Preventable Tragedies
Coroner identifies driver of disabled car hit on Interstate 95 in Florence County
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florida man has been identified as the person who died Friday, two days after his disabled car was hit in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Florence County. Brian Broadwell, 59, died in the crash, according to Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken. The crash happened at about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday near Alligator Road when a 2023 Chevrolet SUV, which was traveling south, crashed into a 2010 Ford sedan that was disabled in the roadway, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
Read MoreOne dead, three hurt in Dodge Co. crash, sheriff’s office reports
CHESTER, Wis. (WMTV) - One person has died and several others were injured after a car collided with a parked semi in Dodge County, the sheriff’s office reports. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies were called around 8:30 a.m. Saturday to the report of the crash on US Highway 151 northbound at County Highway M in the Town of Chester. Investigators determined that a disabled semi with double trailers was pulled over on the northbound shoulder of the road when a car drifted onto the shoulder and hit the semi.
Read MoreAttorney says woman stopped to help choking baby before driver struck them on I-75, killing baby
DAVIE, Fla. – The attorney for a woman injured in a crash that killed her baby along Interstate 75 says she had pulled over to tend to the infant before the fatal rear-end collision. Kristine Rivera’s baby Jace died after the white Ford truck crashed into their GMC. Rivera had pulled over to the shoulder near Griffin Road in Davie, with her hazards on, in order to to tend to the choking baby.
Read MoreFlorida man found in Alabama creek 8 days after being reported missing: Conecuh Co. Coroner
UPDATE (5/19): The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency released additional information about the crash that killed Francisco Morales. ALEA said the car he was driving left the road, struck and guardrail and overturned multiple times into a steep ditch. Morales was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car. CONECUH COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — An investigation into the death of a Dade City, Fla. man is underway after he was found in a creek Thursday, according to a release from the Conecuh County Coroner’s Office.
Read MoreFrancisco Sustaita, Rocio Hernandez Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Wichita County
Wichita County, Texas (May 19, 2023) – The two people who died following a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Wichita County have been identified as Francisco Sanchez Sustaita, 45, and Rocio Rodriguez Hernandez, 43, both of Chillicothe. The deadly crash happened at around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, May 14, on U.S. Highway 287, about 0.5 miles west of Wichita Falls. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Sustaita, was disabled in the northbound lanes after being involved in a separate crash.
Read MoreMan killed in crash on 287 in Wise County
On May 17th, at around 1:09am, multiple emergency agencies were dispatched to the northbound lanes of Highway 287 near County Road 2898 north of Alvord for a two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, law enforcement observed two vehicles involved with major damage. A preliminary investigation determined one vehicle had become disabled and was partially sitting in one of the northbound lanes. A second vehicle, also traveling northbound, struck the disabled vehicle. The driver of the disabled vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Read MoreVehicle involved in two three-vehicle crashes
A three-vehicle crash left one Mexico woman injured Monday afternoon in Callaway County. Kassie N. Phelps, of Holts Summit, was driving east on U.S. 54 south of Route TT when she hit the median cables, according to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report. Rachel D. Goldthrite, of New Bloomfield, then hit Phelps’ 2015 Dodge Dart with her 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer. According to the report, Crystal L. Wood, of Mexico, then hit Goldthrite’s vehicle with her 2006 Ford Explorer, causing Goldthrite to hit Phelp’s vehicle again.
Read MoreFirefighter Killed When Struck By Vehicle In Covington County
First responders from the Simpson and Covington County areas who knew Philip Allan said when he died, he was doing what he lived for: Helping people. Allan, a volunteer firefighter for multiple departments in that area was killed after being hit by a car on Highway 49 in Covington County while attempting to help victims of a car crash. Covington County Fire Coordinator John Pope said Allan was struck crossing the road as he attempted to help the people involved in the accident.
Read MoreWCSO: Driver stops on busy highway for turtle causing multi-car pileup
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Walton County Sheriff’s deputies said a huge turtle and a man trying to be a hero caused a multi-car pileup on Highway 331 in Florida. The dash camera in the 18-wheeler that went plowing through caught it all. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured but there were many minor injuries and likely totaled cars. In the dash cam video you can see a man standing in the road, just outside of his Silverado truck.
Read MoreFHP: 19-year-old woman hit, killed by car on I-275 in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — Editor’s note: The main image used for this article is a file photo and not from the scene of the crash. A 19-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a car Saturday evening on Interstate 275 in Tampa, troopers say. At 7:05 p.m., the 19-year-old had stopped on the south-bound shoulder of the interstate when a second car, driven by a 64-year-old man, passed by on the highway, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release
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