Preventable Tragedies
I-20 Shut down in both directions after multiple 18-wheelers crash
ABILENE, Texas — Interstate 20 is shut down near mile marker 293 or the Elmdale exit after multiple 18-wheelers and two passenger cars were involved in a crash. Officials on scene said the blue 18-wheeler was driving westbound on I-20 when one of its tires blew out. The driver crossed the center median while dragging a cable. The driver in the red 18-wheeler was heading eastbound and swerved into the median to dodge the westbound 18-wheeler.
Read MoreWork crews find body in car on I-75 near Riverview weeks after crash, FHP says
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Work crews found a body in a car Monday on I-75 near Riverview weeks after a crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A Mazda Miata was found near mile-marker 252, troopers said, which is between the Gibsonton Drive and US-301 exits. FHP believes the crash happened along the west shoulder sometime in the past several weeks, but the exact date and time is unknown. The man who was found has not been identified, and he was the only person in the vehicle, troopers said.
Read MoreMan dies, woman injured while pushing car off highway
SAN ANTONIO - A man has died after a car accident near Leon Springs. The incident occurred around 1:50 a.m. on Monday near I-10 and Boerne Stage Rd. According to the San Antonio Police Department, a man and woman were pushing their vehicle off the highway when a truck crashed into the back of them. The man was pronounced dead. The woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.
Read MoreWoman killed after being struck by truck in series of pedestrian accidents identified
SAN ANTONIO - A woman who was fatally struck by a pickup truck while crossing a street on the Northwest side has been identified. Authorities have identified the elderly woman as 67-year-old Mariah Martinez, who died as a result of the injuries she sustained in the crash. The driver of the truck, a 57-year-old man, quickly got out of his truck and went to the woman’s aid. That’s when he was also struck by another passing vehicle, which did not stop to help him.
Read MoreMan crushed between cars after getting rear-ended in Lynnwood
The driver exited his car to check for damage when the car that rear-ended him was also hit. The driver suffered major leg injuries.
Read More18-wheeler strikes, kills man trying to help another accident
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. - A man was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler on I-22 Thursday morning after stopping to help a woman who had been in a different accident. The accident happened around 3:45 in the morning Thursday. All lanes in both directions were blocked.
Read More78-year-old woman killed in vehicle fire after semi-trucks hit stopped SUV on I-75
SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 78-year-old woman died in a vehicle fire on Thursday morning after two semi-trucks hit her SUV on I-75, causing it to burst into flames. Michigan State Police said the victim’s GMC Arcadia was stopped and possibly disabled in the right lane of the southbound side of the freeway near Dixie Highway in Saginaw County, not far from Frankenmuth, around 6 a.m. While stopped, the vehicle was sideswiped by a semi driven by a 59-year-old Cadillac man.
Read MoreLanham Man Killed While Standing By Vehicle Stopped On I-495 Shoulder
LANHAM, MD — A 40-year-old Lanham man was killed while standing outside his vehicle that was parked on the left shoulder of I-495. Seven others were injured in the two-vehicle collision. Maryland State Patrol troopers from the Forestville Barrack were alerted Sept. 15 around 8:50 p.m. to a crash involving a 2016 Honda Pilot and a 2018 Mercedes sedan on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495 at Route 50 in Lanham.
Read MoreMan Killed In Rear-End Crash In Haakon County Wednesday Morning
BRIDGER, (KCCR) — A 26 year-old man was killed Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash in Haakon County. According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol the crash happened Wednesday morning around 12:45 am on South Dakota Highway 34 at mile marker 128, approximately 34 miles northwest of Philip and approximately seven miles south of the Cheyenne River crossing at Bridger. The preliminary crash investigation shows the driver of a 2001 Freightliner was parked in the travel lane with it’s emergency flashers activated at the time of the crash.
Read MoreOne killed when disabled vehicle struck in Hill County
Covington, Tx (FOX44) – A 44-year-old man was killed early Tuesday in Hill County when a disabled pickup truck was struck by another vehicle, striking the victim. Christopher Lozano was pronounced dead at the scene on State Highway 171 northwest of Covington in Hill County. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Howard said it happened about 12:28 a.m. Tuesday. He said a Chevrolet pickup was going north on Highway 171 when it developed mechanical problems, leaving it disabled in the roadway.
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