Preventable Tragedies
2 dead in crashes within 5 minutes of each other on I-85 SB in Cherokee Co.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Two people were killed in two different crashes approximately five minutes apart closing the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 Thursday afternoon in Cherokee County. The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office said the first crash occurred at 4:35 p.m. at the 106-mile marker. Leigh Ann Hamilton Marshall, 56, of Sullivan’s Island, was driving a 2016 Range Rover which went off the left side of the highway, hit a retainer wall and then went back into the path of a tractor-trailer which struck the SUV on the passenger side.
Read MoreFlatbed truck passenger killed after driver fell asleep on Route 1 in Smyrna: Police
One person was killed and two people were injured when two trucks collided on Route 1 in Smyrna on Wednesday morning, according to Delaware State Police. The identity of the man who died has not yet been released. Police said that a 24-year-old man from Ranson, West Virginia, was driving north on Route 1 in a 2021 International Box Truck in the right lane. After the truck passed exit 114 at 11:43 a.
Read MoreMulti-vehicle accident shuts down I-75 northbound earlier Wednesday
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A multiple-vehicle crash brought traffic to a standstill earlier today on I-75. Northbound I-75 between 309 and Reservoir Road closed due to crash involving multiple semis Wednesday morning, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Bath Township Fire Department and EMS responded to multiple vehicle accidents that shut down the Interstate 75 going northbound. One accident involved three semis, causing two to leak fuel, and one to catch fire.
Read MorePassenger seriously injured after rear-end collision on Kansas highway
WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - The passenger of a vehicle that was rear-ended on a Kansas highway near Wichita has been hospitalized with serious injuries. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that around 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, emergency crews were called to the area of mile marker 231 on eastbound Highway 54 with reports of a 2-vehicle crash. When officials arrived, they said they found a 2023 Nissan Sentra driven by Timothy McBride, 61, of Augusta, had started to slow down on the highway with its hazard lights on.
Read MoreVancouver woman, 87, killed in Highway 14 crash
A Vancouver woman died at a hospital after the car she was riding in rear-ended a stopped SUV on April 20 on state Highway 14. The Washington State Patrol responded at 9:45 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash at Milepost 8. Investigators learned a Jeep Liberty, driven by Johnny M. Kienbaum, 38, of Kelso, stopped in the left lane after it ran out of gas. A Toyota Camry, driven by Marguerite V.
Read MoreOff-Duty Officer Hit by Car on 15 Freeway near Deer Springs Road [Escondido, CA]
ESCONDIDO, CA (April 25, 2023) – An Escondido off-duty police officer was hit by a car on 15 Freeway Sunday morning on April 23. The officer was on his way to work when the CHP was notified of a hit-and-run at 10:27 a.m. near Deer Springs Road. Traffic on the freeway had slowed because of a stalled vehicle on the shoulder. The officer got out of his vehicle to help direct traffic, the Escondido Police Department said.
Read MoreUpdate: Lanes reopened following multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-690 W near Exit 6
Update at 3:40 p.m.: The accident was because of a rear-end accident followed by another accident before officers were able to secure the scene, according to Geddes Police Chief John Fall. Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, he said. Update at 1:20pm: All westbound lanes on Interstate-690 west of Syracuse are reopened after a multi-vehicle accident, according to 511NY alerts. Original Story: Syracuse, N.Y. - Multiple vehicles have crashed, causing all westbound lanes to close on Interstate-690 west of Syracuse, according to 511NY alerts.
Read MoreDriver crashes into stalled truck in east Harris County, deputies say
It happened around 11:45 p.m. on I-10 East near Uvalde, when an unidentified man’s truck was disabled while in the fourth lane. The driver stayed inside the truck, authorities said, while waiting for assistance, when he was hit by another truck. Responding officers rushed the man to a hospital while performing CPR, but investigators do not believe he will survive the injuries. The driver, on the other hand, did not suffer any injuries but remained at the scene, and we’re told is cooperating with officers.
Read MoreMissing woman’s rental car found with unidentified body in Flagler pond, deputies say
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A missing woman’s rental car and a body were found in a pond near Palm Coast on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement responded to the area of Matanzas Woods and Palm Harbor parkways on Monday. Deputies said they found the car in the nearby pond that is believed to have been driven by Erica Bergeron, 49, who was previously reported missing. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were able to remove the car and a 49-year-old Jacksonville woman from the pond, though her identity has not yet been confirmed.
Read MoreState Police: Two killed when vehicle strikes parked tractor-trailer on I-86 in Big Flats
New York State Police said two people were killed Sunday when a vehicle struck a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate 86 in Big Flats. Horseheads-based troopers said the crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. between exits 49 and 50. According to crash investigators, a westbound vehicle driven by Eduard Edelshteyn, 76, of Brooklyn, N.Y. crossed two lanes of traffic before striking a disabled tractor-trailer that was parked off the roadway on the north shoulder.
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