Preventable Tragedies
One person killed in three-vehicle Ottawa County crash Tuesday
OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash involving three vehicles Tuesday morning. According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Chevrolet Sonic, driven by 46-year-old Heather Musser of Oregon, was traveling eastbound on State Route 579 at approximately 6:40 a.m. Musser drove left of center near Genoa Clay Center Road in Allen Township and struck a westbound vehicle, OSHP said.
Read MoreSheriff: Man stops to help crash victims on Walton Boulevard, critically injured after struck by car
Sheriff: Man stops to help crash victims on Walton Boulevard, critically injured after struck by car Alcohol and drug use aren’t believed to have been factors in the crash, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting deputies from the Rochester Hills substation with the investigation. With the recent change of the clocks, the sunrise on Monday was about 7:50 a.m. in Rochester Hills.
Read MoreIndianapolis man dead after being hit by a car on I-69 near Anderson
ANDERSON, Ind. — An Indianapolis man was pronounced dead after he was hit by a car after a Sunday morning crash on I-69. According to a news release from the Anderson Police Department, officers responded to a crash near the 22-mile marker of I-69 in reference to a serious vehicle crash around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. When officers arrived on the scene, they determined that three vehicles were involved. Officials stated that a GMC pickup, driven by 23-year-old Justin Tracy, reportedly rear-ended a Toyota Sedan and both cars stopped in the roadway.
Read MoreTHP: 1 dead after rear-ending stopped traffic on I-81 in Blountville
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — One person has died following a rear-end crash on Interstate 81 Friday night, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reports. A report from the THP said the crash took place at around 9:06 p.m. on I-81 South near mile marker 64 in Blountville. The report said vehicles were stopped in the southbound right lane due to a previous crash, and a tractor-trailer was part of that traffic. A pickup truck was traveling in the right lane when it “failed to slow and stop for the traffic ahead,” the report states.
Read MoreNEW INFORMATION: Deadly crash closes Chaffee Road
Jacksonville, Fla. — A 23-year-old man was killed Sunday morning in a crash on Chaffee Road. It happened around 5 a.m. north of the intersection of Falkland Road, near the public library. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was outside of his SUV because he had been involved in an accident. His SUV was blocking the lane. That’s when state troopers say a 61-year-old woman driving a sedan hit the SUV and the man who had been driving it.
Read MoreTwo vehicle accident on I-70 sends one to the hospital
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One person is in the hospital after a collision on I-70 Sunday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log says around 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10th a 2010 BMW driven by Fredrick E. Coffelt, 63, of Topeka was disabled in the third lane of I-70 Eastbound, 0.2 miles West of SW Wanamaker Road. That’s when a 2014 Chevrolet driven by Dustin L. Jamerson, 42, also of Topeka was merging onto I-70 EB from I-470 Westbound, when Jamerson’s vehicle rear-ended Coffelt’s.
Read MoreMan standing next to big rig on freeway shoulder in Merced County is fatally struck. He was 26
The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office identified the man killed in a collision involving two big rigs. Ricardo Alonso, a 26-year-old from Santa Maria, died early Tuesday morning in the Los Banos area off Interstate 5, according to Deputy Michael Domingue. Shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday, Los Banos area California Highway Patrol officers responded the area of northbound Interstate 5, south of Henry Miller Avenue, after receiving reports of a crash involving two vehicles in the area.
Read MoreWoman killed when 18-wheeler hits disabled vehicle on I-35
A 72-year-old woman was killed Thursday morning when her disabled vehicle on Interstate 35 was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer, prompting an hours-long closure.
Read MoreSouth Carolina woman killed when Jeep crashes into car on I-26, coroner says
A woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 26 that left another person hospitalized, South Carolina officials said. The two-vehicle collision happened March 2 in Berkeley County, according to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Crystal M. Mitchum, a 41-year-old Summerville resident, died in the accident, Berkeley County Coroner Darnell Hartwell said Tuesday. Mitchum was a passenger in a 2000 Ford sedan that was parked in the emergency lane of the westbound side of I-26 at the 203 mile marker, according to Bolt.
Read More2 Injured, Driver Hits Disabled Car on Highway 58 near Bussell Road Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD, CA (March 5, 2024) — Two people were injured after a driver hit a disabled car on Highway 58 near Bussell Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, the two-car crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Under unclear circumstances, a 66-year-old Bakersfield man crashed his 2001 Toyota RAV4, which became disabled in the westbound lane. Subsequently, the driver exited the car to inspect the damage when a westbound 2019 Subaru struck the rear of the Toyota at about 60 mph.
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