Preventable Tragedies
One Injured in Semi-Truck Accident on I-270 in Franklin County, OH
Franklin County, OH – May 24, 2022, one person was injured following an accident where a semi-truck crashed into a vehicle along I-270. Authorities reported that the crash took place Tuesday evening at around 6:25 p.m. along I-270 in the area of State Route 161 and State Route 3. Investigators reported that a semi-truck traveling northbound along the interstate crashed into a disabled vehicle. It’s unclear where exactly the disabled vehicle was in relation to traffic lanes.
Read More1 dead, 2 hurt after car ran out of gas causes crash on I-17 in Phoenix
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – A woman is dead and two people are in the hospital after an early-morning crash that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 on Monday, causing a massive traffic backup going into the morning rush hour. According to the Department of Public Safety, a driver in a black Toyota Camry ran out of gas near Thunderbird Road and was stopped in the center lane. The hazard lights were not on, according to DPS Capt.
Read MoreM-6 reopens in Gaines Twp. after crash
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Aero Med was called to M-6 in Gaines Township for a crash that closed the eastbound freeway Monday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., a vehicle swerved out of the way of a vehicle that was disabled on the edge of the freeway on M-6 near Kalamazoo Avenue. Michigan State Police said that the vehicle behind it also swerved, hitting the disabled vehicle and rolled into the median.
Read MoreMary Murphy Killed in Possible Multiple Hit-and-Run on I-65 in Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN – May 21, 2022, 60-year-old Mary Murphy was fatally struck by a semi-truck after her car broke down on Interstate 65 in east Nashville. Authorities say the incident happened around 11:00 p.m. on northbound I-65 near East Trinity Lane. Preliminary investigation suggests Murphy’s vehicle broke down in the middle northbound lane; she stepped out for unknown reasons and may have been hit by multiple vehicles and was lying in the roadway when the semi-truck approached and hit her a final time.
Read MoreWest Side Columbus, Pedestrian Struck and Killed From Hit Skip Vehicle
Franklin – IR-270 was closed in the area of SR-40 and 270 earlier today for a fatal hit-skip crash. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, they are investigating a fatal injury crash that occurred at approximately 12:43 pm in the area of IR 270 south about .5 miles north of US Route 40, in Prairie Township. A 2015 white Chevrolet 1500 was traveling south on IR 270. The Chevrolet crossed onto the westside berm for an unknown reason and struck the pedestrian who was walking north on the berm from their disabled vehicle.
Read MoreTampa man standing outside his car fatally hit along I-75 in early morning
A man was killed in Hillsborough Sunday morning while standing outside his car, which had broken down along Interstate-75. When it stopped functioning in the lanes of Interstate 75 early Sunday morning, a second driver was “unable to stop or avoid a collision” and hit the man, killing him, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at about 2:15 a.m. on I-75 north, around mile marker 263 in Hillsborough.
Read MoreRichard Jooha Lim Killed in Galt Crash on Highway 99 near Simmerhorn Road
Sacramento, California (May 21, 2022) – 42-year-old Richard Jooha Lim, of Elk Grove, has been identified as the man who was killed in a collision involving a semi-truck in Galt on Thursday morning. The fatal collision happened at around 11:50 a.m., May 19, on Highway 99 near Simmerhorn Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Lim was driving a minivan northbound on Highway 99 when he swerved to the shoulder and struck a parked big rig.
Read More1 dead in fiery semi-truck crash on I-17 in north Phoenix
PHOENIX - One person is dead following a fiery crash involving two semi-trucks along the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 in north Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said three Shamrock Farms semi-trucks were traveling along northbound I-17 just after 4 a.m. The first semi, a double trailer, suffered a power failure. The driver of that semi was unable to pull over and stopped in the middle of the highway.
Read More51-Year-Old Livingston Woman Killed in Turlock Crash on Highway 99 near Lander Avenue
Turlock, California (May 20, 2022) – Authorities are investigating a Friday afternoon tractor-trailer accident that killed a 51-year-old Livingston woman in Turlock. The crash occurred at about 1:27 p.m. on southbound Highway 99, south of Lander Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer operated by Daljit Singh, 54, of Bakersfield, started experiencing a mechanical issue and Singh pulled onto the west shoulder of the highway. A southbound 2011 Buick SUV, driven by the Livingston woman, for an unknown reason, drifted onto the westbound shoulder, directly towards the Kenworth.
Read More1 lane opens after semi-truck collision along Hwy 58 in Keene
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A crash involving two semi-trucks has injured one person and caused a brush fire temporarily closing eastbound traffic along Highway 58 in Keene, officials said. One eastbound lane of traffic was reopened at around 3:45 p.m., Caltrans said. The crash was reported just before 1:30 p.m. in eastbound lanes of Highway 58 about 2 miles east of Keene, according to CHP’s Traffic Incident Information Page. CHP reports one of the trucks had stalled on the side of the road when it was struck by another semi-truck.
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