Preventable Tragedies
Two crashes on I-5 leave three dead
Two separate car crashes on I-5 south of Seattle late Friday and early Saturday left three people dead, according to the Washington State Patrol. The first occurred near Tukwila, just before 11 p.m. Friday. A driver lost control while heading north near Southcenter. The driver’s car rolled across all lanes of traffic, stopping in the HOV lane. A second vehicle ran into the flipped car, killing the driver and passenger inside the first car.
Read MoreOSHP: Man hit, killed while standing outside of truck on I-71 in Madison County
OHIO, USA — A 43-year-old man from Marion was killed after being struck by a semi-truck while he was standing on the side of Interstate 71 in Madison County on Friday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a man driving the semi was traveling southbound on I-71, but drove off the right side of the road around 9:10 a.m. Shawn Koons, who was outside of his pickup truck, was hit by the semi.
Read MoreTeen killed after walking into path of semi-truck, troopers say
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A 16-year-old died Tuesday night after being hit by a semi-truck on a portion of Interstate 80, according to Iowa State Patrol. Authorities said a semi-truck was heading westbound on I-80 and a car was stopped on the inside shoulder of the road. The teen got out of the car and walked into the path of the truck and was killed, according to troopers. The driver of the semi-truck was not hurt.
Read MoreWoman hit, killed on Interstate 95 in Delray Beach after car runs out of gas
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Broward County woman is dead after she was hit on Interstate 95 in Delray Beach on Friday morning after her car had run out of gas, authorities said. The wreck happened just after 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes, just north of Atlantic Avenue, and caused miles of backups during the morning commute. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Buick SUV, driven by a 54-year-old Pompano Beach woman, ran out of gas and was stopped on the northbound entrance ramp to I-95.
Read MoreCrash closes I-57 northbound lanes in Kankakee County
KANKAKEE — Illinois State Police troopers are investigating a crash that involved a commercial vehicle in the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 at mile marker 311 in Kankakee County Thursday morning. The crash occurred at 4:02 a.m., according to ISP District 21 at Ashkum. Preliminary reports indicate a disabled semitrailer broke down partially in the roadway, ISP District 21 said. A second semitrailer struck the disabled vehicle in the rear, according to ISP District 21.
Read MoreDetroit Lakes Father and Son Seriously Injured after being Rear-ended while Attending to Boat Trailer
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) – A Detroit Lakes father and son were seriously injured after being rear-ended while attending to a boat they were trailering. The crash was reported around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when Randy Hunter of Detroit Lakes, was traveling with his son, Caleb Hunter on County Road 6. Their truck pulled off the road to attend to their boat and trailer attachment. As they were attending to the trailer, a truck driven by a 16 year-old from Audubon rear-ended the vehicle.
Read MoreBarry Embry Killed in Three-Truck Accident on Western KY Parkway near Caneyville
Caneyville, KY — September 5, 2022, 49-year-old Barry Embry died in a multi-vehicle accident along the Western Kentucky Parkway near Caneyville. Authorities say the incident happened around 12:10 p.m. on the Parkway. Preliminary investigation suggests 59-year-old Jeffery Hammonds was driving a Ford F-350 pickup west on the highway when a vehicle in front of him abruptly changed lanes, revealing to Hammonds that Embry’s Nissan pickup truck had stopped just ahead due to a disabled dump truck in the road.
Read MoreDeadly tractor-trailer crash in Laurel shuts down parts of I-95 for hours
LAUREL, Md. — A North Carolina man is dead following a Wednesday morning crash between two tractor-trailers on I-95 in Laurel. It happened around 4:40am, just south of Gorman Road. Maryland State Police said Jonathan David Leiner, 63, rear-ended another tractor-trailer that had been parked on the northbound side right shoulder. Leiner died on scene. The other driver was not injured. The collision forced police to shut down parts of the interstate for nearly seven-hours.
Read MoreMan dies after being hit by car in Ring Road tunnel
On Tuesday evening, a 45-year-old Frenchman died in the Quatre Bras de Tervuren tunnel on the Brussels Ring Road after being hit by another vehicle while pulling his broken-down car to a nearby hard shoulder. The catastrophe occurred at around 22:10 when the vehicle carrying the 45-year-old, his wife, and four children broke down towards the end of the tunnel. Due to the lack of a hard shoulder in that part of the tunnel, the driver attempted to push his vehicle a bit further down the road to clear the way.
Read MoreMulti vehicle crash on I-295 in Portland
On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at approximately 7:40 am, Troopers responded to a minor two-vehicle crash at Exit 6B southbound on Interstate 295 in Portland. That crash given it’s location caused traffic to back up into Falmouth. At 8:20 am, due to that initial crash Troopers responded to a secondary crash in the southbound #1 lane on Tukey’s Bridge on Interstate 295 in Portland. During the heavy commuter traffic a 2016 Toyota Rav 4 driven by 20-year-old Jessica Bryant of Brunswick struck the rear of a GMC pick-up truck which pushed the driver into the breakdown median.
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