Preventable Tragedies
1 person seriously injured after a traffic collision in Gaines Township (Gaines Township, MI)
On Monday afternoon, one person suffered serious injuries following a motor vehicle accident in Gaines Township. As per the initial information, the traffic collision took place at about 3:30 p.m. on M-6 near Kalamazoo Avenue. The early reports showed that a vehicle veered out of the way of a vehicle that had broken down on the edge of the freeway. The vehicle behind it also drifted, crashing into the disabled vehicle and flipped into the median.
Read MoreI-49 reopens after crash involving SUV, 6 tractor trailers
BELTON, Mo. — A busy Kansas City-area interstate is back to normal after one lane was closed for hours Wednesday afternoon. A crash involving six tractor trailers forced emergency crews to close a section of the northbound lanes of Interstate 49 at 163rd Street in Cass County around 1:30 p.m. It reopened shortly before 5 p.m. Belton police said when they arrived at the scene the crash involved six tractor trailers, an animal transport trailer, a tow truck, and a Ford Explorer.
Read MoreOne Injured in Semi-Truck Accident on I-270 in Franklin County, OH
Franklin County, OH – May 24, 2022, one person was injured following an accident where a semi-truck crashed into a vehicle along I-270. Authorities reported that the crash took place Tuesday evening at around 6:25 p.m. along I-270 in the area of State Route 161 and State Route 3. Investigators reported that a semi-truck traveling northbound along the interstate crashed into a disabled vehicle. It’s unclear where exactly the disabled vehicle was in relation to traffic lanes.
Read More1 dead, 2 hurt after car ran out of gas causes crash on I-17 in Phoenix
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – A woman is dead and two people are in the hospital after an early-morning crash that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 on Monday, causing a massive traffic backup going into the morning rush hour. According to the Department of Public Safety, a driver in a black Toyota Camry ran out of gas near Thunderbird Road and was stopped in the center lane. The hazard lights were not on, according to DPS Capt.
Read MoreM-6 reopens in Gaines Twp. after crash
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Aero Med was called to M-6 in Gaines Township for a crash that closed the eastbound freeway Monday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., a vehicle swerved out of the way of a vehicle that was disabled on the edge of the freeway on M-6 near Kalamazoo Avenue. Michigan State Police said that the vehicle behind it also swerved, hitting the disabled vehicle and rolled into the median.
Read MoreMary Murphy Killed in Possible Multiple Hit-and-Run on I-65 in Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN – May 21, 2022, 60-year-old Mary Murphy was fatally struck by a semi-truck after her car broke down on Interstate 65 in east Nashville. Authorities say the incident happened around 11:00 p.m. on northbound I-65 near East Trinity Lane. Preliminary investigation suggests Murphy’s vehicle broke down in the middle northbound lane; she stepped out for unknown reasons and may have been hit by multiple vehicles and was lying in the roadway when the semi-truck approached and hit her a final time.
Read MoreWest Side Columbus, Pedestrian Struck and Killed From Hit Skip Vehicle
Franklin – IR-270 was closed in the area of SR-40 and 270 earlier today for a fatal hit-skip crash. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, they are investigating a fatal injury crash that occurred at approximately 12:43 pm in the area of IR 270 south about .5 miles north of US Route 40, in Prairie Township. A 2015 white Chevrolet 1500 was traveling south on IR 270. The Chevrolet crossed onto the westside berm for an unknown reason and struck the pedestrian who was walking north on the berm from their disabled vehicle.
Read MoreTampa man standing outside his car fatally hit along I-75 in early morning
A man was killed in Hillsborough Sunday morning while standing outside his car, which had broken down along Interstate-75. When it stopped functioning in the lanes of Interstate 75 early Sunday morning, a second driver was “unable to stop or avoid a collision” and hit the man, killing him, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at about 2:15 a.m. on I-75 north, around mile marker 263 in Hillsborough.
Read MoreRichard Jooha Lim Killed in Galt Crash on Highway 99 near Simmerhorn Road
Sacramento, California (May 21, 2022) – 42-year-old Richard Jooha Lim, of Elk Grove, has been identified as the man who was killed in a collision involving a semi-truck in Galt on Thursday morning. The fatal collision happened at around 11:50 a.m., May 19, on Highway 99 near Simmerhorn Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Lim was driving a minivan northbound on Highway 99 when he swerved to the shoulder and struck a parked big rig.
Read More1 dead in fiery semi-truck crash on I-17 in north Phoenix
PHOENIX - One person is dead following a fiery crash involving two semi-trucks along the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 in north Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said three Shamrock Farms semi-trucks were traveling along northbound I-17 just after 4 a.m. The first semi, a double trailer, suffered a power failure. The driver of that semi was unable to pull over and stopped in the middle of the highway.
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