Preventable Tragedies
Man hit, killed after I-805 fender bender identified
SAN DIEGO — The man fatally struck on the northbound Interstate 805 on Friday has been identified by the San Diego Medical Examiner’s office. Richard Anthony Rollo, a 61-year-old resident of San Diego, was named by authorities as the deceased. Next of kin has been notified. The incident occurred around 12 p.m., California Highway Patrol said on Friday. Rollo had pulled over to the shoulder of the I-805 after getting involved in a minor, property damage-only crash with a Freightliner semi-truck.
Read MorePolice search for semi after man killed on I-40 in Durham
A fatal crash overnight shut down Interstate 40 in Durham for hours early Monday. Police are still searching for a semi-truck involved in the crash. At about 12:45 a.m. Monday, a man tried to cross I-40 to get to his car, which had run out of gas near Exit 273, Durham police said in a news release. Police identified the man as 44-year-old Benito Briones, of Carrboro. An SUV going west on I-40 first hit Briones, then he was hit by a semi-truck, according to the Durham Police Department.
Read MoreWheatfield woman killed after striking back of semi-truck in deadly crash on I-65 south
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana State Police are investigating after a deadly crash on I-65 southbound in Lake County claimed the life of a Wheatfield woman. ISP said troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-65 on Sunday just after 10 a.m. This was on the southbound exit ramp to 61st Avenue. Preliminary information from the investigation shows that a Honda was traveling south at a high rate of speed in the far-left lane.
Read More3 injured in SUV vs. semi crash
LIBERTY TWP., Ohio (WKBN) — Three people were sent to the hospital after an SUV rear-ended a semi-truck early Saturday morning. The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the side of I-80 westbound around 2 a.m. Saturday morning after an SUV rear-ended a semi-truck. The SUV sustained fairly heavy damage to its front and had to be towed from the scene. Two adults and one child were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Read MoreFemale pedestrian from Ohio killed in I-77 crash in Carroll County
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash in Carroll County. The crash occurred July 25, 2023, at 2:54 p.m. on Interstate 77 at the 9 mile marker. A 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck was traveling north on I-77 when it experienced a tire blowout. The vehicle pulled to the left shoulder, but was still partially in the left travel lane. A 2002 Toyota Sequoia was traveling north on I-77 when it came upon the disabled vehicle and swerved to the left to avoid striking the Dodge.
Read MoreMulti-vehicle crashes back up traffic on northeast side
SELMA, Texas — Selma Police say two accidents during the morning rush hour resulted in a 10-car pile-up Thursday morning on I-35 at Olympia on the northeast side of San Antonio. The incidents were reported just after 7 a.m. at Exit 173 on I-35, causing traffic to back up all the way to Exit 168 at Weidener Road. Officials say eight to ten vehicles were involved in the crash, which only left one lane open to moving traffic.
Read MorePalm Coast Man, 43, Is Killed in Rear-End Crash with Stopped Semi on I-95
A 43-year-old Palm Coast man lost his life Wednesday night in a rear-end crash as traffic was stalled on I-95because of an earlier traffic crash further ahead. The crash was reported to Flagler County’s 911 center at 10:25 p.m. when a witness reported that a minivan crashed into and went under a semi truck that had been stopped in the northbound lanes of I-95, near mile marker 282 (around the Old Dixie Highway interchange).
Read MoreMulti-vehicle I-75 Columbia County crash kills 2, injures 3
Two Lake City people died and three others were injured Saturday afternoon when wet road conditions caused a sedan to cross from southbound Interstate 75 and crash into an SUV in the northbound lane. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 28-year-old Lake City woman was driving a sedan southbound on I-75 near mile marker 432 at 5:05 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle on the wet roadway.
Read MoreNorthbrook woman dies in crash near Wauconda
WAUCONDA – Lake County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal crash involving a three-wheeled motorcycle (trike) along Route 12. About 1 p.m. July 18, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Route 12 and Lake Shore Drive, near Wauconda, for a traffic crash with injuries. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found two people with critical injuries. Preliminary investigation shows a Ford Escort, driven by a 65-year-old Downers Grove woman, was stopped in the inside lane of southbound Route 12 due to a mechanical issue.
Read MoreOne Pronounced Dead after Car Crash on Highway 99 [Modesto, CA]
MODESTO, CA (July 19, 2023) – On Thursday evening, a fatal car crash on Highway 99 in Modesto, left one dead and another injured. The accident happened around 11:45 p.m., on Highway 99 south of Palendale Ave. According to the reporters, the accident involved three cars and took place on the southbound lanes of the freeway near the Palendale Ave. exit. The victim made an unsafe lane change from the #3 lane to the #4 lane, where a Volvo SUV was present.
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