Preventable Tragedies
Alberto Henderson killed in fatal accident with Semi on Interstate 285
ATLANTA, GA, (February 05, 2021) - Alberto Henderson, 48, tragically lost his life after being hit by a tractor-trailer Friday morning in Atlanta. He had a flat tire and was struck when he walked across Interstate-285 to read a road sign, police said.Investigators at the scene determined Henderson was hit around 2:15 a.m. while trying to pinpoint his location after blowing a tire on the inner loop near the ramp to Interstate-20 in Fulton County.
Read MoreFatal car accident in the town of Homer Thursday
HOMER, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A Cincinnatus native has died after a serious crash involving a U-Haul truck in the town of Homer Thursday. 55-year-old Michael J. Knickerbocker was driving a Chevrolet Impala traveling southwest on State Route 13 when he struck the parked truck. The truck was stopped on the shoulder of the road making deliveries. Knickerbocker was taken to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center were he was pronounced dead. There were two individuals inside the U-Haul.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Seriously Injured In Four-Vehicle Greenwich Crash
One person received a serious leg injury during a four-vehicle crash on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County. The crash took place around 9 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, the crash occurred when a vehicle was disabled on the shoulder of the northbound lane and a second vehicle was stopped adjacent to the vehicle to offer aid when it was struck by another vehicle who was hit from behind while changing lanes and then braked because of the second car.
Read MoreDriver struck, killed after getting out of car following crash in northeast Harris County
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A chain-reaction crash involving three vehicles ended with the death of one of the drivers involved, deputies in northeast Harris County said late Wednesday. The crash happened in the 12000 block of Lockwood before 11 p.m. Sheriff’s deputies said a Honda and a Cadillac were involved in a minor incident while heading southbound. The Honda pulled off the road while the Cadillac driver stopped on Lockwood.Deputies said the Cadillac driver got out of his vehicle and was then hit by a Mercedes that was also heading southbound.
Read MorePerson hit by car moments after crashing on I-95 in Dunn; tractor-trailers collide in ensuing chaos
DUNN, N.C. (WTVD) – A person was taken to the hospital after getting hit while standing next to their crashed car during a chaotic morning on Interstate 95 in Dunn. The driver crashed their vehicle in a work zone on I-95 northbound near Exit 71. The driver then got out of the car and was hit by another vehicle. The driver was tossed over the work zone barrier.First responders rushed the driver to the hospital.
Read MoreHartford Man Fatally Hit by Tractor-Trailer After Exiting Car on Mass. Pike: Police
The man apparently exited his Toyota Camry after it became disabled in the breakdown lane, police said A 33-year-old Hartford man was fatally struck by a tractor-tralier on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton late Tuesday after he apparently exited his vehicle on the side of the highway, authorities said. According the Massachusetts State Police, the man exited his Toyota Camry after it became disabled in the breakdown lane on the eastbound side of the Mass.
Read MoreMystery Car Found Crashed In Ravine Off Highway 92 In San Mateo County, Footprints Leading Away From It
A car was found Wednesday after apparently careening off of eastbound Highway 92 in San Mateo County and crashing at the bottom of a ravine, but no injured driver or passengers were anywhere to be seen — only some footprints leading away from the crash back up the hillside. Cal Fire CZU posted images of the crash site and the broken guardrail along Highway 92 near Skyline Boulevard (Hwy 35). A passing motorist reportedly called in after seeing the broken guardrail around 11:30 a.
Read MoreMan hit and killed by semitruck while standing in roadway after crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Police are investigating after a man standing in the road after a crash was killed when he was hit by a semitruck that wasn’t able to stop. The crash happened Tuesday just before 1 a.m. on the Cumberland Parkway in Adair County, Kentucky, according to a news release from Kentucky State Police. KSP said 20-year-old Alejandro Diaz of Middleburg, Kentucky, was a passenger in a pickup truck that spun out on the slick road and ended up overturning into oncoming traffic.
Read MorePedestrian dead after semi hits him on I-64
SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A man is dead after a semi hit him on I-64 Tuesday afternoon. The Indiana State Police is currently investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m. Tuesday on I-64 near Dale. The preliminary investigation reports that Charles D. Copeland, 46, of Evansville, was driving a semi tractor-trailer westbound on I-64 near the 55-mile marker. Copeland was traveling in the right lane of I-64 and was merging into the passing lane when his vehicle hit a man.
Read MoreDeadly rear-end crash catches Amazon truck on fire, shuts down SH 71 near Montopolis
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An SUV slammed into the back of an Amazon Prime semi-truck early Monday morning and burst into flames, killing the SUV’s driver, and shutting down all westbound lanes of State Highway 71 near Montopolis Drive. Police say the semi was parked on the shoulder of SH 71 when the SUV hit it at a very high rate of speed. Witnesses say the fire happened almost instantaneously. “A big fireball basically hit the 18-wheeler.
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