Preventable Tragedies
Man Killed in I-95 Crash on Friday Morning
On Friday at approximately 1 am, members of the State Police, Providence Police, Providence Fire and Rescue, Amtrack Police, Department of Environmental Management, and Department of Transportation responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 95 North, north of the Route 10 overpass in Providence. According to the State Police, a tractor-trailer truck struck a disabled motor vehicle in the high-speed lane, which then caused it to a rollover blocking the two right lanes of the highway.
Read MoreMan killed in multiple-vehicle Glen Burnie crash
BALTIMORE – A 23-year-old man from Severn was killed and three people were injured Thursday night in a multiple-vehicle crash in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County police said. Officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to westbound route 100 at southbound I-97 for the crash. Investigators believe a man driving a Honda Accord west on Route 100 lost control and struck a traffic barrier, and a Toyota Corolla behind him swerved to avoid hitting the Honda and struck a concrete barrier on the opposite side of the roadway, police said.
Read MorePedestrian killed in crash on Spur 503 in Denison identified
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - A pedestrian hit and killed by a car Friday morning on Spur 503 in Denison has been identified. The Denison Police Department said 40-year-old Adam Ailand was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a vehicle. Officers were able to determine Ailand stopped his vehicle to retrieve items from the roadway, when he was struck by another vehicle, according to a press release. The crash happened on Southbound Spur 503 between Vine Lane and South College Boulevard just after 9 a.
Read MoreWoman dies after truck hits her disabled car on NJ Turnpike
A woman whose car was broken down in a travel lane on the New Jersey Turnpike was struck and killed early Friday morning by a tractor-trailer. State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said the tractor-trailer, a tanker truck and a bobtail were traveling north in the outer lanes north of Exit 13 around 2:20 a.m. and came upon a disabled Hyundai Elantra in a travel lane. The tractor-trailer struck the Elantra, which then hit the other two trucks.
Read MoreWoman killed while crossing I-96 on foot after stopping vehicle on shoulder
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A woman was killed Thursday while trying to cross I-96 on foot after her vehicle was stopped on the shoulder of the freeway, police said. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 15) on I-96 near Beech Daly in Redford Township. A 50-year-old woman tried to cross the freeway after her vehicle stopped on the shoulder, according to Redford Township police. They did not say what caused her vehicle to stop.
Read MoreLong Island driver stopped to inspect car damage after fatal hit-and-run, police say
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) — A hit-and-run driver stopped to check his vehicle’s damage after he allegedly struck and killed a 61-year-old man on the Long Island Expressway last week, police said. Robert Twiford had parked his car on the offramp at exit 60 on the eastbound Long Island Expressway and got out of the car when he was struck on Dec. 5 at around 8 p.m., police said. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Read MoreRuck was hit by his disabled vehicle after it was struck by another driver on Interstate 55
JEFFERSON, MO, (December 14, 2022) - Terrence Ruck was seriously injured on Dec. 14 when he was hit by his disabled vehicle after it was struck by another driver on Interstate 55 in Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), Ruck was standing next to his Honda CRV at about 12:51 a.m. when it was struck by a Ford F-150 driven by a 48-year-old man. The door of the CRV then hit Ruck, 73, who was transported to Mercy Hospital South for treatment of his injuries.
Read MoreTerrence Ruck injured in Jefferson County pedestrian accident
JEFFERSON, MO, (December 14, 2022) - Terrence Ruck was seriously injured on Dec. 14 when he was hit by his disabled vehicle after it was struck by another driver on Interstate 55 in Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), Ruck was standing next to his Honda CRV at about 12:51 a.m. when it was struck by a Ford F-150 driven by a 48-year-old man. The door of the CRV then hit Ruck, 73, who was transported to Mercy Hospital South for treatment of his injuries.
Read MoreOne dead after crashing into semi parked on turnpike
PERRYSBURG TWP., Ohio (WTVG) - One person is dead after a crash on the Ohio turnpike Wednesday morning. Evgeny Zolotarev, 61, was driving westbound in a Sprinter van when he veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a commercial tractor trailer. Zolotarev was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred near mile marker 67.7 in Perrysburg Township. OSHP said the 49-year-old commercial truck driver from Toledo was not injured in the crash.
Read MoreSerious crash in Walton County
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Three people are injured after a crash on I-10 near mile marker 70 in Walton County. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers a tractor trailer was traveling west on I-10 and another car was broken down on the side of the road. Troopers say the tractor trailer drifted off the roadway hitting the car on the side of the road. Reports show a third car traveling behind the trailer was hit by flying debris.
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