Preventable Tragedies
Vehicle involved in two three-vehicle crashes
A three-vehicle crash left one Mexico woman injured Monday afternoon in Callaway County. Kassie N. Phelps, of Holts Summit, was driving east on U.S. 54 south of Route TT when she hit the median cables, according to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report. Rachel D. Goldthrite, of New Bloomfield, then hit Phelps’ 2015 Dodge Dart with her 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer. According to the report, Crystal L. Wood, of Mexico, then hit Goldthrite’s vehicle with her 2006 Ford Explorer, causing Goldthrite to hit Phelp’s vehicle again.
Read MoreFirefighter Killed When Struck By Vehicle In Covington County
First responders from the Simpson and Covington County areas who knew Philip Allan said when he died, he was doing what he lived for: Helping people. Allan, a volunteer firefighter for multiple departments in that area was killed after being hit by a car on Highway 49 in Covington County while attempting to help victims of a car crash. Covington County Fire Coordinator John Pope said Allan was struck crossing the road as he attempted to help the people involved in the accident.
Read MoreWCSO: Driver stops on busy highway for turtle causing multi-car pileup
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Walton County Sheriff’s deputies said a huge turtle and a man trying to be a hero caused a multi-car pileup on Highway 331 in Florida. The dash camera in the 18-wheeler that went plowing through caught it all. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured but there were many minor injuries and likely totaled cars. In the dash cam video you can see a man standing in the road, just outside of his Silverado truck.
Read MoreFHP: 19-year-old woman hit, killed by car on I-275 in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — Editor’s note: The main image used for this article is a file photo and not from the scene of the crash. A 19-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a car Saturday evening on Interstate 275 in Tampa, troopers say. At 7:05 p.m., the 19-year-old had stopped on the south-bound shoulder of the interstate when a second car, driven by a 64-year-old man, passed by on the highway, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release
Read MoreGood Samaritan killed by hit and run driver in Fremont, CHP says
FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) – The search for a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a Good Samaritan. The woman was killed after stopping to help another driver, who had been involved in a single-car crash on Interstate 880 in Fremont. It happened just after 2:30 a.m. on the off-ramp leading to Highway 262. California Highway Patrol says she was in a car that pulled over to help move the crashed vehicle to safety on the side of the road.
Read MoreMultiple-vehicle crash in South Deering leaves 1 dead, 8 hospitalized
CHICAGO (CBS) – A multiple-vehicle crash on Saturday sent eight people, including three children, to the hospital, many of them with serious injuries, police said. The driver of the man who caused the crash has died, police said. The accident happened around 5 p.m. on Saturday near 122nd Street and Torrence Avenue. A man was driving a sedan northbound on Torrence when he went into oncoming traffic and struck an SUV head-on.
Read MoreDriver killed in rear-end crash on Dan Ryan Expressway
CHICAGO - A driver was killed in a rear-end crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police responded to northbound I-94 at 95th Street around 12:27 a.m. for a three-vehicle crash. Lataya Lyons, 20, of Gary, Indiana, was killed after her Nissan Altima was rear-ended, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Lyons and another driver slowed down for a separate crash in front of them.
Read MoreTurnpike closed for hours after deadly crash near I-595 interchange
DAVIE - The northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near the I-595 interchange were closed for hours on Wednesday after a deadly crash involving three vehicles. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of an Infinity JX SUV was heading north approaching the interchange when he veered in the path of a Toyota RAV 4 and struck it. The Infinity spun onto the paved shoulder after the crash. The Toyota was sent spinning across the road and slammed into the concrete median barrier wall.
Read MoreMan hit, killed after getting out of stalled car on US 95
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man is dead after getting out to check on a stalled vehicle on US 95. According to Nevada State Police, this happened on May 1 just before 10 p.m. Investigators said a blue Dodge Avenger was stopped in the far right lane after running out of gas. That’s when police said a passenger, identified as 28-year-old Khalin Hershel Houston, got out and walked to the back of the vehicle.
Read MoreTruck Diver Killed in Fiery Truck Accident on I-95 in New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT — April 2, 2023, a truck driver was fatally injured while trying to avoid a disabled vehicle around 8:30 p.m. on I-95 in New Haven. Sources report the victim’s semi-truck was headed north on I-90 on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge taking Exit 50 when the truck had to avoid a passenger vehicle disabled in the right shoulder lane with a flat tire. The evasive action reportedly sent the semi-truck head-on into a concrete barrier and caused the truck to catch fire.
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