Preventable Tragedies
Man seriously hurt in hit-and-run on Route 3 in Tyngsboro
TYNGSBORO - A man standing outside his car after a minor crash on Route 3 was seriously hurt when he was hit by a passing truck that did not stop. The aunt of 26-year-old Felix Romero says she can only pray for him now that he’s left with critical injuries. The Lawrence man was struck on Route 3 northbound in Tyngsboro by a driver in a white box truck who State Police say took off from the scene headed over the New Hampshire border.
Read MoreMiddlebury woman killed after hitting parked tractor-trailer on I-84 in East Hartford
A Middlebury woman was killed in a crash after she hit a tractor-trailer parked on the side of Interstate 84 in East Hartford on Wednesday morning, according to the Connecticut State Police. Troopers responded to an area near the Exit 56 off-ramp of I-84 East in East Hartford after 9 a.m. Wednesday for a crash between a tractor-trailer and a Nissan Altima. A tractor-trailer driven by a Kentucky man was parked on the right shoulder of I-84 near the off-ramp.
Read MoreRoad conditions to blame for 5 separate crashes on I-70 in Clark County Thursday morning
Multiple crashes happened on I-70 in Clark County due to road conditions throughout Thursday morning. Troopers responded to five separate crashes on I-70 at or near the Enon Road overpass, according to a spokesperson for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The first crash happened when a pickup truck crashed into a wall and then came to rest on the shoulder on I-70 westbound. A box truck then struck the pickup truck, the spokesperson said.
Read MoreRoseville Two-Vehicle Crash Kills Child and Injures Mother
A two-vehicle crash in Roseville on November 16 killed a minor child and sent the mother to a hospital. The accident happened along Interstate 80 at Riverside Avenue sometime before 9:00 a.m., according to the report issued by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The woman and her child were riding in a sedan. The driver of the other vehicle was in a pickup. The sedan involved in the fatal collision was disabled on the Riverside Avenue on-ramp due to a flat tire when it was hit by the pickup.
Read MoreTexas DPS identifies woman killed on I-14 after she was struck by two vehicles
CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - Authorities are investigating a deadly hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of Corinna Lee Ann-Nadine Pope, 30, of Lampasas, Texas, a woman reportedly struck by two vehicles the morning of Nov. 17. The collision happened at about 4 a.m. on I-14 near the Bell Tower exit in between Killeen and Copperas Cove. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the driver of a Dodge pickup was travelling east in the outside lane of I-14.
Read MoreUPDATE: One dead in multiple-vehicle crash on Route 460
One fatality was confirmed Thursday morning after the Virginia State Police responded to a multi-vehicle crash near the intersection of U.S. 460 and Route 1401 in Tazewell County, Va. The crash occurred about 6:40 a.m., according to Shelby Crouch, public relations coordinator for the state police. The initial crash occurred when a pick-up truck and an SUV collided, Crouch said. The driver of the pick-up truck exited their vehicle at which point a third vehicle struck the pick-up truck and its driver.
Read MoreKAYLA TERRAL FATALLY STRUCK, MICHAEL SOLIS INJURED IN AUTO-PEDESTRIAN CRASH ON STATE HIGHWAY 256 NEAR MEMPHIS
Memphis, TX. (November 16, 2022)- 25-year-old Kayla Terral was killed, and 26-Michael Solis was injured in an auto-pedestrian crash on November 15, 2022, near Memphis, Texas. The accident occurred around 4:00 a.m. on state Highway 256 just east of Memphis. DPS reported that a westbound Toyota Corolla became disabled after hitting a deer. The driver of an oncoming Dodge Caravan did not realize that the flashing hazard lights were due to a disabled vehicle until it was too late.
Read MoreTraffic-accident victim recalled as beloved coach and guidance counselor at Sterling
MOUNT LAUREL - A regional high school community is mourning the loss of a beloved counselor and coach in a traffic accident here. William Scully, 49, was fatally struck Tuesday night as he exited his vehicle on the shoulder of southbound Interstate 295 in Mount Laurel, according to New Jersey State Police. Scully was a guidance counselor and coached boys and girls volleyball at Sterling Regional High School in Camden County.
Read MoreDriver killed in WB I-70 crash in St. Charles County Tuesday morning
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A crash involving two tractor-trailers closed all westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Highway 61 in St. Charles County Tuesday morning. The impact was reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a MoDOT traffic map alert. Corporal Dallas Thompson, a spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said one tractor-trailer rear-ended another that was on the shoulder of the highway. George Dickey, a 79-year-old St.
Read MoreKCK woman killed in crash involving truck, deer in Platte Co., MO
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Kansas City, Kansas woman was killed in a crash Monday night that started with a deer strike. Troopers were called to the southbound lanes of Interstate 435 at Missouri 152 Highway around 6:35 p.m. Monday night to investigate a crash. The MSHP crash report stated a 2022 Ford Explorer was southbound on I-435 when it struck a deer and became disabled, blocking the roadway.
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