Preventable Tragedies
I-49 in Grandview: 3 crashes shut down both directions, injure 2 people
GRANDVIEW, Mo. — Two people were hurt and I-49 was shut down for both north and southbound traffic after three different crashes resulted in devastating damage. The incident happened at 4:34 a.m. on May 3, Capt. Ryan Sharp with the Grandview Police Department said in a statement. Two people were found with critical injuries. They were taken to the hospital. Sergeant Bill Lowe with the Missouri State Highway Patrol told FOX4 that there were actually three separate crashes that were a part of the overall incident.
Read MoreState Police Investigating Fatal Crash Along I-495 In Prince George’s County
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Prince George’s County early Saturday. Troopers were called to the outer loop of I-495 at Kenilworth Road around 3:35 a.m. for a report of a multi-vehicle crash.According to a preliminary investigation, the driver of a 2011 Honda Accord left the roadway for unknown reasons and crashed in a 2011 Porsche Panamara, which was stopped in the shoulder of the highway.
Read MoreMan killed in fiery crash that shut down I-20 in DeKalb
A man in his early 20s was killed Thursday morning in a fiery crash that shut down the eastbound lanes of I-20, DeKalb County police said. The crash happened shortly before 10:20 a.m. when the man’s car broke down just past the Candler Road exit, authorities said. Moments later, the car was struck from behind by another driver, causing it to catch on fire. The victim’s name has not been released.
Read MoreNew details released for fatal 4-vehicle crash in Mesquite
A truck driver was killed and two people were injured Wednesday after the truck veered off the highway and struck two other trucks in Mesquite, according to new details released Friday by the Nevada Highway Patrol. Investigators believe that around 5:23 p.m. a white 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer was driving north on Interstate 15 near mile marker 123 when the driver veered out of his lane, striking the trailer on a blue 2013 Peterbilt tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder, the Highway Patrol said in a statement.
Read MoreSemitruck hits transit van on Interstate 71 in Gallatin County injuring 12 people, officials say
BOONE COUNTY, Ky. — Several helicopters were called to the scene after a crash on Interstate 71 in Gallatin County Friday left at least 12 people injured. According to Boone County dispatch, the crash happened in Gallatin County, just south of Verona, near the Boone County line, at around 7:20 p.m. It involved two vehicles. Shortly after the crash, both directions of I-71 were shut down for hours.First responders at the scene told WLWT that a type of transit van filled with adults and children was pulled off the side of the highway fixing a tire when it was hit by a semitruck.
Read MoreBranford man dead following a tractor-trailer rollover crash on I-91 south in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — One person is dead following a crash on I-91 south in Middletown between Exit 19 and 20 Thursday. State Police said, a Savanna GMC was parked in the acceleration lane of I-91 south, just south of Exit 20 in Middletown. No one was in the vehicle. A tractor-trailer driven by Richard Vining, 69, of Branford had just gotten on I-91 south from the Exit 20 on-ramp around 12:30 p.
Read MoreMan suffers minor injuries after his parked car is hit on Ogle County highway
OGLE COUNTY (WREX) — One driver is hurt while another is charged in a two car crash in Ogle County. Authorities say it happened Wednesday night on Illinois 251 at Bethel Road in Ogle County around 10 p.m. Illinois State Police say a Nissan Altima was pulled over on the side of the road with a flat tire when a Ford Focus hit the vehicle. The driver of the Nissan Altima was taken to the hospital with what police say are non-life threatening injuries.
Read MorePatrol: Crash in northwestern Kansas kills 16-year-old girl
PLAINVILLE, Kan. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl was killed this week when a pickup truck crashed into another vehicle that was broken down on the side of the road in northwestern Kansas, officials said. The crash happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on state Highway 18 a few miles west of Plainville, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported. A westbound truck driven by a 20-year-old Stockton man crashed into the disabled sport utility vehicle, causing the truck to overturn, the patrol said.
Read MorePerson struck, killed on I-95 in Henrico following single-car accident
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — One person is dead after a fatal crash on I-95 near the Sliding Hill Road exit. Virginia State Police responded to the scene just before midnight and their early investigation indicates that a gray Honda Accord was heading north when it ran off the road to the left and struck the jersey wall. The car then came to a stop on the left shoulder and the driver exited to the vehicle through the sunroof and entered the lanes of travel.
Read MoreMotorist who hit deer is killed when pickup slams into his car in St. Charles County
ST. CHARLES COUNTY — A motorist who stopped his car on Highway 364 after hitting a deer was killed Tuesday night when a pickup truck slammed into the back of his car, authorities said. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the man who died as Ronald M. Walker, 51, of the St. Louis area. Walker was a boys’ basketball and baseball coach at Metro Academic and Classical High School in St. Louis, the school said.
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