Elena Gorgan
7,982 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.
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...
Woman Wakes From Coma 27 Years after Car Crash
24 Apr 2019, 13:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Back in 1991, 31-year-old Munira Abdulla asked her brother-in-law to drive her to school to pick up her 4-year-old son Omar. A bus crashed into the car and Abdulla slipped into a coma, from which she just recently woke up. After 27 years spent ...
United Airlines Employee Calls Black Passenger a “Monkey,” Faces Charge
24 Apr 2019, 12:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In February this year, Cacilie Hughes was returning home to Houston from Michigan, with a United Airlines flight. That’s when she was insulted by an employee of the airline company because she’s black. At the George Bush Intercontin...
Woman Drives to Postal Office, Ends up Stuck in Ditch For 5 Days
24 Apr 2019, 11:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Robin Fancher from Dothan, Alabama, is probably counting her lucky stars because she was rescued after spending 5 days trapped inside her wrecked car, which she drove into a ditch, well out of sight. Fancher’s family reported her missing ...
“Ultimate” Car Prank Is Seatbelt PSA
23 Apr 2019, 15:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / People tend to do the stupidest stuff for a few likes, in the name of keeping up with the latest trends and challenges making the rounds on social media. This also falls in this category. It’s labeled “the ultimate prank to play in ...
Man Steals Car With Owner Sleeping Inside, Owner Never Wakes Up
23 Apr 2019, 13:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s that for a deep sleep? One car owner from Columbia County, Georgia, will make all you light-sleepers green with envy, after he somehow managed to snooze through the entire act of having his car stolen – with him right there inside...
Firefighters Help Disabled Man, Push Him Home After Wheelchair Battery Dies
23 Apr 2019, 13:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Talk about going beyond the call of duty: a crew of firefighters from the Raytown Fire Protection District in Missouri helped a disabled man after he became stranded in his electric wheelchair. Video of the rescue mission has gone viral on social m...