Preventable Tragedies

Waverly school bus rear-ends pickup stopped in roadway in Cass County

September 07, 2022

No students were injured Tuesday when a Waverly school district bus rear-ended a pickup truck that had stopped suddenly on a roadway near Eagle. The collision occurred about 3:35 p.m. on 250th Street just south of U.S. Highway 34, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. A 53-year-old man from Waverly, who was driving the pickup, was ticketed on suspicion of impeding traffic. Investigators determined that a 2021 Ford F-550 pickup was southbound on 250th Street when the driver stopped in the roadway to replace a chain that had been dragging behind his truck.

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1 killed, multiple injured in crash east of Lorenzo

September 06, 2022

CROSBY COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - One person is dead and several others were injured after a crash Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 62/82, just east of Lorenzo. According to DPS, an SUV was legally parked on the shoulder of the east side of the highway. That’s when investigators say another car, driven by 38-year-old Enrique Martinez, of Floydada, partially crossed over into the shoulder and struck the rear of the SUV.

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Pedestrian fatally struck after exiting vehicle on I-75 after wreck, police say

September 06, 2022

A person riding in a car got out of the vehicle after it crashed, then was fatally struck by another car Sunday night on the Downtown Connector, authorities said. The Atlanta Police Department’s Accident Investigation Unit responded about 11:11 p.m. and found the passenger dead in a travel lane near the Brookwood split. The vehicle that struck the pedestrian stayed at the scene to speak with investigators, a police spokesperson said.

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Trucker killed on I-4 in Plant City after hitting another trucker

September 06, 2022

A tractor trailer driver was killed Tuesday morning after he hit a truck that was disabled on an exit ramp from Interstate 4 in Plant City, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Troopers said the crash occurred at 7:52 a.m. at Interstate 4 and Park Road. The driver of the tractor trailer, who troopers said is a 61-year-old Tampa man, lost control, went onto the shoulder and hit a truck tractor that was disabled and parked at the Park Road exit ramp.

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Pedestrian Crash in East Grand Forks. Donald Howard injured after being hit by vehicle in East Grand Forks

September 04, 2022

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN, (August 31, 2022) - Donald Howard was injured after being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday, Aug. 31, in East Grand Forks. Howard, 46, was hit at about 2:20 p.m. at 340th Avenue and 110th Street Southwest by a vehicle driven by a 41-year-old woman. Howard was loading a trailer at the time of the incident. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.

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Video shows dangers of distracted driving after multi-car collision in Abu Dhabi

September 03, 2022

Video released by Abu Dhabi Police has shown a multi-car collision caused by a distracted driver who failed to spot a car that had broken down in the middle of the road. The CCTV footage, released on the force’s social media channels on Friday, shows a small car slowing to a halt on a busy motorway in Abu Dhabi after suffering what appears to be a fault with the vehicle.

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Wahlman was killed when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided in a chain reaction

September 03, 2022

ST. LOUIS, MO, (September 01, 2022) - Matthew J. Wahlman, 34, of St. Charles, died when his motorcycle collided with another that had crashed in his lane in a chain reaction at about 11:25 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1. Wahlman was traveling on I-270 on his 2015 Harley Davidson Forty-Eight when he collided with a 2006 Dodge Charger that had crashed in his lane, ejecting him from his motorcycle. The Dodge had attempted an unsafe lane change and collided with a 2017 Peterbilt 579, then headed into the median before coming to a stop in Wahlman’s lane.

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Driver killed in three-vehicle collision on highway near Peterborough

September 02, 2022

A driver is dead after a three-vehicle collision on a highway near Peterborough on Friday afternoon. The crash happened on Highway 115 near Airport Road at around 3:30 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police said a pickup truck rear-ended a tanker truck that was stopped on the northbound lanes because of traffic. The pickup truck was then rear-ended by another commercial truck, police said. Images from the scene show the pickup truck badly crushed in the aftermath of the collision.

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Man killed in crash after vehicle stalls in main lane of Eastex Freeway

September 02, 2022

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) – The driver of a car stalled on the Eastex Freeway overnight was killed when his car was struck. Officials received a 911 call about a stranded white Jaguar disabled in a moving lane in the 10900 block of the I-69 Eastex Freeway northbound near Little York around 1 a.m. Friday. About five minutes later, another call came in reporting a major crash at the same location.

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Woman, 88, killed in I-43 crash

September 02, 2022

TOWNSHIP OF CENTERVILLE, Wis. — A Sheboygan woman is killed in a crash in Manitowoc County. Sheriff’s officials say the 88-year-old rear-ended a flatbed truck on the shoulder of Interstate 43 at Highway XX in the township of Centerville around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday. The truck had warning devices in place and was unoccupied. The woman died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

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