Preventable Tragedies

Names released in deadly I-64 crash

May 28, 2021

CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - The names of two people who died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 64 East in Carter County have been released. Ernest D. Dryden and Marilynn Dryden, both 68, were the victims, according to Kentucky State Police. The accident happened late Friday morning at the 168-mile marker, involving three vehicles that hydroplaned. The Drydens were occupants of a minivan.UPDATE 5/28/21 @ 3:21 p.m. CARTER COUNTY, Ky.

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Crash results in fatality

May 25, 2021

A Hale, Missouri, man has died following a crash that happened on Sunday night in Livingston County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Charles Plummer, 75, was traveling north on Route JJ one and a half miles north of Avalon, Missouri, when he struck the back of a stopped vehicle which then hit a pedestrian.Susan Bachman, 63, of Chillicothe, Missouri, had stopped and was in front of her car to use a leaf blower to remove grass from the highway when the incident happened, the patrol report said.

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Ismael Escamilla Injured in Rear-End Crash with 18-Wheeler on Loop 20 in Laredo, TX

May 25, 2021

Laredo, TX – May 22, 2021, 20-year-old Ismael Escamilla was injured when his pickup truck rear-ended a disabled 18-wheeler on Loop 20 in Laredo. Authorities say the incident happened around 5:25 p.m. near the intersection of Bob Bullock Loop and Interstate 35. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial tractor-trailer was stopped on the left shoulder of the road due to reported tire problems. The driver told investigators he was about to place orange hazard indicators behind the truck when it was hit from behind by Escamilla’s pickup.

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Two dead after being hit by different cars in East Hartford, police say

May 25, 2021

A man and a woman were killed when they were struck by cars in East Hartford Monday night, police said. It happened on Roberts Street, near Olde Roberts and Forbes streets, about 9:10 p.m., Lt. Steven Camp said. According to a preliminary investigation, it appears the man got out of a car that was stopped in the road and was struck. When the woman got out of the car and went to help him, she was hit by a different car, Camp said.

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Aliyah Jordan Garris sadly dies after being hit by pickup truck

May 24, 2021

Garris was standing next to disabled vehicle on Highway 109 in Davidson County when she was hit by Dodge Ram; Authorities investigating crash DAVIDSON, NC, (May 24, 2021) - Aliyah Jordan Garris was tragically struck and killed by a truck while standing outside her disabled vehicle on Highway 109 in Davidson County. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Garris, 18, was hit at about 3:17 a.m. by a 2017 Dodge RAM pickup truck driven by 52-year-old Robert Alton Haywood.

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UPDATE: Woman Hit, Killed on Interstate 85 in Macon County As She Stopped to Give Aid to Another Driver

May 22, 2021

UPDATE: Alabama State Troopers say the woman had stopped on the interstate to give aid to a person involved in a previous one-car crash when she was hit by a car and killed. ORIGINAL STORY Alabama State Troopers say a woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 85 in Macon County early this morning. Investigators say 28-year-old Joni Hubbard of Lanett was killed when a car driven by 28-year-old Jamie Kelley of Banks hit another car that was disabled on the interstate from a previous crash.

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Indiana County Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash

May 21, 2021

CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Indiana County. State police say it happened Thursday afternoon on Route 286 in Cherryhill Township. According to police, the driver of a Chevy Silverado came up on a disabled box truck and swerved to avoid rear-ending it. When he swerved, he crossed the center line and hit another vehicle nearly head-on. Police say a Dodge Avenger behind the crash hit the Silverado as it spun on the roadway.

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Crash on northbound I-5 near Kent-Des Moines Road closed 2 lanes, created big backup

May 20, 2021

Emergency responders arrived about 6 a.m. Thursday at the scene of a rollover collision on northbound Interstate 5 south of Highway 516, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. The collision near Kent-Des Moines Road closed two right lanes on the northbound side of the freeway, with traffic initially backed up for about 5 miles, WSDOT said.Just after 7:40 a.m., WSDOT reported that backups from the crash extended to the King-Pierce county line, with additional snarls caused by cars attempting to leave Highway 516.

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Woman seriously injured, lanes blocked after I-5 crash in South King County

May 20, 2021

SOUTH KING COUNTY, Wash. - A woman was severely injured when her car was hit by a box truck along Interstate 5 in South King County during the Thursday morning commute, creating a huge traffic backup, the Washington State Patrol reports. Troopers and firefighters responded to the scene, just south of State Route 516 interchage, at about 6 a.m. after receiving reports of a serious collision. The mangled remains of a wrecked car and a damaged box truck were found at the scene.

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PICKUP DRIVER DIES AFTER SLAMMING INTO REAR OF DISABLED SEMI ON I-94

May 19, 2021

An elderly Milwaukee man was killed when his pickup truck slammed into the rear-end of a disabled semi along Westbound I-94 in Paw Paw Township last night, and police are trying to determine why he veered from the roadway to shoulder where the commercial trucker was inspecting a possible mechanical issue with his rig. Michigan State Police from the Paw Paw Post tell us that last evening, Tuesday, May 18th, troopers responded to a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer around 9:55 pm on Westbound I-94 near mile marker #56 in Paw Paw Township.

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