Preventable Tragedies
Whiteout conditions cause multi-vehicle crash on Highway 371
NISSWA — Strong wind gusts ripping across Gull Lake’s Hole-in-the-Day Bay brought whiteout conditions to Highway 371, causing a multi-car crash just before noon on Friday and shutting down both lanes of the highway for most of the day. The Nisswa Fire Department responded to the crash, reported at 11:53 a.m. north of Brainerd. According to Nisswa Fire Chief, Shawn Bailey, there were 23 vehicles involved in the crash, including three semitrailers.
Read MoreWoman Killed Near Disabled Vehicle In Fatal Santa Rosa Highway 101 Hit-And-Run
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — A woman who stayed with a disabled vehicle while her male companion went for help was fatally struck by a Ram truck early Thursday morning on southbound Highway 101 in Sonoma County by a driver who fled the scene, according the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said a Chevrolet S-10 truck driven by 36-year-old Brandon Frame of Kelseyville was traveling southbound on Highway 101 south of Limerick Lane around 12:30 a.
Read More24-year-old woman dead after being struck by vehicle on QEW in Hamilton
A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Hamilton Thursday evening. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said it happened on the highway near Centennial Parkway just before 7 p.m. Schmidt said there was a minor collision and one of the drivers involved, a 24-year-old woman from Stoney Creek, exited her car to speak to the other driver. He said a third vehicle then came from behind and swerved to avoid the crash scene, fatally striking the woman that was out on the highway.
Read MoreDriver Miraculously Survives Rear-Ending Semi, Then Flees | Camarillo
02.17.2022 | 2:03 AM | CAMARILLO – CHP Ventura officers responded to a report from a semi truck driver who was rear-ended on the shoulder of the northbound 101 Freeway just north of Camarillo Springs Rd. When officers arrived on scene, the found a red Dodge Avenger halfway under the trailer of the semi with heavy intrusion into the cabin. The vehicle was found to be unoccupied and no driver was located at the scene.
Read MoreMichael Walker Injured in Crash with Semi-Truck on FM 1774 in Montgomery County, TX
Montgomery County, TX – December 30, 2021, 55-year-old Michael Walker was seriously injured in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Farm to Market Road 1774 in Montgomery County. Authorities say the incident happened around 7:00 p.m. on FM 1775 near High Meadow Ranch Road. Preliminary investigation suggests Walker was driving a GMC Sierra pickup truck east on the roadway when he approached a disabled Freightliner semi-tuck with no trailer that was stopped in the road’s left lane.
Read MorePolice find car of 84-year-old woman who went missing in Etowah County in 2019
GLENCOE, Ala. (WIAT) — The car of a woman who disappeared nearly three years ago has now been found. On Wednesday, a blue 2019 Kia Optima belonging to Lorene Virginia Collier, 84, was found in the woods of off Scrougeout Drive in the Black Creek community . According to Capt. Josh Morgan of the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, the car was discovered after a hunter was walking through the area and saw the vehicle.
Read MorePedestrian Struck, Killed by 18-Wheeler on I-65 in Morgan County, AL
Morgan County, AL – February 15, 2022, a pedestrian was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler on Interstate 65 in Morgan County. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on I-65 south of the Tennessee River Bridge. Preliminary investigation suggests the victim pulled onto the shoulder and exited their vehicle to see if it had a flat tire. While outside of the vehicle the victim was hit by the commercial truck.
Read MoreRobert Sherman of Chesterfield found dead after rental vehicle was found stuck in snow in Huntington, police say
Robert Sherman of Chesterfield was found dead after he was reported missing Feb. 7, Massachusetts State Police said. Police said a vehicle he had rented was found stuck in snow in Huntington on Feb. 9 near 230 Norwich Lake Road. He was last seen two days before in Westfield around 9:30 a.m. “Sadly Robert Sherman was located deceased. Our sympathy and prayers go out to Mr. Sherman’s family and friends,” police said in a Facebook post.
Read MoreMultiple people injured in chain-reaction crash on I-95 SB in NC, trooper says
EASTOVER, N.C. (WNCN) — Multiple people were injured in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 southbound in Cumberland County on Tuesday morning, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. According to a responding trooper, an initial call of a disabled vehicle came in at approximately 4:22 a.m. on I-95 at Exit 63 in Eastover. A chain-reaction crash caused by the disabled vehicle followed shortly after. The wreck, which involved four vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, occurred when one vehicle slammed into the disabled vehicle stopped on the interstate and then another two automobiles hit those vehicles.
Read MoreBody found in submerged vehicle near Hobbs Island Road
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — An investigation is now underway after police say a man’s body was found in a vehicle submerged near Hobbs Island Road and Harbor Road in Huntsville Sunday night. Huntsville Police say they believe the vehicle might have driven through a barricade in the area. Officials received the call of the submerged vehicle around 9:30 that evening, but officials at the scene said the incident could have occurred hours earlier.
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