Preventable Tragedies
Travis Dorsey Injured in 18-Wheeler Accident on I-84 in Vernon, CT
Vernon, CT — August 22, 2022, truck driver Travis Dorsey was seriously injured in a crash between two 18-wheelers on Interstate 84 in Vernon. According to reports the incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on I-84 east between exits 64 and 65. Preliminary investigation suggests Dorsey was driving east on the interstate near exit 65 when he allegedly drifted out of the right lane onto the shoulder and hit the back of a parked big rig.
Read MoreOne victim in fatal Lorena three-vehicle accident identified
LORENA, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: Two people are dead and two more are injured in a three-vehicle accident in Lorena. Lorena Police Department Chief Tom Dickson tells FOX 44 News that at approximately 3:45 a.m. Monday, the department was notified of a crash on Interstate 35 near Mile Marker #324. Two people inside of a 2012 Ford pickup truck were traveling northbound on I-35 – when the pickup struck the back of an 18-wheeler and was disabled in the main traffic lane.
Read MoreTroopers: 32-year-old woman hit by car, killed in Liberty County; 3 children taken to hospital
MIDWAY, Ga. - Georgia State Patrol says one person is dead after she and her vehicle were hit by a car Monday morning in Midway. According to GSP, troopers responded at 8:34 a.m. to a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries on North Coastal Highway. Authorities say the 32-year-old female driver of a white 2019 WV Jetta had stopped on the shoulder of the road and was either opening or closing the trunk.
Read MoreWoman wrecks to avoid cyclist, is hit by another car when she exits vehicle, TX cops say
A Texas woman is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver, moments after she crashed along a highway, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The 30-year-old was driving along Interstate Highway 35 around 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, when she swerved to avoid hitting a bicyclist, according to an SAPD news release. She apparently lost control and crashed into a guardrail on the left side of the road.
Read MoreCleveland man missing for days found dead
A Cleveland man reported missing earlier this week in White County has been found dead. On Friday, authorities discovered the body of 50-year-old Jeffrey McKenna inside his wrecked pickup truck on Highway 75 north of Cleveland. He had been missing since Tuesday. McKenna’s vehicle was located a short distance off the highway. Officials say the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado apparently left the road, struck an embankment, and overturned onto its top in a ditch.
Read MorePolice identify person killed in hit-and-run on I-84 near The Dalles
BIGGS JUNCTION, Ore. — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver on Interstate 84 just east of The Dalles early Friday morning. Around 9 a.m. on Aug. 19, an Oregon State Police trooper found the pedestrian dead on the westbound lanes of the interstate near milepost 89. According to a preliminary investigation, a driver hit the pedestrian sometime between 4 a.m. to 5:20 a.m. Troopers located a vehicle in the area belonging to the pedestrian.
Read MoreKiely Rodni missing: Couple who disappeared nearby on same day found dead
Two people who went missing in Northern California on the same day as Kiely Rodni have been found dead, according to police. The bodies of Janette ‘JJ’ Pantoja, 29, and her ex-boyfriend Juan Almanza Zavala, 36, were found Wednesday outside of a vehicle that had crashed down an embankment in Nevada County, California, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Zavala was tentatively identified due to the nature of his injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
Read MoreMan standing on side of I-75 hit, killed in multi-vehicle crash
TAMPA, Fla. — Law enforcement shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Bruce B Downs Boulevard Thursday morning following a deadly crash. The crash happened around 8:24 a.m. and involved multiple vehicles, including a flatbed tractor-trailer, a sedan, two SUVs and two commercial vehicles transporting mobile homes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 26-year-old man from Shreve, Ohio, was killed while several others suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreClarendon Man Injured in 18-wheeler Accident on US 287 in Donley County, TX
Donley County, TX – July 28, 2022, a Clarendon man was injured following an accident where an 18-wheeler struck him along US 287. Officials said that the crash took place at around 6:08 p.m. along US 287 near mile marker 170. According to investigations, a 47-year-old Clarendon man was along the side of the highway next to a disabled vehicle. Police say that a passing 18-wheeler went onto the shoulder, hitting the Clarendon man.
Read MoreGirl killed in hit-and-run crash on Turnpike in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a child dead and two others seriously injured. The crash was reported just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike, about 350 feet north of Griffin Road. According to authorities, a black 2015 Volkswagen Passat was stopped on the inside travel lane for unknown reasons and had no lights on. Troopers said a blue 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE was heading north on the Turnpike, approaching the Griffin Road overpass and rear-ended the Passat.
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