Preventable Tragedies
Driver strikes man standing outside disabled vehicle in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Police in Pembroke Pines are investigating after a driver injured a man after crashing into his car on Monday night. The incident happened along Pembroke Road just west of University Drive as a man who was outside out his disabled car was hit by a passing driver who police said was likely speeding. Witnesses recorded video on their cell phones moments after they saw the driver crash into a car and hit the man standing outside of it.
Read More2 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on IH-20 in Reeves County; Juan Orta-Gonzalez Arrested
Reeves County, Texas (November 21, 2022) – Two people were killed on Saturday in a wrong-way crash in Reeves County, according to the Texas DPS. The fatal crash happened on November 19, on IH-20 near mile marker 19. DPS said Juan Orta-Gonzalez, 30, from McAllen, Texas, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of the highway when he struck Joseph Orr, 19, of Denton, who was driving westbound. The impact left Orr’s car disabled in the center of the westbound lanes, where it was struck by a third driver.
Read MoreBody of missing woman recovered from car found in Bayou d’Inde
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The desperate search for a Lake Charles woman who vanished Saturday morning has ended sadly. Deputies recovered Stephany Fong’s vehicle, a Toyota Rav4, in Bayou d’Inde in the afternoon hours of Nov. 21. Her body was inside. Fong was last seen when she left the Wagin Cajun casino in Sulphur at 5 a.m. Saturday, then stopped at the nearby Valero station to get food. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Marine Division began checking nearby waterways with sonar.
Read MoreClinton M. Jones sadly dies after being hit by semi-truck
WASHINGTON, IL, (November 18, 2022) - Clinton M. Jones was tragically struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Friday, Nov. 18, in Washington County. Jones, 42, was hit at about 3:44 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 64 after he parked his vehicle and exited it. The crash remains under investigation.
Read MoreRear-end crash causes semitruck to overturn, spill sand on I-95 in Volusia County, troopers say
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A rear-end crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County caused a semitruck to overturn, spilling sand across the northbound lanes, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 6 a.m. Monday near mile marker 239. According to FHP, a Dodge Durango traveling in the outside lane failed to slow down and struck the back of a Chevrolet Silverado, causing the Silverado to go off the roadway and into bushes and a tree.
Read MoreInterstate 80 traffic backed up due to multi-vehicle crash involving a jackknifed trailer
AUBURN, Calif. — A major multi-vehicle crash involving a truck hauling a trailer jackknifed on Interstate 80 is delaying traffic Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Authorities said two separate crashes happened on I-80 at the Elm Avenue exit in the Auburn area, according to Caltrans. The first crash had three vehicles involved, the California Highway Patrol said. A truck that was pulling a flatbed trailer then jackknifed while trying to avoid the crash, which led to another collision.
Read MorePolice: 3 people in wreck on I-20 struck by another vehicle; 1 dead
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three people involved in a wreck on Interstate 20 early Sunday morning were hit by another car – leaving one person dead and two others in critical condition. Just before 2:15 a.m., officers were responding to an accident on I-20 eastbound at Turner Hill Road. While they were on their way, the call was upgraded when they said several occupants of the cars involved were standing outside their vehicles when they were hit by another car.
Read MoreLincoln, NE Female Identified in Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Near Brookings
Kelley Rodriguez, 40 years old, of Lincoln, NE, was identified as the female that died in a fatal two-vehicle crash one mile south of Brookings on Interstate 29. According to the report, on Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 around 10:51 am, Rodriguez was driving a 2020 Chevy Equinox and “was stationary in the driving lane of Interstate 29 when it was rear-ended by a 2020 Mack Anthem Truck and Tanker.” No additional information was provided about why Equinox was stopped on the road.
Read MoreMan dead in Marion County after vehicle found in embankment
MARION COUNTY, W.Va. – A Facebook post from the Valley Volunteer Fire Department has reported that a man was found dead after a vehicle accident in Marion County Nov. 18. According to the post, on Nov. 18, at around 8:20 a.m., Rescue-121 and Utility-127 with the Valley VFD responded to a report of a vehicle accident with entrapment at Middletown Road and Industrial Park Road. The single vehicle was found in a 80’ embankment into the nearby creek by Whitehall PD.
Read MoreJohnathon Douglas Davis killed in Union County pedestrian accident
UNION, SC, (November 16, 2022) - Johnathon Douglas Davis, 34, from Buffalo, tragically was killed Wednesday night following a fatal pedestrian crash in Union County. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Davis was working on a stalled vehicle on SC 215 near Lukesville Road when he was hit by a passing vehicle at 8:11 p.m. The Buffalo man sustained fatal injuries and was killed in the collision. The vehicle driver was not injured.
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