Preventable Tragedies
Akron Man Killed, 1 Injured in Semi-Truck Accident on I-76 in Edinburgh Township, OH
Edinburgh Township, OH – March 18, 2022, one person was killed and one person was injured after an accident where a semi-truck struck them on I-76. Authorities reported that the crash took place early Friday in the area of I-76 and Route 225. Officials said that a 50-year-old Akron man and a 29-year-old man were outside of a vehicle they had just exited. It appears that vehicle somehow caught fire. After getting out of the vehicle, a semi-truck somehow hit both men.
Read MoreCar Rear Ends Stalled Vehicle On I-70 Eastbound In Wheat Ridge
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) — Wheat Ridge Police Department responded to a crash on Interstate 70 eastbound in Wheat Ridge Monday morning, which delayed traffic. Police responded to the crash at I-70 eastbound and Carr Street, where investigators say a car rear ended a stalled vehicle on the interstate. The driver of the moving vehicle was hurt and taken to the hospital to treat serious injuries. According to the CDOT crash map, three right lanes on I-70 eastbound were closed between Kipling Street (exit 267) and Highway 121 (exit 269A) before the crash was cleared.
Read MoreCourtney Yescas Injured in Car Accident in Houston, TX
Houston, TX – March 4, 2022, Courtney Yescas was injured as the result of an accident where Yescas’s vehicle crashed with a disabled vehicle. In their initial reports, officials said that the crash took place at around 10:20 a.m. along the Gulf Freeway service road near the Sam Houston Parkway. According to investigators, 27-year-old Courtney Yescas was the driver of a Ford Fusion traveling southbound. Ahead, a Mercedes-Benz was disabled in the roadway.
Read MoreTwo Killed, Two Injured in Car Accident on I-30 at Ferguson in Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX – March 21, 2022, two people were killed and two were injured as the result of an accident where a vehicle hit a stopped vehicle on I-30. Authorities reported that the crash took place at around 2:20 a.m. in the area of I-30 and Ferguson Road. According to officials, two people were in the roadway after their Chevy Trax came to a stop for unspecified reasons with its hazards on.
Read MoreArea family recovering after chain-reaction crash in Missouri
Members of an Effingham-area family injured in a chain-reaction car accident along Interstate 57 in Missouri are recovering after their truck was sandwiched in between two of the impacted vehicles along the fog-riddled roadway. Pat Mammoser of Newton, Mike Gibson of Effingham and Doug Mammoser of Island Grove were all hospitalized at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, while Steve Mammoser — also of Island Grove — was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.
Read MoreDriver dies after crashing into a parked semi in southern Bremer County
JANESVILLE, Iowa – A Cedar Rapids man is dead after he crashed into a parked semi trailer Saturday night. The Iowa State Patrol says Eric Stenseth, 52, was driving north on Highway 218 when he took the exit to Janesville, left the road, and hit a semi trailer parked on the shoulder of the off ramp. The semi was not occupied at the time of the collision, which happened around 8:16 pm.
Read More2 Dead In Aurora: Good Samaritan Killed Trying To Help Pedestrian Hit By Car
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — Aurora police released new information about a crash which left a pedestrian dead on Friday night. The pedestrian was crossing East Colfax Avenue, not using a crosswalk, police say. The pedestrian was hit by a Mitsubishi sedan heading west, and the driver immediately stopped to help the victim, police say. That driver was subsequently hit by another vehicle described as a Mercury Mountaineer. The second vehicle also heading west.
Read More1 pedestrian dead, 1 injured after vehicle hits median in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly vehicle crash involving two pedestrians Friday morning. Authorities were called to Peachtree Parkway around 7:00 a.m. after at least two people were struck by a Toyota Prius. The Toyota was traveling in the southbound lanes and made a sudden left turn onto the concrete median that divided the roadway,” officials said in a statement sent to FOX 5.
Read MoreHomar Lopez Injured in Truck Accident on I-10 in Sealy, TX
Sealy, TX – February 28, 2022, 43-year-old Homar Lopez was seriously injured in a collision with a commercial truck on Interstate 10 in Austin County. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:25 p.m. on I-10 near mile marker 718. Preliminary investigation suggests Lopez was driving a GMC Sierra pickup truck west when the vehicle became disabled and came to a stop near mile marker 718. Behind the Sierra, a Mack Terrapro truck approached from the east.
Read MoreAmazon Driver Killed in Hit-and-run Accident on North Beltway in Harris County, TX
Harris County, TX – March 15, 2022, an Amazon truck driver died as the result of an accident where a vehicle struck them along the North Beltway. Authorities reported that the crash took place at around 12:40 a.m. in the area of North Beltway and Fairbanks North Houston. It appears that an initial collision occurred involving an Amazon 18-wheeler. The cause of that crash is unclear at this time. Authorities said that the Amazon drivers was thrown into the roadway, following which at least one vehicle apparently hit the driver, then left the scene.
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