Preventable Tragedies
SAN DIEGO – A 26-year-old who was struck and killed on state Route 94 in Lemon Grove earlier this month has been identified, according to medical officials.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office released a report stating that Emmanuel Elizalde died from multiple blunt force injuries to the head and neck after being hit by a car just east of state Route 125 in the early morning hours of July 17. Officials said that the resident of San Diego had parked his vehicle between the shoulder of the highway and the first lane to the left for unknown reasons.
Read MoreKeyla Oliva tragically killed in Grand Prairie motor vehicle accident
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, (July 12, 2022) - A 21-year-old woman lost her life on the evening of July 12 as the result of a motor vehicle collision in Grand Prairie. According to the Grand Prairie Police Department, 21-year-old Keyla Oliva was driving a Toyota passenger car east on Interstate 30. At around 7:40 p.m., her vehicle struck a mattress in the roadway and became disabled. It was subsequently struck by another vehicle.
Read MoreState Police looking for driver of pickup truck in fatal hit-and-run accident on I-95
UPPER CHICHESTER — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the driver of a blue 2016 or newer Ford F-150 pickup truck that struck and killed a motorist along the shoulder of Interstate 95 northbound prior to mile marker 2.5 Saturday evening at about 9 p.m. The truck is believed to have right front-end and passenger-side damage as well as a missing a right-side mirror. State police said the victim, identified as Maurice Pinkard, had run out of gas in his pickup truck and was standing on the right shoulder, filling his vehicle on the driver’s side when he was struck and thrown in front of his vehicle.
Read MoreTrucks Disabled, Occupant Injured In Lower Salford
LOWER SALFORD PA – A 23-year-old truck driver from Freeland PA has been cited for careless driving following a two-vehicle accident on the southbound lanes of Interstate 476 at mile marker 32 in Lower Salford Township. Pennsylvania State Police from the Troop T Barracks in King of Prussia reported the accident Monday (July 25, 2022). A 31-year-old Philadelphia woman – who was not the driver – in the second vehicle, also a truck, suffered a suspected minor injury during the incident, troopers added.
Read MoreTwo Trucks One Bike: Pittsburgh Truck Accident Ends in Fatal Injury
A motorcyclist suffered critical injury resulting in death due to a collision near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania involving two tractor-trailers. The fatally injured accident victim was riding on Interstate 80 when a tractor trailer became disabled and was hit by a second tractor trailer. The disabled big rig then collided with the motorcycle. The accident is being investigated to determine if the drivers will face charges.
Read MoreNJSP: Driver Of Disabled Vehicle Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway In Bergen County
A driver from New York State was killed when he and his disabled vehicle were struck overnight on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The 35-year-old Orange County resident was headed south in his Acura when it was involved in another accident shortly before midnight Sunday in Washington Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The Walden, NY man got out, after which he and his car were struck by a Chrysler minivan – killing him – at milepost 165.
Read MoreDriver of disabled car killed during crash in Orlando, FHP says
ORLANDO, Fla. – A 48-year-old man who was the driver of a disabled car was killed in a crash in Orlando Friday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a 27-year-old from Orlando stopped just after 9 p.m. to help after spotting a 2016 Toyota Corolla with its hood open in the southbound lanes of Orange Avenue, just north of Mid Florida Drive. The man parked his 2006 Ford F-150 in front of the Corolla when he stopped to help, according to investigators.
Read MorePedestrian killed by semi-truck near Brookville
BROOKVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) — One man has died after being hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 70 near Brookville early Saturday morning, according to the Dayton branch of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was hit just after midnight at the 18-mile marker near Preble County Line Road. A pick-up truck reportedly ran out of gas and pulled over onto the right shoulder. The driver, a man, exited the vehicle.
Read MoreJOHN CARPENTER FATALLY STRUCK IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH ON KATY FREEWAY NEAR HIGHWAY 99 IN HOUSTON
Houston, TX. (July 22, 2022)- John Carpenter was killed in an auto-pedestrian crash on July 11, 2022, in Houston, Texas. The accident occurred around 3:00 a.m. in the 23500 block of Katy Freeway near Highway 99. Police reported that Carpenter was assisting a family member with their disabled vehicle when he was struck by an unknown black SUV. Carpenter was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV fled the scene of the crash.
Read MoreOne Killed in Fiery Truck Accident on I-95S in Palm Beach County, FL
Palm Beach County, FL — July 19, 2022, a 32-year-old man died in a fiery crash with an 18-wheeler on Interstate 95 South in Palm Beach County. According to preliminary reports the incident happened around 5:15 a.m. along I-95 South near exit 50, between Boca Raton and Delray Beach. Investigators say the man was in a stopped SUV, blocking the far right travel lane, when a tractor-trailer approached and rear-ended him.
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