Preventable Tragedies
Good Samaritan struck by car, killed after stopping to help motorists involved in I-75 crash in Gibsonton
GIBSONTON, Fla. - Florida troopers said while a Tampa man stopped to help those involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Gibsonton, he was struck and killed while outside his vehicle, assisting other motorists. The initial crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. along the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Gibsonton Drive. The driver of a black Toyota – a 19-year-old from St. Cloud – was heading south in the inside center lane and “failed to maintain its lane of travel,” according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Read MoreDriver dies, crashed into tractor-trailer in breakdown lane
CHARLTON, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver died after crashing into a parked tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane on the Massachusetts Turnpike, police said. The Saturday morning crash killed James Lucas, 35, of Tyngsborough, police said. The pickup crashed into the rear of the tractor-trailer on the eastbound side of the turnpike, in Charlton. The operator of the tractor cab was not injured. Police are still investigating the crash.
Read More1 dead, 1 injured after they’re hit by passing car along I-540 near Creedmoor Road, police say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A driver died and another person was injured when they were hit while they were trying to put gas in a car along Interstate 540 just outside Raleigh Sunday night, police said. The incident was reported around 10:35 p.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-540 near mile marker 9, which is near N.C. 50/Creedmoor Road, according to Raleigh police. A driver’s car ran out of gas and the driver stopped and contacted AAA Auto Club for help, police said.
Read MoreDriver dead after car hits semi, catches fire on I-465
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) – A driver is dead after their car crashed into a semi and became engulfed in flames Friday night. At 11:28 p.m., 911 callers reported a car had struck the rear end of a semi on I-465 eastbound near Emerson Avenue. The car was smoking and stuck under the semi. When first responders arrived, they found the car fully engulfed in flames under the semi. Firefighters extinguished the flames and removed the remains of an adult driver from the car.
Read MoreAbilene Woman Injured in 18-wheeler Accident on I-35E in Milford, TX
Milford, TX – November 11, 2021, an Abilene woman was killed due to an accident where an 18-wheeler struck her disabled vehicle on I-35E. Authorities reported that the crash took place at around 9:22 p.m. along I-35E in the area of FM 308. Ellis County departments responded to the scene along northbound lanes. Investigators said that a 32-year-old Abilene woman was in a Hyundai Santa Fe that somehow became disabled along the right lane of travel.
Read MoreMan helping with disabled vehicle hit, killed by car
A Shelbyville man assisting a stranded motorist on Hwy. 21 near Chireno was killed Thursday after being struck by a passing car. Texas Department of Public Safety on Friday was still investigating the crash that killed 68-year- old James Curtis Henry. Henry had been assisting with a disabled 2014 Jeep SUV in the westbound lane at about 6:25 p.m. Thursday, according to a preliminary investigation, when the driver of a 1999 Chevrolet passenger
Read MoreTwo semi-truck crash completely blocks I-15 lanes
ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) – A multiple-vehicle incident blocked lanes along I-15 in St. George early Friday morning. Sgt. Cameron Roden with Utah Highway Patrol says the crash happened along I-15 near mile marker 2 around 12:36 a.m. UHP says a semi-truck was broken down, blocking the right lane on the northbound side. Officials say that’s when another semi-truck traveling nearby rear-ended the stopped semi-truck, sustaining major front-end damage during the impact.
Read More1 dead in 13-vehicle crash west of Santa Rosa
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More details have been released in connection to a fatal multi-vehicle crash that happened in Guadalupe County Wednesday. New Mexico State Police said officers began investigating the crash around 9:38 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 40, eight miles west of Santa Rosa. Officials say a semi-truck driven by a 62-year-old man was traveling east on I-40 and collided into the read end of another semi, driven by a 35-year-old man.
Read MoreOne Killed, One Injured in Crash with Disabled Semi-Truck on I-70 in Idaho Springs, CO
Idaho Springs, CO – February 2, 2022, one person was killed and another was injured when a Jeep collided with a disabled semi-truck on Interstate 70 in Idaho Springs. Authorities say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on eastbound I-70 near exit 241. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial semi-truck was broken down on the shoulder of the road when a Jeep Compass Trailhawk approached from the west and, for unknown reasons, crashed into it.
Read MoreUPDATE: Pedestrian reportedly killed on I-77
CAMP CREEK, WV (WVNS) — According to the WV Turnpike Authority, a pedestrian was hit by a car on the WV Turnpike. Police told our reporter on scene a man was stopped near mile marker 18 northbound on I-77. The man was reportedly changing a tire when he was hit and killed. We do not know if criminal charges will be filed in this case. The victims name was not released.
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