Preventable Tragedies

Northwest Ohio man hit, killed while putting gas in disabled SUV

November 19, 2021

EDON, Ohio (WANE) – A man is dead after he was hit while filling up his SUV which had run out of gas Friday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, just after 6:15 a.m. emergency crews were sent to S.R. 107 just east of S.R. 49, three minutes east of the Indiana-Ohio state line, on reports of a crash. Officials report that Nathan A. Gamble, 33, of Montpelier, Ohio was attempting to put gas in his disabled 2005 GMC Envoy when he was hit by a westbound 2009 Dodge Dakota.

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MAN INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 101

November 15, 2021

SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2021) – An unidentified man suffered major injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 Monday night. According to CHP, a Santa Rosa woman driving a Tesla, lost control of the car and stopped facing the wrong direction, in the center median on Highway 101 near Highway 12 around 10:30 p.m. The woman then got out of her car and stood away from her car as she awaited help.

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Multi-Vehicle Crash on Highway 101 Ends with One Injured

November 15, 2021

SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2021) – An unidentified man suffered major injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 Monday night. According to CHP, a Santa Rosa woman driving a Tesla, lost control of the car and stopped facing the wrong direction, in the center median on Highway 101 near Highway 12 around 10:30 p.m. The woman then got out of her car and stood away from her car as she awaited help.

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Police seeking Beltway hit-and-run driver who hit man as he changed tire

November 15, 2021

Maryland State police are investigating a crash last month on the Beltway as a hit and run, in which a driver hit a man who was changing a tire on the shoulder. Around 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 31, a silver vehicle crossed the white shoulder line near the interchange of I-495 and U.S. 29, police said in a press release on Monday. The vehicle struck a 26-year-old man who was changing the driver’s side front tire of his vehicle.

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Woman Killed in Crash Following Vehicle-Deer Collision in Wyoming

November 15, 2021

A woman was fatally struck Sunday evening while attempting to move a disabled vehicle off a roadway in southwest Wyoming’s Uinta County. The crash happened around 5:50 p.m. near milepost 8.85 on U.S. 189 northeast of Evanston. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the occupants of a Subaru Outback were attempting to move their vehicle after hitting a deer when 64-year-old Utah resident Amy Castillo, a passenger that was standing on the driver’s side of the Subaru, was hit by a car and killed.

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11-vehicle pileup caught on video on Eagan bridge

November 14, 2021

At least 11 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash in Eagan Saturday morning as road conditions became icy. Minnesota Department of Transportation cameras show multiple cars begin to lose control and crash at around 7 a.m. The crash occurred on Highway 77 at Interstate 35 in Eagan. According to FOX9, the crash resulted in multiple non-life threatening injuries. MN Crime posted video of the pileup on social media and YouTube.

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Brandon Cepeda Killed in Car Accident on TX-195 in Killeen

November 14, 2021

Killeen, TX – November 14, 2021, 24-year-old Brandon Cepeda was killed after exiting his disabled car and being hit by another vehicle on State Highway 195 in Killeen. Authorities say the incident happened around 4:05 a.m. on the 16900 block of TX-195 north of the Lampasas River overpass. Preliminary investigation suggests Cepeda was in an Infiniti G35 that became disabled for unknown reasons in the outside lane of the northbound highway.

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Woman killed in hit-and-run on Belt Parkway after pulling onto shoulder

November 14, 2021

A woman who had gotten out of her car after parking on the shoulder of the Belt Parkway was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday, police said. Emma Risper, 56, of Scotrun, Pa., was struck at around 3 a.m. on the westbound side of the highway in southern Brooklyn, NYPD said. The driver who struck Risper fled and has not been identified, police said.First responders arrived at the scene at 3:05 a.

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Coventry Man, 20, Killed In Early-Morning Crash On I-95: RISP

November 13, 2021

Christian Hull was standing in front of his stopped vehicle in the breakdown lane when his vehicle was rear-ended, pushing the car into him. EXETER, RI — A Coventry man was killed on the side of the highway in an early morning crash on Interstate 95 South, state police said. The crash happened just south of Route 165 in Exeter around 12:30 Saturday morning. A Honda Civic was parked in the breakdown lane with its hazard lights on.

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One person dies Friday after being hit by car on Interstate 5 in Salem

November 13, 2021

One person died after walking into traffic on Interstate 5 in Salem Friday night. According to Oregon State Police, Christina Klug of Lebanon exited a vehicle parked in the median of the interstate near exit 254 in Salem. Police said she walked into a lane of travel and was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound. She died at the scene.The driver remained on the scene and cooperated with the police.

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