Preventable Tragedies
Edy Osorio, Victor Ventura Killed in Truck Accident on I-20 near Irondale, AL
Irondale, AL – April 5, 2022, 33-year-old Edy Osorio and 52-year-old Victor Ventura died when an SUV collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 near Irondale. Authorities say the incident happened around 6:20 a.m. on eastbound I-20 near mile marker 136. Preliminary investigation suggests Osorio was driving a Toyota RAV4 on the highway when they collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to a previous crash up the road.
Read MoreMissing Indiana couple found after man dies in Nevada desert
RENO, Nev. – A single, desperate cry for help went through to family members too late to save a woman’s husband after the Indiana couple had been lost in Nevada’s high-desert wilderness for more than a week. It was a delayed text with GPS coordinates from Beverly Barker, 69, who survived the ordeal and was reported in good shape at a Reno hospital Wednesday, the day after rescuers found her and the body of her husband, Ronnie, 72.
Read MoreOne Driver Injured In Chain Reaction Crash On Palmetto Expressway
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – One person was injured in a chain reaction crash Wednesday morning on the Palmetto Expressway. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a red Toyota was heading when it was hit from behind by another vehicle in the area of NW 37 Avenue. The collision caused the driver of the Toyota to lose control, slam into the guardrail, and then the vehicle overturned. An approaching tractor trailer switched lanes in an attempt to avoid hitting the Toyota.
Read MoreTroopers looking for vehicle connected to deadly I-26 hit-and-run
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol says they are seeking information about a vehicle that hit and killed a motorcyclist in Charleston County on Thursday. It happened on I-26 westbound near the 216-mile marker at 2 a.m. The motorcycle driving struck the rear of a vehicle that was disabled in the roadway, Master Trooper Brian Lee says. Then while lying in the road, the motorcyclist was hit and killed by an unknown vehicle, troopers say.
Read MoreDriver of disabled vehicle hit, killed on I-80 near Wendover
WENDOVER — The driver of a car that had stopped on I-80 Monday night was killed after being hit by a semitruck, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. About 8:45 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a disabled vehicle on I-80 near Wendover that was partially blocking the right lane and did not have any lights on, according to a prepared statement from UHP. “A few seconds later, dispatch received a call of a semi rollover in that same area.
Read MoreTwo Semi-Trucks Crash on I-10 Near Cabazon, Cause Traffic Delays
CABAZON (CNS) – A crash involving two semi-trucks backed up traffic Tuesday morning on Interstate 10 near Cabazon. The crash occurred at around 4:50 a.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway near Haugen-Lehmann Way when a broken-down semi-truck that had stopped on the roadway was hit by another semi-truck, according to Caltrans. The crash initially prompted the closure of the number two, three and four lanes, backing up traffic to Fields Road, but lanes have since reopened.
Read MoreAustin Redder Killed in Car Accident in Crosby County, TX
Crosby County, TX – April 1, 2022, Austin Redder was killed due to an accident where a vehicle hit Redder following a previous accident. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 4:00 a.m. along US 82 a few miles east of Crosbyton. Authorities said that 26-year-old Austin Redder was in a vehicle traveling along the highway when the vehicle somehow went off-road, lost control, and crashed into a guardrail.
Read MoreCrash Survivor Hit by SUV Driven by First Responder
SILVER LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who got out her vehicle after a crash Saturday near Silver Lake was struck by an SUV driven by a first responder. The Minnesota State Patrol says 28-year-old Rhiannon Phillippi, of Hutchinson, is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Phillippi crashed on Highway 7 in McLeod County around 11 a.m. Saturday before she was struck by a vehicle driven by Silver Lake Fire Chief Dale Kosek, the Star Tribune reported.
Read MoreTruck Driver Killed in Accident on 91 Freeway in Yorba Linda, CA
Yorba Linda, CA – March 31, 2022, a semi-truck driver was killed after a collision with a landscaping wood-chipper truck on the 91 Freeway in Yorba Linda. Authorities say the incident happened around 12:50 a.m. on westbound 91 Freeway at Coal Canyon Trail. Preliminary investigation suggests that the wood-chipper truck was disabled on the roadside when the approaching semi-truck crashed into it for unknown reasons. After the impact the big rig caught fire and became engulfed.
Read MoreTwo killed in rear-end collision on North Kihei Road
Two people who were asleep in a parked car were killed when a pickup truck drifted onto the shoulder of North Kihei Road and rear-ended the vehicle early Sunday morning, according to the Maui Police Department. Preliminary investigation reveals a 2020 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was traveling southeast on North Kihei Road, drifted onto the shoulder of the roadway and collided into the rear of a white 2003 Nissan Sentra four-door sedan that was parked on the shoulder about 2.
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