Preventable Tragedies
Driver dies after crashing into parked semi-truck on I-5 near Los Banos
LOS BANOS, Calif. (KFSN) – A 23-year-old driver died in a crash with a semi-truck near Los Banos on Thursday morning. It happened around 6:30 am along Interstate 5 near Highway 152. The California Highway Patrol says the driver was passing cars on the interstate when they lost control and hit a semi-truck parked on the shoulder. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Their name has not been released.
Read More15-year-old girl killed in Hudson Valley, New York
A 15-year-old girl lost her life following a crash in the Hudson Valley. Two others were injured. On Monday, Feb. 21, New York State Police from Troop K responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash on Interstate 684 in the town of Harrison. Troop K covers Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Columbia counties. At approximately 1:24 a.m., troopers were dispatched to mile marker 1.4 northbound on Interstate 684. Police were told a vehicle struck the median guide rail and was later struck by a second vehicle.
Read MoreMan Hit by Vehicle, Killed on Pomona Freeway in Industry Area
INDUSTRY (CNS) - A Huntington Park man was fatally struck by a vehicle early today when he got out of his SUV that had crashed into the center divider of the Pomona (60) Freeway near Industry. Officers were sent to the westbound 60 Freeway east of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway about 2:20 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities withheld the name of the 56-year-old man, who died at the scene, pending notification of his relatives.
Read MoreSemi-truck drivers suffer serious injuries in Cumberland Co. crash
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - Two semi-truck drivers suffered serious injuries in a Cumberland County crash, state police said. Troopers reported the crash occurred at about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday as a Kenworth semi-truck was moving eastbound on Interstate 70 near mile post 109. For unknown reasons, they said the driver of the Kenworth left the road to the right, over-corrected and overturned in the road, blocking both eastbound lanes. A Freightliner semi-truck was moving eastbound in the same location and hit the Kenworth in the roadway.
Read More20-year-old gets out of car after crash and is repeatedly run over, Georgia cops say
A 20-year-old woman who got out of her car after hitting a wall on a highway near Atlanta died after being repeatedly hit by other vehicles, police said. Shamauri Fluellen, of Austell, hit a center divider wall on Interstate 285 at about 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, Cobb County police said in a news release. A purple 2010 Jeep Wrangler hit her gold 2001 Mercedes-Benz E320 from behind. Fluellen got out of her car and tried to cross to the shoulder but was hit and killed by multiple other vehicles on the highway, police said.
Read MoreI-95 reopens after pedestrian dies in crash in Volusia County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — 9 a.m. Update: Troopers have released new details about a deadly crash on I-95 near Ormond Beach. Investigators said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor trailer truck along the interstate early Tuesday. According to an incident report, a man driving southbound on I-95 crashed his 2003 Pontiac sedan into the center guardrail. Investigators said it isn’t clear what led to the crash, but said after it happened, the man exited his car and tried to walk across the northbound lanes of I-95.
Read MoreMother killed on Highway 59 after getting out of vehicle to check on kids following minor crash
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A mother was killed when she got out of her car following what police call a minor hit-and-run crash in Kingwood. It happened around 7 p.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of Highway 59, just north of Kingwood Drive. According to police, as the woman was driving a red sedan with her children inside, another car rear-ended their vehicle and took off. The woman stopped in a lane after the crash and stepped out of her vehicle to check on her children in the back.
Read MoreWatch: Firefighters rescue victims after multi-vehicle pileup near Mapleton
MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR: Update 7:40pm 02/21/22) — Six people are hurt after a multiple-vehicle crash on I-94 between Mapleton and Casselton. North Dakota Highway Patrol says six semis and eight other vehicles were involved in the crash after 10 this morning. The victims were taken to Sanford in Fargo. One 69-year-old woman from Casselton has serious but non life threatening injuries. It all started with a rear-end crash between a passenger vehicle and a semi.
Read MoreFort Pierce woman struck, killed on I-4 after exiting car, trying to cross lanes, FHP says
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old Fort Pierce woman was struck and killed on I-4 early Sunday after she exited a car and attempted to cross eastbound lanes on foot, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The woman was a passenger in a car that had become disabled on I-4 westbound before she and the vehicle’s driver left the car and tried to cross eastbound lanes near mile marker 74 at 1:30 a.
Read MoreMan hit, killed by car after stopping to help another driver
AUSTIN, Texas - Officials say a Good Samaritan died after he was hit by a car in Northeast Austin. Austin-Travis County EMS says medics responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash along East Anderson Lane just east of I-35 at around 4 a.m. on February 20. Officials say another driver had pulled over to help, got out of his car, but was struck by oncoming traffic. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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