Preventable Tragedies
Ezekiel Ortega Killed in 18-wheeler Accident in Jones County, TX
Jones County, TX – December 6, 2022, Ezekiel Ortega was killed following an accident where an 18-wheeler struck him. Authorities said that the incident took place at around 6:17 p.m. along US Highway 83 near County Road 379. Preliminary details indicate that 31-year-old Ezekiel Ortega was outside of his vehicle, which was stopped along the right shoulder of the highway. It was said that he stepped into the right lane of travel.
Read MoreUnlit trailer sets off 3-vehicle pileup on I-15 near Leeds that leaves driver seriously injured
ST. GEORGE — A darkened trailer being pulled by a vehicle reportedly triggered a three-car pileup on southbound Interstate 15 in the Leeds area shortly before 5:40 a.m. Thursday. Police say one driver was seriously injured when his vehicle flipped after hitting the concrete median and was then struck by two approaching cars that did not see the overturned SUV in time to avoid a collision. Officers and emergency personnel were dispatched to what was initially reported as a multi-vehicle crash that possibly involved five cars on southbound I-15 near mile marker 24 in Leeds.
Read More2 dead after crash on I-95 in Philadelphia closes highway
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A person was thrown from their vehicle and another car flipped multiple times in a crash that killed two people on Interstate 95 Wednesday morning, according to police. Just before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania state troopers arrived at the scene near the Allegheny Avenue exit (Exit 25) and found three damaged vehicles, according to an incident report. Investigators believe the crash happened when a vehicle stopped in the right center lane of I-95’s northbound side.
Read MoreDriver killed after disabled SUV was hit by a vehicle in Marion County
MARION, S.C. (WPDE) — South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Marion County. Marion Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene near the US Highway 76 and Laughlin Road intersection Wednesday night; they originally told us four vehicles were involved. Troopers say only two vehicles were involved. According to officials, extrication operations were necessary and critical injuries are reported. Troopers tell us an SUV was disabled in the westbound lane of US-76 when it was hit by another vehicle.
Read MoreAdrienne Deal, Child Killed in Truck Accident in Greensburg, KS
Greensburg, KS – January 1, 2023, Adrienne Deal and a child were killed due to an accident where a truck crashed into their vehicle. Details given in the news place the incident just east of Greensburg in Kiowa Rural Township along US 54 off the corner of 37th Avenue. It appears that 40-year-old Adrienne R. Deal was in a Kia Soul on eastbound lanes of the highway. Police said they believe the vehicle’s lights were off and the vehicle was “possibly disabled” when an eastbound semi-truck hit the Kia.
Read MoreDriver who rear-ended tractor-trailer in fatal Androscoggin County crash identified
Police have identified the driver killed in a crash in the town of Poland on Monday. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year-old Gary Hesketh of Oxford died at the scene of the crash on Harris Hill Road around 7:40 a.m. Monday. Deputies said he rear-ended a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the side of the road. Hesketh was pulled from the wreckage after his vehicle caught fire, but he died at the scene.
Read MoreMan hit and killed by truck after getting out of vehicle that went into ditch near St. Cloud
WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. – A driver who got out of their vehicle after it went into a ditch was hit and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday evening on a snowy central Minnesota highway. The Minnesota State Patrol says the deadly crash happened at about 7:19 p.m. on Highway 24 in Clearwater Township, which is just southeast of St. Cloud. The truck was heading southbound on the highway when it struck the victim – a 36-year-old man from Maple Lake – who was standing on the shoulder.
Read MoreWashington man dies after disabled vehicle hit by semi truck
UMATILLA COUNTY — Oregon State Police say a commercial motor driver from Meridian was involved in a fatal crash on Dec. 30, in which a 58-year-old Washington man died. According to a news release on Dec. 30, OSP responded to the crash at about 11:40 p.m. Dec. 29 near milepost 186 on Interstate 84 in Umatilla County. On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at approximately 11:40 P.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash the interstate, near milepost 186, in Umatilla County.
Read MoreFHP: 1 dead after van becomes disabled on I-295
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man in his 30s is dead after his van became disabled on Interstate 295 Sunday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The man crashed his van into the concrete barrier wall, and when it would no longer work, he stepped outside of it in the left lane, according to troopers. A vehicle driving in the lane then struck the man, killing him. Interstate 295 southbound was temporarily closed for the investigation from Interstate 95 to Duval Road on the north end.
Read MoreStranded motorist’s arm struck on I-70 in Denver hit-and-run crash
DENVER – Police in Denver are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and injured a man fixing his car on the side of Interstate 70, police announced in a news release Monday. The incident occurred on Dec. 23 in the eastbound lanes of I-70, just east of North Quebec Street. Police said the victim was parked on the shoulder fixing his car when a passing vehicle, a white diesel pickup with a trailer, struck the victim’s parked car.
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