Preventable Tragedies
FHP: Minor injuries reported after sedan rear-ended disabled SUV on Dames Point Bridge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a disabled vehicle was hit on the Dames Point Bridge late Sunday night. According to the crash report, a sedan was traveling north on I-295 on the Dames Point Bridge. The driver failed to see that a SUV was disabled due to a flat tire and was partially obstructing the right lane. The sedan hit the rear of the SUV, and after impact, both vehicles were disabled blocking the center and right northbound lanes on the bridge.
Read MoreSemi Truck Driver Killed In Fiery 2-Vehicle Q Bridge Crash Sunday: PD
NEW HAVEN, CT — State police are investigating after the driver of a semi truck was killed in a fiery crash on the Q bridge Sunday night. The fatal crash happened at around 8:30 p.m., on Interstate 95 northbound on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, just a half mile south of exit 50 in New Haven, according to the state police report. A 2008 Mazda, with a driver from Trumbull, was disabled with a flat tire on the right-hand shoulder of the highway when a Freightliner, registered to a Virginia man, collided with the Mazda, the report reads.
Read MoreDriver hit and killed on Interstate 95 in Brevard County after her car catches fire, troopers say
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly Brevard County crash involving a pedestrian. Troopers said the crash happened Sunday around 2:45 a.m. on the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the State Road 514 exit. According to troopers, a Toyota Camry had struck a tree on the shoulder and caught fire. The driver exited the car and was standing in the outside travel lane when another car was unable to avoid the pedestrian and struck her with his vehicle.
Read MoreMan hit by car while waiting for assistance
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — Two traffic lanes have been shut down after a fatal crash. It happened on I-10 Eastbound at Canal St. around 8 p.m. Reports say a man was hit by a car while he was waiting for assistance in a separate car accident. He was brought to a nearby hospital where he later died. The crash remains under investigation. At this time exits 234 Poydras Eastbound and 235 Westbank are shut down.
Read MoreFatal car crash causing a vehicle to engulf into flames, FHP says
According to Florida Highway Patrol, two vehicles on Interstate 95 were traveling south when a sedan became disabled on the left lane causing a pickup truck to hit the rear. Due to the impact of the crash, the pick up truck was pushed forward while the sedan became engulfed into flames. The pick up truck came to final rest in the center grass median facing East. The sedan came to final rest in the left lane fully engulfed, facing South.
Read MoreFather of 2 dies after being hit by vehicle while changing flat tire, family says
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Authorities in Mississippi are investigating a deadly collision where a man changing a tire on a highway was killed. WLBT reports that 27-year-old Robert Hamil died after he was struck by a vehicle while he was changing a flat tire on Thursday. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, a Ford Focus hit Robert Hamil on Highway 16 in Yazoo County during the overnight hours.
Read MoreMan killed on U.S. 131 had walked children to median before going back to disabled vehicle
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man who was struck by a car and killed on U.S. 131 was returning to his disabled vehicle after walking his children to the median, state police said. The victim was a 49-year-old Grand Rapids man. His name has not been released. The incident happened around 10 p.m. Thursday, March 30, on northbound U.S. 131 near Wealthy Street SE. State police believe that the man’s vehicle ran out of gas before he walked his children, ages 5 and 7, to the median.
Read More3-year-old killed after being ejected from car during crash, struck by unknown vehicle
A 3-year-old child was killed late Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa County after they were ejected from a vehicle during a crash then struck by another vehicle, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. ALEA’s Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. The agency said the child was a passenger in a Hyundai Genesis that struck a Ford F350 around 11:12 p.m. Wednesday night near the 135 mile marker on Highway 69.
Read More6 injured in snowy, multi-vehicle crash that closed U.P. highway
DAFTER TOWNSHIP, MI – At least six people were injured after a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway in the Upper Peninsula during a snowstorm Wednesday afternoon. Multiple crashes involving several vehicles were reported around 1 p.m. near the intersection of M-28 and South Soo Line Road in Dafter Township, according to Chippewa County Central Dispatch. A nearly 10-mile stretch of highway – M-28 between I-75 and M-221 – was closed until 3:30 p.
Read MoreGeorgetown County authorities release name of man found dead in creek 3 days after crash
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The body of a man recovered three days after his car crashed near the intersection of Rose Hill Road and Choppe Creek in Georgetown County has been identified. Michael Edward Davis, 61, was reported missing by family members after the crash, which happened at about 7 a.m. Sunday, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said. His body was found Wednesday in the creek near the crash site.
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