Preventable Tragedies
One taken to hospital after chain-reaction crash on Interstate 81 in Virginia
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – A multi-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 81 near mile marker 12 around 7:16 p.m. Thursday night, according to Virginia State Police (VSP). According to a statement from Virginia State Police, a state police officer responded to a crash near mile marker 12 on I-81 when a “multi-vehicle chain reaction” crash took place in the southbound lanes. One vehicle was stopped on the shoulder of the interstate waiting on a wrecker when it was struck by another vehicle, according to VSP.
Read MoreCarlos Alvarez-Cabrera, Freddy Pineda Killed in Truck Accident on US-287 in Childress County, TX
Childress County, TX – November 28, 2021, Carlos Alvarez-Cabrera and Freddy Pineda were killed by a tractor-trailer on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 287 near Childress. Authorities say the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on US-287, roughly six miles east of town. Preliminary investigation suggests Alvarez-Cabrera and Pineda were two of five occupants of a pickup truck that parked on the northbound shoulder of the highway for unknown reasons. Reports indicate four of the truck’s five
Read MoreMelvin Hisel Killed by 18-Wheeler in Accident on MO-19 in Ralls County
Ralls County, MO – November 30, 2021, 55-year-old pedestrian Melvin Hisel was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on State Highway 19 in Ralls County. Authorities say the incident happened around 5:15 a.m. on northbound Route 19, roughly three miles south of Perry. Preliminary investigation suggests Hisel’s car somehow became disabled in the travel lanes around a mile from where he was struck. He set out on foot but walked using a cane and fell down on the edge of the
Read MoreOne Killed in Tanker Truck Accident on I-15 Freeway in San Bernardino, CA
San Bernardino, CA – November 22, 2021, one person sustainted fatal injuries following an accident where a vehicle crashed into a tanker on I-15. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 6:44 a.m. along the I-15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass area near Oak Hill Road. Officials said that a witnesses saw a silver Hyundai Accident reportedly driving erratically. At some point, the car reportedly attempted to pass a semi-truck and
Read More6-year-old boy killed in Etowah County accident
SARDIS, Ala. (WBRC) - A 6-year-old boy was killed in an accident on Highway 431 in Sardis Monday evening, according to Sardis Police Chief William Alexander. Officers said the father was driving southbound on US 431 between 6:00 and 6:30 and he stopped to get debris out of the road. Chief Alexander said a vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the vehicle, but a truck behind that vehicle didn’t see the stopped car and didn’t have time to swerve.
Read MoreSeries of crashes caught on camera on 110 Freeway in South L.A.
A series of crashes involving several vehicles on the southbound 110 Freeway were captured on camera in South Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. The crash was reported shortly before 2 a.m. on the freeway’s southbound lanes, near Manchester Avenue, in the area bordering the Vermont Knolls and Florence neighborhoods of South L.A. One injury was reported after the crashes, but no information was available on the nature and extent of the injury.
Read MoreExeter Township man severely injured in multi-vehicle weekend accident in Reading
Codey A. Hoffman was taken to Reading Hospital following the crash on Route 12, police said. Reading police on Monday identified an Exeter Township man as the person severely injured early Sunday when his car veered into a ditch along Route 12 then flipped onto its roof in the middle of the westbound lanes, resulting in a related multi-vehicle crash. Codey A. Hoffman, 28, was the only person injured in the four-vehicle crash at 3:05 a.
Read MoreWoman Hit By Semi On 710 Freeway
LONG BEACH, CA — A Long Beach woman died Monday morning after being hit by a semi-tractor on the Long Beach (710) Freeway. The 43-year-old woman had run into traffic after her vehicle became disabled from a previous crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. A woman was struck and killed by a semi-tractor without a trailer on the Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach Monday morning. She died at the scene.
Read More2 Killed, 6 Injured in Multiple Overnight Crashes on IH-35: Officials
Two people are dead and multiple others are injured after two separate crashes on Interstate 35 on Saturday night, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, the first crash occurred on northbound Interstate 35E over Interstate 30 shortly before 9 p.m. Officials said the crash, which involved three vehicles, began when a Nissan Murano broke down on right shoulder of IH-35. A friend arrived to help the driver of the Nissan, and while the driver bent down between his vehicle and his friend’s vehicle, a Dodge Challenger veered on to
Read MoreTeenager’s body recovered after vehicle is submerged in Grasse River
RUSSELL, N.Y. (WWTI) — Local Police Departments responded to a fatal accident on Lazy River Road in Russell on November 27. Man killed by stray bullet while eating Thanksgiving dinner inside his home According to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, a passerby found vehicle tracks leaving Lazy River Road, striking road signs, and ending in Grasse River shortly after midnight on November 27. After realizing the vehicle was still submerged in the Grasse River they called 911 to report the incident.
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