Preventable Tragedies
Pedestrian hit in two-vehicle crash in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - HEMSI responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Monday night at 5017 Millennium Dr. NW. According to Don Webster with HEMSI, the 25-year-old female pedestrian and a male driver of one of the cars are being transported to the hospital. The pedestrian is said to have non-life-threatening injuries while the male driver has minor injuries. According to Rosalind White with the Huntsville Police Department, it is believed the woman was hit by an oncoming vehicle as she attempted to respond to a nearby two-vehicle accident.
Read MoreTruck Driver Flown to Hospital in Two-Vehicle Crash on Manitoba Highway
A two-vehicle crash west of Winnipeg last Friday blocked traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway for several hours. Manitoba RCMP responded to the collision in the eastbound lane of Highway 1 about two kilometres east of Sidney just before 5 p.m. When emergency crews arrived they found a flat deck semi-trailer stopped on the shoulder which had been struck by an eastbound box truck. Police determined that the driver of the semi-trailer had pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway to check his load when it was struck from behind by the box truck.
Read MoreFatal crash on I-264 leaves 1 dead, LMPD says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The west ramp to I-65 and two right lanes of I-264 are blocked at this time. Police are investigating after a person died in a car crash around 4 a.m. Sunday. Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) responded to a call of a collision on I-264 W @ I-65 S. Sixth Division officers say that a semi was stopped in the “gore of the road” on I-264 Westbound with a flat tire, when a passenger vehicle also westbound on I-264 struck the rear of the semi, broke out into flames with the driver inside.
Read MoreWoman Fatally Struck After Crash on Route 15 North in Meriden
A woman who was involved in a crash on Route 15 north in Meriden early Sunday morning has died after she was struck by a passing vehicle. State police said two vehicles were involved in separate crashes on the highway around 1:30 a.m. and became disabled in the left and right lanes of travel. While the vehicles were disabled in the travel lanes, investigators said the driver of one of the vehicles, later identified as 29-year-old Breanna Alexandria Rivera, of Southington, exited her vehicle.
Read MoreDriver dead after hitting tractor trailer on I-95 in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland State Police said a driver died Saturday morning after hitting a disabled tractor trailer along part of Interstate 95. MSP said the crash happened on the southbound side of the interstate prior to Route 212 in Beltsville. Shortly before 8 a.m. this morning, troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to a crash on southbound I-95 before Route 212 in Beltsville. Troopers said the car hit the back of the tractor trailer which was on the left shoulder of the roadway.
Read MoreEl Paso man causes six-vehicle crash in Hartley, County and killed in accident
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Donald Diebel Jr. of El Paso, Texas was responsible for causing a 6-vehicle crash Friday morning. The six-car pileup happened on the US 54 in Hartley, County located 6 miles Southwest of Dalhart, Texas according to a press release issued by the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDot reports that construction in a Southbound lane of the US 54 had caused traffic to come to a complete stop when Diebel’s vehicle did not stop or reduce his speed for the stalled traffic.
Read MoreStarbucks semi slides down Emerald Bay during Tahoe snowstorm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – On Wednesday evening, Nov. 2, an 18-wheel semi-truck was traveling north on SR-89 without tire chains. Driving in severe snow conditions, upon braking the truck driver began to slide on the steep slope; and shortly thereafter, the rig hit a stalled car ahead. The truck driver and his passenger quickly jumped out and while the truck hit the disabled vehicle ahead during its slide, there were no reported injuries.
Read MoreThe morning of the 100-car pileup: what happened on 6th Ave.?
The sky was still dark when Jose Gonzalez drove his black Chevy Silverado toward his job at Deep Rock Water in Five Points. As he headed from his home in Lakewood down 6th Ave., he saw cars turned sideways on the highway. At first, he was confused, wondering why so many vehicles were pulled over. Then, as he lost control of his truck and crashed, he realized why. There was a pile-up on the icy road before him that he was now a part of.
Read MoreWoman dies following Alton crash after leaving car due to fallen tree blocking the road
Hampshire Police have confirmed the death of a woman following a crash in Hampshire. According to Hampshire Constabulary, at around 11.50pm on Wednesday (November 2) two motorists, who had stepped out of their cars because a tree had fallen and was blocking the road, were involved in a collision with a white Vauxhall Corsa in Alton. A woman in her 50s suffered minor injuries while a woman in her 40s sadly died.
Read MoreOff-duty New Haven firefighter killed in five-car crash on I-91
An off-duty firefighter from the New Haven Fire Department was killed when he was hit by a car on Interstate 91 in New Haven on Wednesday night, according to the Connecticut State Police. Thomas Mieles, 27, of New Haven was driving north on I-91 just south of Exit 8 when his car became disabled in the left lane around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, state police said. Two other vehicles, a Ford Taurus driven by a 25-year-old West Haven woman and a Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 48-year-old Southington woman, stopped in front of Mieles’ vehicle to assist him, state police said.
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