Preventable Tragedies
Madison woman dies in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Waterville
A Madison woman died after icy roads caused a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 95 in Waterville on Friday evening. Initial crash reports came in around 7:19 p.m., with collisions reported on both northbound and southbound lanes over the Messalonskee bridge, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety. As the bridge became congested on the northbound lane, numerous secondary crashes occurred, Moss said. At least 10 crashes occurred in that area on Friday night.
Read MoreMulti-vehicle, other crashes in New Sharon on Friday due to freezing rain
NEW SHARON — Ice and freezing rain caused multiple accidents Friday, as police responded to three separate calls around the same time of the morning. Franklin County Dispatch started receiving several calls around 9:43 a.m. about a multi-vehicle accident on the New Sharon side of Mile Hill Road, according to a report from Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. It was reported that a tractor-trailer truck had crashed into other vehicles. Deputy Austin Couture responded to the scene as well as Deputy Andrew Morgan and Nichols.
Read More1 killed, 2 injured in Harford County hit & run crash
ABERDEEN, Md. (WBFF) — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Harford County with one person dead and two others injured on Thanksgiving morning. Shortly before 2:15AM , troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to southbound Interstate 95 in Aberdeen, Maryland for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving pedestrians. Officials say three pedestrians were on the shoulder of the road putting gasoline into a vehicle, when a white sedan with tinted windows, veered onto the shoulder and struck the pedestrians.
Read MoreDRIVER KILLED IN CRASH ON DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident on the Dallas North Tollway. At 5:48am, Dallas Fire Rescue and DPS Troopers responded to a crash on southbound Dallas North Tollway near Mockingbird Lane. Investigators say an unoccupied SUV was disabled in the fast lane of traffic when a second SUV hydroplaned and crashed into the vehicle and median barrier. The driver of the second SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Read MoreMotorcyclist and good Samaritan killed by 3rd driver after deer crash on I-5
ANDERSON, Calif. — A good Samaritan was killed on Thanksgiving trying the help a motorcyclist who was seriously hurt after hitting a deer. They both lost their lives when a third driver didn’t see them in the road and hit them, according to the California Highway Patrol. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The #1 and #2 lanes of northbound I-5 were closed near Riverside Avenue. The CHP confirmed a motorcyclist had struck a deer causing them to lose control and slide into the center median on the roadway near Balls Ferry Road.
Read MorePerson hit by car after after assisting victim of hit and run crash in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The intersection of Antelope Valley Parkway and Vine Street is reopened following a series of crashes Tuesday evening. The first, a hit-and-run, which happened after a Ford SUV was struck by a red truck. The red truck left the scene shortly after. Lincoln Police said they were able to track down the driver a short time later about a mile away, near 20th and Holdrege Streets.
Read More2 people suffer minor injuries in chain-reaction crash on I-295 in Hanover
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Two people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on I-295 in Hanover early Tuesday morning. Virginia State Police says the crash happened on I-295 north near the Creighton Road exit mile marker 33 at 4 a.m. VSP says a truck hauling a utility trailer lost its load, leaving the utility trailer in the roadway. Multiple cars then came through and either struck the utility trailer or ran off the roadway to avoid the trailer.
Read MoreDriver strikes man standing outside disabled vehicle in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Police in Pembroke Pines are investigating after a driver injured a man after crashing into his car on Monday night. The incident happened along Pembroke Road just west of University Drive as a man who was outside out his disabled car was hit by a passing driver who police said was likely speeding. Witnesses recorded video on their cell phones moments after they saw the driver crash into a car and hit the man standing outside of it.
Read More2 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on IH-20 in Reeves County; Juan Orta-Gonzalez Arrested
Reeves County, Texas (November 21, 2022) – Two people were killed on Saturday in a wrong-way crash in Reeves County, according to the Texas DPS. The fatal crash happened on November 19, on IH-20 near mile marker 19. DPS said Juan Orta-Gonzalez, 30, from McAllen, Texas, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of the highway when he struck Joseph Orr, 19, of Denton, who was driving westbound. The impact left Orr’s car disabled in the center of the westbound lanes, where it was struck by a third driver.
Read MoreBody of missing woman recovered from car found in Bayou d’Inde
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The desperate search for a Lake Charles woman who vanished Saturday morning has ended sadly. Deputies recovered Stephany Fong’s vehicle, a Toyota Rav4, in Bayou d’Inde in the afternoon hours of Nov. 21. Her body was inside. Fong was last seen when she left the Wagin Cajun casino in Sulphur at 5 a.m. Saturday, then stopped at the nearby Valero station to get food. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Marine Division began checking nearby waterways with sonar.
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