Preventable Tragedies
3 found dead in submerged vehicle after flood recedes
HOLT, Ala. – Three bodies were found inside a submerged vehicle in Alabama on Thursday after floodwaters receded from killer storms that included torrential rain earlier this week, authorities said. Divers and other officers from the Tuscaloosa Police Department discovered the sport-utility vehicle in water in the Holt community, a rural area a few miles east of Tuscaloosa, police said in a statement. Investigators initially believed just one person was inside the vehicle, but two more bodies were found during a search.
Read MoreI-85 back open in Gaston County after crash near US 321
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — All lanes of northbound Interstate 85 in Gaston County near U.S. 321 are back open after a crash early Thursday morning, police said. Gastonia police said the crash happened on the off-ramp to Exit 17 around 4 a.m. Officers said a flatbed truck that broke down was hit by a car on the ramp. The driver of the car was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries.
Read MoreSemi-Truck Hits Parked Car on Shoulder of I-94, One Killed in Ypsilanti Township, MI
Ypsilanti Township, MI – March 23, 2022, a person in a parked vehicle was killed when a semi-truck swerved into it on Interstate 94 in Ypsilanti Township. Authorities say the incident happened around 6:30 a.m. on westbound I-94 near Grove Street. Preliminary investigation suggests that a commercial semi-truck was cut off by another vehicle on the roadway, forcing the truck driver to swerve and causing them to lose control. The truck veered into another vehicle that was parked on the highway’s shoulder for unknown reasons.
Read MoreUPDATE: Ohio man killed in I-65 crash in Simpson Co.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - One person was killed in a multi-vehicle wreck on I-65 Thursday morning. According to Kentucky State Police, Christopher Steger, 28, of Harrison, Ohio was killed in one of the crashes. KSP officials responded to the crash around 4:30 a.m. The wreck happened on I-65 southbound at the Kentucky, Tennessee state line. According to police, Steger was driving a 2019 Ford Ecosport south on I-65. Steger entered into the right emergency lane, where he hit a semi-truck and trailer that was parked on the side of the road.
Read MoreDriver dead after rear ending semi parked on Highway 43: RCMP
A 39-year-old Red Deer man was killed in a crash near Whitecourt on Tuesday. RCMP’s early investigation suggests the man’s pickup rear ended a semi parked on the side of Highway 43, about one kilometre east of Eagle Tower Road, around 1 p.m. He was the only person in the truck and declared dead at the scene. His name was not shared by Mounties. The semi driver was not hurt.
Read MoreJesus Porras, 3 Injured in Semi-Truck Accident in Gonzales County, TX
Gonzales County, TX – February 24, 2022, Jesus Porras and three others were injured following an accident where a semi-truck crashed into disabled vehicles. Authorities reported that the crash took place at around 6:53 a.m. along I-10 near FM 1680. According to officials, multiple vehicles crashed along an icy overpass, leaving them disabled in the roadway. While there, authorities say a semi-truck going at unsafe speeds crashed into the scene, hitting at least one person who was outside of the stopped vehicles.
Read MoreMan Killed in Semi-Truck Accident on Highway 99 in Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield, CA – March 22, 2022, a man sustained fatal injuries as the result of an accident where a semi-truck and a van crashed along Highway 99. Authorities with the California Highway Patrol reported that the crash took place at around 4:44 a.m. along southbound Highway 99 in the area of Merced Avenue. Initial reports said that a van was stopped along the highway when a semi-truck somehow crashed into the back of it.
Read More2 killed after crashing into back of tractor-trailer in Trussville
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Two people were killed after crashing their truck into the back of a tractor-trailer in Trussville Monday morning. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Clifton Junior Cottingham, 47, and Roy Melton Jr., 42, were traveling in Cottingham’s pickup truck along I-59 North when they crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer parked on the right shoulder of the road. Cottingham was the driver while Melton was his passenger.
Read MoreCrash kills Sacramento woman on Highway 50 in East Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — A 25-year-old Sacramento resident died early Thursday morning after her vehicle crashed on Highway 50 and was hit by an SUV. The California Highway Patrol said around 4:15 a.m., a woman in a 2005 Subaru Outback was driving east on Highway 50 in East Sacramento. As the Subaru approached the area of the highway over 59th Street, it veered off the road and struck multiple impact attenuators filled with water, the CHP reported.
Read MoreJulie Ann Burroughs Injured in 18-wheeler Accident in Hunt County, TX
Hunt County, TX – February 24, 2022, Julie Ann Burroughs was injured following an accident where multiple trucks crashed on the icy freeway. Investigators reported that the series of events took place at approximately 7:45 a.m. along I-30 near mile marker 99. Officials said that the roads were icy at the time of the crash. Apparently, a previous crash occurred, leaving a Ford Mustang stationary in the lanes of travel. Reports said that the driver of that vehicle, identified as 58-year-old Julie Ann Burroughs, was outside the vehicle nearby.
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