Preventable Tragedies
Man seriously injured after being ejected in rollover crash on NH highway
MERRIMACK, N.H. (WHDH) - A man was seriously injured after he was ejected from his car in a violent rollover crash on a highway in New Hampshire late Thursday night, officials said. Troopers responding to a report of a crash on the northbound side of the Everett Turnpike in Merrimack just before 11:30 p.m. found a mangled Mitsubishi Eclipse resting on top of a guardrail in the median, according to New Hampshire State Police.
Read MoreSerious rollover crash involving 3 vehicles closes I-95 south in Westport
WESTPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — The Westport Fire Department responded to a crash involving three vehicles Friday that led to all three lanes of I-95 southbound needing to be closed for around one hour. Around 5 p.m., the Westport Fire Department along with Fairfield Fire, AMR, CT State Police and Westport EMS were requested to respond to a rollover on I-95 Southbound, south of exit 19. Units arrived on scene to find an accident involving three vehicles.
Read MoreMan hit while out of vehicle on I-79
Jul. 23—MORGANTOWN — A man was taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after getting hit by a vehicle on Interstate 79. Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the crash, which happened on southbound I-79 near the 155 mile marker, or Star City exit, at 1:33 p.m. A kayak and luggage rack fell off the victim’s car, causing him and another occupant to get out of the vehicle to get the items off the road, according to the sheriff’s office.
Read MoreKaren Jarman Injured in Semi-Truck Accident in Terre Haute, IN
Terre Haute, IN – July 21, 2021, Karen Jarman was injured following an accident where Jarman’s vehicle crashed into a semi-truck along the interstate. Authorities reported that the crash took place late Wednesday along I-70. Police said that a truck pulled over on the side of I-70 due to mechanical issues. The truck reportedly had emergency lights on when a car driven by 55-year-old Karen Jarman hit the back of the semi-truck.
Read MoreOne Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash Involving Big Rig in Blythe
One person was killed Wednesday when a big rig veered off Interstate 10 in Blythe and smashed into two trucks stopped on the shoulder. The crash was reported at 2:14 a.m. on the eastbound I-10, west of Arrowhead Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The tractor-trailer drifted off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck Du Maurier Way, 41, from Maricopa, Arizona, who was outside one of the trucks handling mechanical issues, according to the CHP.
Read MoreUPDATE: Victims identified after fatal crash on I-70 in Clark County Wednesday
CLARK COUNTY — One man is dead after a crash involving three cars on westbound I-70 in Clark County Wednesday evening. Sgt. Ryan May of the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol told News Center 7 that the accident happened around 7:30 p.m. May said a car was stopped in the center lane on westbound I-70 near Mad River Township when a van was unable to swerve out of the way and hit it.
Read MoreMan in critical condition after hit by vehicle in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is in critical condition after he was hit by a vehicle in Memphis Tuesday evening. The accident happened at I-40 and Whitten. According to Memphis police, the man was checking his semi-truck in the emergency lane and was hit by a vehicle that left the roadway. The victim was transported to Regional One Hospital for treatment.
Read MoreNew Albany, MS – UPDATE: Lorenzo Burrell Dies in Truck Accident on I-22
New Albany, MS (July 20, 2021) – A trucking accident in New Albany resulted in the death of an Alabama man on Monday, July 19. The fatal crash reportedly occurred on Interstate 22 near mile marker 71 early that morning at around 5:13 a.m. Reports from the Mississippi Highway Patrol revealed that a 2019 Nissan Kicks was sitting in a vehicle on the westbound side of the highway. It was at that time that the vehicle was struck by an oncoming 1999 International 18-wheeler operated by 56-year-old Lorenzo Burrell of Epes, Alabama.
Read MoreHPD: Man hit, killed by vehicle on South Loop after getting out of car to check flat tire
Houston police said the driver who hit the man didn’t display any signs of intoxication and they don’t expect any charges to be filed. HOUSTON — A man was hit and killed by a vehicle on the South Loop Friday after Houston police said he got out of his car to check a flat tire. This happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. near the Stella Link exit. Police said the man got a flat tire so he stopped on one of the main lanes of the freeway and got out of his vehicle.
Read MoreIndio police search for suspect in hit-and-run crash that left two people in critical condition
The Indio Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left two people in critical condition. The crash happened Friday, July 16 at approximately 11:48PM, on Monroe Street north of Avenue 51. Police say the driver of a grey Dodge Ram hit two pedestrians and their vehicle while they were changing a flat tire. Both pedestrians were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs in critical condition.
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