Preventable Tragedies
4 dead, including 1-year-old, in Modesto area head-on crash
DEL RIO, Calif. — 4 people, including a one-year-old child, were killed in a collision in the Del Rio area, near Modesto. According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal collision was reported in the area of McHenry Avenue and Hogue Road just after 4 p.m. Police said four cars were found with collision damage. Police said the driver a 2004 Mitsubishi sedan, a 19-year-old woman from Merced, and a 22-year-old man, who was her passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MorePedestrian killed, 2 others injured in Stevenson Expressway crash on Southwest Side: ISP
CHICAGO (WLS) – A pedestrian is dead and two other people are injured after a Stevenson Expressway crash on Chicago’s Southwest Side, Illinois State Police said. ISP said the crash happened on Interstate 55 at Cicero Avenue just after 6:40 p.m. Three pedestrians were trying to change a tire on the passenger side of a vehicle stopped on the right shoulder of I-55 when a pickup truck left the roadway and traveled onto the shoulder, ISP said.
Read MoreDisabled vehicle hit by pickup truck in Georgetown County; one dead: SCHP
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The driver of a disabled vehicle died after being struck by another vehicle in Georgetown County Saturday evening. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP), the collision occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on US Highway 701, near Lucy Grier Drive. Troopers say a 2005 Nissan Ultima was traveling south when it became disabled in the first lane. A 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck traveling south then struck the disabled Nissan Ultima.
Read More2 drivers killed after SUV rear-ends car at US 1 stoplight in SW Miami-Dade
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A wreck on U.S. 1 in Southwest Miami-Dade left two people dead, authorities said. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Southwest 132nd Avenue, just after 6 a.m., Saturday. According to investigators, the driver of a red Nissan sedan was stopped at a traffic signal when a Ford SUV rear-ended the vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Read MoreHARMAR, PA – TRUCK ACCIDENT INJURES VICTIMS ON RTE 910 AT LOCUST RD
Harmar, PA (April 6, 2024) – Harmar police are investigating a diesel fuel spill that appears to have resulted in slick road conditions that led to a chain-reaction crash during the Friday morning commute along Route 910. The incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m., according to Harmar police Sgt. John Fechke. A portion of Route 910 from Locust and Rich Hill Roads was closed until about 1:00 p.m. as PennDOT crews worked to clean up the spill.
Read MorePerson changing tire on freeway hit and killed in American Fork
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Traffic was delayed for several hours Thursday morning after a fatal crash in American Fork involving a person who was changing a tire on the side of the freeway. The crash happened on northbound Interstate 15 near milepost 278, near the Main Street exit. Officials report a man was changing their tire just before 6:30 a.m. when they were hit by another vehicle. “He put on the hazard lines,” said Sgt.
Read MoreSUV hit by tractor-trailer after rain causes driver to crash in Cumberland Co.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — One person is hurt after they crashed their car on a rainy road and were subsequently hit by a tractor trailer on Tuesday in Upper Allen Township, police say. According to the Upper Allen Township Police Department, the crash happened around 12:15 p.m. on Rt. 15. Police say an SUV was driving north when the driver lost control because of standing rain water on the road.
Read MoreUPDATE: VEHICLE RECOVERY] HIGHWAY 101 COLLISION BETWEEN TRUCK AND VAN LEAVES ONE CRITICALLY INJURED
A collision involving a truck tractor-trailer and a passenger van on the Willits Bypass section of Highway 101 early this morning resulted in one person sustaining major life-threatening injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Olegario Marin of CHP’s Ukiah Office told us the incident occurred at approximately 1:38 a.m. near MPM44 prompting a response from both California Highway Patrol’s Garberville Laytonville Resident Post and Ukiah Area Office. Reports indicate that the van, identified as an Econo-type passenger vehicle, was stationary in the traffic lane without any illuminated lights when it was struck by a loaded truck and trailer.
Read MoreCrash on I-95 in Pompano Beach claims life; northbound lanes reopened
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A collision on Interstate 95 led to the closures of the northbound lanes near Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, leading to at least one fatality. The incident, occurring just before 1 a.m. Monday, forced emergency crews to shut down the road as they cleaned up the scene. The Florida Highway Patrol has since reopened the lanes, though the express lanes remain closed as the investigation continues.
Read MoreHit-and-run box truck driver kills motorist in Queens expressway crash
A hit-and-run box truck driver fatally struck a 68-year-old motorist parked on the shoulder of a Queens expressway just outside Kennedy Airport, cops said Monday. The box truck driver was headed east on the Nassau Expressway when he crashed into a Honda CR-V near the JFK Expressway about 1:15 p.m. Sunday, cops said. Medics rushed U Fo Ng, the 68-driver of the CR-V, to Jamaica Hospital, where he later died, police said.
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