Preventable Tragedies
Two-vehicle crash on I-270 in Germantown kills driver who was stopped
A Hyattsville man was killed early Friday morning when a truck carrying an intermodal trailer struck his car on Interstate 270 in Germantown, according to Maryland State police. Around 2 a.m. Friday, Andres A. Landaeta Yaguaro, 31, was stopped in his 2016 Ford Fusion in one of the northbound lanes on the interstate just south of Middlebrook Road, according to a statement from state police. Police said they don’t know why he was stopped.
Read MoreOne dead, one injured after accident on Interstate 81
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A New York woman is dead and a New York man is injured after an accident involving pedestrians on Interstate 81 southbound on Saturday evening. It happened around 8:35 p.m. at mile marker 204.8. According to Pennsylvania State Police Dunmore, Michelle C. Garcia, 23, and Justice G. Danenberg, 24, both of Ithaca, New York were struck by a vehicle operated by Juliana I. Barnhart after an accident on the interstate.
Read MoreMan killed in 3-vehicle crash after stolen SUV breaks down on I-94 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - An Ecorse man died early Saturday in a three-vehicle crash on I-94 in Detroit. Police said a stolen GMC Terrain was broken down on the westbound side of the freeway near Lonyo and was blocking the right lane. A semi-truck with a dovetail stopped to avoid hitting the GMC. However, a Jeep Wrangler was unable to stop and hit the truck around 1:20 a.m., pushing it into the GMC.
Read MoreNorthwest Ohio man hit, killed while putting gas in disabled SUV
EDON, Ohio (WANE) – A man is dead after he was hit while filling up his SUV which had run out of gas Friday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, just after 6:15 a.m. emergency crews were sent to S.R. 107 just east of S.R. 49, three minutes east of the Indiana-Ohio state line, on reports of a crash. Officials report that Nathan A. Gamble, 33, of Montpelier, Ohio was attempting to put gas in his disabled 2005 GMC Envoy when he was hit by a westbound 2009 Dodge Dakota.
Read MoreMAN INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 101
SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2021) – An unidentified man suffered major injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 Monday night. According to CHP, a Santa Rosa woman driving a Tesla, lost control of the car and stopped facing the wrong direction, in the center median on Highway 101 near Highway 12 around 10:30 p.m. The woman then got out of her car and stood away from her car as she awaited help.
Read MoreMulti-Vehicle Crash on Highway 101 Ends with One Injured
SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2021) – An unidentified man suffered major injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 Monday night. According to CHP, a Santa Rosa woman driving a Tesla, lost control of the car and stopped facing the wrong direction, in the center median on Highway 101 near Highway 12 around 10:30 p.m. The woman then got out of her car and stood away from her car as she awaited help.
Read MorePolice seeking Beltway hit-and-run driver who hit man as he changed tire
Maryland State police are investigating a crash last month on the Beltway as a hit and run, in which a driver hit a man who was changing a tire on the shoulder. Around 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 31, a silver vehicle crossed the white shoulder line near the interchange of I-495 and U.S. 29, police said in a press release on Monday. The vehicle struck a 26-year-old man who was changing the driver’s side front tire of his vehicle.
Read MoreWoman Killed in Crash Following Vehicle-Deer Collision in Wyoming
A woman was fatally struck Sunday evening while attempting to move a disabled vehicle off a roadway in southwest Wyoming’s Uinta County. The crash happened around 5:50 p.m. near milepost 8.85 on U.S. 189 northeast of Evanston. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the occupants of a Subaru Outback were attempting to move their vehicle after hitting a deer when 64-year-old Utah resident Amy Castillo, a passenger that was standing on the driver’s side of the Subaru, was hit by a car and killed.
Read More11-vehicle pileup caught on video on Eagan bridge
At least 11 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash in Eagan Saturday morning as road conditions became icy. Minnesota Department of Transportation cameras show multiple cars begin to lose control and crash at around 7 a.m. The crash occurred on Highway 77 at Interstate 35 in Eagan. According to FOX9, the crash resulted in multiple non-life threatening injuries. MN Crime posted video of the pileup on social media and YouTube.
Read MoreBrandon Cepeda Killed in Car Accident on TX-195 in Killeen
Killeen, TX – November 14, 2021, 24-year-old Brandon Cepeda was killed after exiting his disabled car and being hit by another vehicle on State Highway 195 in Killeen. Authorities say the incident happened around 4:05 a.m. on the 16900 block of TX-195 north of the Lampasas River overpass. Preliminary investigation suggests Cepeda was in an Infiniti G35 that became disabled for unknown reasons in the outside lane of the northbound highway.
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