Preventable Tragedies
Roadside Assistance Gesture Turns Into Hit-And-Run In Vernon
A driver stopped to assist another driver in Vernon Monday night and was plowed into by a third vehicle, police said. VERNON, CT — A three-car crash in Vernon Monday left two people hurt outside the vehicles and a third person being tracked down by police after leaving the scene, authorities said.Vernon police responded to what they termed a “serious” three-car crash in the area of Bamforth Road and Baker Road at 11:14 p.
Read MoreTexas DPS investigating major crash that left 3 women dead in Wharton County
WHARTON COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of Safety is investigating a crash that left two sisters and their aunt dead early Sunday morning. The three women, Briana Hernandez, 20, Bianca Hernandez, 18, and Miranda Deases, 19, all from El Campo, died on Oct. 31, after their vehicle, a 2015 Kia Optima, overturned and crashed into a ditch on U.S. 59 at Hungerford. The trio went out Saturday night to Eleven Eleven, a club in midtown Houston.
Read MoreMan hit, killed while fixing trailer on Otay Mesa roadway identified
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The man who died after being hit by a car on State Route 905 while trying to fix the trailer of a small fishing boat being towed by a pickup has been identified, officials said Monday. Timothy McGregor, 78, of San Diego, was the passenger of the Chevy truck towing the boat when the hitch became detached around 6:45 a.m. Saturday on westbound SR-905 just east of Interstate 5, according to the San Diego Department of the Medical Examiner.
Read MorePolice officer hit by truck on highway, killed
Lieutenant Daniel John Friz has been with the MCPD for more than 18 years, and according to neighbors had three young daughters. LISBON, Md. — A 50-year-old off-duty Montgomery County police Lieutenant was killed after being hit by a truck while he was outside his car along Interstate 70 in Lisbon, Maryland. Lieutenant Daniel John Friz was pronounced dead at the scene. At around 12:13 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police were called to the scene of a serious crash on I-70 west of Route 94 in Howard County.
Read MorePublic’s help sought in identifying hit-and-run semi driver in Friday I-35 fatality
The Kansas Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a semi involved in a hit-and-run fatality accident on Interstate 35 in Franklin County on Friday night. According to the patrol, a Jeep and Dodge Ram traveling southbound became involved in a road rage incident. The driver of the Dodge Ram began tailgating the Jeep, would speed up and drive beside the Jeep, then slow down and get behind the Jeep.
Read MoreUDPATE: Two injured, one critically in Sunday night’s I-10 crash
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. — Two people were injured, one critically, in a crash that brought Interstate traffic to a standstill late Sunday into early Monday. The crash happened about 9 p.m. on the westbound side of the highway, just before Breaux Bridge.The details are still under investigation, but here’s what we know now. One vehicle became disabled, in the area where construction is happening and there are high concrete barricades. There were two people in that vehicle, and both were injured when two other vehicles came along and crashed into the disabled vehicle.
Read MoreMissing Reno Woman Found Dead in Wrecked Car Off California Highway
A woman who disappeared on a road trip to a California national forest with her dog has been found dead, according to the Reno Police Department. More than a month after she was last heard from, remains believed to be those of 32-year-old Courtney Bryan and her pet dog, Booch, were discovered in a car wreck off an embankment in Del Norte County, California. The crash site was discovered by a hiker, who alerted the California Highway Patrol.
Read MoreSan Diego Man, 78, Crushed When Boat On Side of SR-905 Struck By Vehicle
An elderly San Diego man was apparently crushed to death on state Route 905 Saturday while trying to fix the trailer of a small fishing boat being towed by a pickup. The crash happened about 6:45 a.m. Saturday on westbound State Route 905 just east of Interstate 5, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Sal Castro. “A Chevy truck towing a small fishing boat had broken down and was partially blocking the slow lane of traffic,” Castro said.
Read MoreFatal crash closes westbound Interstate 30 to traffic for hours in Arlington, police say
A fatal multi-vehicle crash in Arlington closed all westbound lanes of Interstate 30 for several hours on Thursday morning. Police responded near Green Oaks Boulevard overpass around 4 a.m., a spokesperson from the Arlington Police Department said. One person, a 19-year-old man, was killed in the crash and three others were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The man who died was identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as Adrian Arbaiza Andrade, of Plano.
Read MoreMan Killed in Tractor-Trailer Accident on I-95 in Glynn County, GA
Glynn County, GA – October 28, 2021, one person was killed as the result of a multi-vehicle accident on I-95 involving 18-wheelers. Investigators were called to the scene of the crash at around 5:20 a.m. near mile marker 40. The events began when a Nissan Sentra traveling southbound on the interstate had a tire go flat. The Sentra then crashed into the guardrail. A Tesla, followed by a Volvo tractor-trailer, then hit the Sentra.
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