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CHP: Man hit, killed by at least one vehicle near Yolo Causeway
OLO COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on Interstate 80 that left one man dead. A westbound vehicle hit another vehicle from behind on I-80 near the Yolo Causeway around midnight Monday, the CHP said. Both vehicles pulled over. The CHP said it appears a man was hit by at least one semi-truck after getting out of one of the vehicles. The man died, the CHP reported.
Read MoreHighway Patrol investigating a two commercial vehicle crash on US 24
Emerald Township – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a crash involving two commercial vehicles. The crash occurred on US 24, near milepost 17, in Emerald Township, Paulding County. The crash was reported on July 8, 2021, at approximately 6:27 p.m. Lawrence Lewis, 57, of Defiance, OH, was operating a 2006 International Semi-Truck eastbound on US 24 near mile post 17. Lewis was hauling an oversized load.
Read MoreTwo army reservists from Memphis dead after hit by vehicle in Union County, Miss.
UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - Two army reservists from Memphis are dead after being hit by a vehicle in Union County Friday morning. The accident happened on Interstate 22. According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, 20-year-old Antavias Shye and 21-year-old Keon Williams were changing a flat tire near the south side fog line in the eastbound lane. A Chevrolet Silverado collided with them, causing fatal injuries. Shye and Williams were pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreCar crash on I-5 off-ramp near Rochester kills 2
Two people were killed on I-5 Thursday morning when a car hit a person inspecting their vehicle on the shoulder of an exit ramp. A little after 9 a.m., a car struck and killed a pedestrian on the right shoulder of Exit 88’s off-ramp to State Route 12, Washington State Patrol trooper Chelsea Hodgson said. The driver of the car was also killed in the collision. According to Hodgson, an SUV was parked on the right shoulder of the off-ramp.
Read MoreInjuries Reported in 18-Wheeler Accident on I-80 in Venango County, PA
Venango County, PA – July 7, 2021, injuries were reported when one tractor-trailer crashed into another on the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Venango County. Authoriteis say the incident happened around 3:55 a.m. on westbound I-80 between Emlenton and Clintonville. Preliminary investigation suggests that a commercial 18-wheeler hauling motor parts for a train blew a tired and pulled onto the shoulder of the roadway. A short time later, the truck was hit by another tractor-trailer hauling orange juice.
Read MoreMan Crashes Car, Struck and Killed While Standing on the Road
ROSEVILLE – A man is dead after crashing his car in the Twin Cities. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Honda Accord was speeding when it spun out of control and hit a guardrail on westbound Highway 36 in Roseville. The driver then got out of the vehicle and was standing in the middle of the road. A passing car stopped to help and that’s when a Toyota Carolla that was in the right lane moved over to the left lane due to the other passing car that was parked on the right shoulder.
Read MoreMan killed by hit-and-run driver while pushing car on roadway, police say
A 54-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday on Artesia Boulevard at the 710 Freeway overpass, police said. The man, Darnell Bluitt of Compton, was reportedly pushing a disabled Acura sedan from behind when a GMC truck struck him and the Acura, according to Brandon Fahey, a spokesperson for the Long Beach Police Department. Bluitt died at the scene, according to the LBPD, but another man who’d been helping push the car escaped uninjured.
Read MorePedestrian killed on I-475
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo man died Wednesday evening after he was struck by a car while walking on the shoulder of I-475 away from his disabled vehicle. Michael Bowman was traveling west on I-475 past Secor Rd. when he was approaching stopped traffic. Bowman, 56, couldn’t stop in time and pulled onto the shoulder to avoid a collision. Jeffery M. Freyer, 67, was walking from his disabled vehicle on the north shoulder when he was hit by Bowman’s car.
Read More3 people killed in series of crashes on I-270 in Kirkwood identified
The first crash involved a car and tractor-trailer. While the truck driver was checking on the victims, he was hit and killed ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The highway patrol has released the names of the three people who were killed in a series of crashes on Interstate 270 early Wednesday morning. It all started around 12:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Big Bend Road in Kirkwood. The Missouri State Highway Patrol described the incident as a multi-crash scene, meaning one crash triggered another crash that led to another one.
Read MoreDriver killed in fiery crash on Illinois 111
FAIRMONT CITY — One person is dead after striking a parked vehicle on Illinois 111 on Wednesday morning. At about 4 a.m., Illinois State Police responded to Illinois 111 north of Interstate 55/Interstate 70 where the driver of a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt struck an unoccupied 2008 Ford Ranger.According to state police, the Ranger was parked abandoned on the right shoulder of Illinois 111 northbound north of I-55/70 and, for some unknown reasons, the Cobalt traveled off the roadway and hit the rear of the Ranger.
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