Preventable Tragedies
Driver struck, killed in Southfield after getting out to talk to driver of truck he crashed into
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A driver was struck by a vehicle and killed in Southfield after he got out of his car to talk to the driver of a pickup truck he had crashed into, state police said. Southfield police called state troopers to the scene before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday (April 21). The crash happened on Northwestern Highway near Telegraph Road, according to authorities. Police said the driver of a passenger car lost control and crashed into a pickup truck.
Read MorePedestrian hit and killed by vehicle
LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A woman was hit and killed by a vehicle Wednesday just before 6:30 a.m. along WV Route 80. According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Department, the victim, Priscella Cline-Smith died at the scene of the accident near Paradise Island. Officials say the 62-year-old was from Verner, West Virginia. The sheriff’s department says the driver of the vehicle told deputies they were traveling north on Route 80 when they saw a tractor trailer stopped with its emergency lights on.
Read MoreCHP: 2 good Samaritans struck, 1 killed while helping another pedestrian in Sac County
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A good Samaritan died Friday night after she was struck by a car while trying to help another pedestrian in a separate crash in Sacramento County, according to the California Highway Patrol. A second woman who had also stopped to help was also hit by the car and suffered injuries. CHP said officers received a call about a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian in the eastbound lanes of Folsom Boulevard and Bradshaw Road around 8:15 p.
Read MoreMan involved in deadly crash on Highway 18 in Raymond
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) – A man has died after he was struck by a pickup truck while outside of his vehicle Saturday morning. The crash happened around 6:00 a.m. along Highway 18 near Raymond High School. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, the driver, 30-year-old Andre Higgins of Utica, was traveling eastbound on Highway 18 when his vehicle became disabled. While outside of his vehicle, an oncoming Ram pickup collided with Higgins and his vehicle.
Read MoreAfter getting a flat on I-190 in Sterling, motorist struck and killed by passing vehicles
STERLING — A motorist was struck by two passing vehicles and killed on Interstate 190 after getting out of his car to inspect a flat tire. The fatality occurred about 9 p.m. Thursday on the northbound side. The victim, a 29-year-old Orange man, had been driving a 2019 Subaru WRX on the southbound side of Interstate 190, according to state police. It is believed that the vehicle went out of control and crossed the median to the northbound lanes.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Killed Helping a Truck Driver Whose Tractor Trailer Got Stuck in Downed Utility Lines
According to the Highway Patrol, Vince Campbell had been trying to clear the tangled lines when another vehicle traveling southbound clipped the hanging wire that struck and killed him. An Ohio man who stopped to help a truck driver whose tractor-trailer was tangled in some downed telephone lines was killed when he was struck by the wires, officials said. Vance Owen Campbell, 54, was driving in Crane Township on Wednesday when he saw the truck become entangled in some low-hanging telephone lines that had been damaged from an earlier traffic crash, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Peoplereported.
Read MoreWoman killed in I-20 crash involving truck-tractor, semi-trailer, Arlington police say
A woman was killed on I-20 in Arlington early Friday when her car hit a semi-trailer that was in the road due to an earlier crash involving a suspected intoxicated driver, police said. The woman who died was identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as Samantha Maxine Skaggs, 21, of Alberta, Canada. She died at the scene. Michael Bailey, 38, of Arlington, was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter, police said.
Read MoreDeadly Crash Just After Midnight On Century (105) Freeway: Horrific Carpool Lane Collision With Disabled Toyota Death Car
A motorist was killed Thursday when his Toyota crashed and stopped in a carpool lane on the Century (105) Freeway in the Willowbrook area and was hit by another vehicle. The collision was reported about 12:55 a.m. on the westbound 105 Freeway west of Alameda Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Gerson Jimenez, 38, of Whittier died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.Jimenez was driving a 2005 Toyota that crashed and stopped in the carpool lane.
Read MoreLouisiana man killed in Pearl River County crash
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A Louisiana man is dead after a crash on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County. Mark Harris, 41 of Monroe, LA., was stopped Wednesday on the shoulder in the southbound lane of the interstate at 10:50 a.m. when a vehicle struck his 2006 Infiniti G35, reported Mississippi Highway Patrol. Harris received fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Cal Robertson with MHP.
Read MoreValrico man killed in three-vehicle crash, deputies say
LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County deputies said a 63-year-old man from Valrico was killed following a crash in Lakeland. The three-vehicle accident occurred Tuesday before 1 p.m. at the intersection of County Line Road and Ewell Road. Investigators said James Reynolds was head was heading west on Ewell Road in a black 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck. Meanwhile, a 65-year-old man from Lakeland was heading north on County Line Road in a white 2018 Mack Tractor hauling a 2007, 53-foot trailer.
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