Preventable Tragedies
Child killed in rear-end crash
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A child died when the car they were riding was rear-ended on the interstate. Arkansas State Police reported the crash happened at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, on Interstate 40 at the 284-mile marker in Crittenden County. Alexandria Burks, 24, of West Memphis was eastbound when her Lincoln MKZ ran out of fuel and stalled in the right lane of traffic. According to the crash report, a 2016 Chevy Cruze struck the Lincoln’s rear, injuring Burks and three of her passengers, including 32-year-old Lemeisia Warren of West Memphis and two children.
Read MoreHuman remains found inside vehicle in ravine in Bessemer now identified
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Human remains were found inside a vehicle in a ravine just off Lock 17 Road Wednesday afternoon, according to the Bessemer Police Department. Police said a contractor who was installing utility poles discovered the vehicle at the bottom of the ravine. Police said the vehicle was found to be related to a missing person case filed with the Bessemer Police Department in September 2022. The Jefferson County Coroner has identified the man as 39-year-old Ricardo Carlos Jefferson, of Bessemer
Read MoreAn 8-Car Pileup Started By A Tesla In Autopilot Opens Up Many Complex Issues
On Thanksgiving (Nov 24) an 8-car pileup occurred on the San Francisco to Oakland Bay Bridge. Nobody was seriously injured, but interest was raised because it was all started by a driver in a 2021 Tesla Model S. The driver, a 76 year-old San Francisco lawyer, told police he was using Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” mode and it malfunctioned, changing lanes and hitting the brakes hard in front of a line of cars.
Read MoreRagina Rudder Injured in Crash with Parked Semi-Truck on I-35 in Springer, OK
Springer, OK — January 9, 2023, 31-year-old Ragina Rudder was seriously injured in a collision with a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 in Carter County. Authorities say the incident happened Monday along I-35 at exit 40. Preliminary investigation suggests Rudder was taking the exit from the freeway when she allegedly swerved to avoid some potholes. Her vehicle then crashed into an 18-wheeler parked on the right shoulder of the exit ramp.
Read More1 in critical condition after crash on Eastex Freeway at Beltway 8, police say
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – One person is in critical condition after a crash involving five vehicles on the Eastex Freeway on Monday evening. It happened at about 8 p.m. on I-69 Eastex Freeway northbound at Beltway 8 North. According to Sgt. David Rose with HPD’s Vehicular Crimes, a driver in a blue sedan lost control and crashed into a barricade at the entrance ramp to the Beltway. That person is in critical condition.
Read MoreJavier Rodriguez Jr., Odessa Man Injured in Car Accident in Ector County, TX
Ector County, TX – November 6, 2022, Javier Rodriguez Jr. and an Odessa man were hurt due to an accident where a vehicle hit a pedestrian. Preliminary information released by authorities said the incident happened off the corner of FM 2020 and Torrance Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. They said that 22-year-old Javier Rodriguez Jr. was in a Dodge Ram 1500 traveling westbound along FM 2020. Ahead, a Nissan Altima was disabled in the lane of travel.
Read MoreOne rescued after crashing into semi-truck stuck in mud on Highway 33
Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One person was rescued after crashing their semi-truck into the back of a big rig stuck in the mud Tuesday morning. The Kern County Fire Department said on January 10, 2023 at around 1:55 a.m., firefighters from Lost Hills and McKittrick were called to a possible crash or a vehicle stuck in the mud on Highway 33, north of Brown Material Road. This is the near the area where crews helped several people after their cars were stuck in flooding less than nine hours prior on January 9 along Highway 33 and Brown Material Road.
Read MorePart of I-84 East in Cheshire closed after car hits truck
CHESHIRE — Part of Interstate 84 eastbound is closed after a car slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer, the state’s transportation agency says. State police say the injuries are minor. The crash happened shortly before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Department of Transportation. The highway was closed between exits 26 and 27, and by 7 a.m., traffic was backed up more than 4 miles. The lanes for eastbound traffic became a sea of red brake lights.
Read MoreVictims of multi-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa identified
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (WHO) — The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of the two people who died in a 16-car pileup on I-80 over the weekend. It happened around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, when the interstate became ice-covered near Iowa City, according to a crash report from the ISP. They say a semi jack-knifed and blocked all the westbound lanes. A car driven by 57-year-old David Mosinski of Fairfield hit the trailer of the semi.
Read MoreSeveral injured after more than 9 vehicles, including an 18-wheeler, crash on I-45
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A major multivehicle crash along the North Freeway sent several people to the hospital Monday afternoon, according to officials. At 1:20 p.m., Houston TranStar verified a crash involving at least three vehicles, and shortly after, at 1:37 p.m., another crash involving nine vehicles was verified at the same spot. The chain-reaction crashes, at IH-45 North northbound at SH 249 Mount Houston Road, were cleared at 3:18 p.
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