Preventable Tragedies
Man who walked into Highway 50 lanes in Rancho Cordova dies after collision
RANCHO CORDOVA — A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova, authorities said Monday. The collision happened at around 7:15 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway near Zinfandel Drive. According to the California Highway Patrol East Sacramento division, a vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder of the highway. A man who was outside the vehicle entered, for unknown reasons, into the traffic lanes where an oncoming red Toyota was unable to avoid hitting him.
Read MoreMan, Woman Killed in Van, Truck Accident on 5 Freeway in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA – February 17, 2023, a man and a woman were killed due to an accident where a semi-truck hit a van on the 5 Freeway. Investigators said that the accident happened at around 5:20 a.m. along southbound lanes of the freeway in the Sun Valley area near the 170 Freeway. According to officials, an Access Services van going southbound on I-5 somehow became disabled. While stalled, a semi-truck crashed into the van, causing it to catch fire.
Read MoreSan Jose man killed early Sunday morning in crash on Highway 101
A San Jose man died early Sunday morning when his car slammed into a truck that had rolled over minutes earlier on Highway 101. The 63-year-old man was killed at about 4:20 a.m. when his silver 2009 Toyota Camry barreled into a 1999 red GMC Sierra truck that sat wrecked in the northbound lanes of Highway 101, south of Story Road, according to Alicia Moreno, a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman.
Read MoreMan dead in Howard Co. after vehicle crashes into tractor-trailer
A man died in Jessup, Maryland, on Sunday morning, after his truck hit a tractor-trailer that was stopped in the road. In a news release, the Howard County Police Department said that around 3:13 a.m. Sunday morning, 32-year-old Dane Thomas Benavidez, a resident of Laurel, was driving west on Md. Route 32 in a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado. Just before reaching the intersection with Washington Boulevard, Benavidez’s truck hit a 2022 Peterbilt tractor-trailer that was stopped in a travel lane.
Read MoreDriver takes off after crash on I-25
DENVER — A woman is in the hospital after a hit-and-run crash that led to another crash on Interstate 25 early Saturday. The Denver Police Department said a vehicle was disabled when it was hit by another vehicle that took off near the Hampden Avenue exit at around 3:30 a.m. A semi-truck then hit the disabled vehicle from behind, police said. The semi’s driver stayed at the scene. The car was destroyed and the driver, Dawson Armstrong, told 9NEWS his friend was taken to the hospital.
Read MoreI-294 crash: One killed after semi truck hits stopped car
CHICAGO (CBS) – One person is dead and another is injured after a crash involving a car and a semi truck Saturday morning in Cook County. According to Illinois State Police at 7:19 a.m., two people in a Nissan Sentra were stopped on southbound Interstate 294 near milepost 30 after being involved in a crash. A semi heading south was unable to stop and struck the Nissan in the rear.
Read MoreKeith Evans tragically killed in Salemburg hit-and-run accident
SALEMBURG, NC, (February 16, 2023) - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is searching for the suspect in a Thursday evening hit-and-run accident that killed a 59-year-old man in Salemburg. According to authorities, Keith Anthony Evans, of Newton Grove, was driving a vehicle northbound along North Carolina Highway 242 when the vehicle malfunctioned in an undetermined manner and stopped along the roadway shortly after 7 p.m. After activating the vehicle’s hazard lights, Evans stepped outside and was struck by a passing motorist who fled the scene.
Read MoreWoman, 2-year-old girl struck by vehicle on Roosevelt Boulevard
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman and a two-year-old girl were struck by a vehicle on Thursday night on Roosevelt Boulevard, according to a report from The Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened around 10 p.m. FHP says a vehicle was traveling South on Roosevelt Boulevard when it attempted to switch to the center lane. During so, the driver observed a vehicle stopped with the hazard lights on in the right lane.
Read More2 people killed in I-190 crash overnight
BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York State Police are investigating a double fatal crash that closed part of the I-190 southbound early Friday morning in the City of Buffalo. The crash happened just after midnight. Troopers say an SUV driven by Rebecca A. Vosburgh, 36, of Cheektowaga was traveling south on the I-190 when her vehicle struck the guardrail and her vehicle became disabled, block two lanes. A second vehicle, driven by Zoraida Delgado, 27, of Buffalo was also traveling southbound, saw the accident and pulled over to offer assistance.
Read MoreLakeside man struck by semi truck, seriously injured while standing next to disabled car along I-8 in Alpine
EAST COUNTY — A Lakeside man was seriously injured early Friday when he was struck by a big rig while standing next to a disabled car alongside Interstate 8 in Alpine, the California Highway Patrol said. The car was also hit in the crash, which happened about 12:45 a.m. in eastbound lanes west of Tavern Road, CHP Officer Matthew Baranowski said. The 26-year old man was standing on the driver’s side of a 2002 Cadillac Eldorado on the right shoulder of the freeway.
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