Preventable Tragedies
Driver sent to hospital with injuries after tractor trailer crash on I-81 in Augusta County
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - A tractor trailer driver was injured and taken to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 81 southbound on Tuesday morning, according to Virginia State Police. VSP responded to a crash between two tractor trailers around 7 a.m. Tuesday on I-81 south near the 232.9 mile marker. VSP’s preliminary investigation indicates one tractor trailer was disabled on the right shoulder with warning triangles deployed, and a second tractor trailer was changing from the left lane to the right lane when it entered the shoulder and hit the rear tandem axle of the disabled tractor trailer.
Read More2 children, woman killed after 18-wheeler hits disabled vehicle on U.S. 80
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - An 18-wheeler struck a disabled vehicle on U.S. 80, sending the car off a bridge and killing a woman and two children Sunday night. Vanecia Deshun Williams, 38, and children aged 14 and 9 were killed on the scene. According to a preliminary DPS report, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 80 east of Windmill Farms Boulevard. A 2013 Hyundai car was disabled in the right lane of U.
Read MorePedestrian struck and killed by tractor-trailer after crash on I-77 in York County: SCDPS
YORK COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A woman was killed Thursday night after a series of crashes on I-77 in York County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The fatal crash happened around 9:52 p.m. on southbound I-77 near the 73-mile marker. According to Highway Patrol, a woman was driving a 2013 Volkswagen sedan south on I-77 when the vehicle hydroplaned, ran off the right side of the road, struck a ditch, and became disabled.
Read MoreWoman hit, killed by vehicle on I-57, man hit by and injured by another vehicle
A woman was struck and killed on the shoulder of I-57 on Chicago’s South Side Sunday night, and a man who got out to help her was struck too. At 8:51 p.m. Sunday, a woman had gotten out of a sport-utility vehicle on inbound Interstate 57 at Halsted Street for unspecified reasons, and she was on the shoulder of the expressway when a passing vehicle struck her, Illinois State Police said.
Read MoreHorrifying footage shows chaos moments after massive pileup on 210 Freeway
A multi-vehicle crash on the westbound 210 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley left several people injured and lanes closed for many hours Saturday night. A car was reportedly driving the wrong way at a high speed on the freeway, which turned lethal when the car crashed into a box truck, officials said. Soon after the collision, a second crash involving several other cars was also reported. The box truck was engulfed in flames during the crash that happened just before 6 p.
Read MoreMansfield man hospitalized after driver crashes into parked car on I-71 shoulder in Richland County
CLEVELAND — A Mansfield man suffered serious injuries and three others were hurt after a Cleveland driver caused a crash involving a parked car and tow truck on the shoulder of Interstate 71 in Richland County. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday near milepost 173 of I-71 in Mifflin Township. Troopers say a 36-year-old Cleveland man was driving his 2026 Ford Bronco south on I-71 when the car went off the left side of the highway and struck a Lexus that was parked on the left shoulder.
Read MoreWestbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway in Gilbert reopens after deadly chain reaction crash
Westbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway reopened in Gilbert on Sunday after a chain reaction crash forced a closure and left a woman dead. The crash occurred at 11:06 a.m. just beyond the Higley Road overpass, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. According to DPS, a Volkswagen electric vehicle was stopped in the second lane from the left with mechanical issues when it was clipped by a Volkswagen Jetta. A Chevrolet pickup truck then struck the Jetta, killing a woman who was its sole occupant.
Read MoreAuthorities identify good Samaritan killed after hit by SUV while helping at I-10 crash scene
COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety has identified the good Samaritan who was killed after being hit by an SUV while helping at a crash scene on Interstate 10 Tuesday afternoon. Timothy Patsalos, 28, was identified as the victim. The department said he was a semi truck driver from Maricopa, Arizona. On July 21 around 2:57 p.m., a crash occurred on eastbound I-10 near milepost 319.
Read MoreDriver Who Hit a Parked Car on Idaho Highway Passed Away at Local Hospital
An injury accident reported by the Idaho State Police has become a fatal accident after the driver of one of the vehicles passed away at the hospital. The accident happened in Southern Idaho, north of Malad City, on Interstate 15. The report from the Idaho State Police shares that the accident happened on July 22, at 3:49 PM. A driver traveling along Interstate 15 struck an abandoned vehicle on the side of the highway at mile marker 20.
Read MoreLSP: 19-year-old killed in crash along Nicholson Drive, ran into car stopped in roadway
BATON ROUGE - A 19-year-old was killed early Thursday morning after running into the back of a vehicle that stopped in the roadway along Nicholson Drive. Louisiana State Police said Madison Marshall was headed north on Nicholson near the corner of Innovation Park Drive around 2:40 a.m. when she ran into a vehicle that was stopped in the road. LSP said the driver had stopped in the travel lane alongside a disabled vehicle that was on the shoulder.
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