Preventable Tragedies
Crash on Ohio Turnpike leaves truck driver dead, woman injured
The incident occurred near State Route 83 early Tuesday morning. NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio — Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Milan post are investigating a fatal crash involving two vehicles that happened early Tuesday morning on the Ohio Turnpike between State Route 57 and Interstate 480. Authorities determined a 2019 Volvo semi-truck was traveling westbound on the I-80 when it went off the right side of the road and side swiped a disabled vehicle that was on the shoulder around 3:30 a.
Read MoreMan Struck and Killed in Hit-and-Run on Turnpike in Miami-Dade
n early morning hit-and-run crash on Florida’s Turnpike in southwest Miami-Dade left one person dead and investigators searching for the driver who struck him. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho said the crash took place just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike near Southwest 216th Street. According to investigators, a white pickup truck the victim was a passenger in became disabled and pulled over. The victim got out of the truck and walked into the roadway to signal for help, when he was struck by a white box truck.
Read MoreTwo killed after car catches fire in crash with disabled semi
SPARTA, Wis. — Two people died Monday night when a driver crashed their vehicle into the rear of a semi-truck that was disabled on the shoulder of I-90. Wisconsin State Patrol authorities said the crash happened around 10 p.m. near mile marker 26.5 near Sparta. According to an incident report, the disabled semi-truck was parked on the right shoulder of the interstate when a Subaru Outback with no lights on crashed into the rear of the truck.
Read MoreCar Hits Disabled SUV on I-30 Service Rd, One Killed in Grand Prairie, TX
Grand Prairie, TX – September 11, 2021, a 58-year-old man was killed when a vehicle hit his disabled SUV on the service road of Interstate 30 in Grand Prairie. Authorities say the incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on the I-30 service road near Beltline Road. Preliminary investigation suggests the victim’s SUV was disabled in the road for unknown reasons and did not have its lights on. The victim reportedly exited the vehicle and was standing near it when another car approached on the roadway and struck both of them.
Read MoreCar hits unoccupied vehicle off northbound US-75 highway south of Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A two-vehicle crash brought rush-hour traffic to a crawl Monday morning on a highway just south of Topeka. No serious injuries were reported in the collision, which was reported around 7:45 a.m. Monday on northbound US-75 highway just south of S.W. 57th Street. Shawnee County sheriff’s officials at the scene said a black Ford Fusion car that was headed north on US-75 struck an unoccupied Acura four-door car that was parked on the right-hand shoulder of the roadway.
Read MoreOne Injured in 18-Wheelers Accident on US-287 in Potter County, TX
Potter County, TX – August 21, 2021, a 67-year-old man was seriously injured when two commercial trucks collided on U.S. Highway 287 in Potter County. Authorities say the incident happened around 9:15 p.m. on US-287 near mile marker 124. Preliminary investigation suggests a Freightliner semi-truck with an attached trailer was in a prior accident and as a result was disabled in the left eastbound lane of traffic on US-287. The truck crashed and became disabled less than a minute prior to a Freightliner Cascadia 126 semi-truck towing a trailer approaching from the west.
Read More2 drivers struck and killed on I-80 in Berkeley after getting out of cars to argue about collision
BERKELEY, Calif. - Two drivers died after leaving their cars to argue about a crash Sunday morning on Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley, authorities said. The collision was reported about 1:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80, west of University Avenue, between a Chevrolet Malibu and a Dodge Durango.The two men driving the vehicles and a female passenger left the cars and were arguing in lanes of traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Read MorePolice: Manchester man died in three-car crash on I-93 in Andover
ANDOVER — Authorities are investigating a fatal three-car crash that happened Sunday around 2:17 a.m. on Interstate 93 southbound near Exit 40 in Andover, according to a statement from State Police. Police say a preliminary investigation shows that a 2014 Toyota Sienna, operated by a 52-year-old man from Lawrence, was traveling southbound on I-93 when it struck a 2011 Honda Accord, operated by a 32-year-old woman from Malden.The initial collision caused the Accord to go off the right side of the road into the tree line and the Sienna to become disabled in the middle travel lane, according to police.
Read MoreClemmons man killed in crash on I-40
A Clemmons man was killed Thursday when the car he was driving crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the side of Interstate 40 in Burke County.Marcus Deal, 34, of Clemmons, was killed when the car he was driving went off the side of Interstate 40 and hit a stopped tractor-trailer, said Trooper D.R. Lane with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The tractor-trailer had pulled off of westbound I-40 about a mile west of Exit 103 and had been there for only a couple of minutes before the crash occurred around 12:30 p.
Read MoreFatal crash involving a stopped box truck shuts I-95 north near State Road 836
A man was killed and another was injured when the driver of a Volkswagen slammed into a disabled box truck on Interstate 95 Friday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal accident, which happened just after 10 a.m., shut down the northbound lanes of I-95 near State Road 836. According to FHP, the box truck was blocking the left lane when a gray Volkswagen struck it. The Volkswagen then collided into a black Nissan sedan.
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