Preventable Tragedies
CHP: Woman Dies In Freeway Five-Vehicle Chain Crash
A 26-year-old woman killed in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 215 in Riverside was stopped with other motorists because of a disabled pickup truck when a sedan slammed into the back of her car, authorities said Monday. The fatality occurred about 6:30 a.m. Sunday on southbound I-215 near Columbia Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Sgt. Charles Murray told City News Service that the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped in the fast lane after his rear left tire went flat, at which point three vehicles behind him came to a stop, including a 2018 Honda Civic with a Fontana woman at the wheel, farthest to the rear.
Read MoreState College tow truck driver Jim Corl remembered for years of emergency service, dedication
Well-known first responder James “Jim” Corl died Nov. 6 at the age of 80 in a motor vehicle accident. Corl was working on a disabled semi-trailer on that night when another driver hit him on the side of I-80. Corl was a State College Area High School graduate and a Williamsport Technical Institute graduate who owned both Valley GMC Sales and Service, Inc. and Valley Truck & Trailer Sales & Service, Inc.
Read MoreU.S. Marine killed in crash on I-5 near Camp Pendleton
The 20-year-old was killed after he stopped to help a couple in a solo car crash. A driver hit the disabled vehicle killing the Marine and injuring the couple. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A Sig Alert was lifted Monday following a deadly crash near Camp Pendleton involving a good Samaritan who just happened to be a U.S. Marine. Around 3:30 a.m., the California Highway Patrol responded to a collision involving a Ford
Read MoreBystander killed trying to help driver involved in I-70 rollover
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Authorities are investigating after a bystander was struck and killed while trying to help a driver involved in a rollover crash on I-70 in Shawnee County. The crash was reported just after 3:15 p.m. Sunday on I-70 near SW West Union Road. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said a black car was headed east on I-70 when it went off the road into a grassy center median and landed upside down.
Read MoreTaniiya Cook Struck, Killed by Vehicle on Alabama 77 in Talladega
TALLADEGA, AL, (November 28, 2021) - A Riverside woman was fatally struck by a vehicle as she stood next to her disabled car, which was involved in a prior accident early Sunday, Talladega police said. Taniiya Cook, 26, was initially taken to the emergency room at Citizens Baptist Medical Center in Talladega and then rushed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. Sadly, she died from her injuries. Through investigation, police determined Cook was traveling in a car involved in a crash, causing her vehicle to become disabled on Alabama 77 near Valley Road at about 2 a.
Read More1 killed, 3 injured in crash on State Highway 360 in Arlington
A 27-year-old man died and three other people were injured when a pickup rear-ended a stalled sedan Saturday morning on State Highway 360 in Arlington. Arlington police were dispatched just before 8 a.m. to the 2300 block of South State Highway 360, near East Sublett Road, where a southbound Toyota Tacoma had crashed into a stalled BMW sedan. A 27-year-old passenger in the BMW was thrown from the vehicle. The man, identified by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office as Arlington resident Tomi Davis, was taken to a hospital and died a short time later.
Read MoreFiery semi-truck crash on I-35 in Lenexa leads to highway closure Friday night
A tractor-trailer crash and fire caused a late-night closure of Interstate 35 in Lenexa Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says two vehicles were involved in a crash on northbound I-35 just north of US-69 Highway about 10:30 p.m. One vehicle rear-ended another, and the striking vehicle continued northbound, leaving the other vehicle stopped on the interstate. Seconds later, troopers say a tractor-trailer rear-ended the stalled vehicle. No one was inside of the stalled car.
Read MoreMan dies after being struck twice by 2 different vehicles near Yuba County casino
YUBA COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A man died Friday night after being struck twice on Forty Mile Road south of Rosser Road. The California Highway Patrol said an unidentified man was walking north in the right lane of the road around 8:17 p.m. CHP officials said there was heavy fog in the area and no street lights in the area of the crash. The man was first struck by a Toyota pick-up truck and suffered major injuries in the roadway.
Read MoreBroken Bow man killed in car crash
NEAR OCONTO, Neb. (KSNB) - A Broken Bow man died in an unusual crash involving a pick-up that was parked on a highway. The Custer County Sheriff’s office reports that 65-year-old Daniel Jacobson was killed. Jacobson was driving north on Highway 21 about a mile south of Oconto in Custer County. His car struck a unoccupied pickup that was parked on the highway. The sheriff said the pickup had been involved in an earlier rollover accident.
Read MoreDriver hit by van on M6 after two-car crash
A man has been left seriously injured after being hit by a van shortly after a crash involving the car he was driving on the M6. The man was driving a car southbound when it was involved in a collision with a second car near Junction 10a for Wolverhampton at around 6am on Friday. He was then hit by a van on the other side of the carriageway after getting out of his vehicle and suffered “multiple serious injuries”.
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