Preventable Tragedies
Semi hits disabled car on I-69 in DeKalb County; mom and two kids hurt
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A mother and her two children were hurt after a semi slammed into the car they were traveling in Sunday evening in northern DeKalb County. The crash took place just before 9 p.m. about two miles south of the Dekalb, Steuben county line according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. An investigation determined that the driver of a semi was northbound when he failed to see a Monte Carlo parked on the east shoulder.
Read More1 killed, 2 injured after out-of-control vehicle hits them along interstate
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A person was killed and two others were seriously injured after being hit by vehicle on Interstate 270 Sunday morning. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of I-270 between I-76 and Vasquez Boulevard in Commerce City. Commerce City police (CCPD) said the people were outside of the their broken-down vehicle waiting on assistance when another vehicle lost control and slammed into it. The out-of-control vehicle then struck the people, police said.
Read MoreWoman survives I-95 crash, but dies after 2 subsequent collisions
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol says a 23-year-old woman survived one car crash, but then died after two more cars crashed into her vehicle early Sunday morning. Officials say the woman was standing on the left shoulder and her car was stopped in the left lane on Interstate 95 northbound near Congress Avenue after an initial crash just before 1 a.m. Another driver headed northbound in the left lane told authorities he didn’t see the stopped car ahead at
Read MoreMotorcyclist killed in three-vehicle crash on South Side, deputies say
SAN ANTONIO – A motorcyclist is dead after a three-vehicle crash on the county’s far South Side, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, on Highway 281 S and Loop 1604. Deputies said a truck and a vehicle collided, and just moments later, the situation took a deadly turn when a motorcycle hit one of the vehicles. Further details on what lead to the crashes are limited at this time.
Read MoreWoman who was changing tire struck by hit-and-driver near Denton highway, police say
A 37-year-old woman was seriously injured early Friday when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while she was changing a tire on the shoulder of a Denton highway, Denton police said. The woman was taken to a local hospital with what Denton police said were injuries that were not life threatening. Denton police asked for help to find the hit-and-run driver, who was driving a white sport utility vehicle, possibly a 2007-2014 Chevrolet Tahoe or Yukon.
Read MoreRetired nurse trapped in car for 5 days uses medical skills to survive
A retired nurse used her faith and medical skills to survive after her car skidded off a section of Washington state road called “Dead Man’s Corner” and she wound up trapped in a ravine for five days, reports said. Lynnell McFarland, 68, was driving back from a memorial service for her aunt to her home in Spokane Valley on Nov. 18 when her Mitsubishi hit some black ice and went off the road,
Read MoreRickey Washington Jr. Killed in Semi-Truck Accident in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL – December 28, 2021, Rickey Washington Jr. was killed as the result of an accident where a semi-truck hit Washington’s vehicle. Investigators reported that the crash took place late Tuesday along southbound I-55 near mile marker 154. Authorities reported that 43-year-old Rickey Washington Jr. was in a vehicle disabled along the interstate. Reports say that Washington’s vehicle had its hazards on. While there, a semi-truck somehow did not avoid Washington’s vehicle, crashing into it.
Read MoreMichael Gargett, Mara Reilly Killed in Truck Accident in Armstrong County, PA
Armstrong County, PA – December 27, 2021, Michael Gargett and Mara Reilly were killed after an accident where their vehicle crashed with a semi-truck. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 9:00 a.m. near Exit 18 along Route 28. In their initial reports, officials said that 44-year-old Michael Gargett and 46-year-old Mara Reilly were in a vehicle traveling northbound along Route 28. For reasons unclear, their vehicle swerved to avoid a car on the shoulder, lost control, then hit a box truck
Read MoreOne Killed in Rear-End Crash with Parked Oversized 18-Wheeler on I-10 in Colton, CA
Colton, CA – December 26, 2021, one man was killed when a sedan collided with an oversized tractor- trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 10 in Colton. Authorities say the incident happened Sunday evening on eastbound I-10 near Pepper Avenue. Emergency crews arriving at the scene found a silver sedan crashed into the back end of the oversized big right on the right shoulder of the roadway. The circumstances of the crash are not yet known.
Read MoreBox truck collides with disabled vehicle on 390 southbound flyover in Gates
GATES, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a motor vehicle accident on 390 southbound near the new flyover ramp in Gates Tuesday. A vehicle became disabled and was partially blocking the left lane. A box truck that was traveling in the left lane then collided with the vehicle and pushed it about 50 yards before coming to a stop. Both vehicles have been damaged and rendered inoperable.
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