Preventable Tragedies
Mother pushing car killed in hit-and-run leaves behind 3 young daughters
HOUSTON — A Houston family is grieving the sudden loss of 31-year-old Karina Rodriguez, who was killed early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run crash on I-45 North near West Road. Karina, a mother of three young girls, was pushing her disabled vehicle when a driver slammed into her and then fled the scene. “She was trying to get home, and she never made it,” said her sister, Antonia Rodriguez. Karina had just spent time with a friend before her car broke down in a moving lane.
Read MoreCrash kills woman, closes I-5 for around five hours early Wednesday morning
A 59-year-old Chehalis woman died early Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025 after her car struck a disabled towing rig on southbound I-5 near 272nd Street in Federal Way (map below), according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). Troopers said the crash occurred around 12:56 a.m., when a Ford tow truck towing a flatbed became disabled in lanes two and three of the five-lane freeway just north of the 272nd Street exit.
Read MoreDriver dies after getting hit by a tractor-trailer on a busy N.J. highway, cops say
A driver died on Wednesday morning after exiting his car on I-195 and getting struck by a tractor-trailer, authorities said. The incident happened at 6:10 a.m. on I-195 west near mile marker 5.5 in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, State Police said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. The driver of a pickup truck had pulled onto the right shoulder of the highway and exited the vehicle. As he walked into a lane of traffic, he was hit by a tractor-trailer, officials said.
Read MoreFather of 4 dies after SUV hydroplanes, loses control on I-71
WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - A father of four died on Monday after his car hydroplaned and hit a tractor trailer parked in the shoulder of I-71. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), a woman was driving south on I-71 near Westfield Township around 7:20 p.m. when her vehicle hydroplaned and went off the side of the road. The vehicle then hit a tractor-trailer on the right shoulder of the road, according to the OSHP.
Read MorePedestrian hit, killed on I-65 in northwest Indiana, others injured in crash: state police
A pedestrian was hit and killed on Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana over the weekend, Indiana State Police said Monday. Troopers responded just before midnight Sunday to a multi-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of I-65 at mile marker 254 in Lake County, police said. The driver of a black 2005 Cadillac had tried to pull over, and was partially stopped in the right lane due to the lack of an emergency shoulder, police said.
Read More‘Two vehicles under a tractor-trailer’: Victims identified from crash that killed 6 on I-485 in west Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Six people were killed in a crash on the Interstate 485 outer loop Saturday morning in west Charlotte, according to Medic. Three were under the age of 10. State troopers said the wreck was reported around 11:10 a.m. on July 26 between Wilkinson Blvd. and West Boulevard. Medic confirmed this was a serious accident with multiple patients. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene, and one was transported with non-life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreDriver killed, another injured in I-80 crash involving semi in south suburbs: ISP
LANSING, Ill. (WLS) – A south suburban crash on Interstate 80 left a driver dead and another injured on Monday afternoon, Illinois State Police said. ISP said troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash on eastbound I-80, west of Torrence Avenue, just after 4:30 p.m. Preliminary information indicates that a car rear-ended another car, which was stalled in a lane. The collision caused the car that struck the stalled vehicle to change lanes, where it was hit by a semi.
Read MoreGary man killed when he was hit on I-65 next to his disabled car
A Gary man was killed on Interstate 65 late Saturday night when he was struck by another vehicle while trying to put fuel in his car. Anthony Drake, 58, was pronounced dead due to multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Around 11:57 p.m., Indiana State Police troopers responded to a multiple-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of I-65 about a mile north of the U.S. 30 exit, according to a news release.
Read MoreHuron Twp, OH – 20-Year-Old Ejected, Seriously Injured in SR-2 Crash
Huron Twp, OH (July 28, 2025) – A 20-year-old man was seriously injured after being ejected from his disabled vehicle during a crash early Sunday morning along State Route 2, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). The incident occurred during the early hours of July 27. Investigators say a 29-year-old man was driving a minivan eastbound on SR-2 when, for reasons still under investigation, he left the marked lanes and veered onto the berm.
Read MoreSuburban man killed ID’d in I-57 crash in south suburbs, police say
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) – All southbound lanes of Interstate 57 have reopened after a deadly crash on Sunday, police said. The crash happened at about 4:07 a.m. north of Vollmer Road near Country Club Hills, according to police. Illinois State Police said a crash happened and one of the occupants got out of their car and was struck by a passing vehicle. One person died and another was taken to an area hospital.
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