Preventable Tragedies
Washington man missing for 5 days found alive inside truck in ravine
COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. - First responders have rescued a 56-year-old Washington man after he was reported missing for five days. The Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue and the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said the 56-year-old was found alive inside a truck at the bottom of a ravine. He’s now being treated at Southwest Washington Medical Center for his injuries. First responders said they received a 911 call May 21 after locals spotted tire tracks leaving the roadway and a small green truck at the bottom of a ravine.
Read MoreWife pulls husband from fiery wreck that left another man dead
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A fiery crash on a Missouri interstate left one person dead. One woman who witnessed the accident jumped into action, as her husband’s car went up in flames right in front of her. Malissa Travis Crews was driving behind her husband, Jeremy, at 4:20 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 70 when his car crashed into a car stopped without lights. She had seconds to brake, hitting his car, KMOV reports.
Read More1 Injured in Rollover Crash on I-20 in Lancaster
Lancaster, Texas (May 22, 2023) – One person was injured Sunday morning in a rollover crash in Lancaster, according to the police. The crash happened just after 7:00 a.m., May 21, on Interstate 20. Police said a vehicle was disabled in the eastbound lanes of the interstate when it was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. After the crash, the 18-wheeler went off the interstate and rolled over on its side on the service road.
Read More3 killed, 5 injured in Sunnyvale Hwy 101 chain-reaction crashes, CHP says
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KGO) – Three people were killed and at least five others were injured on northbound 101 in Sunnyvale after a series of crashes overnight, the California Highway Patrol said. San Jose CHP said there was first a single-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck that lost control around 12:30 a.m. Monday just south of Fair Oaks Avenue. This then caused a chain reaction of additional crashes. “Involved in the collision on the northbound side, we have at least six vehicles,” San Jose CHP officer Ross Lee said.
Read MoreCoroner identifies driver of disabled car hit on Interstate 95 in Florence County
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florida man has been identified as the person who died Friday, two days after his disabled car was hit in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Florence County. Brian Broadwell, 59, died in the crash, according to Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken. The crash happened at about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday near Alligator Road when a 2023 Chevrolet SUV, which was traveling south, crashed into a 2010 Ford sedan that was disabled in the roadway, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
Read MoreOne dead, three hurt in Dodge Co. crash, sheriff’s office reports
CHESTER, Wis. (WMTV) - One person has died and several others were injured after a car collided with a parked semi in Dodge County, the sheriff’s office reports. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies were called around 8:30 a.m. Saturday to the report of the crash on US Highway 151 northbound at County Highway M in the Town of Chester. Investigators determined that a disabled semi with double trailers was pulled over on the northbound shoulder of the road when a car drifted onto the shoulder and hit the semi.
Read MoreAttorney says woman stopped to help choking baby before driver struck them on I-75, killing baby
DAVIE, Fla. – The attorney for a woman injured in a crash that killed her baby along Interstate 75 says she had pulled over to tend to the infant before the fatal rear-end collision. Kristine Rivera’s baby Jace died after the white Ford truck crashed into their GMC. Rivera had pulled over to the shoulder near Griffin Road in Davie, with her hazards on, in order to to tend to the choking baby.
Read MoreFlorida man found in Alabama creek 8 days after being reported missing: Conecuh Co. Coroner
UPDATE (5/19): The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency released additional information about the crash that killed Francisco Morales. ALEA said the car he was driving left the road, struck and guardrail and overturned multiple times into a steep ditch. Morales was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car. CONECUH COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — An investigation into the death of a Dade City, Fla. man is underway after he was found in a creek Thursday, according to a release from the Conecuh County Coroner’s Office.
Read MoreFrancisco Sustaita, Rocio Hernandez Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Wichita County
Wichita County, Texas (May 19, 2023) – The two people who died following a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Wichita County have been identified as Francisco Sanchez Sustaita, 45, and Rocio Rodriguez Hernandez, 43, both of Chillicothe. The deadly crash happened at around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, May 14, on U.S. Highway 287, about 0.5 miles west of Wichita Falls. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Sustaita, was disabled in the northbound lanes after being involved in a separate crash.
Read MoreMan killed in crash on 287 in Wise County
On May 17th, at around 1:09am, multiple emergency agencies were dispatched to the northbound lanes of Highway 287 near County Road 2898 north of Alvord for a two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, law enforcement observed two vehicles involved with major damage. A preliminary investigation determined one vehicle had become disabled and was partially sitting in one of the northbound lanes. A second vehicle, also traveling northbound, struck the disabled vehicle. The driver of the disabled vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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