Preventable Tragedies
Ephrata Police investigating fiery fatal crash on Route 222
EPHRATA, Pa. (WHTM) — Ephrata Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened during the overnight hours of Saturday, June 25. According to officers, the crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Route 222 at mile marker 42. A car traveling southbound struck the back end of a tractor-trailer that stopped on the berm of the highway. During an investigation, evidence at the scene suggested that the car was traveling at highway speed when the impact occurred.
Read MoreNoah Goodwin Killed, Ryan Goodwin Injured in Truck Accident in St. Louis County, MO
St. Louis County, MO – June 22, 2022, Noah Goodwin was killed and Ryan Goodwin was injured after an accident where a truck hit them. Preliminary reports surrounding the crash said that the crash took place along eastbound I-44 near Antire Road at around 4:50 a.m. Officials said that 21-year-old Noah Goodwin was on a motorcycle and stopped along the roadway to assist his father, identified as 43-year-old Ryan Goodwin. Ryan Goodwin had been in a Chevy pickup that broke down along the highway.
Read MoreCabot, Arkansas Man Injured in Truck Accident on I-30 in Franklin County, TX
Franklin County, TX – June 4, 2022, an Arkansas man was injured after an accident where a truck crashed with a disabled truck on I-30. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 4:16 a.m. along I-30 at mile marker 148. Officials said that a 63-year-old Cabot, Arkansas man was in a Kenworth tractor-trailer traveling eastbound on the interstate. Ahead, another tractor trailer was disabled and partially blocking the right hand lane.
Read MoreMultiple crashes on at I-69 and Coldwater cause pile-up
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) - Several crashes on Interstate 69 near the Coldwater exits Thursday morning have Indiana State Police asking drivers to avoid the area. State Police say the most recent crash happened around 8:50 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-69 near Coldwater Road. Officers say there was a three-car crash followed by a two-car crash, causing a pileup. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Read MoreMason woman dies in crash on US-127
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - One person is dead after a crash on US-127 north on Wednesday morning, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to News 10. Just after 9 a.m., Ingham County Central Dispatch received a 911 call about a two-car accident at the interchange of US-127 and I-96. The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) said a vehicle traveling northbound lost control just south of I-96, running off the road and crashing into an unoccupied disabled vehicle on the roadside.
Read MoreDriver dies when car stops on freeway, hit by pickup truck on I-10 in West El Paso
A driver was killed when his car stopped on Interstate 10 and was hit by a pickup early Monday in West El Paso, police said. The crash, at 2:37 a.m. on the westbound lanes of I-10 West near Resler Drive, closed the freeway for several hours during the investigation early Monday. Isaias Joel Garcia, 22, of Vinton, was driving a blue 2005 Ford Mustang that came to a complete stop for an unknown reason on the freeway, police said.
Read MoreDriver, 70, killed in West St. Paul after being rear-ended while stopped partially on highway shoulder
A 70-year-old woman is dead after a vehicle rear-ended hers while she was parked partially on a highway shoulder in the rural municipality of West. St. Paul on Monday. RCMP responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 8 near Grassmere Road shortly before 1 p.m. Police say the 70-year-old driver was stopped and partially on the gravel shoulder of southbound Highway 8 when another driver collided with her vehicle.
Read More62-year-old woman died, man injured after a traffic collision in Tukwila (Tukwila, WA)
A 62-year-old woman from Shelton lost her life after a traffic collision Saturday in Tukwila. As per the initial information, the two-vehicle accident took place after 3:15 a.m. on Interstate 5, north of Interurban Avenue South. The early reports indicated that the stalled car did not have its lights when it was hit by another vehicle. The Shelton woman, who was driving the disabled car, succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
Read MoreTwo Injured when Garbage Truck Hits Disabled Big Rig on I-10 in Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL — June 17, 2022, two people were hospitalized when a garbage truck and a disabled semi-truck collided on Interstate 10 in Jacksonville. According to reports the incident happened Friday along I-10 near Chaffee Road. Preliminary investigation suggests a semi-truck was disabled and stopped on the right shoulder of the interstate. Shortly afterward a garbage truck approached on the highway, then veered onto the shoulder for unknown reasons and hit the big rig.
Read More1 killed, 5 hurt in crash on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — A man was killed and four other people were injured when the car they were in was rear-ended by a pickup on the Bay Bridge early Sunday, authorities in San Francisco said. The gray Infiniti was traveling westbound around 3 a.m. when it stopped in lanes “possibly due to a mechanical failure,” according to California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Andrews. Moments later, a white pickup truck crashed into the Infiniti, Andrews said.
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