Preventable Tragedies
Man found dead after passerby reports damaged car in Dayton
A man was found dead after a passerby reported a car with extensive damage in a parking lot Saturday morning in Dayton. Around 9:44 a.m., Dayton police responded to the 1400 block of Shoup Mill Road. “A passerby observed a vehicle off the roadway to the east in a parking lot. It had extensive damage, and the single occupant was deceased,” read a statement from the Dayton Police Department. “A debris field south of the scene indicated the vehicle was headed north and left the roadway, rolled and came to rest in the lot, which was downhill and slightly obscured from the roadway.
Read MoreOne dead in Spaulding Turnpike multi-vehicle crash
Dec. 12—One person died in a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer that fully closed the northbound side of the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover Monday. Dover Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Michael McShane said around 2:36 p.m. Monday Dover Fire & Rescue personnel were dispatched to the Spaulding Turnpike northbound, for reports of a head-on motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer unit and several vehicles. According to McShane, a tractor-trailer unit traveling southbound on the Spaulding Turnpike crossed into northbound traffic, colliding with a 2022 Acura and a 2016 Honda Accord.
Read MoreSix people injured in chain reaction crash on Washington bypass bridge
BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Six people were injured in a chain reaction crash that shut down an Eastern Carolina highway this morning. The Highway Patrol says it happened on the U.S. 17 bypass bridge between Washington and Chocowinity around 8:00 a.m. Troopers say a vehicle broke down on the bridge in the northbound lanes and one driver tried to maneuver around the disabled vehicle when it hit the median wall and overturned.
Read MoreTroopers Say Driver Slams into Disable Semi and Other Vehicle on I-88 Near Rock Falls Resulting in Fiery Crash
Just after 7:00 pm on Thursday, Decmber 8, District 1 Troopers responded to a vehicle crash on I-88 in Whiteside County. Troopers say 42-year-old Jerry O. Ansong of South Chicago Heights, was traveling on I-88, left the lane of traffic and struck a disabled Peterbilt with semi-trailer on the shoulder occupied by 56-year-old Gene L Graber of Wellman, IA. The Graber vehicle then subsequently struck a Ford roadside service truck occupied by 35-year-old William S.
Read More2 Dead When Car Hits Semis Followed By Chain Reaction Crash: Police
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Two fatal multi-vehicle crashes claimed the lives of two people Wednesday morning in Harford County. At about 6:45 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to a report of a five-vehicle crash at Interstate-95 North at MD Route 543 in Belcamp. According to a preliminary investigation by the Maryland State Police, a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse was traveling north on I-95 in the left lane, when it crossed over the solid yellow line of the left shoulder and struck two tractor-trailers.
Read MoreFort Worth Police Need Help Identifying Vehicle That Struck And Killed Female Pedestrian On Westbound 183 Near Southbound 360 Ramp
On Dec. 4 at approximately 3:25 a.m., a female was involved in an accident that disabled her vehicle. While she was outside of her vehicle, she was struck and killed on 183 westbound at the 360 southbound ramp. An unidentified vehicle, described by witnesses as possibly being a newer white Ford Mustang with blue or dark colored racing stripes, struck the female and fled the scene without rendering aid to her.
Read MoreVIDEO: Tanker truck slams into disabled semi, causing trailer rollover and hazmat spill on Utah interstate
A truck driver’s dash cam captured a multi-vehicle crash involving a tanker truck driver hauling crude oil that happened in Draper, Utah, on Wednesday. The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on December 7 on northbound I-15 in Draper. According to the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP), a semi truck jackknifed near 14200 South and became disabled in the right lanes of I-15. A car moved over to avoid the jackknifed semi, but was then struck by a pickup “traveling at a significantly higher speed.
Read More2 remembrance events to be held for La Grange teenager killed in I-71 crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Two remembrances will be held in honor of an Oldham County teenager who died after being hit by a semitruck. Ayden F. Altman, 17, was hit by a semitruck on Interstate 71 southbound between mile markers 22 and 23 near La Grange. Police said the La Grange teenager and a passenger got out of a car and were in the median when a truck swerved into the median to miss the car.
Read More9-year-old killed in Southfield Freeway crash • Dearborn man moons judge • 911 calls in Eastpointe
WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT - A 9-year-old boy died in a crash on the Southfield Freeway Tuesday night after the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended by a box truck. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt when the vehicle was struck. According to Michigan State Police, the fatal crash happened after the passenger vehicle that was struck was driving on the freeway with a blown-out tire. The vehicle was traveling southbound and was trying to make it to the Eight Mile exit on M-39 at speeds of around 10 mph.
Read MoreDad found dead in truck weeks after son reported him missing in Tennessee, police say
A dad who was reported missing by his son weeks ago was found dead in his truck, Tennessee police say. A body found inside a 2016 white Dodge Ram 1500 on Monday, Dec. 5, was identified as Jason Spencer, who had been missing for weeks, the Clarksville Police Department said in a Dec. 7 Facebook post. The 49-year-old was last seen leaving his son’s home in his truck on Nov. 9 at about 3 a.
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