Preventable Tragedies
25-year-old dies in crash after her car runs out of gas on highway, Florida cops say
A 25-year-old woman was killed after the car she was driving became disabled on a highway and was struck from behind, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The woman’s car started to run out of gas as she was driving northbound on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County on March 19, FHP Sgt. Steve Gaskins told McClatchy News. Her car stopped working in the outside travel lane, according to a news release from Florida Highway Patrol.
Read MoreBryan Merritt Killed in Car Accident on SH 360 in Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth, TX — February 2, 2023, Bryan Merritt was killed in a car accident around 11:43 p.m. on State Highway 360 in Forth Worth. Crash investigators report Bryan Merritt’s Volkswagon Golf was northbound on Hwy 360 when it drove onto a bridge where a Ford F-150 was reportedly disabled in the same lane of traffic as Bryan Merrit’s Volkswagon Golf and the two vehicles collided. Bryan Merrit reportedly suffered fatal injuries and all occupants of the disabled vehicle were reportedly unharmed.
Read MoreOne in Critical Condition After I-65 Crash in Franklin
One man remains in critical condition after a crash on I-65 in Franklin on March 19, 2023. It happened just before 4:00 am, on I-65 South near the Goose Creek Bypass and Peytonsville Road interchange. For reasons unknown, the man’s vehicle was stopped in a lane of travel on the interstate when it was rear-ended by another motorist. The driver of the vehicle that was struck was found severely injured outside of his vehicle.
Read MoreSouth Florida man assisting motorist who ran out of gas fatally struck by car
A South Florida man who was trying to help a motorist who had run out of gas was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday night, authorities said. Erick Veilleux, 41, was struck by a white Honda traveling south on State Road 7 in Lauderhill, the Sun-Sentinel reported. Veilleux had parked his car in a northbound lane of the highway shortly before 11 p.m. EDT, the Miami Herald reported. The impact of the crash sent Veilleux across the median and into his car, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
Read MoreMultiple vehicles involved in pileup on I-90 near White Lake
WHITE LAKE, S.D. — South Dakota Highway Patrol crews responded to a multi-vehicle pileup on I-90 near White Lake Friday evening after the highway was closed from Sioux Falls to Chamberlain. Highway patrol reports that around 12 passenger vehicles and 12 semi combinations were involved in the pileup. Additionally, an estimated 40 passenger vehicles and 30 semi combinations were stopped in the pileup and did not receive damage, with some entering the median to avoid collision.
Read MoreNo serious injuries in I-96 pileup that involved 150 vehicles
A massive pileup along Interstate 96 in west Michigan over the weekend damaged dozens of cars but luckily no one was seriously injured. According to Michigan State Police, 86 cars were damaged and 66 slid off the road. No serious injuries were reported; 16 people were transported to the hospital, State Police tweeted. The crashes occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on a five-mile stretch on eastbound I-96 near Grand River Avenue and Portland Road in Portland in Ionia County, according to MSP.
Read MoreThree Injured in Semi-Truck Accident on I-71 in Ashland County, OH
Ashland County, OH – March 16, 2023, three people were injured following an accident where a pickup crashed with a semi along I-71. Investigators said that the incident happened at around 1:43 p.m. along I-71 in the area of mile marker 188. It appears that a Ford F-350 service truck was along the side of the interstate by a disabled semi. The Ford was said to have blocked the rightmost lane.
Read More1 woman killed in hit-and-run after getting out of her stalled car
PLANO (CBSNewsTexas.com) – A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash after getting out of her stalled car. Plano police say they were called to multiple crashes on southbound US-75 at Legacy Drive around 9:30 p.m. March 13. During the first crash, a stalled vehicle with its hazard lights flashing was stopped in the third lane of US-75. A second vehicle was unable to stop in time and collided with the rear of the stalled vehicle.
Read MoreEnrique Aguilar Camilo sadly dies in Birmingham pedestrian accident
BIRMINGHAM, AL, (March 12, 2023) - Enrique Aguilar Camilo was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle on March 12 on Interstate 65 in Birmingham. According to the Birmingham Police Department, Camilo’s vehicle became disabled in the northbound lanes near Green Springs Avenue at about 1:35 a.m. He was struck by another driver while standing outside his vehicle. Sadly, Camilo, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.
Read MoreFHP: Crash involving jackknifed tractor-trailer snarled traffic near downtown Tampa Monday morning
TAMPA, Fla. - I-275 through downtown Tampa is moving once again after a multi-vehicle crash closed the interstate early Monday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an unloaded tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on I-275 near Ashley Drive around 2:40 a.m. with a Hyundai SUV traveling alongside it when they both came upon an existing crash. Troopers say the driver of the tractor-trailer, a 45-year-old man, heavily hit the brakes, which caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife, slide toward the median and collide with the right side of the SUV.
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