Preventable Tragedies
Fatal two-car crash that shut down Highway 401 eastbound express in Pickering reopens
The Ontario Provincial Police say the eastbound express lanes on Highway 401 at Whites Roads in Pickering have reopened after a two-car collision claimed the life of a 73-year-old man. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. Friday when a vehicle stalled on the right shoulder was rear-ended by another vehicle. The man, a Vaughan resident, in the stopped vehicle suffered critical injuries and was treated at the scene.
Read MoreGood Samaritan struck by car, killed while trying to help crash victims on Dixie Highway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While the past few days have admittedly been a fog, Faith Darland can still recall the exact moment her world changed. “I just got home from work and I opened the door and a coroner card fell out, so I called the number,” Darland told WLKY Friday. And that was how she learned she had lost her mother. “She explained there was a drunk driver that made a U-turn.
Read MoreUPDATE: Alcohol being investigated as a factor in crash that killed man on Hwy. 401 in Pickering Friday
Alcohol and distracted driving are being investigated as factors in a crash that killed a motorist Friday morning, June 25, on Hwy. 401 in Pickering, according to police. In an update on the collision Friday afternoon, OPP Sergeant Kerry Schmidt said an investigation continues, and police are appealing for witnesses. Express lanes on Hwy. 401, closed throughout the day, have now been re-opened, Schmidt said. Update: The driver that struck the disabled vehicle on the shoulder of #Hwy401 was a 17 year old from Toronto.
Read MoreViolet man killed in Rapides Parish Crash
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Louisiana State Police say they are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 southbound near mile marker 105. According to police, they were called to the scene of a crash on June 25, 2021, around 9:00 p.m. Police tell us the crash claimed the life of Maximillian Hermann Reppel, Jr., 75, of Violet. Police tell us their initial investigation shows that a 1999 Toyota Tacoma, driven by Reppel, was headed south on I-49, when he left the road and rear-ended a commercial vehicle parked on the southbound shoulder.
Read MoreTwo Vehicle Fatal Crash on Interstate 40 in Guadalupe County
Guadalupe County, NM – On June 23, 2021, at approximately 1:29 a.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash on Interstate 40, near mile post 306 east of Santa Rosa, NM. The initial investigation shows a 2015 Ford pickup, driven by a 34-year-old male of Pearland, TX was traveling west on Interstate 40. For unknown reasons, the Ford left the roadway and collided into 2017 Kenworth Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) which was parked on the shoulder.
Read More5 Helicopters to land for a crash on 15 freeway
APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) –– A major crash has shut down all lanes of traffic on the southbound 15 freeway Wednesday afternoon. The multi-vehicle crash was reported just before 4 p.m. near Dale Evans and Wild Wash Road.Per CHP logs, one vehicle was pulled over on the right-hand shoulder when it was struck by a vehicle that went off the roadway.First Responders requested a total of 5 helicopters and 5 ground ambulances to the scene.
Read MoreOne Killed in Truck Accident on Eastex Freeway at Kingwood Drive in Kingwood, TX
Kingwood, TX – June 22, 2021, one person sustained fatal injuries after an accident where a truck and a car collided along Eastex Freeway. Investigations from local authorities indicated that the crash happened at around 11:30 a.m. along the northbound Eastex feeder road. Police said that a truck with unsecured scrap metal was stopped in a moving lane of traffic for unspecified reasons. Authorities say that another vehicle driven by a “distracted teen” crashed into the truck.
Read MoreBroward man killed by car on Turnpike, FHP says
A 29-year-old Lauderdale Lakes man was killed on Florida’s Turnpike in Boca Raton early Tuesday. The man’s Honda collided with a tractor-trailer and then came to a stop on the left shoulder near Exit 74 at Glades Road. He got out of his car and then sat or lay down in the left lane, police said. He was hit by another car heading north about 4:30 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Read MoreGirl struck, killed by big rig on shoulder of I-80 in Dixon identified as Sacramento teen
A Sacramento teen who was struck and killed this weekend by a tractor-trailer while standing on the shoulder of Interstate 80 following a previous vehicle crash has been identified. The California Highway Patrol reported that around 12:48 a.m. Sunday, a big-rig truck was traveling westbound on I-80 at Dixon Avenue when it collided with vehicles from a previous incident. The highway patrol said in a news release that the truck hit multiple vehicles and struck the teen, who was standing outside the vehicles on the right shoulder, killing her.
Read More17-year-old killed after being struck by big rig in Solano County, CHP says
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl died Sunday after being struck by a big rig in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Just before 1 a.m., a big rig was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 at Dixon Avenue, approaching a separate crash in the roadway, officials said.The big rig driver was unable to stop as it approached the previous crash, and collided with several other vehicles, CHP said.
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