Preventable Tragedies
Dalin Milburn Injured in Truck Accident on Toll-130 in Austin, TX
Austin, TX — June 24, 2022, 26-year-old Dalin Milburn was injured in a crash with a commercial truck on Toll Route 130 in Austin. According to reports the incident happened around 8:20 a.m. on Toll-130 near Farm to Market Road 973. Preliminary investigation suggests a Peterbilt truck had a flat tire and was parked, disabled, on the Toll-130 on-ramp. Reports say the driver had placed reflective triangles around the vehicle, one in front and two behind.
Read MorePedestrian killed on Carter County freeway
CARTER COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) — A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 35 south of Ardmore early Monday morning. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the unnamed victim was in the southbound lanes near a disabled vehicle that had stopped in the passing lane of the freeway near mile marker 26. The pedestrian and the stopped vehicle were initially both struck by a southbound F-250 pickup truck; then a third vehicle hit the pedestrian.
Read MoreBerks coroner IDs 23-year-old man killed on Interstate 78 in northern Berks [update]
A 23-year-old Lebanon man was killed before dawn Monday beside his broken-down vehicle that was partially in the travel lane on Interstate 78 in northern Berks County while trying to wave down other motorists for help, state police at Hamburg said. Jarrod Evans was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened about 4:40 a.m. and involved four vehicles in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 26.4 in Tilden Township.
Read MoreStephen Harris Killed in Crash with 18-Wheeler off I-45 in Madison County, TX
Madison County, TX — July 8, 2022, 19-year-old Stephen Harris was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on the I-45 service road in Madison County. According to reports the incident happened around 3:00 a.m. on the service road, roughly half a mile south of Madisonville. Preliminary investigation suggests Harris was driving a Dodge Ram pickup north on the road when he crashed under unknown circumstances with the rear of a parked Freightliner 18-wheeler.
Read MoreTruck driver arrested after woman killed, child injured on I-675
Clayton County police have arrested the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck and killed a woman standing outside her disabled car on the shoulder of an interstate late Thursday night. The victim, whose family identified her as Jamecca Parris-McKnight, 31, was traveling with a child and was stopped on I-675 northbound near Anvil Block Road before she was hit at about 10:30 p.m. She was pronounced dead on the scene, and the child was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Read MoreTwo killed in Lehi car crash
LEHI, Utah — An accident killed two motorists Thursday night in Utah County. The crash occurred just before midnight on northbound I-15 approximately 1 mile north of the Timpanogos Highway exit in Lehi. According to Sgt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol, a Nissan passenger car rear-ended a stopped Honda Pilot. The Nissan swerved but was unable to avoid the Honda. Roden said the two occupants of the Pilot were transported and listed in extremely critical condition.
Read MoreCadet woman injured on I-55 in Imperial after parked car on shoulder is hit
A Cadet woman was injured Tuesday, July 5, in a two-vehicle accident on I-55 north of Imperial Main Street in Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 3:11 p.m., Jessica L. Dora, 35, of Cadet was a passenger in a parked 2010 Ford F150 on the northbound shoulder of I-55 when a 2009 Mercury Milan driven north by Judith A. Jackson, 59, of St. Louis traveled off the road and struck the rear of the parked vehicle, the report said.
Read MoreTractor-Trailer Crash in Caldwell County Jerry Wayne Shupak Jr. collides with semi-truck in accident
LULING, TX, (July 01, 2022) - The driver of a tractor-trailer was injured on Friday, July 1, when his rig was struck from behind by another semi-truck on Interstate 10 near Luling in Caldwell County. Caldwell County Semi-Truck Crash July 1st; Tractor-Trailer Accident The driver of a tractor-trailer was injured on Friday, July 1, when his rig was struck from behind by another semi-truck on Interstate 10 near Luling in Caldwell County.
Read MoreAmy Freeman Killed in Truck Accident on I-80 in Union Township, PA
Union Township, PA — June 29, 2022, 59-year-old Amy Freeman was killed in a collision with two tractor-trailers on Interstate 80 in Union Township. According to reports the incident happened around 3:40 p.m. on I-80 near mile marker 107. Preliminary investigation suggests a westbound International 18-wheeler had a mechanical issue while traveling on the highway. Its driver tried to pull onto the south side of the road but stopped, partially disabled, in the left travel lane.
Read MoreChild, 9, killed in overnight crash on I-65 in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A nine-year-old child died overnight in a wreck on Interstate 65 near Rosa Parks. At least five cars were involved. A preliminary investigation from Metro Nashville Police shows a 2003 Honda Civic was traveling north on I-65 around 12:30 a.m. when it sideswiped a 2018 GMC Sierra. Police say the occupants of the Civic, a 28-year-old driver with two children ages 8 and 9, exited the vehicle following the collision and sat on the center concrete median wall.
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