Preventable Tragedies
Rafael Jurado Cardona sadly dies after being hit by car in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA, (February 26, 2023) - Rafael Jurado Cardona was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle on Feb. 26 on State Route 78 in San Diego. According to authorities, Cardona was driving a Chevrolet sedan eastbound just west of Emerald Avenue when he pulled over and stopped adjacent to the center divider to apparently change a flat tire at about 10:20 a.m. Cardona was standing to the rear of his vehicle when a Buick sedan also traveling eastbound swerved for unknown reasons striking the center divider as well as the decedent and his vehicle.
Read MoreU.S. 45 roadside tragedy prompts safety plea from fire chief
Mar. 7—THOMASBORO — A Rantoul man was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck by a pickup truck while changing a tire on a busy highway. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup identified the deceased as Brian A. Schue, 29, who died of blunt force injuries to the chest. The tragic accident that took Mr. Schue’s life happened about 90 minutes after another three-vehicle accident about a mile north of there that sent two people to the hospital.
Read More1 Person Killed In A Hit-And-Run Accident In Wheeler County (Wheeler County, TX
The Texas Department of Public Safety reported a hit-and-run crash on Friday. The accident occurred on Interstate 40 near the Texas/Oklahoma border at about 8:20 a.m. According to the officials, a 2020 Volvo truck was heading west on the interstate when a tire on the back left side blew out. The driver pulled over and exited the vehicle to examine the tire when a second vehicle crashed into the truck and struck the driver.
Read MoreISP: Person changing tire on U.S. 45 died after being hit by pickup truck
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU) — A person changing a tire on Monday has died after being hit by a pickup truck in Champaign County, according to the Illinois State Police. It happened around 4:57 p.m. on U.S. Route 45 near 2300 N Road just south of Thomasboro. The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead. The driver of the pickup truck was also also taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreMissing driver found after 6 days stuck in the snow near Death Valley
A driver who tried to circumvent a road closure during a California storm was rescued after spending almost a week in his snowbound car in a remote area near Death Valley. The man was reported missing last Tuesday, Feb. 28, four days after he had left Big Pine with a destination of Gardnerville, Nev., according to Inyo County Search and Rescue. The trip would have been 150 miles on Highway 395 — but on Feb.
Read MoreN. Charleston man killed after crash with parked tractor-trailer identified
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has identified a 37-year-old man killed after hitting a tractor-trailer Sunday morning. Lavon Frost, from North Charleston, died on the scene from injuries sustained in the crash. It happened at 2:15 a.m. on I-26 around the 204-mile marker. A 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer was parked on the shoulder of the eastbound side of the interstate. A 2006 Suzuki SUV, also heading east, ran off the right side of the road and hit the tractor-trailer, according to LCpl.
Read MoreWoman fatally struck by vehicle after getting out of car on highway to remove table from road
AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorist who stopped on Interstate 76 to remove a table from the road and was struck by another vehicle. It happened just after 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 76 near U.S. 224. Police said the motorist, a 58-year-old woman, stopped her Kia Sorento in the travel lane and got out to move the table. That’s when a 23-year-old man driving a blue Honda Civic struck the woman.
Read MoreFatal crash: Man, woman, 3 kids hit by semi on Ohio Turnpike
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — A woman was killed in an Ohio Turnpike crash that injured four others Friday night, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. near Oxford Township in Erie County. A 30-year-old man was driving a Jeep Cherokee when he swerved off the road, striking a guardrail and ended up in the center lane. Also riding in the Jeep was a 26-year-old woman and three children all 4 years old and younger.
Read More1 person hospitalized in Tyler after being struck by vehicle while changing flat tire
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - At around midnight on Friday night Tyler Police were called to a reported pedestrian crash that left one man hospitalized. According to authorities, the victim was at the side of the road changing a flat tire when the suspect reportedly side-swiped him with his vehicle near Loop 323 and 34th. The victim was found by a pedestrian passing by. Authorities were able to locate a vehicle that contain damages consisting with that of the victims vehicle and the crash description near Loop 323 and North Broadway, about a mile apart from the initial crash location.
Read MoreISP investigating hit-and-run after woman killed while outside of vehicle on I-294
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (WLS) – Illinois State Police are investigating a hit-and-run that killed one person late Thursday night. A vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian on northbound Interstate 294 in the north suburbs, ISP said. The woman was hit near Sanders Road in the Northbrook area just before 11:30 p.m., police said. ISP said she came out of a car parked on the shoulder of the expressway before she was hit.
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