Preventable Tragedies
Man dead in two-vehicle crash on Timpanogos Highway in Lehi
LEHI, Utah (KUTV) — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Timpanogos Highway in Lehi. According to Sgt. Bart Kirkham with Lehi police, the crash happened a short time after 11 a.m. on Monday near 1100 West. Officers said a Burgundy Acura MDX and a flatbed commercial motor vehicle were involved in the crash while traveling eastbound. They said the truck had blown out a front tire and stopped on the shoulder before the Acura hit it from behind.
Read More3 killed after pickup rear-ends car stopped in I-95 lane in Hanover
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. – Three people were killed in a wreck after a car stopped in the center lane of Interstate 95 in Hanover County early Saturday morning, according to Virginia State Police. Troopers said the crash happened around 2:10 a.m. along I-95 south about a mile from the Lewistown Road exit. A Nissan Sentra with a Maryland registration that was stopped in the center lane of I-95 for “unknown reasons” was rear-ended by a Dodge Ram pick-up, officials said.
Read More6 vehicles involved in crash along I-35 in Faribault
FARIBAULT, Minn. (FOX 9) - Six vehicles were involved in a wreck along I-35 in Faribault that shut down the highway for a brief period Sunday afternoon. Troopers responded around 12:20 p.m. for the crash. Officers say all six vehicles were headed north along the highway when there was a collision between a semi and a Chevy Suburban, which caused a chain-reaction crash. Minnesota State Patrol reports there were injuries from the crash, but no one was killed.
Read MoreMan killed after crashing into disabled vehicle on I-95 near Bowden Road
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 26-year-old driver died Sunday morning after crashing into an unoccupied disabled vehicle on Interstate 95 near the Bowden Road exit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said around 10 a.m., the driver of a sedan was traveling north on I-95 when he made an abrupt lane change toward the Bowden Road exit and lost control of the vehicle. The driver traveled across the ramp and onto the shoulder then collided with the disabled sports utility vehicle that was parked on the shoulder, FHP said.
Read MoreFatal Crash: Truck driver killed on Interstate-70
HANCOCK COUNTY – Officials from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department said at least one person is dead following a late night crash involving multiple trucks on Interstate-70 Friday night. First responders were called around 10:40 p.m. Aug. 18 with reports of a car having a flat tire on the interstate. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a minor crash at the 98mm of westbound I-70 and noted the accident was caused as the result of a vehicle with the flat tire stopped in the right lane.
Read More2 dead in Marshall County crash after passersby stopped to help disabled vehicle
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A man was killed in a crash involving a dozen vehicles on the Grand Haven drawbridge early Thursday morning. Deputies say the crash happened just before 7 a.m. A disabled vehicle on the drawbridge caused a crash involving nine vehicles, closing the northbound lanes of the bridge. During the initial crash, a second crash involving three vehicles happened. A 62-year-old Holton man was killed in the crash.
Read More2 injured after car rear-ends box truck on westbound I-80 in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Two people were taken to a hospital after being injured in a crash on westbound I-80 in Fairfield on Wednesday. The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle crash near the Suisun Valley Road off-ramp. A Jeep crashed into the back of a box truck that was disabled on the shoulder. One person was extricated from the vehicle and was taken to a trauma center with moderate injuries.
Read MoreSan Jose man is second pedestrian killed in two days on same stretch of Highway 101 - Beritaja
A San Jose man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver connected Highway 101 in San Martin, 1 time aft different pedestrian died connected The aforesaid agelong of road, The California Highway Patrol said. The clang was reported astatine 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, connected southbound 101 southbound of San Martin Avenue. The man, whose sanction has not been released, had pulled his car complete to The enarthrosis of The road and gotten out, and was in a postulation lane erstwhile he was struck, The CHP study said.
Read MoreFatal Car crash, body found days later
MOYIE SPRINGS — A local man who was reported missing Saturday has been found dead Monday after a fatal car crash. Boundary County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person about 7:30 p.m. Monday, BCSO officials said in a press release. The family of Denzel Tucker, 24, reported that he was last seen with friends in the Moyie Springs area on Saturday, Aug. 12, around midnight. Tucker’s family members had been trying to locate him prior to reporting him missing.
Read MoreTow-truck driver in hospital after being hit by vehicle on Anthony Henday Drive
A tow-truck driver is in hospital after he was hit by another vehicle Monday on Anthony Henday Drive in the city’s southeast. Edmonton police say the man was getting out of his tow truck around 1:15 p.m. on Monday to check a mechanical issue after pulling onto the shoulder of the busy ring road near 17 Street when he was struck by a vehicle heading in the same direction. The tow truck did not have its emergency flashing lights activated, police said.
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