Preventable Tragedies
Katy Freeway reopens after 18-wheeler hits stalled vehicle near Kirkwood
HOUSTON — The Katy Freeway reopened heading west after an 18-wheeler hit a stalled vehicle near Kirkwood, according to Houston Transtar. This happened at 5 a.m. in the westbound, or outbound, lanes. The big rig ended up on its side following the collision. The freeway reopened late Wednesday morning. Below is a traffic map to check the conditions around this wreck.
Read MorePedestrian injured when semi strikes disabled car
BLUE EARTH — A 21-year-old Willmar woman was injured when she was struck by a disabled car she’d been standing near early Wednesday morning on the south edge of Wells. Breanna Angel Larson was near a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt parked partially on a Highway 22 lane at 6:33 a.m. when the vehicle was struck by a southbound 2020 Freightliner semi. The car then hit Larson, the State Patrol said. She was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital in Blue Earth, the patrol said.
Read More26-year-old woman killed after getting hit on the side of U.S. 75 in Dallas, police say
DALLAS — A 26-year-old woman died after an SUV hit her along the side of North Central Expressway/U.S. 75 in Dallas on Monday night, police said. Elizabeth Reyes was identified as the victim, according to a police news release. Police said Reyes was standing on the left shoulder of the southbound lanes of the highway near McCommas Boulevard, waving traffic by as a man changed a flat tire. An SUV that was heading south in the far left lane hit a retaining wall, and then crashed into Reyes, police said.
Read MoreFatal crash involving a semi-truck on I-75S
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 75 southbound near Bonita Beach Road. Troopers responded to the scene located near mile marker 117 at around 12:50 a.m. on Tuesday. According to FHP, a 33-year-old man from Fort Myers was driving a vehicle south on I-75 in the outside lane north of Bonita Beach Road. A semi-truck, operated by a 45-year-old woman from Cape Coral, was parked on the outside paved shoulder of I-75S.
Read MoreGeorgia man killed in crash involving 2 tractor-trailers in Calhoun Co.
CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Georgia man was killed in a crash Oct. 4 when his car was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-20 in Calhoun County. The victim has been identified as George H. Curtis of Villa Ricca. He was 59. Authorities say Curtis’s Honda initially hit a Freightliner tractor-trailer. That accident caused the Honda to become disabled and then a Volvo tractor-trailer struck the disabled Honda. After the second crash, the Honda and Volvo tractor-trailer left the road and caught fire.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Hit, Injured by Car on Varner Road near Bob Hope Drive. Thousand Palms, CA
THOUSAND PALMS, CA (October 8, 2024) — A Good Samaritan was hit and injured by a car on Varner Road near Bob Hope Drive. According to the California Highway Patrol, the pedestrian accident unfolded after 6:00 a.m. Monday. A woman in a Nissan pickup truck pulled over to help several crash victims involved in a head-on collision. However, as she tried checking on the occupants, an oncoming Chevrolet SUV struck her on the road.
Read MoreTwo hospitalized after rear-end crash early Tuesday on I-70 in KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people were taken to the hospital following a rear-end collision early Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County, officials said. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m. Tuesday on westbound on I-70 in Kansas City, Kan. The locatiion was on I-70 just west of the 78th Street exit. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2024 Honda 4-door vehicle was stopped in the roadway for an unknown reason and was struck in the read by a 2023 Hyundai Elantra.
Read MoreThree children dead, four taken to hospital after Clinton County crash
DEWITT, Iowa (KCRG) - The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said three children were killed, and four other people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Highway 30 Monday morning. It happened at around 9:18 a.m. in the 3700 block of Highway 30 eastbound. The sheriff’s office said a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV was stopped or disabled in the outside lane of Highway 30 eastbound. A flatbed truck towing a trailer rear-ended the SUV, causing it to go into the ditch.
Read MoreWoman hit and thrown off I-69 Eastex Freeway overpass after car breaks down, police say
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A woman is in critical condition after falling off an overpass in northeast Houston. Two other people, including a Houston police officer, were also hurt, according to authorities. It happened on the I-69 Eastex Freeway near Laura Koppe Road around 9 p.m. Sunday. Houston police said it all started when the young woman’s car broke down in one of the southbound lanes of I-69. Police said she turned her hazard lights on and got out of her car to call for a tow truck.
Read MorePedestrian Killed in Secondary Crash in Tangipahoa Parish Crash
Amite – On October 6, 2024, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 55 near LA Hwy 16 in Tangipahoa Parish. The crash claimed the life of 29-year-old Cierra Porche of Hammond. The initial investigation showed that two separate crashes occurred in the same general location along Interstate 55 northbound, only minutes apart. The first crash involved a 2007 Saturn Vue, driven by Porche.
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