Preventable Tragedies
Two-vehicle crash on I-65 near Madison kills Ohio woman in minivan
MADISON, Tenn. (WZTV) — A West Salem, Ohio woman died Friday after a two-vehicle collision on I-65 south near Madison, Tennessee. The victim, 76-year-old Phyllas Louise Fone was a back seat passenger in the Dodge Journey minivan, according to Metro Police. The 56-year-old driver of the Dodge said a white or silver vehicle suddenly tried to switch into his lane of travel and hit the right front tire of his minivan.
Read MoreWoman getting out of disabled vehicle hit, killed on Powhite Parkway-Downtown Expressway interchange.
Richmond police are investigating the death of a woman early Friday on the Powhite Parkway and Downtown Expressway interchange. The woman at about 12:12 a.m. had gotten out of a disabled vehicle that was stopped in the left southbound lane in the interchange, police said. A sedan traveling southbound hit her in the left lane of the freeway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene.
Read MoreVideo shows harrowing rescue on 91 Freeway after fiery crash kills 1, injures 4 in Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) – One person was killed and four others were injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash in Riverside early Wednesday morning - and a harrowing rescue in the middle of the freeway was caught on video. It happened just after midnight along the eastbound lanes of the 91 Freeway between Van Buren Boulevard and Adams Street. In video obtained by Eyewitness News, a vehicle is seen crashing into a wall near the freeway and immediately bursting into flames.
Read MoreOne Injured in Tractor-Trailer Accident on I-14 in Killeen, TX
Killeen, TX – July 25, 2022, one person was injured due to an accident where vehicles crashed with an 18-wheeler on I-14. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 6:39 p.m. in the area of I-14 and W.S. Young Drive. According to officials, an 18-wheeler stopped on the shoulder due to mechanical issues. Another vehicle reportedly stopped in the right lane of travel to assist the truck driver. While there, another vehicle crashed into that vehicle and the 18-wheeler.
Read MoreTwo Injured in Multi-Vehicle Wreck on I-10 in Orange County, TX
Orange County, TX — July 25, 2022, two people were injured in a chain-reaction wreck of at least eight vehicles on Interstate 10 in Orange County. According to reports the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on eastbound I-10 near Exit 879. Preliminary investigation suggests a Mazda passenger vehicle got a flat tire and stopped in the travel lanes. Several vehicles slowed behind it in the roadway, but an approaching Peterbilt tractor-trailer that may have been speeding crashed into the line.
Read MoreHit-and-run driver causes commuter bus crash on Route 495 in NJ; 5 hurt
UNION CITY, New Jersey (WABC) – Five people were injured when a hit-and-run driver caused a multi-vehicle crash involving a commuter bus on Route 495 in Union City. It happened at Bergenline Avenue just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. The driver hit another car, pushing that vehicle into the express bus lane, where it was hit by an Academy bus. That driver fled the scene but was later located by Port Authority police when his vehicle became disabled.
Read MoreSAN DIEGO – A 26-year-old who was struck and killed on state Route 94 in Lemon Grove earlier this month has been identified, according to medical officials.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office released a report stating that Emmanuel Elizalde died from multiple blunt force injuries to the head and neck after being hit by a car just east of state Route 125 in the early morning hours of July 17. Officials said that the resident of San Diego had parked his vehicle between the shoulder of the highway and the first lane to the left for unknown reasons.
Read MoreKeyla Oliva tragically killed in Grand Prairie motor vehicle accident
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, (July 12, 2022) - A 21-year-old woman lost her life on the evening of July 12 as the result of a motor vehicle collision in Grand Prairie. According to the Grand Prairie Police Department, 21-year-old Keyla Oliva was driving a Toyota passenger car east on Interstate 30. At around 7:40 p.m., her vehicle struck a mattress in the roadway and became disabled. It was subsequently struck by another vehicle.
Read MoreState Police looking for driver of pickup truck in fatal hit-and-run accident on I-95
UPPER CHICHESTER — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the driver of a blue 2016 or newer Ford F-150 pickup truck that struck and killed a motorist along the shoulder of Interstate 95 northbound prior to mile marker 2.5 Saturday evening at about 9 p.m. The truck is believed to have right front-end and passenger-side damage as well as a missing a right-side mirror. State police said the victim, identified as Maurice Pinkard, had run out of gas in his pickup truck and was standing on the right shoulder, filling his vehicle on the driver’s side when he was struck and thrown in front of his vehicle.
Read MoreTrucks Disabled, Occupant Injured In Lower Salford
LOWER SALFORD PA – A 23-year-old truck driver from Freeland PA has been cited for careless driving following a two-vehicle accident on the southbound lanes of Interstate 476 at mile marker 32 in Lower Salford Township. Pennsylvania State Police from the Troop T Barracks in King of Prussia reported the accident Monday (July 25, 2022). A 31-year-old Philadelphia woman – who was not the driver – in the second vehicle, also a truck, suffered a suspected minor injury during the incident, troopers added.
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