Preventable Tragedies
Juan Cedillo Killed in 18-wheeler Accident in Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX – September 18, 2021, Juan Cedillos was killed as the result of an accident where Cedillos’s vehicle hit the back of a tractor-trailer. According to reports, the incident happened at around 9:00 a.m. Officials said that 41-year-old Juan Cedillo was in a Ford F-150 traveling westbound along I-30 near Dolphin Road. Police believe Cedillo may have been on his phone when the vehicle went onto the shoulder and slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler that was parked there.
Read MorePolice anticipate charges for driver who struck 3 pedestrians in apparent hit-and-run
The Regina Police Service says it is expecting to lay charges after a driver stole a vehicle and ran into three pedestrians, leaving at least one with life-threatening injuries, before fleeing the scene. According to the preliminary investigation from RPS, a driver rear-ended a car driven by a man who was stopped at the intersection of Victoria and Arcola avenues shortly before noon CST on Wednesday. When the man exited his car, the driver of the stolen vehicle ran into him.
Read MoreMattress slides off SUV roof, leads to three-car crash on I-65, police say
A box spring mattress slid off an SUV roof onto I-65, leading to a three car crash Wednesday that injured three people, state police said. Indiana State Police said the SUV driver was being followed by a friend in their vehicle traveling north on I-65 near County Line Road when the mattress, which wasn’t properly secured, fell into the roadway’s center lane. The friend following the SUV stopped his vehicle on the interstate and got out of their car.
Read MoreDeLand woman killed in 3-vehicle crash on SR-44 in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A 39-year-old DeLand woman was killed and two other drivers suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash that closed State Road 44 for hours in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Misty Lane and S.R. 44.A 77-year-old woman was traveling east on S.R. 44 when her SUV struck a sedan that was stopped on the same road, according to the FHP crash report.
Read MoreIrvine Man Killed in Corona Hit-and-Run Crash
A 49-year-old Irvine resident was killed in a hit-and-run collision on the 15 Freeway in Corona and California Highway Patrol officials are asking for help to find the driver of the tractor-trailer that struck and fatally injured him. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred on the southbound 15 at El Cerrito Road and was reported to the CHP early on the morning of Sept.
Read More33-year-old dies after being hit by tractor-trailer on I-64
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - A 33-year-old has died after he was hit by a tractor-trailer along I-64 Friday night. Virginia State Police say Fernando Leon Guerrero was the passenger in a vehicle that broke down before 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 24. He helped push the vehicle out of the road but was hit and killed. The driver of the vehicle and two people in the truck were not hurt.
Read MoreMan helping brother fix car when driver hit and killed him at 60th and Hampton
MILWAUKEE — A 35-year-old man was helping his brother fix his broken car near an intersection in Milwaukee when another driver, who had been shot prior to this incident, crashed into the man and killed him, according to a report from the medical examiner. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday identified the victim as Jamaul J. Jones. Milwaukee police first released initial details of the crash Sunday night.The ME’s report states Jones’ brother’s vehicle had broken down in the northbound lanes of North 60th Street between West Hampton Avenue and West Fairmount Avenue Sunday evening.
Read MorePolice Searching for Tractor-Trailer Involved in I-80 Hit-and-Run
According to police, the incident occurred around 10:05 p.m. on Sunday, September 26, near the 38-mile marker on Interstate 80 westbound, in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. Police say 19-year-old Evan M. Spann, of Philadelphia, had pulled his 2014 Chevrolet Traverse off the side of Interstate 80 between the fog line and the guide rail due to running out of gas. While he was parked, a tractor-trailer struck the rear driver’s side of the vehicle and did not stop.
Read MoreVernon man killed after truck veers off road and hits him
A Vernon man was fatally struck by a pickup truck Friday afternoon while exiting his vehicle. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP says the crash happened at around 3:45 p.m. Sept. 24, when the 55-year-old man, who had been travelling west on Highway 6, pulled over to the side of the road and parked on the north shoulder. As he exited his vehicle, a pickup truck travelling eastbound failed to negotiate a curve in the highway, crossed over the centre line and struck the driver’s side of the parked vehicle, dragging the man several metres.
Read More1 killed in crash on NB I-65; man died after stopped vehicle was hit by Jeep
INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead after a crash on I-65 Monday morning. It happened around 5:20 a.m. near the 127 mile marker (at 86th Street in between the 71st Street and Whitestown/Zionsville exit) in the northbound lanes of I-65. According to Indiana State Police, two cars were involved in the crash. A man was trapped inside one of those vehicles. He was removed from the car by Pike Township firefighters and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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