Preventable Tragedies
Longview woman killed after hitting pickup stopped on I-20 shoulder
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A car crashed into a truck on the shoulder of I-20, killing one driver and leaving the other injured. On Oct. 30 at about 3:15 a.m., Nina L. Allen, 26, of Longview, was traveling east on I-20 in a Toyota Corolla when she struck a Ford F-150 that was disabled from a previous crash on the shoulder of the road, according to a DPS report. The crash happened about 3 miles east of Longview.
Read MoreOne Killed, One Injured in Fiery 18-Wheeler Crash on I-30 in Garland, TX
Garland, TX — November 1, 2022, one person died and another was injured when a semi-truck hit another on the shoulder of Interstate 30 in Dallas County. Authorities say the incident happened shortly before 5:00 a.m. on westbound I-30 near Zion Road. Preliminary investigation suggests an 18-wheeler was stopped on the shoulder for unknown reasons when another westbound big rig ran onto the shoulder and crashed into it. After the impact both trucks hit the retaining wall and one caught fire.
Read MoreStamford man dead after fiery three-car crash on Route 15
A 29-year-old Stamford man was killed in a three-car crash on Route 15 in Stamford late Monday, according to the Connecticut State Police. Troopers responded to Route 15 north near Exit 34 in Stamford after 10:15 p.m. for a crash. Preliminary investigations determined that a Saab sedan was driving in the left lane when it lost control and hit a wooden guide rail in the median. The car came to a stop across the left lane and was hit by a Toyota Highlander.
Read More2 dead, 1 seriously injured after fiery crash on I-55
CHATHAM, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — UPDATE: A woman is fighting for her life and two people are dead after a semi-truck left the roadway, hit a guardrail, and crossed a median ditch on I-55 near exit 82. Illinois State Police say it then continued into the southbound lanes facing the wrong direction until it became disabled across all lanes of southbound traffic. We’re told a vehicle then crashed into the semi and a second vehicle crashed into it.
Read More2 kids, 3 adults killed in three-vehicle crash in Plant City
PLANT CITY, Fla. - Two drivers, an adult passenger a 12-year-old, and baby were killed following a crash in Plant City that occurred late Sunday night. Several others – both adults and children – were seriously injured. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 20-year-old female driver of a 2015 Ford Explorer was traveling north on State Road 39, near the Bruton Road intersection. The Zephyrhills woman had six female passengers in the SUV: a 56-year-old, a 12-year-old, a 1-year-old, a 22-year-old, a 31-year-old and a 5-year-old.
Read More3 people seriously injured after van rear-ends car on I-75 in Fort Myers
On Sunday evening, three adults were seriously injured and three children received minor injuries after a van rear-ended a car on I-75 in Fort Myers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car driven by a 62-year-old man from Panama City stopped on the outside lane of northbound I-75, south of SR-82, around 5:45 p.m. A van driven by a 59-year-old woman from Lehigh Acres, with two adults and eight children as her passengers, was traveling north in the outside lane of I-75, approaching the car.
Read MoreHeavy fog in Duval causes bad traffic crash in Baldwin
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax First Alert Weather Team has been tracking fog all morning long. That fog is what the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said led to a bad traffic crash earlier today in Baldwin. JFRD said it had multiple crews on the scene for hours. JFRD told Action News Jax that JSO was actually on the scene first after a car ran into a deer that they could not see because of the fog.
Read MoreUPDATE: Man in ICU after I-75 pileup Monday morning
UPDATE: A man remains in the ICU Monday after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Catoosa County, which shut down a portion of the road for nearly four hours. The Georgia State Patrol confirmed a crash between two cars became a pileup as several other vehicles collided with the wreckage. It happened around 6:00 AM near Cloud Springs Road. Authorities said 37-year-old Wilfredo Diaz initially collided with a car on I-75 Northbound.
Read MoreVehicle rear-ended on shoulder of US 54 near Tucumcari killing one
QUAY COUNTY, N.M. (KVII) — One man is dead after his vehicle was hit while on the side of the road but still partially in the lane of US Highway 54 in Quay County on Saturday morning. According to the New Mexico State Police, officers responded to the wreck at about 10 a.m. and it happened near mile marker 329 to the northeast of Tucumcari. The initial investigation determined a 2004 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Ervin Burton, Jr.
Read MoreWoman killed, several hurt in chain-reaction crash on I-95 north in Henrico
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia woman was killed, and several people were sent to the hospital Sunday after a “chain reaction-style crash” on Interstate 95 near Parham Road involving seven cars, police said. State police troopers found seven vehicles on I-95 north near the Parham Road exit in Henrico County involved in multiple crashes just before 3 a.m. on Oct. 30, police said Monday. According to state police, the “chain reaction-style crash” began when a Jeep ran off the road and hit a guardrail before spinning back onto the interstate.
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