Preventable Tragedies
Man who stopped to help dog on M-6 hit, killed by vehicle
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A man was hit and killed on M-6, the Michigan State Police say. Troopers responded to a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on eastbound M-6 near Kraft around noon Saturday. The initial report states that a man was outside of his vehicle and in the median when an eastbound vehicle lost control and went into the median, hitting him. Deputies have identified the pedestrian as a 25-year-old man from Hastings.
Read More1 dead after driver strikes disabled vehicle on I-95 in Delaware County
UPPER CHICHESTER TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) – One person is dead after a disabled vehicle was struck on Interstate 95 in Delaware County on Saturday. It happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on the northbound lanes of the highway in Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania. According to state police, a car was sitting in the travel lane on I-95 after being disabled from a previous crash. Another car traveling north on I-95 then struck the disabled vehicle on its driver’s side.
Read MorePotter County man killed in turnpike crash
A Potter County man died Friday in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Kidder Township that shut down the northbound lanes around noon near mile marker 89. The site is between the Route 903 slip ramp and the Pocono exit. Carbon County Coroner Robert Miller said Brandon Lampman, 36, was in a disabled car parked in a construction zone when he was hit by a tri-axle dump truck. State police are investigating.
Read MoreBradenton trucker dies after hitting disabled pickup, crashing into canal
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 67-year-old Bradenton man died after crashing into an unoccupied pickup truck on I-75 in Collier County early Friday morning, according to the Florida HIgway Patrol. Around 12:49 a.m., the man was traveling westbound on I-75, approaching mile marker 82 when he collided with an unoccupied truck that was involved in another crash. FHP said that the truck was still obstructing the right travel lane and shoulder of northbound I-75.
Read MorePerson dies after fiery crash on Loop 202 Red Mountain freeway in Tempe
TEMPE, Ariz. — A person is dead after a fiery crash in Tempe Friday. During morning rush hour, two vehicles collided on the Loop 202 eastbound near Priest Drive. Several lanes were blocked after the crash. Officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety said a person has died from the crash. DPS also said a vehicle involved in the crash caught fire. The crash involved a pickup truck hauling a trailer that was parked on the left shoulder of the freeway due to mechanical issues.
Read More1 dead in pile-up on I-80 in Mercer County; initial crash caused by snowy roads, state police say
EAST LACKAWANNOCK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Mercer County Wednesday morning. The crash happened at 5:45 a.m. in East Lackawannock Township. According to a state police report, a tractor-trailer was traveling east in the right-hand lane when it skidded on the snow-covered road, causing it to travel across the left lane and hit the median-side ditch. The trailer was partially blocking both lanes when another tractor-trailer in the right lane attempted to avoid a collision by driving on the right berm.
Read MoreOne person seriously injured in Route 80 crash in Wharton
A crash on Route 80 east left one person with serious injuries Tuesday evening in Wharton. According to the state police, a Subaru SUV and a Volvo were traveling eastbound on I-80 at 7:40 p.m. The Subaru SUV, driven by a 32-year-old Highland Lakes resident, abruptly slowed down at milepost 38.8 and came to a halt in the lanes of travel due to a prior crash. The stationary Subaru was rear-ended by the Volvo tractor-trailer, driven by a 63-year-old Scranton, Pennsylvania resident.
Read MorePassenger in sleeper cab of tractor-trailer killed in chain reaction crash on I-65 ramp in southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – One person died in a crash early Wednesday involving four tractor-trailers on the Interstate 65 southbound off-ramp to Memphis Blue Lick Road in southern Indiana. It happened just before 5:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Indiana State Police post in Sellersburg. A 911 caller reported a semi truck had rear-ended another semi on the ramp. When first responders arrived at the scene, they found the driver of a 2017 Volvo semi-truck trapped in the cab of the tractor.
Read MorePickup truck hits, kills man in Elkhart County
ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — One man is dead in a late night Elkhart County crash. Police say 44-year-old Mahlon Coblentz of Kentucky was outside his vehicle shortly after 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, trying to get traffic to stop for a crash involving a different car at the State Road 13 bridge over the Toll Road. The initial crash was a single car crash blocking both lanes of State Road 13.
Read More15 cars involved in two separate pileup accidents in Chicago suburb
MATTESON, Ill. (CBS) – Anyone heading out this snowy Halloween night was advised to take it slow – with cars sliding around on icy roads. In south suburban Matteson, the road conditions led to two separate pileup accidents in south suburban Matteson. Altogether, tow trucks hauled away close to 15 vehicles. Earl Stoxsell rushed down to the site of one of the pileups on Vollmer Road after his wife called. The ice on the road left car after car sliding off.
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