Preventable Tragedies
Man killed after being struck by a semi on I-15
SALT LAKE CITY — A man is dead after being hit by a semi while trying to secure debris that had fallen off his camper. On Sunday the Utah highway patrol received a call around 7 am that a camper was in the middle of the road with fallen debris everywhere. The driver decided to get out of the truck to secure the fallen debris and didn’t see the semi-truck heading in his direction.
Read More6-year-old dies in 5-vehicle, hit-and-run crash on Interstate 80 in Roxbury, cops say
A 6-year-old boy died following a five-vehicle crash in Roxbury on Thursday night involving a hit-and-run driver who is now being sought, the New Jersey State Police said. Authorities said a preliminary investigation revealed that at about 7:45 p.m. on Thursday a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox heading east on Interstate 80 was struck near milepost 28.5 by “an unknown vehicle that fled the scene.” The Chevrolet Equinox was then struck by a Honda HRV, which was hit by a Nissan Altima leading to the Chevrolet Equinox hitting a Honda Passport, which held the 6-year-old, police said in a statement.
Read MoreMan, 21, fatally hit by semi on Hwy. 43 after crash involving different semi
A 21-year-old man from Grande Prairie was fatally struck on Wednesday after speaking to the driver of a semi that had collided with his vehicle. RCMP released more details about the collision on Friday after the next of kin notification was completed. According to police, the man’s car and a semi were northwest bound on Highway 43 before 9 a.m. when the car lost control and struck the semi-tractor. After the collision, officers say the car pulled off to the highway’s left shoulder, and the semi-tractor pulled to the right.
Read MorePics: Over 100 Car Pile-Up On ‘Super Icy’ US Highway
The police said that the icy road conditions had caused a number of vehicle crashes and runoffs in west-central Wisconsin. New Delhi: A pileup of over 100 vehicles occurred today on the Interstate 94 in United States’ Wisconsin due to hazardous condition caused by freezing rain. The police said that the icy road conditions had caused a number of vehicle crashes and runoffs in west-central Wisconsin. “Freezing rain caused icy, hazardous road conditions this morning,” the Wisconsin State Patrol said.
Read MoreJacob Carlson, Alexander Sagendorf Injured in 18-Wheeler Accident on I-94 near Alexandria, MN
Alexandria, MN – December 20, 2021, 23-year-olds Jacob Carlson and Alexander Sagendorf were injured by a semi-truck on the shoulder on Interstate 94 near Alexandria. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on westbound I-94. Preliminary investigation suggests Carlson and Sagendorf stopped their pickup truck on the westbound shoulder to change a tire on a trailer they were towing. As the two worked to change the driver’s-side tire, they were reportedly struck by a passing Peterbilt semi-truck.
Read MoreMan found dead in Iron County after he reportedly called son and said he crashed
CEDAR CITY — A man in his 80s was found dead alongside a road in the town of Beryl in western Iron County on Wednesday morning, after apparently crashing his vehicle the night before. Iron County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Humphries told Cedar City News that dispatchers were notified about the crash by the man’s son at approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday. The son, who lives out of state, had called dispatchers and told them his father had called him and told him he’d crashed along state Route 56, Humphries said.
Read MoreTow Truck operator almost hit by semi-truck on highway
UTAH (ABC4) – The Utah Highway Patrol says a tow truck operator is “very lucky to be walking away,” from a crash Wednesday. A tow truck operator was fixing some equipment on the shoulder of a highway. A semi-truck that was unable to move over due to traffic on his left, made contact with the flatbed and the operator. UHP warns drivers that if they are traveling and see a vehicle on the shoulder, make sure you give them space and move over.
Read MoreBody found inside car in ditch off Bangerter Highway
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A person was discovered dead in a vehicle that was found in a ditch off the Bangerter Highway in West Valley. “The vehicle went off the road down into a ditch and it appears like it has been there for a while, we don’t know how long,” Utah Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Cameron Roden said. Roden said there was water in the ditch, but the vehicle was not submerged.
Read MoreMulti-vehicle accident shut down I-40 westbound near US 64 in Davie County, at least 1 injured
DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A multi-car wreck snagged traffic in Davie County. Just after 5:30 a.m. a car stranded on I-40 westbound near US 64 in the roadway was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to troopers. The impact forced the disabled car into another lane, where it was hit by a second tractor-trailer. This caused the second tractor-trailer to overturn on the shoulder and a person in the car to become pinned into the vehicle.
Read More2 men who died in powerful Kansas storm identified
GRANT COUNTY, Kan. — Authorities in Grant County have released the names of two men that were killed in an eight-vehicle pile-up that may have been caused when high winds created reduced visibility on Highway 160 during last week’s unusual wind storm. Grant County is located in the southwest corner of Kansas. A 2016 Ford ambulance and a 2009 Ford fire truck responded Wednesday, Dec. 15 to a crash eight miles west of K25 on Highway 160 between a 1995 International
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