Preventable Tragedies
Woman seriously injured, lanes blocked after I-5 crash in South King County
SOUTH KING COUNTY, Wash. - A woman was severely injured when her car was hit by a box truck along Interstate 5 in South King County during the Thursday morning commute, creating a huge traffic backup, the Washington State Patrol reports. Troopers and firefighters responded to the scene, just south of State Route 516 interchage, at about 6 a.m. after receiving reports of a serious collision. The mangled remains of a wrecked car and a damaged box truck were found at the scene.
Read MorePICKUP DRIVER DIES AFTER SLAMMING INTO REAR OF DISABLED SEMI ON I-94
An elderly Milwaukee man was killed when his pickup truck slammed into the rear-end of a disabled semi along Westbound I-94 in Paw Paw Township last night, and police are trying to determine why he veered from the roadway to shoulder where the commercial trucker was inspecting a possible mechanical issue with his rig. Michigan State Police from the Paw Paw Post tell us that last evening, Tuesday, May 18th, troopers responded to a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer around 9:55 pm on Westbound I-94 near mile marker #56 in Paw Paw Township.
Read MoreFHP: Driver suffers serious injuries after crashing into parked semi with 7-month-old inside
LIBERTY COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a driver crashed into a parked semi with a 7-month-old in the car early Tuesday morning. The crash happened in Liberty County, on State Road 65 near the Georgia Pacific Plant. The driver, a 22-year-old man, dozed off at the wheel as he was driving southbound on SR 65. The car drifted off the road and into the semi, which was parked off the roadway on the northbound shoulder across from the plant.
Read MoreMotorist killed in I-295 crash with stopped vehicle
A South Jersey motorist died of his injuries over the weekend after his vehicle veered off Interstate 295 and struck a stopped SUV, authorities said. Curtis Lockwood, 66, of Swedesboro, was driving southbound near milepost 8.2 in Oldmans Township in Salem County just before 2 p.m. Saturday when his SUV left the roadway and hit a vehicle parked on the right shoulder because of a mechanical issue, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman.
Read MoreYork County man dies in crash along Route 30 West in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A 31-year-old York County man died of injuries sustained in a crash Sunday night on Route 30 West in Lancaster County, according to East Hempfield Township Police. Albert Meier Acosta, of Windsor, was traveling west on the roadway near Rohrerstown Road at about 9:26 p.m. when his Mini Cooper struck a disabled Chrysler 300, which was parked along the shoulder of the highway, according to police.The impact caused the Chrysler to catch fire, police say.
Read More1 killed in multi-vehicle crash Sunday near 27th Ave & Camelback Rd
PHOENIX — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash Sunday morning near 27th Avenue and Camelback Road. Phoenix police said at around 2 a.m., officers responded to a serious crash in the area that involved five vehicles. A white Acura sedan was heading southbound on 27th Avenue when the driver reportedly did not stop at a red light, causing a crash with a blue Chrysler sedan that was heading eastbound
Read MoreWoman killed after car struck by on-coming traffic
CARMEL, Calif. (KION) A woman is dead after her stopped car was hit by on-coming traffic Friday night. The California Highway Patrol says that Northridge residents Stacey Paz and Milton Pineda-Vaceres were involved in a non-injury accident on Carmel Valley Road at Rio Road around 9:30 p.m. The non-injury accident prompted Paz and Pineda-Vaceres to get out of the car.The pair was standing in the roadway when a car traveling eastbound along Carmel Valley Road (under what the CHP describes as “cold, cloudy and wet” conditions) struck the stopped car from behind and pushed it forward into Paz and Pineda-Vaceres.
Read MoreLouisville woman killed, brother critically injured in Nashville crash, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A Louisville woman was killed, and her brother was critically injured in a crash early Saturday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, according to police. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. at the Demonbreun Street exit on Interstate 40 west, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a news release Saturday. Authorities identified the woman as Jazmin Swain, 28. Her brother, 21-year-old Tristian Swain, is at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition as a result of the crash, according to police.
Read MoreWoman tragically killed in freak A50 accident while standing at side of road
A freak collision saw a woman killed as she stood by the side of the A50 after her car broke down. The tragedy happened after Kveta Hangonyiova’s white Vauxhall Insignia broke down near Blythe Bridge. She got out of the car and was standing by the side of the dual carriageway. The 64-year-old’s inquest heard how a lorry collided with her vehicle, which then struck Ms Hangonyiova and a man.
Read More1 killed when SUV hits back of 18-wheeler on I-59/20 in west Birmingham
A man was killed Thursday evening in a crash on Interstate 59/20 in western Birmingham. The victim, an adult white male, has not yet been identified, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s office. The crash happened at 4:48 p.m. on I-59/20 between Arkadelphia Road and Bush Boulevard. Authorities said the victim was a passenger in a Ford Explorer that was traveling southbound when the SUV struck the back of an 18-wheeler parked on the roadway’s shoulder.
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