Preventable Tragedies
Ohio Man Drives Off Road, Hits Tree, Then Struck by Semi Truck Near Defiance
Defiance, MI – An Ohio man lost control of his car, drove off the road, hit a tree, then got out of his vehicle and was struck by a semi truck near Defiance. The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the serious injury crash that occurred on June 1st at around 11:19am. The crash occurred on US 24 near milepost 22 in the City of Defiance.
Read MoreOhio woman crawls 100 feet up ravine to safety after 9 hours stuck pinned, severely injured in car
An Ohio woman survived being stuck in her crashed car for nine hours after it hydroplaned off the road and plunged 100-feet down a ravine. Lexi LaPorte, 21, was driving home through Garrettsville, Ohio in the rain last month when she lost control of her car and crashed through a guardrail. The impact sent her flying through the air into a ravine 100-feet below, WITI-TV reported. “I go off into the oncoming lane; I go off the road; I hit a street sign; I hit the tip of the guardrail and my car goes airborne,” LaPorte said.
Read MoreWoman dead, 2 people injured after a three-vehicle accident on 91 Freeway in Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
On Wednesday morning, a woman lost her life while two other people suffered injuries following a multi-vehicle wreck in Long Beach. As per the initial information, the fatal three-vehicle accident took place a little before 1 a.m. in the area of the 91 Freeway near Long Beach Boulevard. The early reports showed that one of the vehicles involved rear-ended a second vehicle as a result of which the first vehicle spun around facing the wrong direction.
Read MoreColumbus man killed in Pennsylvania tractor-trailer crash
EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – A trucker from Ohio was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. Around 4:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police responded to I-81 south near mile marker 64.5 in East Pennsboro Township for a crash involving two tractor-trailers. Police said one truck was driving south and a second truck was illegally parked along the roadside. The southbound truck failed to make the curve and left the roadway, hitting the rear of the parked truck.
Read MoreStalled pickup bursts into flames after being rear-ended near Forest Lake
FOREST LAKE, Minn. — An unoccupied pickup truck burst into flames after being struck by a commercial vehicle Wednesday near Forest Lake. Traffic cameras show the unoccupied pickup truck stalled in the center lane of Interstate 35 near County Road 2 before being rear-ended by a truck, sending both vehicles off the road. The pickup truck then burst into flames while the commercial truck slammed into a light pole. According to Minnesota State Patrol the pickup truck was disabled after striking a deer and the driver left the vehicle with its hazard lights on.
Read MoreAmbulance hits stopped vehicle on I-70 WB
MAD RIVER TWP., Ohio (WDTN) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that an ambulance hit a vehicle on I-70 westbound early Tuesday morning. According to OSHP, an ambulance hit a vehicle that was stopped with no lights on in the westbound I-70 lanes. The crash happened around 2 a.m. in Mad River Township near Snider Road. OSHP reported that there was no one in the stopped vehicle, however, minor injuries have been reported.
Read MoreDavid Singletary Killed in Crash with 18-Wheeler on Hwy 49 in Stone County, MS
Stone County, MS — May 27, 2022, 55-year-old David Singletary was killed when a car hit a parked 18-wheeler off Highway 49 in Stone County. According to reports the incident happened around 11:50 p.m. on Highway 49. Preliminary investigation suggests 33-year-old Jacob Anderson was northbound in a passenger vehicle when he lost control for unknown reasons. The car left the road onto the right shoulder where it crashed into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer.
Read MoreDPS looking for hit-and-run driver who struck man changing tire on I-10 in west Phoenix
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver who hit a man changing a tire on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix and then drove off on Friday. Investigators said the victim’s silver Nissan sedan got a flat tire, and he pulled over on the right shoulder on the eastbound side of the Papago Freeway near 51st Avenue, just east of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.
Read MoreFatal Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer in New Hampshire Under Investigation
One person was killed when their sedan was struck by a tractor-trailer on a highway in New Hampshire, state police said. The crash was first reported around 11:30 p.m. on Monday on Interstate 95 in Greenland, New Hampshire, where first responders discovered the collision on the northbound side of the road. New Hampshire State Police said that the driver of the sedan had been declared dead upon arrival at the scene.
Read MoreLauren Searles Killed in Crash with Parked 18-Wheeler on I-40 in Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN — May 26, 2022, 30-year-old Lauren Searles was killed in a crash with a semi-truck on Interstate 40 in Nashville. Authorities say the incident happened early Friday morning along I-40 West near mile marker 195.8. Preliminary investigation suggests Searles was driving a Hyundai Elantra along the road when for unknown reasons she lost control. The car veered onto the right shoulder and collided with the back of a stopped 18-wheeler near Highway 70 South.
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