Preventable Tragedies
One Killed, Gustavo Adalfo Martinez Lopez Injured in Alleged DWI Accident in Houston, TX
Houston, TX – November 14, 2021, one person was killed and Gustavo Adalfo Martinez Lopez was injured following an accident allegedly involving intoxication. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 2:50 a.m. along the 1500 block of Southwest Freeway/US Highway 59. According to officials, an unidentified 24-year-old man was in a Suzuki Forenza that was struck by another vehicle. The collision caused the Suzuki to overturn, and the vehicle that hit it left the scene.
Read MoreRobert Norcross Killed in Crash with 18-Wheeler on Woodland Park Blvd in Arlington, TX
Arlington, TX – November 19, 2021, 80-year-old Robert Norcross was killed in a rear-end collision with a parked tractor-trailer on Woodland Park Boulevard in Arlington. Authorities say the incident happened around 7:25 p.m. on the 5300 block of Woodland Park. Preliminary investigation suggests Norcross was traveling west on the roadway when he collided under unknown circumstances with the rear corner of an unoccupied 18-wheeler parked in the roadway. Norcross suffered critical injuries in the collision.
Read MoreTwo Maine men injured in I95 crash in Greenland
Nov. 22—Two men from Maine were injured early Sunday when the car they were in hit a disabled vehicle on Interstate 95 North in Greenland, state police said. Around 2:13 a.m. Sunday, state police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 95 northbound in Greenland. A 2006 Chevrolet Equinox was involved in a rollover crash and on its side in the left travel lane of I-95 when it was hit by a 2014 Toyota Camry, driven by Omar Sowamrah, 26, of Portland, Maine, officials said.
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash on I-270 in Germantown kills driver who was stopped
A Hyattsville man was killed early Friday morning when a truck carrying an intermodal trailer struck his car on Interstate 270 in Germantown, according to Maryland State police. Around 2 a.m. Friday, Andres A. Landaeta Yaguaro, 31, was stopped in his 2016 Ford Fusion in one of the northbound lanes on the interstate just south of Middlebrook Road, according to a statement from state police. Police said they don’t know why he was stopped.
Read MoreOne dead, one injured after accident on Interstate 81
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A New York woman is dead and a New York man is injured after an accident involving pedestrians on Interstate 81 southbound on Saturday evening. It happened around 8:35 p.m. at mile marker 204.8. According to Pennsylvania State Police Dunmore, Michelle C. Garcia, 23, and Justice G. Danenberg, 24, both of Ithaca, New York were struck by a vehicle operated by Juliana I. Barnhart after an accident on the interstate.
Read MoreMan killed in 3-vehicle crash after stolen SUV breaks down on I-94 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - An Ecorse man died early Saturday in a three-vehicle crash on I-94 in Detroit. Police said a stolen GMC Terrain was broken down on the westbound side of the freeway near Lonyo and was blocking the right lane. A semi-truck with a dovetail stopped to avoid hitting the GMC. However, a Jeep Wrangler was unable to stop and hit the truck around 1:20 a.m., pushing it into the GMC.
Read MoreNorthwest Ohio man hit, killed while putting gas in disabled SUV
EDON, Ohio (WANE) – A man is dead after he was hit while filling up his SUV which had run out of gas Friday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, just after 6:15 a.m. emergency crews were sent to S.R. 107 just east of S.R. 49, three minutes east of the Indiana-Ohio state line, on reports of a crash. Officials report that Nathan A. Gamble, 33, of Montpelier, Ohio was attempting to put gas in his disabled 2005 GMC Envoy when he was hit by a westbound 2009 Dodge Dakota.
Read MoreMAN INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 101
SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2021) – An unidentified man suffered major injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 Monday night. According to CHP, a Santa Rosa woman driving a Tesla, lost control of the car and stopped facing the wrong direction, in the center median on Highway 101 near Highway 12 around 10:30 p.m. The woman then got out of her car and stood away from her car as she awaited help.
Read MoreMulti-Vehicle Crash on Highway 101 Ends with One Injured
SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2021) – An unidentified man suffered major injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 Monday night. According to CHP, a Santa Rosa woman driving a Tesla, lost control of the car and stopped facing the wrong direction, in the center median on Highway 101 near Highway 12 around 10:30 p.m. The woman then got out of her car and stood away from her car as she awaited help.
Read MorePolice seeking Beltway hit-and-run driver who hit man as he changed tire
Maryland State police are investigating a crash last month on the Beltway as a hit and run, in which a driver hit a man who was changing a tire on the shoulder. Around 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 31, a silver vehicle crossed the white shoulder line near the interchange of I-495 and U.S. 29, police said in a press release on Monday. The vehicle struck a 26-year-old man who was changing the driver’s side front tire of his vehicle.
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