Preventable Tragedies
Ralph McGillan killed in Bergen County wreck on New Jersey Turnpike
RIDGEFIELD, NJ, (August 01, 2022) - Authorities have identified a Florida man as the victim of a deadly four-vehicle crash Monday morning on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. According to New Jersey State Police, the collision occurred around 11:39 a.m. in the northbound lanes to Interstate-80 at milepost 117.8 in Ridgefield Park. Ralph McGillan, 85, of Fort Myers, Fla., was killed in the wreck, while four people suffered varying degrees of injuries.
Read MoreMiami man whose truck ran out of gas on I-95 killed by hit-and-run driver in Broward
A Miami man died and another is seriously injured after someone driving a car hit the two — and kept going — as they attempted to refill a truck’s gas tank on Interstate 95 in Broward County early Sunday morning, according to authorities. A box truck was going southbound near Hallandale Beach Boulevard when it ran out of gas and parked on the right shoulder, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Read MoreTroopers: Cabot man dies after tractor-trailer hits disabled pickup on I-440
A 63-year-old man was killed early Sunday in a crash on Interstate 440 in Pulaski County, troopers said. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Michael Grice of Cabot was traveling east on I-440 when his pickup became disabled in the middle lane. At about 3:05 a.m., authorities said that a 2022 Kenworth truck struck the rear of Grice’s 2014 GMC Sierra, causing his vehicle to rotate and hit the concrete barrier.
Read MoreWalworth County fiery wreck on NB I-43 near Elkhorn
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. - A semi driver suffered minor injuries following a wreck on I-43 near Elkhorn on Monday morning, Aug. 1. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office said around 7:45 a.m., a semi traveling north on I-43 crashed into a disabled vehicle on the shoulder – one that had been tagged by a deputy the night before and was empty. Officials say the semi hit the vehicle, took out a guardrail, ran across the side rail of the bridge, and came to rest on the east side of the road.
Read MoreDeadly turnpike crash in Carbon County began when truck went off road and involved six vehicles, state police say
The Pennsylvania Turnpike crash that killed a New Jersey man happened when a southbound tractor-trailer went off the right side of the road, then jackknifed and crashed through the concrete barrier into the northbound lanes, state police said. Harry Jackson III, 32, of Brigantine was pronounced dead at the scene of the Friday evening crash on the Northeast Extension in Franklin Township, Carbon County, several miles north of Mahoning Valley Exit 74.
Read MoreFatal crash closes I 80 west
WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP — One person was killed in a crash at 4:44 a.m. Sunday morning on Interstate 80 West in Wolf Creek Township. In a press release, state police said Daniel Lee Leinen, 23, Sterling Heights, Mich., was outside his vehicle changing a tire when a semi-truck headed west in the right lane hit the front passenger side of Leinen’s vehicle. Leinen was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force injuries to the head and chest, according to Mercer County Coroner John A.
Read More80-Year-Old Killed Trying to Remove Obstruction From I-93 in NH
An older man was killed while attempting to clear an obstruction from Interstate 93 in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, on Wednesday morning, police said. Ernest Duncan, an 80-year-old from Bristol, was headed south on the highway when he noticed an obstruction in the middle of the road just before 11 a.m., New Hampshire State Police said. After parking his 2004 GMC pickup truck on the left side of the road, Duncan tried to remove the obstruction — officials did not specify what it was — but was hit by a 2017 Nissan in the process, state police reported.
Read MoreDriver veers off I-15, dies after hitting box truck on shoulder
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A driver who lost control on Interstate 15 near Friars Road struck a box truck and died in the crash, the California Highway Patrol said. A 25-year-old Spring Valley man was fixing a flat tire on a Chevrolet box truck on the right shoulder of north I-15 when a 27-year-old man in a Toyota sedan veered off the roadway and struck the truck around 1:10 a.m., according to the CHP.
Read MoreFatal Pedestrian Crash in Toledo. Bryona Blacksten sadly dies after being hit by semi-truck in Toledo
TOLEDO, OH, (July 29, 2022) - Bryona Blacksten was tragically struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Friday, July 29, in Toledo. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), Blacksten’s Jeep Compass was stopped eastbound on Interstate Route 475 near Corey Road at about 9:28 p.m. when she exited the vehicle and was hit. Sadly, Blacksten, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
Read MoreGood Samaritan airlifted after helping disabled motorist
A three-vehicle crash in Pinehurst closed Highway 211 for about an hour and sent two people to the hospital Friday. Emergency crews were called to Highway 211 near Juniper Lake Road around 8:45 a.m. Troopers tell Sandhills Sentinel that a disabled car was blocking a southbound lane of traffic. A second vehicle stopped to offer help to the driver of the disabled car. A male driver of a third vehicle did not see the other vehicles and slammed into the back of the second car.
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