Preventable Tragedies
Three-car collision on Highway 3 in Silverdale kills 21-year-old
A multi-vehicle collision killed one person on Highway 3 in Silverdale Wednesday afternoon, Washington State Patrol confirmed. WSP Public Information Officer Katherine Weatherwax said that a truck was merging onto Highway 3 from Newberry and struck a 21-year-old Belfair woman, who was the driver of a disabled vehicle on the side of the highway’s on ramp. She was standing outside talking to a passenger. A second car was also pulled over.
Read MoreEthan Clickhammer Injured in Truck Accident in Beaumont, TX
Beaumont, TX — June 24, 2025, Ethan Clickhammer was injured in a truck accident at about 5 p.m. on northbound Interstate 10/East Freeway. A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2020 Kenworth semi-truck was heading north toward Laurel Avenue when it crashed into a 2024 Ford F-150 that was disabled in the road. Ford driver Ethan Clickhammer, 21, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report. The truck driver, who was not injured, was cited for speeding after the crash, the report states.
Read MoreWoman dies following crash on I-295 in Logan Township, New Jersey
LOGAN TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) – A woman has died following a crash on I-295 in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Police were called out the the crash just before noon Monday at milepost 13.4 in Logan Township. According to police, a Dodge minivan was traveling southbound on I-295 when it entered the right shoulder and struck a tractor-trailer that was parked. The driver of the Dodge, identified as 64-year-old Ibtissam Sankar of Trenton, sustained fatal injuries.
Read MoreDriver hit, killed on I-40 shoulder in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A driver was killed Sunday morning when they pulled onto the shoulder and were hit by a passing vehicle on Interstate 40 in Asheville. The Asheville Police Department said 35-year-old Carlos Alfredo Amaya-Segovia pulled onto the right shoulder near mile marker 51 on I-40 when his 2008 Ford F-250 truck experienced a mechanical failure while towing a trailer. According to the police department, around 7:36 a.m., a 2021 Ford F-450 truck also towing a trailer and traveling eastbound attempted to change lanes and hit Amaya-Segovia’s disabled vehicle.
Read MorePolice: Man hit, killed while helping push disabled car on I-471; 2 others injured
NEWPORT, Ky. — A person has died and two others have been hospitalized after a crash on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge early Sunday morning, according to Newport police. Officials say it happened around 3:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-471. Authorities say a vehicle was broken down in the far right lane, and a person stopped behind it to offer assistance. While pushing the disabled vehicle, police say a car struck the back of the vehicle, pushing the pedestrian into the vehicle they were assisting.
Read MoreMan Struck and Injured in Hit-and-Run While Assisting Disabled Vehicle on Bagatelle Road
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Melville yesterday afternoon. Nadil Ceka was looking at a disabled vehicle while standing on the shoulder of southbound Bagatelle Road, south of Dix Woods Drive, when he was struck by a vehicle that left the scene at approximately 1:10 p.m. The vehicle, possibly a gray Hyundai, fled southbound on Bagatelle Road. Ceka, 58, of Brooklyn, was transported via ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Read MorePedestrian Struck, Killed On Interstate 55
One person is dead after they were struck assisting a disabled vehicle in the northbound lanes of I-55 in Joliet. Illinois State Police were called to the scene of the crash, near Route 30, for a crash with injuries involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, they found the struck pedestrian near the crash. They were transported to University of Chicago Bolingbrook hospital, where they were pronounced dead. They have been identified by the Will County Coroner as 30-year-old Bosimbek Khazratkulov of Aurora.
Read MoreScottsdale, AZ – Two Seriously Injured in Crash on Loop 101 Near Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ (July 6, 2025) – Medics and fire crews worked to assist those suffering from injuries after a serious crash occurred Saturday afternoon on the southbound lanes of Loop 101 near Shea Blvd in Scottsdale. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported that the collision happened shortly after 1 p.m. and involved a disabled vehicle that was struck by another car. According to DPS, the initial vehicle had stopped functioning on the freeway before being hit by a second vehicle traveling southbound.
Read MoreThree vehicle crash in Cleburne County leaves one woman dead
A woman from South Carolina has died and another person was injured after a car crash in Cleburne County Sunday morning. Elizabeth E. Melton, 74, died after her vehicle struck another car and a tractor-trailer hit her car at about 7:23 a.m. Sunday. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, about two miles east of Heflin, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Melton, of Summerville, S.C., was driving a 2024 Buick Encore when she hit a 2019 Land Rover Discovery, driven by James Johnson, 65, of Covington, GA, according to the agency.
Read MoreVermont Man, 87, Dies After Being Hit by Car While Trying to Rescue Turtle on Fla. Highway
An 87-year-old man lost his life while attempting to save a turtle on Florida’s Interstate 95 during the Fourth of July weekend. The Vermont native was traveling on I-95 through Indian River County when he spotted a turtle on the busy highway shortly before 4:30 p.m., local time Sunday, July 6, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol shared with PEOPLE. The man stopped his vehicle on the right shoulder of the highway and began walking east across the southbound lanes.
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