Preventable Tragedies
Driver dies after hitting parked semi on 605 shoulder in Irwindale
A man died Sunday when his minivan hit a semi truck parked on the shoulder of the 605 Freeway in Irwindale, authorities said. The coroner’s office has not yet released the man’s name because his family still needs to be notified. Officer Rodrigo Jimenez, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol, described the driver as a 46-year-old Mira Loma man. The fatal collision happened on the freeway, north of Live Oak Avenue, at 9:53 p.
Read MoreMaria Ramirez and Child Killed in Crash with Disabled 18-Wheeler on I-35 in Laredo, TX
Laredo, TX – December 18, 2021, 27-year-old Maria Matiana Ramirez and a young boy were killed in a collision with a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 in Laredo. Authorities say the incident happened around 3:00 p.m. on southbound I-35 near mile marker 20. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial 18-wheeler was disabled on the shoulder of the roadway in a heavy rainstorm. The victims, reportedly in a Dodge pickup truck, lost control on the roadway and collided with the back of the parked big rig.
Read MoreOne Killed, One Injured in Truck Accident on I-78 in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA – December 17, 2021, one person in a box truck was killed in a rear-end collision with a parked tractor-trailer along Interstate 78 in Berks County. Authorities say the incident happened around 6:00 a.m. on I-78 at mile marker 29.3 and the Route 61 on-ramp in Tilden Township. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial 18-wheeler was parked on the on-ramp from southbound PA-61 to westbound I-78 and had its 4-way hazard lights activated.
Read MoreWatch Now: 39 Vehicles Involved in a Collision on an Elevated Road on 22nd Avenue | Local
This is an updated story in development. Traffic was cut off after multiple vehicles collided at the William B. Sands Bridge (commonly known as the 22nd Avenue elevated road), followed by 39 vehicles colliding in a chain reaction. Decatur fire brigade commander Neil Elder said an ambulance took four or five people off the scene, but the injuries were minor. Vehicles can be seen on the elevated 22nd Avenue after the collision on Monday morning.
Read More3 crushed between cars stopped on I-5 exit ramp, 2 dead
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people were crushed between two cars stopped on an I-5 exit ramp in Clark County when another driver tried to take the exit and rear-ended one of the vehicles, police said. According to a crash report from the Washington State Patrol, the collision happened around 9:43 p.m. Saturday on the 78th Street exit ramp of I-5 S where 36-year-old Ying Ting’s Honda CRV was broken down, blocking the road.
Read MoreDriver exits vehicle after crash, struck by two other vehicles on I-95 in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Richmond at 1:55 a.m. on Sunday. The person was involved in a crash before stepping out of their vehicle and being hit by two other vehicles. According to Virginia State Police, a driver was headed south in a Nissan Sentra on I-95 when they struck a jersey wall on the left side of the road.
Read MoreTeen passenger killed in fiery crash on I-580 at Hopyard Road
Second of successive collisions turns fatal early Sunday morning by Jeremy Walsh / Pleasanton Weekly A 16-year-old boy died after the vehicle he was riding in, which had stalled on Interstate 580 in Pleasanton after an initial collision, was struck from behind at freeway speed by another vehicle whose driver didn’t see the prior crash early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The teenage passenger, whose name has not been released to date, sustained fatal injuries after the vehicle burst into
Read More11 taken to hospital after 6-vehicle chain reaction crash on I-10 at Barker Cypress
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A 6-vehicle chain reaction crash sent 11 people to the hospital, including four children, on Saturday morning. The crash that occurred at about 7 a.m. had shut down all outbound lanes of I-10 Katy Freeway at Barker Cypress for nearly three hours before reopening. According to police, a grey Honda had a mechanical issue and stopped in the road, causing a chain reaction. Video from the scene showed crushed vehicles and crash debris, including a door leaning on a concrete barrier
Read More18-year-old man strikes pedestrian evaluating car following earlier crash in Grayslake
GRAYSLAKE - A man was struck by a car while assessing damage to his vehicle from an earlier crash Friday night in Grayslake. According to the Lake County Sheriff, deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle traffic crash without injuries in the area of Route 60 and Fairfield Road around 10:30 p.m. While officials were responding to the accident, a 911 call was made stating a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the same area, sheriff’s police said.
Read MoreAliquippa woman killed while walking on highway after accident on Route 22
HANOVER TWP. — After an accident with a tractor-trailer, one Aliquippa woman is dead after being hit by another driver early Friday morning in Washington County. According to state police, the incident occurred after Lori Ann Dickey, 47, crashed with a truck after crossing the center median while traveling west on Route 22 at 2:01 a.m. near the Burgettstown exit. While walking to talk to the truck’s driver, a third vehicle hit
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