Preventable Tragedies
Body of missing Montana man discovered Friday morning near Lowman after vehicle crash
The body of a Montana man who had been missing for more than two weeks was discovered Friday morning in Boise County, a few miles south of Lowman, according to Idaho State Police. He had been involved in a single-vehicle crash. Michael Edward Lopez, 71, had been missing since Nov. 10. He had left Missoula, where he lived, en route to Caldwell, according to police. On Friday morning, Lopez’s body was discovered near Highway 21, about four miles south of Lowman.
Read MoreSerious accident that closed northbound Blue Route cleared
A Honda sedan appeared to rear end a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane of the road about 10:30 A.M. NETHER PROVIDENCE – A serious accident closed down Interstate 476 northbound between MacDade Boulevard and Baltimore Pike Friday due to a vehicle and tractor-trailer accident. A Honda sedan was under the rear of a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane of the road about 10:30 a.m. A number of fire companies and EMS units responded to the scene including South Media and Garden City.
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash turns deadly on I-94 near New Buffalo
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – A two-vehicle crash killed one person, critically injured another person and injured several others on I-94, near New Buffalo on Thursday around 7:15 p.m., according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies and crews arrived, they found a woman unresponsive, lying in the roadway and a man pinned to the ground underneath his vehicle. According to preliminary crash results, police determined that a Ford Escape with three passengers was traveling east on I-94 when the driver lost control of the vehicle on the roadway, ran off the road and hit a guardrail.
Read More2 Dead After Tractor-Trailer Hits Car on I-85 in N. Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were killed when a tractor-trailer carrying mail on Interstate 85 crashed into a car stuck in the middle of the roadway, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. The patrol said a car crashed just after 2 a.m. Wednesday and stopped in one of the middle lanes of I-85 south near Billy Graham Parkway in Charlotte, news outlets reported. Around 2:15 a.m., a tractor-trailer crashed into the stopped vehicle on the interstate.
Read MoreOne dead, multiple injured in Belmont multiple vehicle pile-up
BELMOUNT, Calif. (KRON) – The California Highway Patrol is reporting that multiple vehicles were involved in an accident on Highway 101 in the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. on November 25 just north of Ralston Avenue in Belmont. Police believe that a green Honda may have been involved in a separate hit and run collision prior to this, which resulted in the green Honda coming to rest in the left lanes of US-101 without lights on facing a southerly direction.
Read More1 dead after driver crashes into stalled vehicle on shoulder near Winona
The vehicle stopped on the side of the road was unoccupied at the time. A woman has died after crashing into a stalled vehicle on the shoulder of the highway, with the collision sending her vehicle off the road. Esther V. Waas, 75, was in a Toyota Corolla heading southbound on Highway 61 in Rollingstone Township, between Minneiska and Winona, just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, according to the State Patrol.
Read More10-car crash on I-82 near Granger claims life of young man killed by his own car
GRANGER, Wash. — Washington State Patrol troopers continue to investigate a 10-car collision near Granger that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man on Wednesday. WSP Trooper David Munoz said the crash occurred about 6:18 a.m. when a pickup truck lost control on the icy overpass headed eastbound on I-82 and crashed into the barrier, causing drivers behind the vehicle to rear-end each other. “Some people were trying to get out of the way or stop in the lane, not knowing what’s up ahead,” Munoz said.
Read MoreTwo Children Killed in Crash North of Utica
Two children were killed and five more people were seriously hurt in a crash on I-80 north of Utica in LaSalle County Tuesday night. The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office says the two who died were an eight-year-old boy and a twelve-year-old girl, both of Peru. Illinois State Police District 17 says a vehicle with seven passengers hit an abandoned straight truck on the highway shoulder. Police say in addition to the two juveniles who were killed, two adults and three more children were taken to an area hospital in serious to life-threatening condition.
Read MoreTwo Killed, One Injured in 18-wheeler Accident on I-85 in Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC – November 24, 2021, two people were killed and one person was injured due to an accident on I-85 involving an 18-wheeler. Authorities say they responded to the crash scene at around 2:00 a.m. The crash closed down interstate lanes between Freedom Drive and Billy Graham Parkway. Right now, the details surrounding the accident are scarce. Police said that a Mustang became disabled along the southbound lanes of the interstate.
Read More25-year-old man from Bear killed after police say he walked into I-95 traffic Monday
A 25-year-old man from Bear died Monday morning after being hit by a tow truck on I-95 near New Castle, according to Delaware State Police. The man – who has not yet been identified by police – had initially pulled over onto the right shoulder of the highway, police said. Then, at about 11:44 a.m., he got out of his car and walked into the right lane of northbound traffic. Police said they do not know why he left his vehicle.
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