Preventable Tragedies
2 dead after overnight crash on I-30 in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are investigating a crash on I-30 that left two people dead early Saturday morning. The wreck happened just before 2:30 a.m., when investigators said a motorcycle slammed into the back of a car that was stalled in the westbound lanes or the right shoulder of the interstate, near Alta Mere Drive. One of the victims was the motorcyclist, who was thrown from his bike.
Read MoreUkrainian truck driver living in Naperville in critical condition after being hit by semi during winter storm
Crowdfunding as of Friday had raised more than $53,000 to help a 50-year-old Ukrainian native living in Naperville after he was struck by a semitractor-trailer during the Dec. 22 winter storm. Illia Shemchuk, 50, remains in critical condition in a Libertyville hospital Friday with multiple internal injuries and fractures throughout his body, according to his daughter, Anastasiia Garza,of Naperville. Her father was returning to Bartlett to unload his cargo when his vehicle became involved in a fender-bender on Interstate 94 near Gurnee, Garza said.
Read MoreDenay Josey seriously injured in Jacksonville pedestrian accident
JACKSONVILLE, FL, (January 06, 2023) - A woman was seriously injured and is fighting for her life after she was struck by a motorist Monday morning on the Matthews Bridge. According to police, 20-year-old Denay Josey was fixing a flat tire on her car when she was struck by a passing motorist. Officers said the driver was traveling too fast for the foggy conditions. Josey suffered major head and leg trauma and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Read MoreLoved Ones Seek Answers After Road Crew Worker’s Hit-and-Run Death
The loved ones of a man killed in a hit-and-run along a Virginia highway last month is desperate for answers. Jonathan Franzell, a 32-year-old member of a road construction crew, was trying to help after a crash on Interstate 66 when a car hit him and kept going, Virginia State Police says. “It’s been hard; it’s been really hard,” said his girlfriend, Jessica Pullen, fighting tears. “I miss him. I get off of work and I come home and I think he’s going to be here, and he’s not.
Read More18-year-old killed in Solano County wreck
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — An Oroville man died Thursday morning when the pickup truck he was riding in went off the road and hit a box truck. According to CHP, the crash happened around 10 a.m. on westbound I-80 near Magazine Street. CHP says the 27-year-old driver, also from Oroville, was driving his Dodge Ram when he went off the road and hit a disabled box truck on the shoulder. The Ram driver’s passenger, an unidentified 18-year-old, was fatally injured.
Read More25-year-old Noblesville man hit and killed while changing tire on I-65
JASPER COUNTY, Ind. — A 25-year-old man from Noblesville was killed in a crash in northwest Indiana Wednesday. Miles Williams was outside of his vehicle near the 230 mile-marker of Interstate 65 southbound around 9:45 a.m. when he and his Nissan Altima were hit by a southbound Chevrolet Equinox, state police said. Williams suffered severe injuries and died at the scene. Investigators said Williams had pulled off of the left side of the interstate after his passenger-side rear tire went flat.
Read MoreEzekiel 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.
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