Preventable Tragedies
1 dead, 3 injured in south suburban crash: Illinois State Police
WILL COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) – One person has died and three others were injured in a south suburban car crash early Monday morning, Illinois State Police said. One vehicle was disabled in the right lane of southbound Illinois Route 394 at Steger Road just after 12:45 a.m. when another vehicle hit it, state police said. The driver of the disabled vehicle was taken to a local hospital with injuries, and the passenger of the disabled vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene.
Read MoreDustin Short seriously injured in Jefferson County pedestrian accident
JEFFERSON, MO, (November 13, 2022) - A Columbia man suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a motor vehicle Sunday evening in Jefferson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report obtained by The Legal Advocate, a 2010 Cadillac STS, driven by a 33-year-old Park Hills woman, was southbound on U.S. Highway 67. Just north of Oakvale Road, the vehicle struck a man pushing a disabled vehicle toward the right shoulder.
Read MoreMississippi man struck on interstate while helping to change tire
A 23-year-old man from Starkville, Miss., was injured while assisting his cousin, the driver of a disabled vehicle, change a flat tire, according to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The incident occurred last Tuesday, Nov. 8, shortly before 6 p.m. on Interstate 40 East near mile marker 171. According to THP Public information Officer Sgt. Alex Campbell, Joseph Daniel Blackburn was standing by the driver’s door on the side of the road using the flashlight on his cellphone to help his cousin change the tire on the cousin’s 2014 Chevy Malibu when he was hit by a passing vehicle that had failed to stop following the crash.
Read MoreMotorcyclist struck in multi-vehicle pileup on 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles
Emergency crews responded to a major traffic incident involving a motorcycle and multiple vehicles on the 110 Freeway in the Vermont Vista area of Los Angeles Monday morning. The crash was reported just after 6 a.m. when a witness said a vehicle struck a motorcycle on the southbound side of the freeway near the 105 Freeway and took off, the California Highway Patrol stated. The motorcycle apparently went down in the express lanes.
Read MoreDriver dies after Mercedes hits I-680 center divide starting chain reaction crash
DUBLIN — A driver died early Saturday after a Mercedes-Benz crashed into the center divide of a freeway and was then hit by other cars, authorities said. The driver was ejected during the chain reaction crash and died at the scene. Authorities did not identify the driver immediately, police said. According to Dublin police and the California Highway Patrol, the Mercedes C230 hit the divider wall on southbound Interstate 680 southbound north of Alcosta Boulevard.
Read MoreState Police in Horseheads investigate fatal car vs pedestrian hit and run.
On November 11, 2022, at approximately 5:05 p.m., the State Police responded to a report of a car vs pedestrian serious injury accident hit and run on St-Rte 14 in the town of Horseheads. When troopers arrived, they discovered an individual with serious injuries and life saving techniques were performed. The adult male, later identified as, Jon Gearhart. age 44, was transported to Arnot Ogden Medical Center were he was pronounced deceased.
Read MoreRear end collision on I-95 pins driver
A severe collision between an SUV and a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 seriously injured a driver. Harnett County Communications Center received a 911 call at 3:14 p.m. on Friday reporting a collision on I-95 south at the Exit 70 (Bud Hawkins Road) entrance ramp. Traffic in the south bound lanes was brought to a complete stop backing traffic up for two miles. Dunn Emergency Services was immediately dispatched to the wreck.
Read MoreUnbelted driver dies after swerving off Hwy 99 in Modesto, crashing into disabled vehicle
A man died Thursday night after swerving off southbound Highway 99 in the downtown Modesto area, crashing into a disabled vehicle that was sitting on the shoulder and being ejected from his vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision happened about 7:50 p.m. south of the South Ninth Street on-ramp. The CHP news release on the incident said the driver of the 2019 Chevrolet was traveling at high speed when he swerved to the right, onto the asphalt shoulder.
Read MoreYoungstown man, 65, dies in single-vehicle crash along U.S. 231 in Panama City
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County man is dead after a traffic crash Wednesday night. According to a press release from the Panama City Police Department, Danny Woody, a 65-year-old Youngstown resident, was killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred sometime between 7 p.m. and midnight Wednesday near U.S. 231 and Cherokee Heights Road. Police said Woody drove off the road while traveling north on U.S. 231. He was pronounced dead on scene.
Read MoreKilgore woman hit, killed after stepping out of car on Goforth Road
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Kilgore woman who had stopped her car in a roadway and exited it was struck by another vehicle on Nov. 2. According to Texas DPS’ preliminary report, JoeAnn Knight, 76, of Kilgore, had stopped her 2016 Mazda CX-7 in the eastbound lane of Goforth Road, about one mile east of Kilgore. Her vehicle was facing west in the eastbound lane, the report states. Then, Knight got out of her vehicle.
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