Preventable Tragedies
Good Samaritan Killed In Hit-Run While Assisting Disabled Car: Philly PD
It happened on the 4800 block of Whitaker Avenue around 6 p.m., the department said. Ezequiel Morales was walking back to his car when he was hit by a white van that fled the scene. Morales was rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 6:30 p.m., police said. NBC10 Philadelphia reported that the van was later found abandoned nearby. The crash remains under investigation, said PPD.
Read MoreJair Ramirez Rodriguez Killed in Alleged Hit-and-run Accident in Irving, TX
Irving, TX — September 17, 2023, Jair Ramirez Rodriguez was killed following an alleged hit-and-run accident at around 2:30 a.m. along Loop 12. Authorities said that the crash happened along the southbound lanes of Walton Walker in the area of Shady Grove Road. According to officials, 29-year-old Jair Ramirez Rodriguez had been in a vehicle going along Loop 12 when it apparently ran out of gas. Other occupants reportedly left the area to go get fuel while Ramirez Rodriguez stayed behind with the vehicle.
Read MoreUtah County Fatal Pedestrian Crash
At approximately 6:25 am, on Monday, November 13, 2023, a single vehicle (Mitsubishi Lancer) crashed into the right-side concrete barrier near the gore area of the southbound exit to 500 East, American Fork. The driver of that vehicle got out of the car and walked into the southbound lanes of I-15 where he was struck and killed. Based on evidence and witness statements, it appears he was hit by two or maybe three vehicles in the number three lane.
Read MoreMan who stopped to help driver in rollover crash in Tracy hit, killed by vehicle
TRACY - A man who stopped to help a driver in a rollover crash in Tracy early Saturday morning was hit and killed by a vehicle, the CHP said. The CHP said the incident was reported around 3:45 a.m. when a Toyota rolled over on eastbound Interstate 205, west of Grant Line Road. Officers said the man’s Toyota truck came to a stop on its side, blocking the second lane.
Read MoreCrash between two tractor trailers completely shuts down section of US-460 near Windsor
ISLE OF WIGHT, Va. — A crash involving two tractor trailers in Isle of Wight County shut down a section of US-460 Thursday night, just a mile west of Windsor, the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Virginia State Police said the driver of one tractor trailer, Leslie Turner, was driving an empty trailer when the vehicle disabled. Turner was in his cab looking for emergency triangles when a second tractor trailer hauling water bottles, driven by George Brown, struck it from behind.
Read MoreMissing woman found dead days after crash near Troy
TROY, Mont. — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reports a missing woman last seen Friday was found dead near Troy. An aerial search on Wednesday located a vehicle crash off Highway 56 near Troy. Officials determined Beverly Parker Perez was eastbound on Savage Lake Fishing Access Road, where she drove into the water and the vehicle became fully submerged. Perez was located in the vehicle five days after the she was reported missing.
Read MoreWoman caught in congestion from prior crash dies after being rear-ended
IBERIA PARISH - A multi-vehicle crash on Highway 90 Tuesday night killed a woman from Breaux Bridge, state police say. The crash happened on Highway 90 westbound at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. State police said Cotura Roy, 52, was stopped on the highway, caught in congestion from a crash earlier in the evening. A Chevrolet Silverado behind her failed to stop and crashed into Roy’s vehicle, pushing it forward into the car in front of her.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Helping After Crash Fatally Struck by Another Car
A motorist trying to assist after a crash was fatally hit by another car in Missouri on Monday, according to a local report. The crash occurred when the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox veered off the road, struck a rock embankment and overturned on Interstate 70 in Independence. A Ford F-150 collided with the vehicle as it overturned, police said in a Facebook post. “Once that vehicle came to rest, another motorist happened to see the crash and stopped to check on the occupants of that vehicle,” Independence Public Information Officer Jack Taylor told FOX4.
Read MoreMan killed while helping to push disabled vehicle off Williamston bridge
WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (WITN) - A Windsor man was killed after police say he was killed while helping to push a disabled vehicle off an Eastern Carolina bridge. Williamston police said it happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the Roanoke River Bridge on U.S. 17. A vehicle had broken down, and those inside were pushing it off the bridge when another northbound vehicle hit the disabled vehicle and 67-year-old Melvin Francis.
Read MoreTrucker Killed in Pedestrian, 18-wheeler Accident on I-95 in St. Lucie County, FL
St. Lucie County, FL — October 29, 2023, a truck driver was killed following an 18-wheeler accident on Interstate 95 at just before midnight. Initial details about the fatal accident say that it happened at approximately 11:24 p.m. at the intersection of I-95 and Orange Avenue. According to current statements, a truck driver was standing along the shoulder of southbound interstate lanes of travel. While there, authorities say that another semi-truck tried to change lanes, apparently striking the mirror of another semi in the far right lane.
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