Preventable Tragedies

DPS: Mesa motorcyclist killed after crashing into stopped car on US-60, then hit by another driver

April 03, 2022

MESA, Ariz. - Westbound traffic near US-60 at Dobson Road was brought to a halt Sunday night after a deadly three-car crash involving a motorcyclist, the Arizona Department of Transportation said on April 3. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says, “Per preliminary info, a motorcycle collided with a passenger car stopped in the roadway. The motorcycle rider was then hit by another passenger car. Unknown why the initial vehicle was stopped in the roadway.

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Man Killed After Being Rear-Ended by Semi Truck on Highway 99 in Bakersfield

April 01, 2022

Seluster Lane, 77, of Redwood City, was killed in a truck accident in Bakersfield early on the morning of March 29. According to a KGET news report, the fatal truck crash occurred on Highway 99 just north of Merced Avenue. California Highway Patrol officers who responded to the scene saw that Lane had been ejected from his vehicle. He died at the scene as a result of injuries he suffered in the collision.

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SCHP: 1 dead following crash on I-26 near mile marker 216

March 31, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 26 in Charleston County early Thursday. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the collision took place on the westbound side around 2:10 a.m. near mile marker 216. Authorities said a Harley-Davidson struck the rear of a Cadillac that was disabled in the roadway. The operator of the motorcycle is deceased.

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Two Injured in Commercial Truck Accident on Route 119 in Littleton, MA

March 31, 2022

Littleton, MA – March 30, 2022, two people were injured after an accident where a commercial truck and two other vehicles crashed on Route 119. Authorities said that the crash took place at around 7:30 a.m. along Route 119. Initial reports said that a Jeep traveling eastbound on the highway crossed into oncoming traffic, crashing with an Acura. Those vehicles were then hit by a commercial box truck. After the crash, EMS transported the Jeep driver to a hospital via helicopter.

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DPS: Orange child who died in bridge crash was not in car seat or seatbelt

March 30, 2022

A 4-year-old girl that died in a three-vehicle crash on the Rainbow Bridge last week was not in a child safety seat or seat belt at the time of the incident, according to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The wreck happened at approximately 12:10 p.m. Friday on Texas 87 on the Rainbow Bridge. The 230-foot tall bridge connects motorists between Orange and Jefferson counties. A 2005 Ford pickup was disabled in the left lane of the bridge, DPS said.

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Harrisburg man missing for 9 days found dead in wrecked car: coroner

March 29, 2022

A man who has been missing from Harrisburg for more than a week was found dead in a crashed car on Route 11/15 Monday, according to Perry County Coroner Robert Ressler. The crash was reported around 5:15 p.m. at exit U.S. 22/322 near the Perry County-Dauphin County line, PennDOT spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler confirmed. Ressler said it was a single-vehicle crash, with 26-year-old Earvin Otero as the only occupant. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, but officials believe the car was there for a couple of days.

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Man dies after being hit by car while helping unload motorcycle onto Colquitt Road

March 29, 2022

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — One of the two men who were struck by a car Monday in southwest Shreveport has died. The Caddo coroner’s office identified him Tuesday, March 29 as 42-year-old Joseph L. Jones, of Caddo Parish. The wreck happened at 8:41 p.m. Monday, March 28 on Colquitt Road at Walker Road, Caddo 911 dispatch records show. The Shreveport Police Department says a Dodge Ram pickup truck and a Suzuki motorcycle were stopped in the eastbound lane of Colquitt Road when the collision happened.

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Morristown Woman, 31, Killed In Route 78 Crash Was Standing Next To Disabled Car: Police

March 29, 2022

A 31-year-old Morristown woman died and a 42-year-old man was injured after being struck by a car while standing on the side of the highway following a previous crash on Route 78 Tuesday, March 29, authorities said. Amy L. Miller and Balele J. Bamoun were standing alongside a Toyota Camry that was disabled in the left lanes of the express lanes near milepost 53.2 in Union Township around 8:20 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said.

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One Killed in Crash with 18-Wheeler on I-15 Shoulder in Fontana, CA

March 29, 2022

Fontana, CA – March 25, 2022, one person was killed when a passenger vehicle crashed into a parked tractor-trailer off Interstate 15 in Fontana. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:55 a.m. on the southbound shoulder of I-15 near the Duncan Canyon Road exit. Preliminary investigation suggests only that the victim was traveling south on the roadway when they lost control for unknown reasons. Their vehicle swerved out of the travel lanes and crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler that was parked on the right shoulder.

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Capital Region teen killed after her disabled vehicle struck on Northway

March 28, 2022

An 18-year-old from the Capital Region was killed in an early morning crash on Northway after her vehicle had become disabled and was stopped in the center lane of traffic. That’s according to New York State Police who say that Megi Hamza of Guilderland was traveling northbound on the Northway at around 4:45 a.m. on Sunday morning near the Twin Bridges when her vehicle became disabled in the middle land. Troopers say a tractor trailer driver turned on his hazard lights and pulled up alongside Hamza vehicle.

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