Preventable Tragedies
Amazon 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.
Read MoreWoman killed after plowing car into tractor-trailer stopped on I-20 in Cobb County
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County police said a woman was killed when she plowed into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer in the middle of I-20. The accident happened Sunday around 9:35 a.m. in the westbound lanes between Riverside Parkway and Thornton Road. Investigators said a tractor-trailer suffered a mechanical issue and stopped in the third lane. Shortly after the truck stopped, a Toyota Camry plowed into the back of it, killing the driver.
Read More2 men changing tire hit, killed after driver fell asleep at wheel, FHP says
TAMPA, Fla. — Troopers say two men changing a tire on the side of the highway were hit and killed by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel. It happened just after 7:45 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 275, just north of Fowler Avenue in Tampa. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 73-year-old driver had a left front tire blow out on I-275 and pulled over onto the shoulder of the road.
Read MoreCar hits tractor-trailer, driver stopped on the side of Interstate 85 in Petersburg
PETERSBURG — The driver of a tractor-trailer stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 85 Saturday morning was hit by a car that state police said was unable to avoid contact. Shortly before 7:55 a.m., according to state police, a 2016 Freightliner had pulled to the side of northbound I-85 about a mile south of the I-85 split with Interstate 95. Part of the truck was still in the right travel lane when it stopped.
Read MoreDetroit man attempting to cross I-275 struck and killed by semi truck
WAYNE COUNTY (WWJ) - One Detroit teen was declared dead by authorities after a semi-tractor trailer hit the man on I-275 near Canton in the overnight hours on Friday night. Michigan State Police said the fatal crash happened on the southbound side of I-275 at Ford Road in Canton Township around. Troopers were first contacted by the Canton Police Department and notified of the crash around 11:20 p.m. According to MSP, three occupants of one vehicle were involved in a single-car crash on the northbound side of I-275.
Read MoreDriver hit, seriously injured on GA 365 after getting out of car following crash in Lula
A driver suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car on GA 365 in Hall County. The crash happened around 10:41 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the intersection of Lula Road, According to Georgia State Patrol spokesperson Mark Riley, the driver was following too closely and rear-ended another vehicle in the north right lane of the highway. His car wound up blocking both northbound lanes with no lights on “causing it to be very hard to see the vehicle at night,” Riley says.
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