Preventable Tragedies
1 Person Killed in Devastating 3-Car Crash near Higuera Road and Highway 101 San Luis Obispo County, CA
Two construction workers were killed after a tractor trailer crashed on Route 30 in Chester County on Monday evening, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The crash involved several vehicles and happened around 6:50 p.m. on May 18 on the eastbound side of Route 30 near mile marker 270.3 in Valley Township, police said. Despite an active work zone being established by road crews, a tractor-trailer driver is accused of starting a crash involving three other vehicles which hit two construction workers, officials reported.
Read More2 killed in crash in disabled car on US 311 in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The Winston-Salem Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that killed two people in the early hours of Sunday. At around 1:59 a.m. on Sunday, officers came to the area of US 311 and the Interstate 40 West exit ramp after getting a report of a crash. Police found 54-year-old Shawn Dereck Arthur and 36-year-old Karen Bibb Arthur dead at the scene. Investigators say that Shawn and Karen Arthur were inside a 2008 Toyota that was stopped and disabled on the right shoulder of the exit ramp when a person driving a 2013 BMW ran off the road to the right for unknown reasons and struck the Toyota.
Read MoreMotorcyclist critically injured after hitting disabled vehicle
DETROIT, MI – A 30-year-old man was critically injured early Sunday morning when his motorcycle struck a disabled vehicle blocking a lane, according to Michigan State Police. Hours later, a suspected impaired driver crashed into a patrol car at the accident scene. The Detroit Regional Communication Center was contacted about the motorcycle crash shortly after midnight Sunday on eastbound Davison Avenue, near Second Avenue. When troopers arrived, they found the man on the ground near his downed motorcycle.
Read MoreBerks County coroner IDs man killed in tractor trailer crash on I-78
BERKS CO., Pa. - The Berks County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who died in a crash on I-78 in Berks County Friday night. Donald Gene Hausenfluck, 61, of San Antonio, Texas, was operating a tractor trailer on I-78 westbound in Upper Bern Township on Friday at approximately 11:48 p.m.., the coroner’s office said. For unknown reasons, his vehicle left the roadway and struck another tractor trailer that was parked on the shoulder of the interstate, according to officials.
Read MoreMan dies being struck by car after surviving wreck
SAN ANTONIO - A man has died after being struck by a car following a wreck. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. near Binz Engleman and I-35. According to the San Antonio Police Department, the man was traveling northbound when he lost control of his car and hit a guardrail. He exited the vehicle when he was struck by another car, killing him. The car fled the scene.
Read MoreMotorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into Stopped FedEx Semi On Northbound I-15 In Cajon Pass
CAJON PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A motorcyclist was injured Tuesday evening after crashing into the rear of a stopped FedEx semi-truck along northbound Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass, south of Oak Hill Road. The collision was reported at about 5:48 p.m. on May 5, 2026, according to California Highway Patrol logs. According to CHP logs, the motorcycle rider crashed into the back of a white FedEx semi-truck that was stopped on the right shoulder of the freeway.
Read MoreFatal crash on Interstate 90 in Mentz
MENTZ, NY — The New York State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 90 eastbound in the town of Mentz, Cayuga County, at approximately 4:17 a.m. on May 4, 2026. Preliminary investigation determined that a westbound passenger vehicle crossed the center median into the eastbound lanes, struck a guide rail, and came to rest partially in the right lane on a slight curve in the roadway.
Read MoreMan struck, killed on I-405 in Bothell, WA after leaving car
BOTHELL, Wash. - Troopers are investigating a Monday morning crash in Bothell that killed a 41-year-old Everett man. What we know: According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash happened on northbound Interstate 405 south of Northeast 160th Street just before 5 a.m. Investigators said a car was stopped on the left shoulder of I-405, and a passenger got out and ran across the northbound lanes. Another vehicle struck him as he was crossing the roadway.
Read MoreMechanic dies after big rig driver falls asleep, slams into him on I-5 in San Joaquin County
ACAMPO, Calif. — A mechanic died Tuesday morning after a big rig driver who fell asleep behind the wheel slammed into him on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County, officials said. According to the California Highway Patrol Stockton division, the mechanic was on the right-hand shoulder of the freeway at Peltier Road, underneath a disabled big rig he was trying to fix. At the same time, CHP said the driver of a Volvo big rig carrying cardboard was driving on northbound I-5 in the No.
Read MorePolice: 2 Cars Collide on I-78 After Third Stops for ‘Unknown Reason’
Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast said they investigated an accident on I-78 in Lower Saucon Township last month that occurred when a driver stopped in the middle of the highway for an unknown reason. According to a May 3 accident report, the crash happened April 8 at mile marker 69.9 on the Rt. 33 south ramp to I-78 west. Police said that shortly before 8 a.m., the driver of an unidentified vehicle who was westbound in the ramp’s left lane stopped in the middle of the lane for “an unknown reason.
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