Preventable Tragedies
Area family recovering after chain-reaction crash in Missouri
Members of an Effingham-area family injured in a chain-reaction car accident along Interstate 57 in Missouri are recovering after their truck was sandwiched in between two of the impacted vehicles along the fog-riddled roadway. Pat Mammoser of Newton, Mike Gibson of Effingham and Doug Mammoser of Island Grove were all hospitalized at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, while Steve Mammoser — also of Island Grove — was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.
Read MoreDriver dies after crashing into a parked semi in southern Bremer County
JANESVILLE, Iowa – A Cedar Rapids man is dead after he crashed into a parked semi trailer Saturday night. The Iowa State Patrol says Eric Stenseth, 52, was driving north on Highway 218 when he took the exit to Janesville, left the road, and hit a semi trailer parked on the shoulder of the off ramp. The semi was not occupied at the time of the collision, which happened around 8:16 pm.
Read More2 Dead In Aurora: Good Samaritan Killed Trying To Help Pedestrian Hit By Car
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — Aurora police released new information about a crash which left a pedestrian dead on Friday night. The pedestrian was crossing East Colfax Avenue, not using a crosswalk, police say. The pedestrian was hit by a Mitsubishi sedan heading west, and the driver immediately stopped to help the victim, police say. That driver was subsequently hit by another vehicle described as a Mercury Mountaineer. The second vehicle also heading west.
Read More1 pedestrian dead, 1 injured after vehicle hits median in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly vehicle crash involving two pedestrians Friday morning. Authorities were called to Peachtree Parkway around 7:00 a.m. after at least two people were struck by a Toyota Prius. The Toyota was traveling in the southbound lanes and made a sudden left turn onto the concrete median that divided the roadway,” officials said in a statement sent to FOX 5.
Read MoreHomar Lopez Injured in Truck Accident on I-10 in Sealy, TX
Sealy, TX – February 28, 2022, 43-year-old Homar Lopez was seriously injured in a collision with a commercial truck on Interstate 10 in Austin County. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:25 p.m. on I-10 near mile marker 718. Preliminary investigation suggests Lopez was driving a GMC Sierra pickup truck west when the vehicle became disabled and came to a stop near mile marker 718. Behind the Sierra, a Mack Terrapro truck approached from the east.
Read MoreAmazon Driver Killed in Hit-and-run Accident on North Beltway in Harris County, TX
Harris County, TX – March 15, 2022, an Amazon truck driver died as the result of an accident where a vehicle struck them along the North Beltway. Authorities reported that the crash took place at around 12:40 a.m. in the area of North Beltway and Fairbanks North Houston. It appears that an initial collision occurred involving an Amazon 18-wheeler. The cause of that crash is unclear at this time. Authorities said that the Amazon drivers was thrown into the roadway, following which at least one vehicle apparently hit the driver, then left the scene.
Read MoreMan dies after March 4 wreck that threw another into water
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — A 61-year-old man has died more than a week after a wreck that catapulted another man from an interstate highway into the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana State Police said Wednesday. Troopers were notified Tuesday that Charles Loving of Hammond had died from injuries sustained March 4, when the car in which he was riding was disabled by a flat tire and then hit from behind, a news release said.
Read MoreFallbrook man dies in crash after fleeing hit-and-run collision
FALLBROOK — Fallbrook man dies in crash after fleeing hit-and-run collision A 52-year-old man died late Monday night after he ran his SUV into the back of a disabled truck, veered off a road in Fallbrook and then ran into a tree, authorities said. The man, who was not identified, drove his Chevrolet Tahoe off Reche Road between Live Oak Park Road South and Green Canyon Road around 10:50 p.m.
Read MoreMaryland State Police Investigate Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-70 In Howard County
(WOODBINE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash that injured four people this afternoon in Howard County. Shortly before 2 p.m. today, troopers from the Waterloo Barrack responded to westbound Interstate 70 in the area of Route 94, in Woodbine, Maryland for a reported multi-vehicle crash. According to a preliminary investigation, the driver of a Kia Sportage rear-ended a Toyota Tundra pick-up truck, which then crashed into a Honda Civic.
Read MoreDeadly multi-vehicle crash in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WDVM) — An early morning multiple car crash that killed a Prince George’s County man and injured another is being investigated by Maryland State Police. In a news release, Maryland State Police said they responded to the inner loop of I-495 at Central Avenue around 3 a.m. on a call of a multivehicle crash. When police arrived, they discovered the incident was a five-vehicle collision with a person.
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