Preventable Tragedies

4 youths recovering after being struck by a car Thursday in Brandywine Hundred

December 10, 2021

Four young people are recovering after being struck by a car Thursday night in Brandywine Hundred. The youths were hurt when they and a man were pushing a disabled vehicle along Foulk Road near Marleton Road just before 9:15 p.m. A 2005 Nissan Maxima, operated by a 23-year-old Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, man became disabled in the right south lane of Foulk Road, according to Delaware State Police. The Nissan did not have its flashers on.

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Four taken to hospital after driver stopped on side of I-35 in KC to vomit rear-ended

December 10, 2021

A driver who had stopped on Interstate 35 in Kansas City to vomit suffered life-threatening injuries after the car he was in was struck by another vehicle. The crash was reported to the Kansas City Police Department shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday. The driver had pulled over in a Dodge Shadow, leaving it partially in the lane and the shoulder, according to a statement from KCPD. His door was open and he was vomiting onto the road when a Ford Edge rear-ended the Dodge, shoving it into a concrete barrier.

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1 killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 near Commodore Barry Bridge in Delco

December 09, 2021

At least five vehicles were involved in the crash. CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) – One person was killed in a series of crashes that shut down all lanes of I-95 south near the Commodore Barry Bridge during the Thursday morning commute. The multi-vehicle crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on I-95 in Chester, Delaware County. According to officials, the incident began when one car crashed into another car, then left the scene. The situation quickly turned into three separate crashes with one fatality, officials said.

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BREAKING NEWS: ANOTHER road tragedy in Melbourne with a pedestrian struck on a highway after toddler, two, died in horror crash and family put in hospital

December 09, 2021

A woman has been hit and killed by a truck after she stopped her car on the side of a busy Melbourne freeway. She had pulled over to the side of the Monash Freeway opposite Darling Station at about 8.10 on Friday morning and stepped out of her car. She was then tragically hit by a passing truck and died at the scene. Police have closed all outbound lanes along the Monash Freeway with traffic queuing up along the busy motorway.

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Eric Fisher Injured in 18-wheeler Accident in Arlington, TX

December 09, 2021

Arlington, TX – October 26, 2021, Eric Fisher was injured due to an accident where Fisher’s vehicle crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 11:46 p.m. along I-20 near Bowen Road. Preliminary investigations said that 43-year-old Eric Fisher was driving a Mercedes-Benz along the eastbound lanes of the interstate. Fisher’s vehicle went onto the Bowen Road exit ramp where an 18-wheeler was blocking the ramp due to mechanical issues leaving it disabled.

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Mother, Daughter Killed In Separate Hit-And-Run Crashes Weeks Apart

December 09, 2021

An Atlanta-area family is mourning after experiencing the unfathomable loss of their mother and sister who died in separate hit and run accidents just weeks apart. “It doesn’t add up, because why would you just leave and not even check to see what was going on,” sister Adrienne Gaither told WSB-TV. DeKalb County police say Adrienne’s sister, Jasmine Gaither was a passenger in a car involved in a four-car accident along Atlanta’s busy I-85 highway Friday night (December 3).

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One-Month-OId Infant Sitting On Woman’s Lap Dies In Highway Car Crash

December 09, 2021

A one-month-old child was killed in a car accident on a highway in Florida on Thursday (December 9) morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the infant was sitting on the lap of a woman in the passenger’s seat when the driver rear-ended a semitruck that was stopped in traffic due to an earlier crash. Officials said that traffic was being diverted after a semitruck lost control and slammed into the guardrail on the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County before bursting into flames.

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Richmond woman dies after crashing into disabled tractor-trailer

December 09, 2021

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Richmond woman is dead after police say she crashed into a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 64. Virginia State Police were called to the crash in the westbound lanes of I-64 near mile marker 213 in New Kent County around 11 a.m. Wednesday. According to their investigation, Clarissa Simmons, 20, of Richmond was driving a Buick Encore west on the interstate when she abruptly moved from the right lane to the left lane.

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Woman dies 1 month after crash on I-59/20

December 09, 2021

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A woman has died at UAB Hospital a month after a crash on I-59/20. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Keisha Camille Underwood of Fairfield. She was 52. On November 8, 2021 Underwood was a passenger in a vehicle traveling south on Interstate 59/20 near Arkadelphia Road. The driver hit the rear of a disabled vehicle that was stopped in a southbound lane.

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Cleveland parents looking for justice after son run over, killed following I-90 crash

December 08, 2021

CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Cleveland family is searching for justice after their son was struck and killed on a local interstate. He was involved in an accident that threw him from his vehicle into oncoming traffic and was run over by a car that just kept going. “He had a great future ahead of him. He was loved by many,” said father Ricardo Henry. “Just a beautiful soul,” said Angela Henry, the victim’s mother.

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