Preventable Tragedies

Coroner identifies 2 killed in Evansville I-69 crash

July 06, 2026

EVANSVILLE — The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office has identified the two men killed in a wreck on Interstate 69 as 32-year-old Dakota Campbell and 74-year-old Robert York. Campbell and York were pronounced dead at the scene Friday evening after a motorcycle wreck on northbound I-69 near the South Green River Road exit set off a chain of events that killed both men, according to a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office news release.

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Man dies after second vehicle hits disabled car on I-94 in Kenosha County

July 06, 2026

KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) – A 21-year-old man died after his car was struck by a second vehicle while disabled on SB I-94 in Kenosha County Sunday morning, July 5, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched around 8:44 a.m. after the man’s Toyota Camry hit a median wall and became disabled, partially blocking the inside lanes. While deputies were responding, a Kia Telluride traveling southbound struck the disabled car around 8:52 a.

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Two Drivers Injured After 18-Wheeler Crash in Beaumont, Texas

July 06, 2026

Two commercial truck drivers were injured early Friday morning, July 3, 2026, after a crash involving two 18-wheelers on Interstate 10 South near Walden Road in Beaumont, Texas. According to Beaumont police, officers responded shortly after midnight to the southbound lanes of I-10 for a major traffic crash that closed the highway for several hours. Police said the preliminary investigation showed that one 18-wheeler had pulled onto the shoulder after the driver stopped to inspect possible damage believed to have been caused by another vehicle that may have sideswiped the truck.

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3 Killed in I-94 Semi Crash Near Dearborn

July 05, 2026

Three people were killed late Friday after a passenger vehicle hit a semi-truck that had stopped in flood traffic on eastbound I-94 near Michigan Avenue, according to Michigan State Police. Troopers responded around 11:44 p.m. on July 3. MSP said the semi-truck was stopped because of flooding on the freeway when the passenger vehicle struck it from behind. Three occupants of the passenger vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. MSP said all three victims had been identified.

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Pedestrian dies after being pinned in early-morning I-70 crash, KCPD says

July 05, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A pedestrian has died after being pinned between two vehicles in an early morning crash Sunday, KCPD said. Police said a white Infiniti G50 was stopped on the right shoulder I-70 near Prospect with its hazard lights activated. Investigators said the driver of the Infiniti had exited the vehicle and was standing near the rear of the car when a silver Ford Five Hundred entered the emergency shoulder and struck the Infiniti.

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Man killed in hit-and-run crash in Montgomery County

July 03, 2026

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a man Tuesday night on Interstate 73 in Montgomery County. Troopers said the crash happened around 11:43 p.m. on I-73 South near mile marker 51. Investigators said the victim had gotten out of a disabled white Ford Focus parked along the right shoulder and was walking in the southbound lanes when he was hit by a vehicle.

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‘Most kind-hearted people I knew’: Loved ones mourn family of 4 killed in Oakland County crash on I-75

July 03, 2026

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A Pontiac couple and their two young children were killed Wednesday night when their disabled car was crashed into on the shoulder of southbound I-75 near Grange Hall Road, according to Michigan State Police. Relatives on Thursday (July 2) identified the victims as parents Tieree Powell and Zakiera, and their children, 4-year-old Malani Powell and 2-year-old Carter Powell. “This is very devastating for my family as we just lost our mother recently,” Tieree’s brother, Devrionta Powell, said in a statement.

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Pennsylvania State Police trooper killed in crash along Interstate 81

July 02, 2026

CASS TWP., Pa. (WPVI) – A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Wednesday morning in Schuylkill County. Tpr. Michael Pahira Jr. was struck while conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection around 7 a.m. along Interstate 81 in Cass Township. According to state police, a passing commercial vehicle hit Pahira while he was conducting the inspection with his emergency lights activated. That vehicle then collided with the vehicle that was being inspected and caught fire.

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Deputy Damien Bost Killed In Bolton, NC Tractor Trailer Crash on June 25, 2026

June 29, 2026

Bolton, NC (June 25, 2026) - According to local reports and police statements, a Columbus County sheriff’s deputy died Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer struck his marked patrol vehicle in a highway work zone on U.S.-74/76 near the Hallsboro Road exit. The crash was reported shortly before 11:00 a.m., with officials giving times of about 10:40 a.m. and 10:51 a.m. Deputy Damien Draper Bost, 30, of Nakina, was parked in the median with emergency lights activated while assisting a roadway striping operation in the westbound lanes.

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Deputy struck during I-10 stop in Madison County, recovering

June 29, 2026

MONTICELLO, Fla. – A Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was seriously injured Wednesday night after being struck during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near the 250-mile marker, is expected to make a full recovery. The crash happened June 25, 2026, at about 7:50 p.m. The deputy had stopped a vehicle traveling eastbound for a super speeder violation and was taking enforcement action when another vehicle traveling eastbound in the inside lane lost control, crossed both travel lanes and struck the deputy, the deputy’s patrol vehicle and the vehicle that had been stopped.

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