Preventable Tragedies
2 dead after crash involving tractor-trailer on I-95 in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) – Two people have died after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Fairfield, according to state police. Troopers responded to the crash around 11:59 p.m. Thursday on I-95 North before Exit 22. A preliminary investigation showed a Chevrolet Impala was driving in the center lane when it spun out for an unknown reason, entered the median and struck the concrete jersey barrier. The Impala then became disabled in the center lane.
Read MoreOkanagan Connector crash near Merritt Tuesday claimed one life: B.C. Highway Patrol
MERRITT, B.C. — RCMP are looking into a fatal collision near Merritt earlier this week. According to a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Tuesday (Jan. 23) at about 7:30 p.m. Spokesperson Cpl. Melissa Jongema says a pickup truck collided with a semi-truck on the Okanagan Connector near Hamilton Hill. Investigators believe the semi-truck was eastbound when it slid off the highway and hit the ditch. It was then struck by an eastbound pickup truck.
Read MoreDual semi truck accidents cause massive I-215 back-up in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — A bizarre circumstance on Interstate 215 in Salt Lake City caused massive delays in both northbound and southbound lanes Thursday. Cameras showed semi trucks on both sides of the highway having been involved in accidents at the same location. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a semi truck in the southbound lanes was looking at the crash in the northbound lanes when it hit a car in front, pushing the vehicle into another lane.
Read MoreTina Egleston Injured in San Antonio Pedestrian Accident on Interstate 35 near Frost Bank Center
San Antonio, Texas – An Edgewood ISD School police officer was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle on Saturday in San Antonio, according to a local news source. The accident happened on January 20, off I-35 near the Frost Bank Center. According to the report, Tina Egleston was working off-duty directing traffic when she took a break and went to a gas station. Two people asked for her a ride back to their vehicle that had run out of gas.
Read MoreTroopers: Foggy roads trigger 37-vehicle pileup that closed Glenn Highway for hours
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Foggy driving conditions along the Glenn Highway on Thursday morning contributed to a massive pileup that closed the busy roadway for several hours. Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch they were notified around 10:30 a.m. of a collision in the southbound lanes of the Glenn Highway at mile 30 on the Knik River bridge. All told, 37 vehicles were involved in the collision near Reflections Lake near the bridge.
Read MoreWoman rescued from top of submerged car after 15 hours
A woman stranded in Livermore, California, spent 15 hours on a submerged vehicle before being rescued. A camper near Del Valle Road called the Alameda County Fire Department after finding the woman on top of her overturned car that was submerged in a swift-moving creek. She was rescued with the help of a California Highway Patrol helicopter that was able to lower a technician to grab the woman and pull her up to safety.
Read More21-Year-Old Woman Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Collision on Interstate 15
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 24, 2024) – Early Saturday morning, Suzanne Chapel died in a two-car accident on Cheyenne Avenue. Authorities responded to the scene around 2:15 a.m., near Interstate 15 on January 13th. According to reports, a 2015 BMW was disabled on the northbound left shoulder. The driver of a 2020 Chevrolet pickup-truck then veered off the road and struck the BMW, pushing both vehicles into the center median.
Read MoreFlordia man struck, killed by semi-truck on I-70
A Florida man was hit and killed in a traffic incident early Monday morning in Callaway County. At 1:51 a.m., Jonas J. Baptiste, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stopped his vehicle on westbound Interstate 70 and stepped out. As he did so, he was hit by a 2023 Freightliner semi-truck driven by Marcus A. Boards, 42, of Escondido, California, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. He was killed by the impact.
Read MoreMSP investigating fatal US-23 crash Wednesday
HARTLAND TWP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating after a fatal crash Wednesday involving three vehicles in Livingston County. On January 24 at approximately 1:25 am, MSP troopers were dispatched following reports of a vehicle crash in the area of northbound US-23 near Clyde Road in Hartland Township. Once on the scene, troopers found a vehicle occupied by a 33-year-old female from Grand Blanc disabled on the shoulder of northbound US-23.
Read MorePerson trying to help others in I-495 crash struck, killed
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — Back-to-back crashes late Tuesday night left I-495 backed up and one person dead in Prince George’s County. Troopers with Maryland State Police (MSP)‘s College Park Barrack responded to the outer loop of Interstate 495 south of U.S. Route 50 just before midnight for a multi-vehicle crash. Through an initial investigation, it was determined that a Toyota Camry struck a Toyota Sienna and both vehicles became disabled.
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