Preventable Tragedies
Greenfield crash: Semi hit disabled car on Layton Avenue, 1 dead
GREENFIELD Wis. - A Greenfield crash involving a semi-truck left one person dead on Saturday. Police said the semi struck a disabled car on Layton Avenue just east of Highway 100 and proceeded to hit a utility pole. The lone occupant of the car was found dead inside the vehicle. The driver of the semi, a 59-year-old Texas man, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. He was not injured.
Read More1 dead, 6 injured in I-75 crash in Atlanta
ATLANTA - One person has been confirmed dead, and six others have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 75 on Friday afternoon. It happened around 1:34 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Howell Mill Road. According to the Georgia State Patrol, seven vehicles were involved. The crash occurred in the fourth lane of I-75 South as traffic began diverting around a disabled Pontiac. As vehicles slowed abruptly, two Freightliner commercial trucks struck a Ford Transit van.
Read MoreMan struck and killed picking up crash debris in Tulare County identified
CUTLER, Calif. (KFSN) – The man who was struck and killed as he was picking up debris from a crash on a Tulare County highway has been identified. Family members have identified him as 50-year-old Marin Apodaca of Cutler. They say he was trying to help someone who had just been in a car crash moments before. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 6 a.m. Friday on Highway 63 and Avenue 392, just south of Cutler.
Read MorePedestrian dead following crash at Magnolia Bridge Road and Greenwell Springs Road
CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - A pedestrian is dead following a major crash in Central on Thursday evening, Sept. 26. The Central Police Department responded to the crash around 6:08 p.m. at Magnolia Bridge Road and Greenwell Springs Road. According to Chief Roger Corcoran, the pedestrian was changing a tire on the North shoulder headed west when they were struck by another vehicle headed the same direction. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene.
Read MoreRear-end collision on I-70 leads to death of KC man, serious injuries for 2 others
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A rear-end collision on I-70 near Highway 69 led to the death of a 78-year-old Kansas City man and life-threatening injuries for two drivers. The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates that around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, emergency crews were called to the area of westbound I-70 and Highway 69 with reports of a 2-vehicle collision. When first responders arrived, they said they found that Lori Wiggins, 60, of Kansas City, Kansas, had pulled her 2014 Jeep Cherokee over to the shoulder of the westbound lanes of the interstate.
Read More1 injured in crash involving semi on I-90 near Schaumburg, state police say
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) – A person was injured in a crash involving a semi Thursday evening on I-90 in the northwest suburbs. The crash happened around 4:44 p.m. near Roselle Road in Schaumburg, Illinois State Police said. A gray Chevrolet SUV struck the rear of a truck-tractor semi-trailer that was parked on the right shoulder of I-90, police said. Chopper was over the scene, and the SUV appeared to have extensive damage.
Read More69-year-old found dead 7 weeks after she vanished on way to see friend, Oregon cops say
A missing 69-year-old woman was found dead nearly two months after she was last seen driving to visit a friend in Oregon, police said. Kathleen Wilson’s body was found in her crashed vehicle Sept. 25 off Oregon Route 138, the Myrtle Creek Police Department said in a Facebook post. The McMinnville woman had been staying at the Millsite RV Park in Myrtle Creek, police said. She left at about 6 a.
Read MoreLavar Tolliver struck, injured by vehicle in Franklin County
FRANKLIN, MO, (September 26, 2024) - The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) says four men were seriously hurt after being hit by a motor vehicle in Franklin County’s Villa Ridge Thursday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately 2:32 p.m. along Interstate 44 at mile marker 250. According to the Highway Patrol’s report, all the victims had parked their vehicles—a 2007 Dodge Ram and a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban—to change a tire. Meanwhile, a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 27-year-old Rolla man was traveling westbound on the highway when it attempted to slow for traffic ahead.
Read MoreMan pushing disabled vehicle dies after being struck by another car
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead Thursday morning after pushing his disabled vehicle when he was hit from behind by another car on 7th Standard Road, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. The crash happened at 12:05 a.m. in the 3200 block of 7th Standard Road, just west of Zachary Avenue. When BPD officers arrived at the scene they found an adult man laying in the roadway with major injuries.
Read MoreI-20 Shut down in both directions after multiple 18-wheelers crash
ABILENE, Texas — Interstate 20 is shut down near mile marker 293 or the Elmdale exit after multiple 18-wheelers and two passenger cars were involved in a crash. Officials on scene said the blue 18-wheeler was driving westbound on I-20 when one of its tires blew out. The driver crossed the center median while dragging a cable. The driver in the red 18-wheeler was heading eastbound and swerved into the median to dodge the westbound 18-wheeler.
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