Preventable Tragedies

Man dies, woman hurt in crash caused by deer in Pratt County

December 02, 2020

PRATT, Kan. (KAKE) - A man was killed and a woman suffered serious injuries when their car hit a deer and was then struck by another vehicle in Pratt County. The accident happened at around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 54 about 10 miles east of Pratt. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a westbound Toyota RAV4 hit a deer and became disabled, sitting sideways in the roadway. A camper van then struck the small SUV on its passenger side.

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Good Samaritan hit by car while helping driver in Hoffman Estates

December 01, 2020

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill (WLS) – A man was hit by a car while trying to help someone over the weekend in Hoffman Estates. Frank Tereza stopped to help a stranger push a disabled car when someone hit him near Barrington and Bode Roads on Saturday.Tereza’s family said both of his legs were crushed. Doctors have already amputated one of his legs and are trying to save the other. “He’s so positive about everything, he’s gonna make it through this and be great,” said Quinn Groenwald, Tereza’s cousin.

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Industry expert explains safety features on tractor-trailers after deadly I-24 crash

December 01, 2020

A minivan was traveling on I-24 East near Central Avenue when it ran off the road and hit the back of a truck stopped on the side of the road. Everyone in the van died. Five people were killed in a crash on I-24 East on Monday morning. A minivan was traveling on I-24 East near Central Avenue when it ran off the road and hit the back of a truck stopped on the side of the road.

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4-Car Pileup Closes Gandy Bridge Traffic For Several Hours

November 30, 2020

PINELLAS, FL — There were no serious injuries but the Gandy Bridge was closed down for several hours Sunday following a four-vehicle pileup that included a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser. At 12:10 p.m., a 49-year-old Brandon woman was driving west along the Gandy Bridge when she looked down at her GPS and failed to see an unmarked Florida Highway Patrol car, which was stopped behind a disabled car driven by a 26-year-old Tampa man, partially in the travel lane and emergency shoulder.

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Jackson County teen hit and killed by truck Sunday

November 30, 2020

JACKSON COUNTY (WSIL) – A Carbondale teen was killed after being hit by a truck Sunday evening. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a person hit by a vehicle on Highway 51, near Fox Road, in rural DeSoto just after 6 p.m.. Deputies determined a vehicle pulled onto the side of the road after becoming disabled. The victim, 18-year-old Elijah White, walked onto the highway in an attempt to flag down a passing vehicle for assistance.

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Lincoln man killed in motorcycle crash west of Milford

November 30, 2020

MILFORD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say a Lincoln man has died in a motorcycle crash near Milford. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the crash happened Wednesday night on U.S. Highway 6 just west of Milford, killing 20-year-old Luke Anderson. Seward County Sheriff Mike Vance says Anderson was on a motorcycle headed west on the highway when he hit a disabled car on the shoulder of the roadway. Anderson died at the scene.

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Big rig hits car stopped on I-880, killing driver: CHP

November 28, 2020

A driver was killed when a big rig slammed into his stopped car in the middle lane of i-880 in Oakland early on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officers were called at 12:49 a.m. about a Toyota Celica blocking the middle lanes of the northbound freeway at Market Street. As the officers were responding, the Toyota was hit by the truck.The driver was found with fatal injuries outside of the car by officers, according to the CHP.

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Troopers investigating after woman struck and killed by semi on Turnpike in Erie County

November 28, 2020

MILAN, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a semi-tractor trailer on the Turnpike. According to troopers, a 23-year-old woman was driving westbound on Thanksgiving when her vehicle struck a concrete median barrier before ending up in a ditch. The driver then got out of her car and walked into the westbound lanes of travel where she was hit by a semi.

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23-year-old dead after being struck by semi on Ohio Turnpike Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2020

ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — A young woman is dead after she was struck by a semi tractor-trailer on the Ohio Turnpike Thursday evening. The crash happened between State Route 4 and State Route 250 (milepost 114) in Oxford Township, Erie County around 6:30 p.m. Troopers determined that Karysha Melendez, 23, of Lorain, was driving a 2016 Honda westbound on the turnpike when her car struck the concrete median barrier. She then drove off the right side of the road and crashed her car into a ditch.

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National Guard soldier dies in I-95 crash while delivering Thanksgiving meals

November 27, 2020

A Delaware Army National Guard soldier was one of two people killed in a crash on Interstate 95 near Newark late Wednesday night as she was delivering Thanksgiving meals to people in need. Guard officials said Cpl. Erin Sasse, a member of the 153rd Military Police Company, had witnessed an initial crash and stopped to assist when her car was struck by another vehicle. “The Delaware National Guard lost a true citizen soldier all too soon,” Maj.

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