Preventable Tragedies
ISP: Person changing tire on U.S. 45 died after being hit by pickup truck
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU) — A person changing a tire on Monday has died after being hit by a pickup truck in Champaign County, according to the Illinois State Police. It happened around 4:57 p.m. on U.S. Route 45 near 2300 N Road just south of Thomasboro. The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead. The driver of the pickup truck was also also taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreMissing driver found after 6 days stuck in the snow near Death Valley
A driver who tried to circumvent a road closure during a California storm was rescued after spending almost a week in his snowbound car in a remote area near Death Valley. The man was reported missing last Tuesday, Feb. 28, four days after he had left Big Pine with a destination of Gardnerville, Nev., according to Inyo County Search and Rescue. The trip would have been 150 miles on Highway 395 — but on Feb.
Read MoreN. Charleston man killed after crash with parked tractor-trailer identified
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has identified a 37-year-old man killed after hitting a tractor-trailer Sunday morning. Lavon Frost, from North Charleston, died on the scene from injuries sustained in the crash. It happened at 2:15 a.m. on I-26 around the 204-mile marker. A 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer was parked on the shoulder of the eastbound side of the interstate. A 2006 Suzuki SUV, also heading east, ran off the right side of the road and hit the tractor-trailer, according to LCpl.
Read MoreWoman fatally struck by vehicle after getting out of car on highway to remove table from road
AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorist who stopped on Interstate 76 to remove a table from the road and was struck by another vehicle. It happened just after 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 76 near U.S. 224. Police said the motorist, a 58-year-old woman, stopped her Kia Sorento in the travel lane and got out to move the table. That’s when a 23-year-old man driving a blue Honda Civic struck the woman.
Read MoreFatal crash: Man, woman, 3 kids hit by semi on Ohio Turnpike
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — A woman was killed in an Ohio Turnpike crash that injured four others Friday night, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. near Oxford Township in Erie County. A 30-year-old man was driving a Jeep Cherokee when he swerved off the road, striking a guardrail and ended up in the center lane. Also riding in the Jeep was a 26-year-old woman and three children all 4 years old and younger.
Read More1 person hospitalized in Tyler after being struck by vehicle while changing flat tire
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - At around midnight on Friday night Tyler Police were called to a reported pedestrian crash that left one man hospitalized. According to authorities, the victim was at the side of the road changing a flat tire when the suspect reportedly side-swiped him with his vehicle near Loop 323 and 34th. The victim was found by a pedestrian passing by. Authorities were able to locate a vehicle that contain damages consisting with that of the victims vehicle and the crash description near Loop 323 and North Broadway, about a mile apart from the initial crash location.
Read MoreISP investigating hit-and-run after woman killed while outside of vehicle on I-294
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (WLS) – Illinois State Police are investigating a hit-and-run that killed one person late Thursday night. A vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian on northbound Interstate 294 in the north suburbs, ISP said. The woman was hit near Sanders Road in the Northbrook area just before 11:30 p.m., police said. ISP said she came out of a car parked on the shoulder of the expressway before she was hit.
Read MoreMotorist fatally struck after car broke down on Tri-State Tollway
COOK COUNTY. - A driver was struck and killed after their car broke down on I-294 Friday morning in the northwest suburbs. The motorist, whose age was unknown, pulled over into the right northbound lane of the Tri-State Tollway and was hit by a vehicle around 11:26 p.m. near Sanders Road, according to police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver who struck the victim did not remain at the scene.
Read MoreAt least nine people hurt in large, multi-vehicle pileup on I-17 near Daisy Mountain
ANTHEM, AZ — At least nine people were hurt after a massive pileup on I-17 in Anthem on Sunday. Reports from authorities involved in the emergency response differ on how many cars were involved, but they range between 15 and 20 cars involved in multiple crashes just north of Daisy Mountain Drive. The extent of the injuries at this point is not known. I-17 southbound was shut down at Daisy Mountain Drive during the incident.
Read MoreBlack Ice Triggers 18-Vehicle Pileup on New York Highway
More than a dozen vehicles were involved in a crash that shut down a highway in New York’s Orange County Monday morning and injured eight people, authorities say. Black ice was to blame for the 6:15 a.m. crash on Route 9W, near Fort Montgomery. Police later said a total of 18 vehicles were involved. Chopper 4 was over the scene. Multiple emergency crews were evident at the scene. One vehicle appeared wedged atop another.
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