Preventable Tragedies

Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB

September 09, 2021

A Florida trucker was sentenced to a plea-bargained four years in state prison for fleeing a tractor-trailer crash that killed a 21-year-old Teaneck native on Route 95 in Fort Lee last year. Joel Lasanta, 39, was captured by New Jersey State Police two days after the June 4, 2020 crash, authorities said at the time. Jada Smith had been headed back to Teaneck from Brooklyn with fellow family members in two vehicles when she was involved in another accident in the southbound express lanes of Route 95 shortly before 10:30 p.

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LMPD: Man dies after being struck by car while picking up equipment on I-264

September 08, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is dead after he was struck by a car Wednesday on Interstate 264. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, the incident was reported just before 5 p.m. on the interstate at Cane Run Road. Investigators learned that a man, James D. Miracle, was in the process of picking up some equipment off the roadway when he was struck. The silver sedan that struck the 50-year-old stopped at the scene until police arrived.

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Pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 401 near Whitby while trying to jumpstart car: OPP

September 08, 2021

TORONTO – Ontario Provincial Police say that a female pedestrian was struck and killed while she was trying to jumpstart a car on Highway 401 near Whitby early Wednesday morning. It happened in the eastbound lanes of the highway near Mill Street in Clarington at approximately 12:10 a.m., OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a video posted to Twitter. At that time, a male and female occupant were outside of a disabled Ford Mustang, which was stopped on the left shoulder of the highway, and attempted to boost the vehicle.

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Troopers seeking semi-truck driver in fatal hit-and-run collision

September 08, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Arizona Department of Public Safety is asking the public for help in identifying a suspect driver in a fatal hit-and-run collision that happened on Aug. 21. Officials say at approximately 3:11 a.m., 21-year-old Frederick Alexander was doing a repair service on a car when a passing tractor-trailer drove onto the right emergency shoulder and struck him, causing fatal injuries. The stranded motorist described the suspect’s vehicle as a white semi-truck with an enclosed box trailer.

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Injuries Reported in 18-Wheeler Collision on Interstate 69 in Allen County, IN

September 07, 2021

Allen County, IN – September 2, 2021, injuries were reported when a tractor-trailer sideswiped a disabled semi-truck on Interstate 69 in Allen County. Authorities say the incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on the interstate near the Bluffton Road interchange. Preliminary investigation suggests an eastbound 18-wheeler collided with a broken-down truck on the shoulder of the roadway. The impact ripped the disabled truck’s trailer open and heavily damaged its tractor. The other semi-truck left the roadway and overturned in a nearby field.

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One Killed in Rear-End Crash with Disabled Box Truck on I-76 East in Akron, OH

September 07, 2021

Akron, OH – September 2, 2021, one person was killed in a rear-end crash with a disabled box truck on Interstate 76 East in Akron. Authorities say the incident happened around 3:35 p.m. on I-76E near the exit to Lakeshore Boulevard. Preliminary investigation suggests a Ford box truck stalled out on the center travel lane of the interstate. The driver exited the truck and placed triangle reflectors behind the truck to warn approaching traffic, then went to the shoulder of the road.

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Person escapes crash, gets hit by car on Interstate 40 in Greensboro

September 07, 2021

GREENSBORO, N.C. — One person has died after a crash on I-40 in Greensboro Monday night. Officials said eastbound lanes of I-40 at Sandy Ridge Road were closed just before 9 p.m. Monday because of a vehicle crash. They reopened Tuesday morning around 2:30 a.m. Greensboro police said one person was killed. According to police, a 2010 Acura TSX was being driven eastbound on Interstate 40 when it left the roadway, hit guardrail, and over turned.

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Wheaton man killed while trying to help driver of disabled vehicle on I-88

September 07, 2021

A 24-year-old Wheaton man was killed and a 29-year-old Naperville man was injured late Monday night on the shoulder of Interstate 88 near Elmhurst, the Illinois State Police said Tuesday. The crash, which involved five vehicles, occurred just before 11 p.m. Monday in the westbound lanes of I-88.Dion T. Skinner Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene, a news release said. Skinner was outside his car helping Naperville resident Darius M.

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Driver Dies After Crashing Into Disabled Vehicle On I-30 In Arlington

September 06, 2021

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A driver who struck a disabled vehicle on I-30 in Arlington Sunday night, Sept. 5, died after the crash. The person inside the disabled vehicle was not injured. Arlington Police said it happened shortly before 11:00 p.m. in the 3500 block of East I-30. The first car was traveling westbound on I-30 when it became disabled due to engine trouble. The car remained in the inside lane of traffic due to construction in the area with no shoulder available.

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Fatal Three Car Collision Claims Life of Pennsylvania Man- Newark

September 06, 2021

Newark, DE- Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Monday morning north of Newark. On September 6, 2021, at approximately 5:13 a.m., a 2017 Toyota Camry operated by a 27-year-old male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was traveling northbound on JFK Memorial Highway (I-95) in the left thru lane north of the Christiana Road (DE-273) overpass. As the vehicle entered a slight curve in the roadway, it drifted onto the left shoulder and sideswiped the concrete barrier in the center of the roadway.

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