Preventable Tragedies
Pregnant Woman Killed While Getting Out of Her Car on Missouri Highway
A pregnant woman was killed while getting out of her vehicle on a Missouri highway. Leah Hyde was driving a “2015 Subaru Forester westbound on James River Expressway … when the vehicle hit the concrete median divider and came to a stop in the far inside lane” near Campbell around 1:23 p.m. on June 2, the Springfield Police Department (SPD) shared on Facebook. Police said when Hyde, 24, got out of the driver’s side of the vehicle, she was hit by a westbound 2017 Toyota Corolla driven by 25-year-old Sheri Jones, who was allegedly attempting to avoid the vehicle in the roadway by driving her car around Hyde’s car on the left.
Read MoreDriver hospitalized after hitting parked semi on highway in Warren County
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A man was hospitalized after a vehicle vs. tractor-trailer crash in Warren County this Thursday. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol Sergeant Tyler S. Ross, the crash happened at approximately 6:25 a.m. on I-75 south, near milemarker 37 in Franklin Twp. The initial investigation found a 2027 Kenworth T680 tractor-trailer combination, driven by a 34-year-old man from Laredo, Texas, was parked on the right shoulder of I-75.
Read MoreVictim hit by vehicle after getting flat tire on I-96 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A victim suffered serious injuries when they were struck by a vehicle after getting a flat tire Thursday in Detroit. According to Michigan State Police, just before 6 a.m. the victim experienced a flat tire and stopped on the gore of the express and local lanes of westbound I-96 near Outer Drive. The victim got out of their vehicle and was hit by another driver. An investigation is ongoing.
Read MoreTruck Slams Into Disabled Vehicles On I-684 In Westchester, Causing Injuries
A crash involving multiple vehicles left two people injured and caused traffic disruptions on Interstate 684 in Westchester County on Wednesday, June 3. The collision happened at around 11:47 a.m. on I-684 northbound near mile marker 15.2 near Exit 5 in Bedford, according to New York State Police. Investigators said a 2022 Isuzu truck was traveling northbound when it struck two disabled vehicles that were parked on the highway shoulder: a 2009 Freightliner tractor-trailer and a 2011 Honda.
Read More3 People Die, 4 Injured After Tesla Hits Overturned Semi-Truck and Marine Who Stopped to Assist
Three people died, and four others were injured after a Tesla crashed into an overturned semi-truck on a Florida highway. A passing motorist, later identified as a Marine who stopped to assist, is among the dead. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, May 31, just before 4 a.m. local time, when a 2014 Freightliner box truck drifted off the roadway near the Pine Ridge Road exit before swerving back and overturning, ABC affiliate WWSB, NBC affiliate WBBH and the Naples Daily News reported.
Read MoreTesla driver stopped in middle of N.J. highway, causing fatal crash, cops say
A Tesla driver stopped in the middle of Route 22 in Bridgewater on Sunday afternoon, which led to a fatal rear-end crash involving two other vehicles, authorities said. The Tesla was headed east near Grove Street at about 4:05 p.m. before the driver came to a “complete stop” in the center lane, Bridgewater police said. An SUV traveling behind the Tesla was then forced to stop. The 91-year-old driver of a third vehicle — a passenger car — was unable to stop in time and hit the SUV from behind.
Read MoreNAACP investigates after teen found dead in Wallingford woods 20 days after Feb. crash
The Connecticut National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is investigating after it learned that a 17-year-old’s body was found in the woods 20 days after a crash on Route 15 sparked a multi-agency search in February. The body of 17-year-old Khasir Jennette was found Feb. 21 along the banks of the Quinnipiac River near the Wallingford Compost Center. Jennette had been missing since Feb. 1, when police say he may have fled into the woods after a crash on Route 15 in Wallingford during dangerously cold overnight temperatures, state police said.
Read MoreMan seriously injured when Jeep hits semi parked along Kansas Turnpike
AUBURN, Kan. (WIBW) - One person was seriously injured early Thursday when the sport utility vehicle he was driving struck a semitrailer that was parked on the shoulder of Interstate 335 along the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Topeka, officials said. The crash was reported at 6:34 a.m. Thursday on southbound I-335 on the turnpike in Osage County. The location was about four miles southwest of Auburn, or 13 miles southwest of Topeka.
Read MoreWoman dies after vehicle crashes into her disabled car on San Diego roadway
(FOX 5/KUSI) — A woman was killed when a vehicle crashed into the disabled car she was inside of on a San Diego roadway. San Diego Police said the crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Fairmount Avenue, near Montezuma Road. Police said the woman’s car, a Toyota Camry, was in the second lane with its hazard lights on, and that a man had pulled over his Honda Fit in front of the Camry to help.
Read MoreTruck causes multi-car crash on Route 30, killing 2 construction workers: Police
Two construction workers were killed after a tractor trailer crashed on Route 30 in Chester County on Monday evening, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The crash involved several vehicles and happened around 6:50 p.m. on May 18 on the eastbound side of Route 30 near mile marker 270.3 in Valley Township, police said. Despite an active work zone being established by road crews, a tractor-trailer driver is accused of starting a crash involving three other vehicles which hit two construction workers, officials reported.
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