Preventable Tragedies
19-year-old identified as victim in fatal 7th Standard Road crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 19-year-old pedestrian killed on 7th Standard Road back on September 28 was identified as Fabian Ignacio Castaneda, of Bakersfield. The Kern County coroner said Castaneda was struck at around 12:05 a.m. on 7th Standard Road, east of Heath Road. Bakersfield police said Castaneda was hit from behind by a car while he was pushing his broken-down car. Castaneda died at the scene. Police said an investigation determined he was pushing his disabled vehicle into the roadway when he was struck from behind by a vehicle traveling eastbound.
Read MoreMan fatally struck while retrieving dead deer in Dakota County
HASTINGS, Minn. — A man is dead after being struck while trying to pull a deer off the roadway in Dakota County Wednesday. Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko says the fatal incident happened on County Road 46 near General Sieben Drive in Marshan Township shortly after 6:30 a.m. The driver, a 69-year-old man from Hastings, reportedly hit a deer while driving west, pulled over onto the shoulder and walked out to pull the animal off County 46.
Read MoreMan killed in crash on Route 62 in Mercer County identified
One person was killed and another person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Mercer County. It happened on State Route 62 around 6:30 p.m. near the state police barracks. Two people stopped along the road way to remove a dead deer from the road, when a car coming in the opposite direction hit them. According to Mercer County PSP, 27-year-old Daniel Johnson of Jackson Center died at the scene, and another pedestrian was life-flighted to the hospital.
Read MoreSemi-truck driver charged in deadly I-44 pedestrian crash
SULLIVAN, Mo. – A semi-truck driver faces a felony charge after he left the scene of a deadly pedestrian crash on Interstate 44 in Sullivan, Missouri. The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Etem Missark, 60, of Orlando, Florida, with one count of leaving the scene of an accident (resulting in death). The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Monday in the eastbound lanes of I-44 near the 225-mile marker. Investigators have since identified Missark as the driver of the semi-truck that left the scene after the crash.
Read MoreUPDATE: Coroner’s office confirms man who died in I-25 fatal crash was over 80 years old
UPDATE 12/2/2024 at 10:45 a.m.: The El Paso County Coroner’s Office says the man who died in the fatal crash was an 81-year-old man, James Spencer. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado State Patrol (CSP) says northbound I-25 near Mile Point 158 is closed Wednesday afternoon, but reopened just after 2 p.m. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) the closure was between Northgate Boulevard (near Gleneagle) and CO 105 (Woodmoor).
Read MoreSAPD: Man injured when car he was stranded in on side of highway hit by driver in truck
SAN ANTONIO — A driver was injured and taken to the hospital after the car he was stranded in on the side of the highway was hit by a driver in a truck Saturday evening. It happened around 6:50 p.m. in the 5800 block of Northwest Loop 410 westbound. The 58-year-old man was seated inside his 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe on the right-side shoulder when the suspect in a tan 2020 Dodge RAM truck going westbound on Northwest Loop 410 veered off the main lanes and onto the shoulder striking the rear of his car.
Read More1 hospitalized in rollover crash involving box truck, tractor-trailer on I-95 in Auburn
AUBURN (WGME) – Maine State Police says a driver was hospitalized early Friday morning after a rollover crash on I-95 in Auburn. Police say the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. in the northbound lane near mile marker 75. Investigators say a vehicle traveling north lost control and spun out before coming to a stop in the road. A box truck, also traveling north, hit the stopped vehicle before also hitting a tractor-trailer.
Read MoreDriver dies after he was stopped and hit from behind on Interstate 40 in Knoxville
David Ray, 41, of Blue Island, Illinois, was killed in a crash early Nov. 20 on Interstate 40. Police say Ray was stopped at 3:45 a.m., though they don’t know why, in the far right lane near Midway Road. A box truck hit car from behind, and Ray was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured, police say.
Read MoreHighway open after two people fatally struck on Highway 359
BEE COUNTY, Tx — 12:50 PM UPDATE- D.P.S. has identified the victims of Friday morning’s crash as 22-year-old Marina Ramirez of Alice and 30-year-old Steven Gamez of Beeville. According to DPS, Ramirez was in her 2016 Kia Forte traveling north on State Highway 359 when she hit a 2017 Mack garbage truck travelling in front of her. Her Kia spun around and stopped in the northbound lane. Moments later, Gamez and his father pulled over to help her.
Read MorePickup driver is hit and killed by 2 vehicles while moving deer out of Wisconsin road
A pickup truck driver struck a deer, stopped to move the animal out of the road in western Wisconsin and was fatally hit by two vehicles after dark, officials said Wednesday. The chain of events occurred about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday east of Turtle Lake, the Barron County Sheriff’s Office said. The man who died was 75 years old and from nearby Cameron, the Sheriff’s Office said. His identity has yet to be released.
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