Preventable Tragedies
Man hit by truck while taking photos of hit-and-run damage
EL CAJON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man involved in a car crash in El Cajon was struck by a separate vehicle after he exited his vehicle Tuesday night, according to the El Cajon Police Department. Around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, officers said two cars collided in the 400 block of West Washington Avenue. After investigating, they determined the driver of one of the involved vehicles left his car to take photos of the damage.
Read MoreTHP: One dead after man hit by car in Hancock County
HANCOCK COUNTY, Tennessee — The Tennessee Highway Patrol said one person is dead after a wreck on Panther Creek Road in Hancock County Sunday night. 58-year-old Ronnie Kinsler was standing outside of his broken-down truck in the southbound lane of Panther Creek Road. Another vehicle, a Ford Ranger, was parked in front of Kinsler’s truck, according to THP. Kinsler was standing behind his truck while the driver of the Ford Ranger was standing in front of Kinsler’s truck and behind the Ranger when a Toyota RAV-4 hit Kinsler and rear-ended his truck, THP said.
Read More1 killed, 3 hurt when driver plows into group who stopped on I-75 to trade info after 4-car crash
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – One person was killed, another needed a tourniquet, and two more were injured when a driver plowed into a group of people who stopped on I-75 to exchange information following a four-car crash. The first crash happened before 1:15 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024, in the northbound lanes of I-75, just south of East Holly Road, in Springfield Township. Police said four people got out of their cars to exchange information after a four-car crash in the left lane of a construction zone.
Read More2 pedestrians were injured after two-vehicle crash on NC Highway 87
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) – Two pedestrians were injured after a two-vehicle crash in Harnett County. It happened Sunday morning on NC Highway 87 near Brinkley Hill Lane. When units arrived at the scene, they said they found a two-vehicle crash, and two pedestrians had been hit. Duke Life Flight was called to medevac one of the pedestrians to a trauma center. The other was taken to Womack Army Hospital.
Read MoreMan struck and killed by tractor-trailer on I-795 in Baltimore County
Baltimore County (WBFF) — A 29-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a tractor-trailer on I-795 on Saturday night. According to officials, Maryland State Police went to a crash around 9:00 p.m. on April 13 involving a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer on N/B I-795 at Owings Mills Boulevard in Baltimore County. The pedestrian, 29-year-old Julian Joyner of Bel Air, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services personnel.
Read MoreRonald Perez-Medina injured in Yukon accident on Interstate 40
YUKON, OK, (April 12, 2024) - One person died and two others were severely injured after a semi-truck slammed into two vehicles on Interstate 40 near Czech Hall Road in Yukon on Friday evening. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), a 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer was stopped on the outside shoulder of the highway due to a previous crash. A 2013 Hyundai Sonata traveling in the area slowed down for the crash, and that is when a 2016 Freightliner Semi struck the rear of the Hyundai, which was pushed into the Mitsubishi.
Read MoreTractor-trailer hits and kills 29-year-old man on I-795
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A tractor-trailer hit and killed a 29-year-old man on I-795. The collision happened at 9 p.m. Sunday night on Owings Mills Blvd. Officials say the 29-year-old man was dealing with car issues and pulled over. He eventually stepped onto the road when a tractor trailer hit him. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Maryland State Police CRASH team is investigating.
Read MoreMan killed in Montgomery County three-vehicle crash
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday night. According to police, the crash occurred on Interstate 81 northbound, one tenth of a mile from Route 177 in Montgomery County. Police say the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado was travelling north and rear-ended a Kenworth tractor trailer. The driver of the Silverado pulled over to the guardrail and exited the vehicle when he was struck with an oncoming car.
Read MoreHarrisburg woman dead in Clay Township crash after she parked her car on turnpike
A Harrisburg woman is dead after a crash early Thursday morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Clay Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Kelly Little, 38, was killed when her Mercedes-Benz SUV was rear-ended by a Peterbilt tractor-trailer just after 2 a.m. Little was driving westbound and stopped in the right lane, putting her car in park at mile marker 277.6, northeast of Brickerville. Police said the SUV’s head and tail lights were on, but the tractor-trailer was traveling 65 miles per hour and could not stop in time, rear-ending Little’s vehicle, flipping it off the road.
Read MoreKPD: One dead after car hits semi-truck parked on I-75 shoulder
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said one person is dead after a crash on I-75 Thursday morning. The crash happened on the I-640 West ramp to I-75 North, near Merchant Drive, around 5:15 a.m., according to KPD. Preliminary investigation revealed that a sedan was traveling on the ramp when it rear-ended a semi-truck. The semi was parked on the right shoulder of I-75 North, KPD said. The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene, according to KPD.
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