Preventable Tragedies
Multi-vehicle accident shut down I-40 westbound near US 64 in Davie County, at least 1 injured
DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A multi-car wreck snagged traffic in Davie County. Just after 5:30 a.m. a car stranded on I-40 westbound near US 64 in the roadway was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to troopers. The impact forced the disabled car into another lane, where it was hit by a second tractor-trailer. This caused the second tractor-trailer to overturn on the shoulder and a person in the car to become pinned into the vehicle.
Read More2 men who died in powerful Kansas storm identified
GRANT COUNTY, Kan. — Authorities in Grant County have released the names of two men that were killed in an eight-vehicle pile-up that may have been caused when high winds created reduced visibility on Highway 160 during last week’s unusual wind storm. Grant County is located in the southwest corner of Kansas. A 2016 Ford ambulance and a 2009 Ford fire truck responded Wednesday, Dec. 15 to a crash eight miles west of K25 on Highway 160 between a 1995 International
Read More22-year-old suffers major injuries after getting rear-ended on the I-8 in El Cajon
EL CAJON (KUSI) – A man who ran out of gas on Interstate 8 in El Cajon was hit by a car and taken to the hospital, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The 22-year-old man’s 2002 gold Buick ran out of fuel about 5:45 p.m. Sunday, forcing him to a complete stop in the middle of the right hand lane of east I-8 near Mollison Avenue, CHP Public Information Officer Marr Baranowski said.
Read MoreDriver dies after hitting parked semi on 605 shoulder in Irwindale
A man died Sunday when his minivan hit a semi truck parked on the shoulder of the 605 Freeway in Irwindale, authorities said. The coroner’s office has not yet released the man’s name because his family still needs to be notified. Officer Rodrigo Jimenez, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol, described the driver as a 46-year-old Mira Loma man. The fatal collision happened on the freeway, north of Live Oak Avenue, at 9:53 p.
Read MoreMaria Ramirez and Child Killed in Crash with Disabled 18-Wheeler on I-35 in Laredo, TX
Laredo, TX – December 18, 2021, 27-year-old Maria Matiana Ramirez and a young boy were killed in a collision with a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 in Laredo. Authorities say the incident happened around 3:00 p.m. on southbound I-35 near mile marker 20. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial 18-wheeler was disabled on the shoulder of the roadway in a heavy rainstorm. The victims, reportedly in a Dodge pickup truck, lost control on the roadway and collided with the back of the parked big rig.
Read MoreOne Killed, One Injured in Truck Accident on I-78 in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA – December 17, 2021, one person in a box truck was killed in a rear-end collision with a parked tractor-trailer along Interstate 78 in Berks County. Authorities say the incident happened around 6:00 a.m. on I-78 at mile marker 29.3 and the Route 61 on-ramp in Tilden Township. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial 18-wheeler was parked on the on-ramp from southbound PA-61 to westbound I-78 and had its 4-way hazard lights activated.
Read MoreWatch Now: 39 Vehicles Involved in a Collision on an Elevated Road on 22nd Avenue | Local
This is an updated story in development. Traffic was cut off after multiple vehicles collided at the William B. Sands Bridge (commonly known as the 22nd Avenue elevated road), followed by 39 vehicles colliding in a chain reaction. Decatur fire brigade commander Neil Elder said an ambulance took four or five people off the scene, but the injuries were minor. Vehicles can be seen on the elevated 22nd Avenue after the collision on Monday morning.
Read More3 crushed between cars stopped on I-5 exit ramp, 2 dead
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people were crushed between two cars stopped on an I-5 exit ramp in Clark County when another driver tried to take the exit and rear-ended one of the vehicles, police said. According to a crash report from the Washington State Patrol, the collision happened around 9:43 p.m. Saturday on the 78th Street exit ramp of I-5 S where 36-year-old Ying Ting’s Honda CRV was broken down, blocking the road.
Read MoreDriver exits vehicle after crash, struck by two other vehicles on I-95 in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Richmond at 1:55 a.m. on Sunday. The person was involved in a crash before stepping out of their vehicle and being hit by two other vehicles. According to Virginia State Police, a driver was headed south in a Nissan Sentra on I-95 when they struck a jersey wall on the left side of the road.
Read MoreTeen passenger killed in fiery crash on I-580 at Hopyard Road
Second of successive collisions turns fatal early Sunday morning by Jeremy Walsh / Pleasanton Weekly A 16-year-old boy died after the vehicle he was riding in, which had stalled on Interstate 580 in Pleasanton after an initial collision, was struck from behind at freeway speed by another vehicle whose driver didn’t see the prior crash early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The teenage passenger, whose name has not been released to date, sustained fatal injuries after the vehicle burst into
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