver Flees Police, Calls a Lyft When His Car Breaks Down
2 May 2019, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One Florida driver may not be winning favors with the police, but at least he gets due appreciation for thinking outside the box. Like, way outside. JanCarlos Torres, from Orlando, wad driving a Toyota sedan at high speeds when police first tri...
Box With $30,000 Spills on The Highway, Police Beg Drivers to Bring it Back
2 May 2019, 14:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You know what they say… “finders keepers.” Well, it doesn’t apply in this particular case, when drivers pulled over and picked up cash on the highway in Grand Haven, Michigan. Grand Haven Police is asking motorists who ...
Man Proves he Got a Ticket For Distracted Driving For Eating a Hash Brown
2 May 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In April last year, Jason Stiber from Norwalk, Connecticut, was pulled over and ticketed for distracted driving, on the claims that he’d been caught using a cellphone while driving. He would spent the next year and a considerable amount o...
Chevy vs. Ford Debate Leads to Stabbing, Shooting in Virginia Home
2 May 2019, 12:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You’ve “probably” had too much to drink if the only way in which you can win an argument is by brandishing a gun and using it, while also cutting people with a knife. Last week, what should have been a friendly conversation on...
8-Year-Old Boy Rescues Sister From Moving Car, With Carjacker at The Wheel
2 May 2019, 12:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 10-year-old girl escaped her would-be kidnapper when her younger brother, only 8, put himself in harm’s way to rescue her from a moving car, with the carjacker still at the wheel. It happened when the kids’ great-grandmother, Nita...
New York Bus Driver Who Raped 14YO Girl Gets No Jail Time After Pleading Guilty
2 May 2019, 11:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A former New York bus driver who admitted to raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl he had met on his route got off with a little more than a slap on the wrist at the sentence hearing last week. Shane Piche worked as a bus driver for the Watertown Cit...
Scottish Maritime Museum Debuts Gender-Neutral Ships, Gets in Major Trouble
25 Apr 2019, 15:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In a bid to get on with the times, the Scottish Maritime Museum near Troon landed itself in very hot waters over its recent decisions to kill the centuries-old tradition of referring to ships as “she.” A hint of this move came on so...
Firefighters Wanted in Missouri: Odd Hours, Low Pay, Cool Helmet
25 Apr 2019, 14:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re into hard work, keeping long and odd hours but getting very little money for it, and getting to show off a very cool helmet, then maybe there’s a career for you in firefighting. The Scott County Rural Fire Protection Distr...
Uber Fires Driver Who Killed MMA Fighter Rodrigo de Lima After Altercation
25 Apr 2019, 13:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ride-sharing company Uber has fired the driver accused of killing MMA / former pro UFC fighter Rodrigo de Lima on Sunday, following an altercation in Belem, Brazil. Uber confirms the firing with TMZ Sports, adding that they are doing their bit ...
Woman Falls Asleep on the Beach, LAPD Patrol Cruiser Runs Her Over
25 Apr 2019, 12:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You never really expect to be run over by a patrol cruiser, but you expect it even less when you’re at the beach, lying on the sand, catching some sun and some Zs. It happened on Easter Sunday at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, to a 36-year-...
Driver Smashes Into Pole at Slow Speed, Seems Surprised the Pole Didn’t Move
25 Apr 2019, 11:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You know you’re having a bad day when you crash your car into a pole that’s been sitting in the middle of a parking lot all along, and you’re still surprised as to how it happened. A dude driving a Mitsubishi is delivering the ...
Drunk Doctor Tied by Passengers as He Tries to Open Emergency Exit Mid-Flight
25 Apr 2019, 11:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A top doctor from Russia caused mayhem on a recent Aeroflot flight from Bangkok to Moscow, after drinking at least 2 bottles of rum he had brought on board. He had to be physically restrained by fellow passengers and cabin crew. Vadim Bondar wo...
California Girl Hides Behind Lifted Ram Truck, Escapes Car Following Her
24 Apr 2019, 15:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s not for nothing that parents keep telling children to never speak to or take anything from strangers. A recent video has gone viral, showing the smart evasive actions taken by a little girl, when she noticed she was being followed by a m...
Texas Police Looking for Mr. Sticky Fingers Who Stole Purse From Car
24 Apr 2019, 15:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you ever needed incentive to pay attention to what the police are saying about the precautions that can keep you safe from car thieves and robbers, here it is. A woman and a man went out for dinner at Red Lobster a while ago, and she thought...
California Ford Dealership Gives Away Couple’s Car Brought in For Servicing
24 Apr 2019, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Everybody makes mistakes, but this kind of snafu is one that you can’t just shrug off: a Ford dealership in Sacramento, California accidentally gave away a car a couple had brought in for servicing. Steve and Trish Russell tell WHNT that t...
Audi A4 Driver Dares to Honk, Mustang Driver Messes Him And His Car Up
24 Apr 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A violent road rage altercation on one of the busiest highways in Chula Vista, California, could have cost the victim dearly – more than damage to his precious car and some medical expenses. The victim spoke to NBC 7 under the condition o...
Angry Driver Rams Into Cyclist Because He’s “Not a Car”
24 Apr 2019, 13:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Today’s instance of what not to do in traffic comes from a poor bloke on his bicycle in London who got “punished” for not being a car. Olukayode Ibrahim, the cyclist in question, had cameras mounted on his bike. Presumably, th...