Preventable Tragedies
Jackknifed tractor trailer hits, kills man on Interstate 40 westbound in Johnston County
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) – One person died in a crash involving multiple tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 in Johnston County near mile marker 318. That is McGee’s Crossroads near State Road 210. Investigators said a tractor trailer jackknifed when the driver hit the brakes, trying to slow down to avoid traffic building up farther down the road. The semi then skidded off the road and hit a pedestrian standing next to a parked tractor trailer hauling a steel beam.
Read More4-vehicle crash on I-57 leaves one person dead: ISP
CALUMET PARK, Ill. - A fatal crash involving four vehicles closed the outbound lanes of I-57 in the south suburbs for several hours Friday morning. Troopers responded to the multi-vehicle crash on the Cal-Sag Bridge in Calumet Park around 8:25 a.m., according to Illinois State Police. Authorities say a 2014 white Peterbilt truck-tractor with a semi-trailer was broken down and parked on the left shoulder when a 2014 gold Chevrolet sedan that was driving in the right lane – for unknown reasons – crossed all lanes to the left and struck the rear of the truck before swerving back to the right.
Read More1 killed in Bishop Ford crash near 115th Street on South Side
CHICAGO (WLS) – One person was killed in a crash on the outbound Bishop Ford on Chicago’s South Side Thursday evening. Illinois State Police said a car drifted onto the shoulder of southbound I-94 near 115th Street, struck the back of a semi-trailer that was parked on the shoulder and flipped. The driver of the car was ejected and died of his injuries, state police said. As it flipped, it struck another car.
Read MoreCrash injures Eveleth man after vehicle, stopped for ducks on the road, was rear-ended
LITTLE FALLS — A 42-year-old Eveleth man was injured Thursday, June 8, after the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended on Highway 10 in Morrison County. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash, reported at 12:22 p.m. in Little Falls. According to the report, a 2019 Dodge Caravan was westbound on the highway, stopping near Highway 27 for some ducks in the road when it was rear-ended by a 2004 Ford F150.
Read MoreDriver receives major injuries when van plows into broken down truck on Hwy 101 North of Willits
A darkened stretch of Highway 101 was shut down on the night of Monday, June 5, 2023, after a passenger van collided with a truck broken in the middle of the road. The driver of the truck was standing nearby when the collision occurred which threw the disabled vehicle forward striking its driver and causing major injuries. California Highway Patrol Office Jonathan Clevenger wrote in an email the collision occurred around 10:40 p.
Read MorePatrol Investigating a Fatal Crash Involving a Commercial Vehicle on Rt. 23
Upper Sandusky - Troopers from the Bucyrus Post are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on June 7, 2023, at approximately 8:36 P.M on U.S. Route (US) 23 near milepost 16 in Wyandot County. The crash involved a 2013 Ford Fusion, operated by Sofia Greggio, age 22, of Canton, Michigan, and a 2011 Volvo commercial truck, operated by Roberto Garces-Guzman, age 47, of North Bergen, New Jersey. Preliminary investigation reveals the Volvo was stopped on the right shoulder of US 23 northbound.
Read MoreWoman hit and killed by vehicle while crossing Highway 99 after flat tire in Sacramento
A woman died after being struck by a vehicle while walking across Highway 99 in Sacramento on Wednesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said that the woman was driving on southbound 99 around 10:07 p.m. when her car got a flat tire north of Elkhorn Boulevard. As another vehicle was driving down the highway, the woman crossed over into another lane and was hit and killed, CHP said.
Read MoreMan tending to broken down car hit, killed by big rig on I-5 in central California
A 74-year-old man tending to his broken down car on Interstate 5 in Fresno County was killed when he was hit by a big rig, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. The Myrtle Point, Oregon, man was working on the car on the right shoulder but standing within the roadway about 11 p.m. Monday on I-5 north of Jayne Avenue in Coalinga, CHP said. A Peterbilt truck driven by a 31-year-old Bakersfield man approached from behind, but the driver did not see the victim at the edge of the lane, the CHP said.
Read MoreWoman killed in parkway crash after hitting tire in road
TOMS RIVER — A Lakehurst woman was killed after she hit a tire laying on the Garden State Parkway and lost control of her vehicle. New Jersey State Trooper Charles Marchan said Elaina S. Clarke, 46, hit the tire in the southbound lanes near the Toms River tolls with her Chevrolet Equinox around 5:30 a.m. The tire was in the road following a one-vehicle crash involving a Ford F-250 that was disabled in the center median.
Read MoreChild killed in Chesterfield crash
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – A child was killed in a multi-vehicle crash that closed eastbound Route 360 (Hull Street Road) in Chesterfield County Monday afternoon, according to Chesterfield Police. The crash happened near the intersection of Route 360 (Hull Street Road) and Route 603 (Skinquarter Road). “At about 2:20 p.m., police said, a 1999 Toyota sedan was traveling east on Hull Street Road when it struck a 2019 GMC pickup truck and camper that had pulled off Hull Street Road onto the right shoulder,” a Chesterfield Police spokesperson wrote in an email about the crash.
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