Preventable Tragedies
Man badly injured after being hit by car on Edinburgh City Bypass
A MAN was seriously injured after being hit by a car which then failed to stop on the Edinburgh City Bypass in the early hours of this morning. The 31-year-old man had stopped his Volkswagen car on the westbound on-slip road at the Lothianburn Junction to repair a puncture when he was struck by a car. The car failed to stop and continued westbound on the Bypass towards Dreghorn Junction.
Read MoreOff-duty firefighter assists injured person struck by a car on Gold Star Bridge
GROTON, Conn. — An off-duty firefighter came to the aid of an injured person after they were hit by a car Thursday morning, according to the Poquonnock Bridge Professional Firefighters union in Groton. Around 7:18 a.m., a Volkswagen Golf was on the right shoulder of the Gold Star Bridge and the driver was exiting the vehicle when a Subaru Forester headed northbound struck the person and the car door Firefighter Evan DeGaetano was driving northbound over the Goldstar Bridge when he saw the pedestrian hit by a car lying on the road and DeGaetano swerved to avoid the person and stopped to help out.
Read MoreOne Dead in Horrific 3-Car Collision on I-80
HERCULES (BCN) — One person died Sunday morning in a three-car collision on Interstate 80 in Hercules, according to the California Highway Patrol. The wreck was reported at 1:25 a.m., when a Honda Accord rear-ended a Toyota Yaris on westbound I-80, west of State Route 4.Both cars spun out of control and the Honda was left disabled on the freeway, where it was hit by a Lexus RX350, the CHP said.
Read MorePolice say hit-and-run in Clayton happened after fight in truck; Investigators search for GMC Acadia
CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) – Clayton police say a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened Sunday morning started with a fight in the road. Authorities said the crash happened at 6:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 70 Business near Yates Drive. A man’s body was found on the side of the westbound lanes. Police said Monday that investigators believe there was a fight inside a Chevrolet Silverado, which had stopped partially in the right lane and two people got out.
Read MoreTacoma man killed after he is hit by car in Grays Harbor County early Saturday
A Tacoma man was killed overnight Saturday after he was struck by a car while standing outside his SUV in Grays Harbor County, according to Washington State Patrol. The man was identified as Thomas S. Roberts, 49. His 42-year-old female passenger from Puyallup was not injured, according to State Patrol. About 12:50 a.m. Saturday, Roberts and his passenger had pulled over to the right shoulder of eastbound U.S. 12, near Satsop in Grays Harbor County.
Read MoreTruck driver killed in crash on Highway 99 near Herndon in northwest Fresno
Two passengers in the truck suffered moderate injuries and are now being treated at the hospital. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – A truck driver has died after slamming into a car parked on a highway shoulder in northwest Fresno. Investigators say there was a crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 at Herndon Avenue just before 2:30 am on Sunday.That collision left a couple of cars broken down on the roadway.
Read MoreWoman, 37, Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on Freeway Near Downtown LA
A 51-year-old motorist suffered moderate injuries and his passenger, a 37-year-old woman, was fatally injured Sunday when their BMW struck a disabled vehicle on the 10 Freeway, on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred a little after 5 a.m. on the eastbound freeway, just west of Santa Fe Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported. Initially, there was a single-vehicle crash, which left a vehicle disabled within the lanes of traffic.
Read MoreState police: Charges pending against hit-and-run driver in Indiana County
State police in Indiana County said charges are pending against the driver of a pickup truck that injured a motorist on Wednesday when it hit a disabled vehicle along the side of the road and fled. The incident happened at about 10:40 p.m. along Route 422 in White Township after a 22-year-old was experiencing mechanical problems with his Chevrolet Cheyenne and pulled onto the shoulder, according to police. As the driver was getting back into his vehicle, a black Dodge pickup truck swerved and struck the partially opened door.
Read More1 injured after vehicle strikes truck on shoulder of I-96
MSP wants to remind drivers to move over for vehicles stopped along the roadway. The Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Post is reminding drivers to move over for vehicles stopped along the highway after a technician was injured Thursday afternoon. Police say a tractor trailer had stopped on the shoulder of westbound I-96 to replace a flat tire. While a tire company was working to do so, a vehicle traveling on the highway struck the tractor trailer.
Read More26-year-old Los Angeles Clippers employee killed in car crash on 10 Freeway
LOS ANGELES - The family, friends, and colleagues of 26-year-old Assane Dramè are devastated after learning he was killed in a car crash after he was reported missing Monday night. He is remembered as being a “gentle soul.” Dramè, who worked as a video producer in the digital media department for the Los Angeles Clippers, was last seen picking up equipment from the team’s administrative office in downtown Los Angeles near the intersection of 12th and Flower streets.
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