Preventable Tragedies
Driver killed in 4-car crash on Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade
A driver was killed in a four-vehicle crash on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade Friday morning, authorities said. The crash happened around 5 a.m. in the southbound lanes of State Road 826 near Interstate 75. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there were four vehicles involved in the crash: a gray Honda, a silver Nissan, a silver Volkswagen, and a white Ford. All four vehicles were traveling south on State Road 826 within the center outside lane when traffic came to a stop.
Read MoreMaryland man killed after getting out of car in travel lanes on I-64 in Virginia
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating after a Maryland man was hit by a car on Interstate 64 and killed Thursday night. Police said the victim, Henry Lloyd Appleby, of Salisbury, Maryland, was driving west on I-64 just after Fort Eustis Boulevard in Newport News when he attempted to pull his 2012 Honda Pilot over to the side of the road. Police said Appleby ended up only partially pulling the vehicle — which was pulling a trailer — out of the left travel lane before coming to a stop.
Read MoreCoroner: Family of three died in overnight crash on I-80 in Centre County
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Details have been released after three people were killed in back-to-back crashes Tuesday morning, June 20 on I-80 in Centre County. Crews were called to the scene at mile marker 156 Westbound just after midnight for a multi-vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment. State police later released a report saying that a tractor-trailer and a passenger car with three people in it collided on the highway.
Read MoreUPDATE: State Police reveal deer as cause of I-57 semi crash
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Police have revealed that a crash on Interstate 57 Wednesday afternoon was caused by a deer. Officials said that at approximately 1:25 p.m., a car driving northbound hit a deer that ran onto the highway. As the car came to a stop, it was hit by a semi-truck traveling behind it that could not slow down in time. After hitting the car, the truck went off the highway, hit a guardrail and came to a rest across both lanes of traffic.
Read MoreFatal crash discovered off roadway in Thousand Oaks
A Los Angeles man was found dead in his car Saturday morning on a hillside in Thousand Oaks after an earlier crash, Ventura County Sheriff’s officials said. The white sedan was noticed by a passerby around 6:40 a.m. off South Westlake Boulevard, south of Potrero Road, said Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. William Hutton. A deputy found the car about 75 feet up the hillside, authorities said. The driver was found inside “obviously deceased,” Hutton said.
Read MoreAll lanes reopened after passenger who got out of broken-down car fatally hit on I-10, HPD says
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A deadly three-vehicle crash on I-10 led to multiple lane closures along the freeway Saturday morning. The Houston Police Department said the crash was reported at about 7:30 a.m. on the Katy Freeway eastbound at Antoine Drive. At about 9 a.m., Houston TranStar cameras showed at least five lanes still closed, with just the HOV lanes open to let drivers through. All lanes were reopened hours later, at about 11:30 a.
Read MoreSheriff: Woman pushing disabled SUV hit, killed in Klein area
SPRING, Texas — A woman was hit and killed early Saturday morning near the Klein area, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The deadly crash was reported just after 6:30 a.m. on Spring Cypress and Kuykendahl in the Spring-Klein area. According to Gonzalez, the woman was next to the driver’s side door pushing the SUV while her boyfriend was behind the vehicle. A second vehicle then hit and killed the woman. The SUV was hit again by a third vehicle, but no one was injured in that crash.
Read MoreArcadia Woman Killed, Others Injured in Truck Accident on County Road 769 in Desoto County, FL
Desoto County, FL — June 14, 2023, an Arcadia woman was killed and others were injured following a truck accident at 11:25 a.m. along County Road 769. Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said that the crash took place along the Kings Highway and involved approximately five vehicles. Current information suggests the events began as a tow truck pulling a trailer was going northbound along County Road 769. Somehow, the trailer came detached from the truck, causing it to veer into oncoming lanes.
Read MoreMan killed in 8 vehicle crash on I-95 near Airport Expressway
MIAMI - One person was killed and nearly a dozen others were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 that Miami Fire Rescue called a “mass casualty incident.” The accident, which involved eight vehicles, happened in the southbound lanes in the area of NW 62nd Street at 2:10 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a black Tesla sedan was heading south, lost control, and slammed into the concrete barrier wall.
Read MoreWoman Killed, 2 Men Injured, Driver Hits Crashed Cars on 880 Freeway near Highway 92 [Hayward, CA]
HAYWARD, CA (June 13, 2023) — A woman died, and two men suffered significant injuries after a driver hit two crashed cars on the 880 Freeway near Highway 92. According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal accident happened around 4:00 a.m. Saturday. Under unclear circumstances, a man driving a 2019 Lincoln MKC crashed into a 2012 Toyota, driven by a man and occupied by a female passenger. All three occupants stopped in the northbound fast lane and exited their respective vehicles.
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