Preventable Tragedies
Stalled Car Gets Creamed On The Interstate
Having your car stall out while you’re driving on the interstate or even a surface street is a sickening feeling. While panic can set in, what you do with the last of your vehicle’s momentum can decide between your getting into a horrific crash or just waiting for a tow truck. Who’s at fault in this interstate accident? Footage from Minneapolis shows how two drivers made poor choices which resulted in a multi-car collision all because of a stalled-out vehicle on Interstate 94.
Read MoreTroopers: 1 killed, 4 hurt in I-26 pileup in Laurens County
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said one person is dead and four people were hurt in a multi-vehicle pileup crash in Laurens County Wednesday night. According to troopers, a tractor trailer was stopped on I-26 east near mile marker 60 followed by a Toyota sedan and a Lincoln sedan. A Chevy coupe was backing into the emergency lane when a freightliner hit the Lincoln sedan and caused a chain reaction.
Read More1 Killed, 4 Injured in Truck Accident on I-15 near Holden, UT
Holden, UT — December 9, 2024, one person was killed and four were injured in a truck accident about 7:30 a.m. on Interstate 15 in Millard County. Authorities said a semi-truck hauling a box and a flatbed trailer slid off the icy road north of Holden and hit a cable barrier. The trailers ended up blocking the northbound lanes of the highway near mile marker 178. Three vehicles crashed into the trailer, according to authorities, killing one person and injuring four others.
Read MoreCoroner identifies 21-year-old man killed after being struck by semi-truck on I-94 near Gurnee
The coroner has released the identity of a 21-year-old man who died after he was struck by a semi-truck in traffic on Interstate 94 near Gurnee Saturday morning. The Illinois State Police, Gurnee Police Department, Gurnee Fire Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 10:56 a.m. Saturday to Interstate 94 at mile marker 10 in Gurnee. Illinois State Police (ISP) said troopers with Troop 3 arrived and found the incident occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Route 21.
Read More2 people, including man pushing vehicle, killed in crash on I-78 in Lehigh County
UPPER SAUCON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) – Two people were killed and four others were injured in a crash on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County early Monday morning. The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. on I-78 eastbound in Upper Saucon Township, about a mile past exit 60 for Route 309 South/Quakertown. Investigators say three people were trying to push a Toyota Sienna out of the right lane of travel when the crash happened.
Read MoreDriver who escaped fiery crash hit and killed by car on Route 3 in Massachusetts, police say
BILLERICA - A driver who initially escaped a fiery crash on Route 3 north in Massachusetts was then struck and killed by another car on the highway early Monday morning, police said. Massachusetts State Police said that shortly after midnight, they responded to a report of a car fire with possible entrapment just before Treble Cove Road. Troopers did not discover anyone trapped inside the car, but they did find a seriously injured pedestrian who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreMan struck while helping stranded driver in Macon dies one month later
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man who stopped to help a broken-down vehicle near the intersection of Riggins Mill Road and Joe Tamplin Industrial Blvd. in Macon on November 6 has died, according to Macon-Bibb Deputy Coroner Luann Stone. 53-year-old Jose Casiano was helping another person with the disabled car when he was struck. Stone confirmed hospital staff pronounced Casiano dead on Friday. Stone said a second person who was helping was also struck but survived.
Read MoreMissing Greenville woman identified as body found in submerged car in Easley
EASLEY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Coroner’s Office reports that a body found in a submerged vehicle in Easley is that of a missing Greenville County woman. Anderson County deputies said they received a call at 10:47 a.m. on Sunday in reference to a submerged vehicle near Alpen Road and West Church Road. The coroner confirmed 54-year-old Shelia Rena Walker Thompson’s body was found in the vehicle. Thompson was previously reported missing on Dec.
Read MoreOne dead, two drivers injured in LaPlace car crash
On Friday, Louisiana State Troopers were informed of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 near milepost 211 on the Bonnet Carré Spillway bridge in St. John the Baptist Parish which left a passenger dead and two drivers injured. The Louisiana State Police, say troopers with Troop B who initiated initial investigation into the crash revealed that for reasons currently unknown, a 2012 Mazda 6 had stopped in the left lane with its lights on, when a 2017 Nissan Sentra simultaneously approaching the Mazda from behind, hit the car and push it forward into its driver, who was standing in front of the vehicle near its bumper.
Read MoreSemi-truck driver dies after 17-vehicle pileup on I-94
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The driver of a semi-truck involved in a pileup on I-94 near Hartford on Monday has died, state police said. The Michigan State Police said that the 71-year-old Burbank, Illinois man died on Tuesday. His name has not been released. The crash involving 14 passenger vehicles and three semi-trucks happened near mile marker 46 around 1:15 p.m. on Monday. There were 15 other slide-offs not related to that crash, MSP said.
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