Preventable Tragedies
Man hit, killed helping another motorist on I-35 frontage road in south Austin identified
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department identified a man hit and killed on Interstate 35 frontage road in south Austin on June 3 as James Zachary Paxton, 43. Police said the crash happened at 11:25 a.m. in the 13300 block of the road. That’s near Slaughter Lane. Paxton had stopped his car on the shoulder of the highway to help another motorist, police said. He was outside his car when the driver of a 2007 Chrysler van hit him.
Read MoreDriver of disabled car hit, killed by another vehicle on Airport Freeway in Euless
A man whose vehicle became disabled on Airport Freeway in Euless was hit and killed early Wednesday by another vehicle as he tried to walk across a ramp, Euless police said. The name of the man will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after his next of kin are notified. The fatal accident occurred about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday near Main Street and Airport Freeway in Euless.The man had been traveling eastbound on Airport Freeway when his car became disabled.
Read MoreVSP investigating fatal tractor-trailer crash on I-64 in Louisa County
LOUISA COUNTY, (WRIC) –Virginia State Police said they are investigating a fatal vehicle crash that took place on I-64 in Louisa County on Tuesday. VSP said troopers responded to a crash in the westbound lanes of I-64 at 12:10 p.m. on June 15. Authorities said a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer was stopped partially in the right lane and deceleration lane to Route 208 when it was hit by a 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer.
Read MoreDriver killed when car hits bridge, struck by tractor-trailer in Jefferson Twp.
JEFFERSON TWP., Pa. - A crash the shut down Route 183 for hours left one person dead. It happened Monday in the area of Shartlesville Road and New Schafferstown Road. The Berks County Coroner’s Office announced that a 31-year-old man, believed to be from out-of-state, died in the crash on Route 183 in Jefferson Township, Berks County. “We’re investigating a fatal crash at this time,” said State Trooper David Beohm.
Read MoreSeattle off-duty cop hit, killed on freeway while helping other driver involved in crash, officer’s car stolen
An off-duty Seattle police officer was struck and killed by a vehicle while helping a driver who had been in an accident on a freeway early Sunday, authorities said. The officer, who was a five-year veteran with the Seattle Police Department, had just gotten off work when she stopped to help people involved in a 13-car collision on the I-5 freeway near the S. Forest Street exit. That’s when another vehicle that was not involved in the collision struck and killed the officer, Washington State Patrol said.
Read MoreSeattle police, family mourn death of Officer Lexi Harris, who was fatally struck after stopping to help at I-5 collision scene
Seattle police on Monday continued to mourn the death of a well-respected colleague who was fatally struck by a car on southbound Interstate 5, after she stopped to help motorists involved in a collision. Officer Alexandra “Lexi” Harris, 38, was driving home early Sunday after her shift when she came across the crash scene near South Forest Street and was killed after getting out of her car, according to Seattle police and the Washington State Patrol, which is leading the investigation.
Read MoreUber driver hit, killed by car on I-24 while picking up passengers in Uber with flat tire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Nashville Uber driver was hit and killed on the side of Interstate 24 eastbound early Sunday morning after stopping to help another driver whose car had a flat tire. Metro police said a 36-year-old Uber driver was driving a husband and wife in his Honda Fit on I-24 when he pulled over to the right shoulder near Murfreesboro Pike just after midnight due to a flat tire.
Read MoreDriver who exited car after crash on I-880 in Fremont dead after being hit by another one
A driver who got out of his vehicle following a crash on Interstate 880 late Thursday night died after being hit by another vehicle, the California Highway Patrol said. Authorities did not immediately identify the person, pending notification of relatives. The person died at the scene. According to the CHP, the person was driving a Toyota Camry southbound near the Alvarado Boulevard exit at about 11 p.m. when the car struck a piece of equipment — a metal and plastic attenuator — that began the split of the No.
Read MorePolice searching for truck driver involved in hit-and-run on I-75
Clayton County police are searching for the driver of a tractor-trailer who was involved in a hit-and-run on I-75. Officers responded to I-75 North at the ramp to I-285 West shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday after a HERO operator called about being hit by a tractor-trailer, a police spokesman told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Chris Canady, the HERO operator, confirmed with the AJC that he was the victim of the hit-and-run.Canady was on the ramp to assist a tractor-trailer that was stalled.
Read MoreSemi-truck wreck on I-70 kills one man, hospitalizes another
LITTLE POINT, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — One man was killed and another hospitalized Thursday morning following a three car collision on I-70, according to Indiana State Police. The wreck occurred around 12:05 a.m. Thursday at mile marker 52 near Little Point, Ind. and killed Alfred Hill Jr. of Houston, Tex. The 37-year-old Hill had pulled over his 2001 Mack semi tractor-trailer, which had broken down, and was setting up emergency triangles on the side of I-70 when the crash happened, ISP Sergeant Matt Ames said.
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