Preventable Tragedies
KPD: 1 person dead after semi-truck hit disabled minivan on I-40 West at Strawberry Plains Pike
Knoxville Police say the crash happened Thursday night around 9:45 p.m. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said one person is dead after two different crashes involving a minivan on I-40 West Thursday night. On Saturday, authorities identified him as David Joseph Morgan, 57, from Maple Heights, Ohio. KPD said investigators believe the light blue minivan had been involved in a crash with a white van around 9:40 p.m. just
Read More‘He’s such a good person’: Good Samaritan hit by car while trying to help stranded driver
One local family is asking for prayer after 26-year-old Abraham Montes tried to save multiple lives after a car accident at the top of the Brazos Bridge on FM 1462. Abraham is in the process of recovering after an accident that could have easily taken his life. Abraham was on his way to get fire wood for a family bond fire when the crash happened. “On my way home, I never go down this way,” Abraham said.
Read More2 Semi Truck Drivers Injured After Crash On Dan Ryan Expressway At 83rd Street
Illinois State Police said around 2:30 a.m. a semi truck rear-ended another truck that had blown a tired and was stopped at 83rd Street.
Read MoreFiery wreck on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge kills one
Authorities are investigating a fatal wreck that closed eastbound Interstate 580 on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The crash occurred at 7 p.m. Wednesday when a sedan stopped in the right lane, said Officer Darrell Horner of the California Highway Patrol. A big rig crashed into the sedan, and both vehicles caught fire. The occupant of the sedan died, and coroner’s investigators did not release the person’s name on Thursday. The truck driver reported no injuries, Horner said.
Read MoreMaryland Man Killed On Florida Highway When Driver Hits Three People On The Road Shoulder
A 52-year-old Maryland man was killed in a crash that happened on I-75 in Tampa on Wednesday around 5:24 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV driven by a 19-year-old Michigan man was traveling southbound on I-75, south of Bruce B Downs Boulevard, in the outside lane. The Maryland man was stopped in his car on the southbound outside shoulder of I-75, with a pickup truck stopped on the shoulder just ahead of the car.
Read MoreTroopers: Woman dead, child hurt in single-car crash on Monroe Expressway
UNION COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happened on the Monroe Expressway Tuesday morning. Troopers said they were called just after 7:45 a.m. to the eastbound side of the bypass, near Unionville-Indian Trail Road. They said they found a woman who had been thrown from a car and died. A second person, a child, was taken to the hospital with a cut to their
Read More81-year-old Kan. man dies from injuries in rear-end crash
RENO COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 10p.m. Monday in Reno County. The Reno County Sheriff’s office reported a 2018 Ford Ecosport driven by 81-year-old Harold Zerger of Moundridge was southbound on Yoder Road at Trails West. He may have suffered a medical problem causing him to travel at a very slow speed or stop in the roadway. A pickup driven by a 17-year from Mount Hope rear-ended the Ford.
Read MoreFamily of 3 missing for 10 days found dead in vehicle in Williamson County
THOMPSON STATION, Tenn. (WTVF) — The bodies of three family members missing since January 16 were found in a vehicle in rural Williamson County on Wednesday evening. NewsChannel 5 has learned two adults, identified as Johanna Manor and Jeremy Cook, and 8-year-old Adalicia Manor disappeared when they were driving from Franklin to their home in Hickman County Their vehicle was found crashed and hidden off the shoulder of Interstate 840 near Boston Theta Road ten days later.
Read MoreVictim identified in deadly multi-vehicle collision on Samoa Bridge
EUREKA, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol has released new details about Monday night’s fatal multi-vehicle collision leaving one person dead. Officials have confirmed 49-year-old Dwayne Faughn of Samoa succumbed to his injuries on scene and was pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel. CHP says Faughn was driving a 2000 Lexus southbound on State Route 255 near Startare Drive by Woodley Island when it collided head-on with a 2020 Jeep traveling northbound.
Read MoreWoman Killed in 18-Wheeler Accident on I-90 near Hardin, MT
Hardin, MT – January 24, 2022, a 79-year-old woman was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 90 near Hardin. Authorities say the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. along eastbound I-90 near mile marker 490. Preliminary investigation suggests the victim was driving a Honda CR-V east on the roadway when she drifted into the median for unknown reasons. She reportedly over-corrected and crossed through the eastbound lanes before exiting the right side of the road.
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