Preventable Tragedies
Body found a week after driver vanished during car crash on bridge, Florida cops say
The case of a driver who vanished during a chain-reaction bridge crash got even more baffling when her body turned up a week later — in the river below, according to investigators in North Florida. Jareesha Wilkerson’s cause of death has not been released, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a “traffic homicide,” officials said in a Dec. 18 update. The crash happened Sunday, Dec. 8, on the 1.
Read MoreMan fatally struck by car, Metro bus on 110 Fwy in South LA following separate head-on crash
LOS ANGELES (KABC) – A man died after he was struck by a car and a Metro bus Friday on the 110 Harbor Freeway in South Los Angeles after he stepped out of his car following a separate head-on crash, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man’s vehicle was heading south on the northbound express lanes near Century Boulevard just after 5 a.m. when he collided with a cargo van.
Read MoreN.J. man struck and killed while standing next to disabled vehicle in roadway, police say
A man standing next to a disabled vehicle was struck and killed on a road in Cumberland County on Thursday evening, police said. Marvin Saunders, 75, of Buena, was standing next to a disabled SUV in the eastbound lane of Big Oak Road in Deerfield Township when a pickup truck traveling eastbound struck both the SUV and Saunders, according to New Jersey State Police. Saunders died of his injuries, police said.
Read More21-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 MorePerson working on disabled vehicle fatally hit by truck on Long Island Expressway in Queens
FRESH MEADOWS, Queens (WABC) – A person working on a disabled vehicle was struck and killed by a truck on the Long Island Expressway early Wednesday. It happened on the westbound side of the LIE in the Fresh Meadows section of Queens just before 5:30 a.m. The flatbed truck struck the person who was later declared dead at the scene by authorities. The truck driver stayed at the scene. During the investigation and cleanup, the fatal crash closed the westbound side of the LIE.
Read More1 Killed, 1 Injured in Truck Accident on U.S. 45 near Buckatunna, MS
Buckatunna, MS — December 12, 2024, one person was killed and another was injured in a truck accident at about 7:30 a.m. on U.S. 45. Authorities said a northbound 2012 Dodge Ram crashed into a garbage truck that had been parked on the north side of the highway near Pineville Road. A 3-year-old child who was a passenger in the Dodge died from injuries suffered in the crash, according to authorities, while the driver was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.
Read More3 hospitalized after car crashes into UPS truck making delivery in Enfield
Three people have been taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a UPS truck making a delivery in Enfield on Tuesday. Enfield police said a pickup truck rear-ended a UPS truck that was stopped making a delivery on Broadbrook Road. Authorities said three people were taken to the hospital with injuries. The extent is unknown. The crash is under investigation. No additional information was immediately available.
Read MoreFreeway reopens after pedestrian hit, killed on Loop 202 in Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A busy freeway was shut down for about six hours due to a deadly pedestrian crash in the East Valley amid rush hour traffic on Monday morning. According to Department of Public Safety troopers, at least one vehicle initially struck a person, who was later identified as 63-year-old Bryan Horner of Mesa, on the Loop 202 Red Mountain, east of Dobson Road, around 6:15 a.m. Other vehicles then ran over Horner.
Read MoreSix crashes on Causeway Bridge involve 40+ vehicles, leave 33 injured
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A chain of six crashes involving over 40 vehicles shut down the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge in both directions for around seven hours on Tuesday (Dec. 17). The Fox 8 Weather Authority Team was tracking sea fog over the lake. A Marine Dense Fog advisory was in effect until 9 a.m. The National Weather Service in New Orleans says visibility was reduced to less than one mile over parts of the lake, including the bridge.
Read MoreOne dead, two injured in multi-vehicle crash on Garfield and Adelaide in Macomb County
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - One person is dead, and two others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Garfield and Adelaide early on Monday afternoon. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday that at 1:52 p.m., they were called out to the intersection of Garfield Road and Adelaide Drive in Maqcomb Township for a crash. The incident happened between 22 and 23 Mile Roads, where witnesses told police that a blue Jeep Compass was driving west on Adelaide at high speeds when it went through a stop sign and crashed into a semi-truck.
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