Preventable Tragedies
Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames After Hitting Disabled Vehicle On Route 37 That Hit Deer
Manchester Twp NJ – On Wednesday, October 3, 2021, at approximately 2:58 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to State Highway 37 near Mile Marker 1.5, to investigate a motor vehicle crash. It was reported that the crash involved a vehicle that struck a deer and was then struck by a tractor- trailer tanker truck, which overturned and exploded, setting the surrounding area on fire. Upon arrival, officers observed a deceased deer and a 2017 Honda Civic with extensive front-end damage in the eastbound lanes of the roadway.
Read MoreVehicle in deadly crash found more than a week later in Wythe County
WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The vehicle in a deadly crash was discovered more than a week later in Wythe County. Police say the crash is believed to have occurred on Oct. 23 on Wysor Highway, less than a mile south of Greenbriar Road. The crashed vehicle was found on Oct. 31 at around 4 p.m.A 2004 Ford Explorer pulling a utility trailer was traveling north on Wysor Highway when it ran off the left side of the road, went over an embankment and overturned.
Read MoreDriver who got out of car after crash hit and killed on I-5
BELLINGHAM. Wash. — A driver who got out of her car after a crash in Bellingham was killed when she was hit by a vehicle. The Washington State Patrol said the woman was struck in the southbound lanes of I-5 in Bellingham at 10:54 p.m. Tuesday. Troopers said multiple vehicles were involved, and everyone who was involved stopped.The southbound lanes were closed while officers investigated. All lanes reopened at 1:49 a.
Read MoreRoadside Assistance Gesture Turns Into Hit-And-Run In Vernon
A driver stopped to assist another driver in Vernon Monday night and was plowed into by a third vehicle, police said. VERNON, CT — A three-car crash in Vernon Monday left two people hurt outside the vehicles and a third person being tracked down by police after leaving the scene, authorities said.Vernon police responded to what they termed a “serious” three-car crash in the area of Bamforth Road and Baker Road at 11:14 p.
Read MoreTexas DPS investigating major crash that left 3 women dead in Wharton County
WHARTON COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of Safety is investigating a crash that left two sisters and their aunt dead early Sunday morning. The three women, Briana Hernandez, 20, Bianca Hernandez, 18, and Miranda Deases, 19, all from El Campo, died on Oct. 31, after their vehicle, a 2015 Kia Optima, overturned and crashed into a ditch on U.S. 59 at Hungerford. The trio went out Saturday night to Eleven Eleven, a club in midtown Houston.
Read MoreMan hit, killed while fixing trailer on Otay Mesa roadway identified
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The man who died after being hit by a car on State Route 905 while trying to fix the trailer of a small fishing boat being towed by a pickup has been identified, officials said Monday. Timothy McGregor, 78, of San Diego, was the passenger of the Chevy truck towing the boat when the hitch became detached around 6:45 a.m. Saturday on westbound SR-905 just east of Interstate 5, according to the San Diego Department of the Medical Examiner.
Read MorePolice officer hit by truck on highway, killed
Lieutenant Daniel John Friz has been with the MCPD for more than 18 years, and according to neighbors had three young daughters. LISBON, Md. — A 50-year-old off-duty Montgomery County police Lieutenant was killed after being hit by a truck while he was outside his car along Interstate 70 in Lisbon, Maryland. Lieutenant Daniel John Friz was pronounced dead at the scene. At around 12:13 a.m. on Monday, Maryland State Police were called to the scene of a serious crash on I-70 west of Route 94 in Howard County.
Read MorePublic’s help sought in identifying hit-and-run semi driver in Friday I-35 fatality
The Kansas Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a semi involved in a hit-and-run fatality accident on Interstate 35 in Franklin County on Friday night. According to the patrol, a Jeep and Dodge Ram traveling southbound became involved in a road rage incident. The driver of the Dodge Ram began tailgating the Jeep, would speed up and drive beside the Jeep, then slow down and get behind the Jeep.
Read MoreUDPATE: Two injured, one critically in Sunday night’s I-10 crash
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. — Two people were injured, one critically, in a crash that brought Interstate traffic to a standstill late Sunday into early Monday. The crash happened about 9 p.m. on the westbound side of the highway, just before Breaux Bridge.The details are still under investigation, but here’s what we know now. One vehicle became disabled, in the area where construction is happening and there are high concrete barricades. There were two people in that vehicle, and both were injured when two other vehicles came along and crashed into the disabled vehicle.
Read MoreMissing Reno Woman Found Dead in Wrecked Car Off California Highway
A woman who disappeared on a road trip to a California national forest with her dog has been found dead, according to the Reno Police Department. More than a month after she was last heard from, remains believed to be those of 32-year-old Courtney Bryan and her pet dog, Booch, were discovered in a car wreck off an embankment in Del Norte County, California. The crash site was discovered by a hiker, who alerted the California Highway Patrol.
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