Preventable Tragedies
21-year-old man killed in tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 in Franklin County
ANTRIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 21-year-old man is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Franklin County early Sunday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Emergency crews responded to the deadly collision in the northbound lanes in Antrim Township at 3:30 a.m. The crash scene was between Exit 5, Route 16/Greencastle/Waynesboro, and Exit 10, Route 914/Marion. Police said Dru Feeley, 21, of Hagerstown, Md., was driving a sedan when he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that merged in front of him because of another vehicle stopped on the shoulder.
Read MoreLehigh Co, PA – Man Killed, Four Hurt in Truck Crash on Rte 309 at Exit 60
Lehigh County, PA (December 15, 2024) – According to emergency dispatch, a Lancaster County man was killed in a crash in Lehigh County on December 15. The deadly collision happened in the eastbound lanes of Route 309 at Exit 60 in Upper Saucon Township at 4:45 a.m. Two tractor-trailers and a minivan were involved in the wreck. State police said three people were trying to push the minivan into the right lane when a tractor-trailer struck and killed one of those individuals.
Read MoreWoman struck, killed by vehicle after getting out of her van, police say
LEROY TWP. — A 62-year-old Fowlerville woman was killed Saturday morning when she was struck by a vehicle on Elm Road, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman, who was not identified, died while being transported to an area hospital for treatment, the sheriff’s office said in a Saturday night press release. “Northern Ingham Emergency Services Authorities and one of our deputies initiated CPR and other life saving measures at the scene,” the sheriff’s office said.
Read More1 Killed in Truck Accident on I-90 near Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA — December 5, 2024, one person was killed in a truck accident at about 8:15 a.m. on Interstate 90 near Four Lakes. Authorities said a semi-truck hauling a tanker loaded with diesel fuel overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle on eastbound I-90. Another semi-truck crashed when its driver tried to avoid hitting the overturned tanker, according to authorities. The crash left its trailer blocking both lanes of the highway, with its cab on the shoulder.
Read More2-year-old dead, 2 others injured in Dare County collision
DARE COUNTY, N.C. — A 2-year-old baby boy died in a collision in Dare County Thursday morning, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) and State Highway Patrol (NCSHP). Around 8:02 a.m., a broken-down 1991 Ford Mustang in the eastbound lane of the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge was rear-ended by a 2023 GMC SUV that failed to reduce speed. NC officials said the Mustang instantly caught fire, and the driver of the GMC pulled the Mustang driver from their vehicle and helped them extinguish the flames from their body.
Read MoreDriver killed in chain-reaction crash with camper, gravel hauler
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI — A man was killed in a crash with multiple vehicles including a truck pulling a camper trailer and a semitruck hauling gravel, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office reports. At 5:11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, police and emergency responders were called to northbound I-196 at Hagar Shore Road for an injury rollover crash involving multiple vehicles. Police found a semitruck hauling two trailers of gravel was involved, along with a Dodge pickup pulling a camper trailer and a Chevrolet Equinox.
Read MoreFather and son dead after being hit by a car on the shoulder of Loop 202 in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Two pedestrians are dead after they were struck by a Tesla at an off-ramp on Loop 202 in Phoenix. According to police, the pedestrians were filling up their pickup truck with gas on the shoulder of the road when they were hit. They were identified as a father who was 77 years old and a son who was in his 40’s. The crash happened at the interchange at Elliot Road on the new South Mountain portion of the Loop 202 Freeway.
Read MoreCatskills driver killed in hit-and-run after escaping flaming vehicle
A 26-year-old woman from Vermont was killed in a hit-and-run in the Catskills Wednesday, shortly after crashing her car and escaping a fiery blaze. “The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2014 Subaru was traveling southbound on Interstate 87 in the town of Catskill, when the vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons and subsequently struck the median” near Exit 21, New York State Police said in a statement. The driver of the car, identified Thursday as Sara Llorens of Burlington, Vt.
Read MoreMan dies after being struck by 3 cars on I-95, one vehicle flees scene
A Bucks County man is dead after a chain of events led to him being hit by three cars on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, according to a spokesperson with the Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers with the State Police’s Philadelphia station were called by a witness just before 9 p.m. who reported that a car crashed in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Market Street, officials said. According to the witness who stopped to help the driver, the car was in the left lane when it hit the “impact attenuator” on the left side of the highway.
Read MoreMan hit by tractor-trailer near I-35 exit ramp, Laredo Police say
LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - A 50-year-old man lost his life in a crash on Interstate 35 early Thursday morning, December 12. Laredo police have identified the victim as Francisco Guerra, the driver of a Range Rover Evoque. The crash happened just before 8 a.m. on the southbound side of I-35 near mile marker 13. Police say Guerra had pulled over to the shoulder and was getting out of his car when a tractor-trailer drifted out of its lane and hit the Range Rover.
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