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1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Rockland County: Police
The incident happened around 12:39 a.m. on Monday on the northbound lanes at milepost marker 21.7, just north of Exit 12 in Clarkstown, New York State Police announced. A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Nissan was disabled while partially in the lane of travel and on the right shoulder with its lights off for unknown reasons. A 2014 Ford traveling north in the same lane rear-ended the Nissan, causing both vehicles to spin across all lanes and hit the median on the left shoulder, police said.
Read More27-year-old woman hit by car, dies after stopping to check on injured opossum: FHP
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A Spring Hill woman was hit by a car and died after she stopped to check on an injured opossum on Sunday night. Florida Highway Patrol said on Aug. 10, around 10 p.m., a 31-year-old Spring Hill man was driving a Toyota Camry with his wife, a 27-year-old woman also from Spring Hill. The two were traveling on Hexam Road, east of Eskimo Curlew Road, when they stopped to check on an injured opossum.
Read MoreDouble semi crash with injuries closes I-64 WB in Washington Park Monday evening
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — A crash involving two tractor trailers closed westbound Interstate 64 in Washington Park Monday evening. Officials said the crash happened near Illinois 111 at mile marker 6. According to a preliminary crash report from Illinois State Police, a tractor-trailer car hauler struck the bridge and was stopped in the lane when it was struck by a second tractor trailer, which was hauling double trailers. Washington Park Assistant Fire Chief Ronnie Harris said two men were in one tractor trailer and a woman was in the other.
Read MoreOne person injured after semi hits disabled vehicle on Interstate 39 in Woodford County
The driver of a semi truck was hospitalized Monday after his vehicle collided with a disabled car along northbound Interstate 39 in Woodford County. According to the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to I-39 at mile marker 26 near Minonk at 9:01 a.m. Monday in response to a crash involving serious injuries. Calls to the sheriff’s office indicated that the semi rear-ended the car while it was parked on the shoulder of the interstate.
Read MoreTHP: 2 injured after crash on 19E in Carter Co.
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Two people standing outside of their vehicle were injured during a crash on Highway 19E in Carter County. According to a preliminary crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the crash occurred on Sunday around 9:25 p.m. A 2005 Ford Focus had been heading south on the highway when it hit a deer. The THP stated the Ford stopped in the right lane but then moved to the shoulder of the road.
Read MoreOne dead in five-car pileup at Highway 385 and Riverdale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One man is dead Sunday after he was struck in a five-vehicle pileup at Highway 385 west of Riverdale Road. Police responded to the collision at 1:02 a.m. Lanes on both east and west bound sides of the highway were closed. Police say it started with a two-vehicle accident that left both vehicles disabled. Another vehicle then hit the first two. Then, two other vehicles swerved to miss the wreck and hit each other.
Read MoreMotorcyclist dead after crash with disabled car on I-40
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say a man on a motorcycle died Saturday after colliding with a vehicle on Interstate 40 near Warford. Police say it started with a one-vehicle crash that left a disabled vehicle on the interstate near the Warford exit sometime around 4 a.m. The woman involved in the car wreck told police that she was in the middle lane and fell asleep at the wheel. She thinks she veered left and struck the wall, veered right and struck the wall on the right side, and somehow ended up back in the middle lane.
Read MoreCoroner: Amazon delivery driver hit in Green Township has died
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An Amazon delivery driver has died after he was hit by the rear of a truck’s trailer while crossing the street in Green Township Wednesday afternoon. On Friday, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified the man killed as 30-year-old David Didusch. Green Township police said officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Hutchinson Road just before 4:40 p.m. for a reported pedestrian crash. An investigation determined Didusch, an Amazon delivery driver, stopped in the southbound lane of Hutchinson Road to make a delivery.
Read MoreCrash shuts down I-30 heading west out of Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas — A crash left one person in critical condition and shut down westbound Interstate 30 in Fort Worth on Friday morning, officials said. The crash was reported around 3:30 a.m. on westbound I-30 at Ridgmar Drive, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. All main lanes remained closed as the morning rush hour began. Police said the driver of a disabled vehicle was standing outside of their vehicle when another driver struck them.
Read MoreIllinois State Police trooper’s vehicle hit in eighth Move Over Law crash of 2025
GALATIA, Ill. (WICS) — Illinois State Police (ISP) officials are investigating a traffic crash involving an ISP trooper’s vehicle on IL-34, one mile west of Harco Road. The incident marks the eighth Move Over Law-related crash of 2025. The crash occurred on August 8, 2025, at approximately 5:08 a.m. Two ISP troopers were parked with emergency lights activated, blocking westbound traffic to secure a previous fatal crash scene. A westbound Ford Escape, driven by 66-year-old Sandra S.
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