Preventable Tragedies
Semi Tractor-Trailer Crashes into Disabled Pickup Truck on I-15 near the top of the Cajon Pass Wednesday Morning
CAJON PASS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) » A serious early morning crash on Interstate 15 near the top of the Cajon Pass could have ended in tragedy, but both drivers involved walked away unharmed. The California Highway Patrol says around 5:29am January 7, 2026, a disabled white Toyota Tacoma pickup truck became disabled in the #3 lane on northbound I-15 freeway about two miles from the Oak Hill Road exit.
Read MoreSeveral people injured after multi-car crash on I-95
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia State Police is investigating a multi-car crash on I-95 that sent multiple people to the hospital with minor injuries. VSP said a disabled vehicle stopped in the left lane before being struck by other cars. It triggered a chain reaction that ended up involving five cars, including a tractor-trailer which is now also disabled. All lanes are now reopened.
Read MoreUxbridge police officer struck, killed helping motorist on Route 146
UXBRIDGE, Mass. (WJAR) — Community members were seen placing flowers Wednesday on a cruiser parked outside of the Uxbridge Police Department after they lost one of their own. Uxbridge Police Officer Stephen LaPorta was killed in the line of duty just before 1 a.m. Authorities said he was responding to a crash on Route 146 north, just before exit 6, when he was struck by a passing tractor-trailer. Police said LaPorta was outside of his vehicle.
Read MoreDriver rear-ends squad assisting at crash site in Waupaca County
WEYAUWEGA, Wis. (WSAW) - A man accused of striking a squad vehicle in Waupaca County on Tuesday morning has been cited for causing the crash. Around 5:45 a.m., a deputy from the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office was parked alongside the highway with his emergency lights activated while providing traffic control at a traffic crash scene along U.S. Highway 10 westbound, east of Old 49 Road in the town of Fremont.
Read MoreMan and his dog killed on NYS Thruway after SUV hits tractor-trailer
A driver and his dog were killed this week in a crash on the New York State Thruway. The deadly accident happened around 5:15 p.m. Monday on Interstate 90 west in Albany in the Capital Region. David R. Hall, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was driving west on the Thruway when his SUV veered off the road and struck the back of a flatbed tractor-trailer that had stopped on the shoulder of the highway, the New York State Police said in a news release.
Read MoreTwo hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash on I-84 in Ada County
BOISE, Idaho — Two drivers were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on I-84 in Ada County on Monday afternoon. Idaho State Police said the crash happened around 2:51 p.m. at milepost 53 near Vista. Police said a 25-year-old Boise woman driving a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas rear-ended a 2021 International semi driven by a 37-year-old Caldwell man when the semi slowed for a disabled vehicle ahead. The Volkswagen also hit a 2002 Chevrolet S driven by a 25-year-old Meridian man.
Read MoreVideo shows deadly big rig crash that killed 4 Houston-area friends in the Texas Panhandle
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Newly-released video captures the moments leading up to a deadly crash in the Texas Panhandle that killed four young women from the Houston area. The footage is now central to a lawsuit filed against grocery giant H-E-B, a trucking company, and the truck driver involved. The crash happened on a sunny November day along a wide, open stretch of US 87 just outside Dalhart. Lakeisha Brown, 19, Myunique Johnson, 20, Taylor White, 27, and Breanna Brantley, 30, were traveling home from Oklahoma when their car was struck from behind by an 18-wheeler.
Read More2-Vehicle Accident on State Route 365 Injures Driver in Rome
ROME, N.Y. – A two-vehicle crash involving a tow truck and a car left one man injured on St. Rt. 365. According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred on Jan. 3 at around 7:18 p.m. when Roan Scott, 22, of Rome, failed to move to the right lane for a tow truck. The truck was attempting to winch a disabled vehicle out of the median. Scott’s vehicle spun and partially exited the roadway, coming to rest facing eastbound.
Read MoreDriver ejected and killed in Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel crash
HAMPTON, Va. — A driver died early Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash inside the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel on Interstate 64 eastbound. Virginia State Police said the fatal crash occurred at approximately 2:38 a.m. on Jan. 5. after a grey Nissan Altima blew a tire and became disabled inside the tunnel. A red Acura MDX then struck the disabled Altima, police added. The driver of the disabled Altima was ejected and died at the scene.
Read MoreOʻahu sees third traffic fatality: A 26-year-old man
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A 26-year-old man is dead after a multi-vehicle collision on the westbound H-1 Freeway on the night of Jan. 4, the Honolulu Police Department said. The deadly crash occurred in the Kapolei area, just before the Makakilo off-ramp. According to investigators, a 32-year-old man was driving on the freeway when he lost control of his vehicle attempting to avoid a crash. After losing control, he drove into the right shoulder land and up the dirt embankment before sideswiping two empty vehicles in the shoulder, officials said.
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