Preventable Tragedies
Mustang driver goes off highway, crushes 2 bystanders
Two people were hurt Thursday night on Highway 28 near Quincy when a driver went off the road and hit a car on the shoulder of the highway. A man and woman who were standing next to the car were pinned between the vehicle and another car that was parked next to it. The crash was reported at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 12 on Highway 28 at Adams Road North, three miles east of Quincy.
Read MoreTulsa crash on westbound I-44 leaves 1 dead, worker injured
TULSA, Okla. -A Tulsa man was killed and a construction worker was injured Friday morning in a crash on westbound Interstate 44 near the U.S. 75 interchange, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troopers identified the victim as Rex Benson, 59, of Tulsa. He was the only person inside the car and was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to OHP. What we know
Read MoreDriver standing outside disabled car struck, killed on N.J. highway
A 63-year-old man standing on the shoulder of Route 15 in Sparta was struck and killed by a passing commercial vehicle after his car broke down Tuesday night, authorities said. The driver was on the northbound shoulder near milepost 9 when he was hit at about 8:30 p.m., Sparta police said. The man was pronounced dead at an area hospital. His identity will be provided after family notifications are complete.
Read MoreMan hit and killed in crash after dark on OWS
LANDERS — A man who stepped onto Old Woman Springs Road early Thursday was hit and killed by a Bureau of Land Management officer in a patrol truck, the CHP said. The county coroner’s office had not released the name of the victim by presstime Tuesday. The CHP did not release the name of the BLM officer. According to CHP Officer B. Schmidt, the collision happened around 1:04 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
Read MoreMan Killed in Chain-Reaction Accident on Interstate 5 near Ingram Creek Road
Westley, CA – Man Killed in Chain-Reaction Accident on Interstate 5 near Ingram Creek RoadPreliminary investigations indicate that a 2018 Toyota pickup truck was traveling in the right lane of southbound I-5 when it crashed into the rear of a Toyota SUV stopped along the shoulder Westley, CA – A chain-reaction collision that occurred on Interstate 5 near Westley in Stanislaus County on Tuesday claimed the life of one person, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Read MoreDriver seriously injured after slamming into semi on I-80/94, Indiana State Police say
GARY, Ind. (WLS) – A driver was seriously injured after crashing into a parked semi in northwest Indiana on Tuesday, according to Indiana State Police. The crash happened at about 7:40 a.m. on the westbound lanes of I-80/94 between Burr Street and Cline Avenue in Gary, police said. Chopper 7 was over the scene at 8:30 a.m. Police said the driver of a blue 1999 GMC Yukon was traveling on the right shoulder when it crashed into a disabled 2016 Freightliner.
Read MoreIberville: Interstate 10 westbound reopens after overnight deadly crash
Louisiana State Police troopers continue investigating a deadly crash that happened on the Basin Bridge in Iberville Parish. The crash happened around 2 a.m. near mile marker 128.3 at Whiskey Bay between the St. Martin & Iberville parish line. State Police says a driver in a pickup was involved in a crash, disabling his own truck in the westbound lane of travel. At the same time, a big rig hit that disabled truck.
Read MorePedestrian Standing Outside Vehicle Hit and Seriously Hurt
San Bernardino, CA – Pedestrian Standing Outside Vehicle Hit and Seriously Hurt on 215 Freeway At about 12:23 p.m. December 20, the California Highway Patrol responded to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian on the northbound side of the freeway, not far from the Mill Street exit San Bernardino, CA – A man who was standing outside his vehicle along the side of the 215 Freeway in San Bernardino was hit and severely injured by another vehicle on Saturday afternoon.
Read MoreState trooper hit and thrown into snow during late-night Thruway stop while helping stranded driver
A routine roadside assist on the New York State Thruway turned violent when a passing car spun out and slammed into a parked State Police patrol vehicle in Erie County. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Feb. 7, two New York State Police troopers stood outside their patrol car on the left shoulder of the westbound Thruway in Lancaster while helping a disabled motorist, police said. A Kia sedan traveling westbound lost control, spun, and struck the rear of the patrol car, which had its emergency lights activated.
Read MoreTrooper Injured After Patrol Car Struck on Thruway
A New York State trooper was injured early Saturday morning after a passing vehicle slid into a parked patrol car on the Thruway while officers were helping a disabled driver. State Police say the incident happened shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday on the westbound shoulder in Lancaster, Erie County. Two troopers were outside their marked patrol vehicle assisting a motorist when a Kia sedan lost control, spun out, and hit the rear of the patrol car, which had its emergency lights on.
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