Preventable Tragedies
Driver, 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.
Read MoreDriver dies after being found in ditch in Joliette
A driver died in hospital Sunday after ending up in a ditch on Route 343 in Joliette, 50 kilometres north of Montreal. A passerby alerted 911 at about 10:20 a.m. to the presence of a vehicle in a ditch between Albert-Geoffroy St. and Rang de la Petite Noraie; it had been there for some time, said Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Beatrice Dorsainville. The driver was brought to a hospital in critical condition but later died of his injuries.
Read MoreEric Greenley Injured in Two-Vehicle Collision on Highway 299 near Weaver Street in Weaverville
Trinity County, California (June 18, 2022) – One person was injured in a traffic collision in Weaverville on Friday morning. The 9:54 a.m. collision happened on Highway 299 near Weaver Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities say Eric Greenley, 38, of Weaverville, was stopped on the shoulder of eastbound Highway 299 waiting to merge into traffic when he was struck by a passing car driven by Kenneth Dale, 56, of Cottonwood.
Read MoreTwo teenagers dead after being struck by vehicle in Jennings
JENNINGS, La. (KLFY) – Two teenage pedestrians were killed Saturday night in Jennings when they were hit by a passing vehicle. According to Louisiana State Police, Troopers from Troop D responded to a crash around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night involving two pedestrians. The on the I-10 South Frontage Road near N. Thibodeaux Road just west of LA Hwy 26 in Jefferson Davis Parish. Preliminary investigations reveal Kyle H. Vidrine, 18 of Lake Arthur and Brannon J.
Read More4 injured, 3 of them critically in St. Joseph County crash
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. — Three people are hospitalized in critical condition after a Friday afternoon collision. At 4:07 p.m. Friday, the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a multiple-vehicle crash with injuries in the area of U.S. 12 and Burr Oak Road in Burr Oak Township. The investigation showed that a 16-year-old driver and a 17-year-old passenger were driving westbound in a Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a Buick Encore driven by Nayeli Delapaz-Arroyo, 20.
Read MoreVegetables Spill Onto I-95 After Truck Crash in Norwalk
One tractor-trailer hit another on Interstate 95 South in Norwalk early Saturday morning, rupturing a tank and causing a fuel spill, and sending vegetables onto the highway, according to the fire department. The Norwalk Fire Department responded to the highway, between exits 14 and 13, at 5 a.m. They said a tractor-trailer was in the breakdown lane, waiting to have a tire repaired when another tractor-trailer struck it. The crash ruptured the diesel saddle tank of the disabled truck and spilled the vegetables of the other truck across the highway, according to the fire department.
Read MoreAdrian Rominu, 1 Injured in Semi-Truck Accident in Lewisville, TX
Lewisville, TX – May 24, 2022, Adrian Rominu and another person were injured due to an accident involving a tractor-trailer. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 2:00 p.m. along I-35E near Business 121. Authorities said that 23-year-old Adrian Rominu was in a vehicle which became disabled along the side of the interstate. While outside the vehicle between it and the concrete barrier, a tractor-trailer reportedly going at unsafe speeds somehow hit the disabled vehicle, hitting Rominu in the process.
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