Preventable Tragedies
Missing woman found dead in wrecked SUV
A woman from Statesville who had been reported missing was found deceased Wednesday in a wrecked 2003 Lexus RX300 SUV in the Brushy Mountain community, said Trooper Zach Jennings of the N.C. Highway Patrol. Emergency personnel found the body of Barbara Houser Bellamy, 74, in the driver’s seat of the overturned Lexus after the Wilkes Communications Center received a call at 10:32 a.m. about a vehicle being seen wrecked down an embankment along Brushy Mountain Road, with a person inside.
Read MoreOfficials identify driver killed in I-5 crash near Albany
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities on Thursday released the name of the driver killed in the second crash on Interstate 5 in Linn County near Albany. Oregon State Police said 63-year-old Kirpal Singh of Yuba City, Calif. was driving southbound in a semi-truck when he allegedly hit another semi-truck that was stopped for an earlier crash. Police said the truck driven by Singh caught fire and caused a chain reaction rear-ending which involved a Nissan Armada and a Ford Focus.
Read MoreSemi driver struck, killed while walking toward Hancock County Amazon facility
HANCOCK COUNTY — An Indianapolis man died after being struck by a driver while he was walking toward an Amazon facility from a semi-truck he had parked in the middle of the road, police say. Harvail Singh, 66, died after he was hit by the driver of a second semi headed westbound almost immediately after he exited his vehicle, which was parked in a two-way turn lane on County Road 300 North outside the facility, according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.
Read MoreThree Vehicle Injury Crash on I84, West of Jerome
JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The following is a press release from Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police is investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday, October 19th, 2022, at 8:53 p.m. on interstate 84 at mile marker 163, in Jerome County. A 32-year-old female from Meridian was travelling westbound on I84 in a 2012 freightliner semi-truck when she left the roadway, went through the median, rolled, and landed in the eastbound lanes of travel.
Read MoreTikToker discovered dead in field after disappearing
A Brazilian TikTok influencer, who went missing for two days, has been found dead in her car after allegedly driving off a cliff. Authorities reportedly discovered the deceased woman, 41-year-old Raquel da Silva Moura Medeiros, in an overturned vehicle near the BR-364 motorway in Ariquemes, Rondônia, on Oct. 18, Jam Press reported. The Federal Highway Police deduced that her vehicle flipped over after plummeting off a cliff on the side of the road with no foul play suspected.
Read MoreTorrington woman, 26, dies in Route 8 crash
THOMASTON — A 26-year-old Torrington woman died Wednesday after she was struck by a car while changing a flat tire on Route 8 north. Karina Lopez of Torrington was driving north on Route 8 when her car became disabled in the left lane because of a flat tire. State police said Lopez attempted to repair the tire in the left lane when she was struck by a 2021 Subaru Outback driven by Gregory T.
Read MoreTruck Hits Disabled Big Rig off I-95, Two Injured in Brevard County, FL
Brevard County, FL — October 19, 2022, two men were injured in an accident involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 95 in Brevard County. Authorities say the incident happened around 5:00 p.m. on I-95 near State Road 520. Preliminary investigation suggests an 18-wheeler was stopped on the shoulder with reported mechanical issues and its 22-year-old driver had placed cones or reflectors behind it. Shortly afterward a southbound heavy-duty straight truck drifted onto the shoulder for unknown reasons and hit the disabled big rig.
Read MoreI-55 reopens after crash south of I-80 involving 2 semi-trucks
WILL COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) – The southbound lanes of I-55 south of I-80 reopened Wednesday afternoon hours after a crash involving two semi-trucks in Will County Wednesday morning. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes of I-55 just south of I-80. All lanes of southbound I-55 were shut down from the crash. The lanes reopened Wednesday afternoon. Illinois State Police responded to the crash at about 5:28 a.m. Police said one of the semi-trucks was parked on the right shoulder when it was hit by another semi-truck.
Read More2 People Injured In A Multi-Vehicle Accident In Cowlitz County (Cowlitz County, WA)
According to the Washinton State Patrol, a multi-vehicle accident was reported on Sunday morning. The officials stated that the crash happened on Interstate 5 south of Longview at around 1:20 a.m. The officials reported a driver pulled over on the left shoulder partially blocking the left lane. Two vehicles struck him and the fourth car hit one of the other vehicles. The officials confirmed that the driver of the first car suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to the hospital.
Read MoreDriver Hits Abandoned Vehicle Parked on Shoulder of I-376 in Hopewell Twp
Story by Beaver County Radio Staff (Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pa.) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident along Interstate 376 Eastbound in the area of Gringo-Clinton Road at about 5:00 PM last Thursday, October 13, 2022. Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 28-year-old Ethan Peltz of Cadiz, Ohio was operating a 2019 Ford Eco Sport eastbound near the Allegheny and Beaver County Line when he failed to stay within the right lane and struck an unoccupied 2009 Nissan Maxima that was sitting on the right shoulder of the road.
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