Preventable Tragedies
EXCLUSIVE: Coroner slams smart motorway after father-of-four in his 40s is killed riding his motorbike into Land Rover stranded in M4 inside lane
A coroner has slammed a smart motorway after a father-of-four was killed riding his motorcycle into a stationary vehicle that had become stranded on the inside lane of the M4. Zoltan Torok, a 42-year-old engineer, suffered ‘multiple catastrophic injuries’ when he struck a broken down grey Land Rover Discovery stuck in the ‘inner slow lane’ close to Junction 6 of the motorway near Slough, Berkshire, on May 7 last year.
Read MoreHuge Crash on I-81 in Pennsylvania Kills at Least 3, Sets Trucks on Fire
A car crash involving over a dozen vehicles on a Pennsylvania highway amidst a brutal snow squall closed all lanes, with reports of people trapped, dozens of injuries and at least three deaths. The crash occurred before 11 a.m. Monday morning on I-81 northbound between Minersville and Highridge Park Road, with an estimated 50 to 60 vehicles involved. Officials said several semi-trucks were on fire and that there were at least two vehicles with people trapped inside.
Read MoreIndianapolis woman hit, killed by truck while standing outside broken down car on I-65
SEYMOUR, Ind. — An Indianapolis woman was hit and killed by a driver in a box truck while standing outside her car after it broke down on Interstate 65 in Jackson County Sunday night. Erika Jimenez, 35, was driving south on I-65 near the 51-mile marker, which is just north of the Seymour exit, when investigators said her car broke down, stopping in the right lane of I-65. Jimenez got out of her car and was standing near it at around 11 p.
Read MoreMissing Montana man found with disabled vehicle after more than 4 days
UPDATE: 1:10 p.m. - March 28, 2022 PHILIPSBURG - The Granite County Sheriff’s Office said a man who was reported missing has been found. Sheriff Scott Dunkerson says law enforcement responded to an area west of Hall after receiving a call from a local resident who saw a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle 59-year-old Joseph Musekamp was driving and found him in his disabled vehicle. The vehicle had become stuck in the snow and ran out of fuel.
Read MoreUPDATE: Racine man identified as pedestrian hit, killed on I-94 Saturday night
SOMERS — A 65-year-old man from Racine was struck and killed Saturday night while attempting to walk across the interestate from his disabled vehicle. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, Emanuel Wilson Jr. died at the scene of the accident, on I-41/I-94 at Highway KR in Kenosha County near Somers, at approximately 10.30 p.m. The department indicated that he exited a disabled vehicle parked on the right shoulder of I-41/94 southbound and began walking across traffic lanes near the vehicle.
Read MoreMotorist killed near their disabled vehicle on I-95 in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island State Police said a motorist was killed near their disabled vehicle on Interstate 95 south in Hopkinton on Saturday morning. Police said the person was struck by a tractor-trailer truck in the travel portion of the highway, just south of exit 3, at about 1:40 a.m. Hope Valley Fire and Rescue pronounced the motorist dead at the scene. Police said there will be no charges at this time.
Read MoreDennis Abington Killed in Crash with 18-Wheelers on I-95 in Sussex County, VA
Sussex County, VA – March 21, 2022, Dennis Abington was killed in a collision with two tractor-trailers on Interstate 95 in Sussex County. Authorities say the incident happened around 4:05 a.m. on southbound I-95 near mile marker 29. Preliminary investigation suggests Abington was driving a Nissan Sentra south on the roadway when he collided for unknown reasons with a Kenworth tractor-trailer. After the impact the Kenworth pulled onto the shoulder but the Nissan remained in the travel lanes, and soon after it was struck by a southbound Peterbilt 18-wheeler.
Read MoreHarley-Davidson rider critically injured in crash on U.S. 301 in Sumter County
A man riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was critically injured in a crash Friday morning on U.S. 301 in Sumter County. The 49-year-old Sumterville man had been riding the 2015 Harley-Davidson at 6:40 a.m. southbound on U.S. 301 approaching East Belt Avenue north of Bushnell when a 50-year-old Bushnell woman driving a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado traveling in the opposite direction made a left turn into his path, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Read More20-year-old woman killed after car split in half in North Hollywood freeway crash
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (KABC) – A 20-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured in a two-car crash on freeway lanes in the North Hollywood area Thursday morning. The crash was reported around 2 a.m. at the transition from the southbound 101 Freeway and the eastbound 134 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities say the victim from Pasadena was behind the wheel of a silver Toyota Camry when she apparently lost control and hit a guardrail, splitting the vehicle in half.
Read More3 found dead in submerged vehicle after flood recedes
HOLT, Ala. – Three bodies were found inside a submerged vehicle in Alabama on Thursday after floodwaters receded from killer storms that included torrential rain earlier this week, authorities said. Divers and other officers from the Tuscaloosa Police Department discovered the sport-utility vehicle in water in the Holt community, a rural area a few miles east of Tuscaloosa, police said in a statement. Investigators initially believed just one person was inside the vehicle, but two more bodies were found during a search.
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