Preventable Tragedies
1 Killed in Truck Accident on I.H. 80 in Lake County, IN
Gary, IN — November 11, 2024, one person was killed following a truck accident at about 1:00 p.m. along Interstate Highway 80. According to authorities, an 18-wheeler hauling two trailers was parked and vacant on the side of the westbound lanes of I.H. 80 in the vicinity of the Grant Street exit when the accident took place. The cause of the accident remains unclear. Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, a westbound Ford Explorer failed to safely maintain its lane of travel.
Read MoreMaine State Police investigate two multi-vehicle crashes
BANGOR, Maine — Maine State Police is investigating two related multi-vehicle crashes on the northbound side of I-95 in Bangor. The first crash happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday, when a car in the left lane, sped across the highway to take the exit ramp. Officials say a driver in the right lane slammed on their brakes to avoid a collision, causing a pile-up crash involving three cars. The driver who took the exit wasn’t involved in the crash and didn’t stop.
Read MoreMan struck, killed while examining disabled vehicle on I-75
CINCINNATI — A man was struck and killed on I-75 while examining a disabled vehicle Sunday morning. According to a press release by the Cincinnati Police Department, crews responded to a report of a crash around 1:30 a.m. at the 6.3 mile marker on I-75 northbound. Police said a disabled Chevrolet Malibu parked on the right berm and its occupants, 47-year-old Reco Williams and a 42-year-old woman, were outside of the vehicle examining the problem.
Read More2 men killed by car as they fixed flat tire on shoulder of I-78, police say
Two men were struck and killed Wednesday on Interstate 78 in Somerset County as they fixed a flat tire on the shoulder of the highway, authorities said. The crash occurred about 5:25 p.m. at milepost 38.7 in Warren Township, according to a spokesman for New Jersey State Police. Based on a preliminary investigation, a minivan with a flat tire was stopped on the right shoulder and two men were outside between the right rear of the vehicle and the guardrail.
Read MoreDallas County sheriffs release video of truck involved in I-35 deadly hit-and-run
DALLAS - The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is hoping someone can come forward with information that will help them solve a deadly hit-and-run case. The sheriff’s office released new surveillance video on Thursday showing a green F-150 pickup truck they believe was involved in the crash. That crash killed 27-year-old Gene Gathright Jr. as he stood outside his car early Sunday morning. Gene Gathright Sr. called his son every Sunday. But this past Sunday, Gathright Jr.
Read MoreVernon Hills man in critical condition after disabled vehicle hit by second car in Wheeling
A Vernon Hills man suffered critical injuries after his car broke down and was struck by another vehicle on Lake Cook Road on the border of Wheeling and Buffalo Grove. The Wheeling Fire Department and Wheeling Police Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Lake Cook Road and Milwaukee Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Michael Conway said the incident occurred in the eastbound lanes of Lake Cook Road west of Milwaukee Avenue.
Read MoreLoved ones seeking justice for two women hit in US-60 crash
UPDATE: Maricopa County Attorney’s Office filed felony charges against 45-year-old Nicholas Stewart Meyer, according to paperwork filed on November 4. On Sunday morning, 23-year-old Zoey Johnson and 22-year-old Rayme Barnes were tending to Barnes’ stalled car on the emergency shoulder of the US-60 near Stapley Road around 8 a.m. That’s when DPS investigators say a passenger vehicle made a lane change and failed to maintain driving within the lane, drifting off the road and hitting Johnson and Barnes.
Read MorePedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run on I-45 North near West Rd in Houston, TX
Houston, TX — November 4, 2024, a male pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on the Interstate 45 North Freeway in Houston. According to authorities, the incident happened around 4:35 a.m. on I-45 North near West Road. Preliminary investigation suggests the victim was driving a Chevrolet Impala on the feeder road when he may have lost control and crashed into a nearby business’ fence. After his vehicle became disabled he reportedly got out and tried to run across the freeway, where he was hit by a vehicle that left the scene.
Read More19-year-old killed when car hits parked truck on N.J. highway
A 19-year-old driver was killed on Interstate 80 in Morris County Sunday morning when his car struck the back of a box truck parked on the shoulder, police said. Cameron Ray, of Mount Olive, was headed west at 5:40 a.m., when his vehicle drove onto the shoulder of the highway near milepost 38.2 in Denville, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said in an email Sunday afternoon. Ray lived in the Flanders section of the township, about 15 miles west of where the crash occurred.
Read MoreChain-reaction crashes leave 1 dead on Loop 202 in Tempe; freeway reopens
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) —A series of collisions on a busy East Valley freeway has left one person dead and another critically hurt early Sunday morning. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the crashes happened around 3 a.m. on the westbound lanes of the Loop 202 Red Mountain, adjacent to the Scottsdale Road off-ramp. Troopers say a white car rear-ended a gray Honda SUV, causing the SUV to block lanes of the freeway.
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