Preventable Tragedies
Father of 2 dies after being hit by vehicle while changing flat tire, family says
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Authorities in Mississippi are investigating a deadly collision where a man changing a tire on a highway was killed. WLBT reports that 27-year-old Robert Hamil died after he was struck by a vehicle while he was changing a flat tire on Thursday. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, a Ford Focus hit Robert Hamil on Highway 16 in Yazoo County during the overnight hours.
Read MoreMan killed on U.S. 131 had walked children to median before going back to disabled vehicle
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man who was struck by a car and killed on U.S. 131 was returning to his disabled vehicle after walking his children to the median, state police said. The victim was a 49-year-old Grand Rapids man. His name has not been released. The incident happened around 10 p.m. Thursday, March 30, on northbound U.S. 131 near Wealthy Street SE. State police believe that the man’s vehicle ran out of gas before he walked his children, ages 5 and 7, to the median.
Read More3-year-old killed after being ejected from car during crash, struck by unknown vehicle
A 3-year-old child was killed late Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa County after they were ejected from a vehicle during a crash then struck by another vehicle, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. ALEA’s Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. The agency said the child was a passenger in a Hyundai Genesis that struck a Ford F350 around 11:12 p.m. Wednesday night near the 135 mile marker on Highway 69.
Read More6 injured in snowy, multi-vehicle crash that closed U.P. highway
DAFTER TOWNSHIP, MI – At least six people were injured after a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway in the Upper Peninsula during a snowstorm Wednesday afternoon. Multiple crashes involving several vehicles were reported around 1 p.m. near the intersection of M-28 and South Soo Line Road in Dafter Township, according to Chippewa County Central Dispatch. A nearly 10-mile stretch of highway – M-28 between I-75 and M-221 – was closed until 3:30 p.
Read MoreGeorgetown County authorities release name of man found dead in creek 3 days after crash
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The body of a man recovered three days after his car crashed near the intersection of Rose Hill Road and Choppe Creek in Georgetown County has been identified. Michael Edward Davis, 61, was reported missing by family members after the crash, which happened at about 7 a.m. Sunday, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said. His body was found Wednesday in the creek near the crash site.
Read More23-year-old killed when his car had trouble on the Beltway was minutes away from home, family says
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Car trouble on a busy Houston highway resulted in a crash that killed 23-year-old Darius Taylor. Last week, Darius Taylor had stalled out on Highway 90 near Hillcroft when he was less than 10 minutes away from home. Roadside Assistance, his mom, and his girlfriend were all trying to get to him, but Darius Taylor died on the highway before they could reach him. A driver in a dually truck rear-ended him.
Read More3 injured after car comes to stop on I-65 after running out of gas, police say
LAKE COUNTY — Three people were injured, including a young girl, after a car stopped on Interstate 65 after running out of gas just south of Crown Point, state police said. Another driver rear-ended the vehicle after not having enough time to react or get out of the way, Indiana State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield said. The two-vehicle crash took place in the northbound lanes of I-65 at the 243-mile marker between Lowell and Crown Point at about 4:30 p.
Read More3rd vehicle slams into cars stopped for previous crash in Buena Park; 1 dead, 2 injured
A San Diego man is dead and two other people are injured after a driver crashed into the occupants of two vehicles who had stopped after a previous collision in Buena Park Monday night. The deceased, identified only as a 33-year-old man, was a passenger in one of the two vehicles that had stopped in the No. 2 lane of the southbound 5 Freeway near Beach Boulevard just before 11 p.
Read MoreKaren Sweesy Killed, 1 Injured in Semi-Trailer Accident near Cottage Grove, OR
Cottage Grove, OR — March 24, 2023, Karen Sweesy was killed and one was injured due to an accident involving a semi-trailer along Interstate 5. Details released by the Oregon State Police say that the incident occurred around 6:00 a.m. several miles south of Cottage Grove along southbound lanes of I-5. According to officials, 46-year-old Karen Sweesy was in a southbound Nissan Murano. Ahead, it appears a tractor-trailer had lost control and crashed into the median barricade.
Read MoreTwo Dead in Three-Vehicle Crash in St. John the Baptist Parish
Laplace – On March 25, 2023 around 9:30 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop B began investigating a three-vehicle fatal crash on I-10 West, approximately 7 miles west of LA 3188 in Laplace. The crash claimed the lives of 18-year-old Seamus Cassidy of Arnaudville and 32-year-old Oger Ivan Mejia-Puentes of Honduras. The initial investigation revealed that 27-year-old Brandon Cedotal of Gonzales was driving west on I-10 in a 2005 Ford F-550 tow truck.
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