Preventable Tragedies
29-year-old Jacksonville man killed in crash with parked vehicle
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A young man has died after a crash in Alachua County Saturday afternoon. The crash report from Florida Highway Patrol shows the 29-year-old was traveling northbound on SW State Road 121 near County Road 346 A around 4 p.m. when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and hit a pick-up truck parked on the shoulder of SW State Road 121. The head-on collision caused minor or no injuries to the occupants inside the pick-up truck, a 42-year-old man, and two children.
Read More3-vehicle crash kills 1, injures another on Highway 101 near Petaluma
A multi-vehicle crash killed a Mendocino County man and injured his passenger on southbound Highway 101 Saturday afternoon, just north of the Sonoma-Marin county line, causing long delays in traffic. Two pickup trucks and a minivan were involved in the crash, which was reported to the Sonoma County CHP at about 5:44 p.m., the CHP said. Officers suspect the collision began when the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado, which was carrying the Willits man and his passenger, struck the rear of a Ford F250 that had either slowed or stopped for traffic ahead, CHP spokesman David deRutte said.
Read More4 youths recovering after being struck by a car Thursday in Brandywine Hundred
Four young people are recovering after being struck by a car Thursday night in Brandywine Hundred. The youths were hurt when they and a man were pushing a disabled vehicle along Foulk Road near Marleton Road just before 9:15 p.m. A 2005 Nissan Maxima, operated by a 23-year-old Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, man became disabled in the right south lane of Foulk Road, according to Delaware State Police. The Nissan did not have its flashers on.
Read MoreFour taken to hospital after driver stopped on side of I-35 in KC to vomit rear-ended
A driver who had stopped on Interstate 35 in Kansas City to vomit suffered life-threatening injuries after the car he was in was struck by another vehicle. The crash was reported to the Kansas City Police Department shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday. The driver had pulled over in a Dodge Shadow, leaving it partially in the lane and the shoulder, according to a statement from KCPD. His door was open and he was vomiting onto the road when a Ford Edge rear-ended the Dodge, shoving it into a concrete barrier.
Read More1 killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 near Commodore Barry Bridge in Delco
At least five vehicles were involved in the crash. CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) – One person was killed in a series of crashes that shut down all lanes of I-95 south near the Commodore Barry Bridge during the Thursday morning commute. The multi-vehicle crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on I-95 in Chester, Delaware County. According to officials, the incident began when one car crashed into another car, then left the scene. The situation quickly turned into three separate crashes with one fatality, officials said.
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: ANOTHER road tragedy in Melbourne with a pedestrian struck on a highway after toddler, two, died in horror crash and family put in hospital
A woman has been hit and killed by a truck after she stopped her car on the side of a busy Melbourne freeway. She had pulled over to the side of the Monash Freeway opposite Darling Station at about 8.10 on Friday morning and stepped out of her car. She was then tragically hit by a passing truck and died at the scene. Police have closed all outbound lanes along the Monash Freeway with traffic queuing up along the busy motorway.
Read MoreEric Fisher Injured in 18-wheeler Accident in Arlington, TX
Arlington, TX – October 26, 2021, Eric Fisher was injured due to an accident where Fisher’s vehicle crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler. Investigators reported that the crash took place at around 11:46 p.m. along I-20 near Bowen Road. Preliminary investigations said that 43-year-old Eric Fisher was driving a Mercedes-Benz along the eastbound lanes of the interstate. Fisher’s vehicle went onto the Bowen Road exit ramp where an 18-wheeler was blocking the ramp due to mechanical issues leaving it disabled.
Read MoreMother, Daughter Killed In Separate Hit-And-Run Crashes Weeks Apart
An Atlanta-area family is mourning after experiencing the unfathomable loss of their mother and sister who died in separate hit and run accidents just weeks apart. “It doesn’t add up, because why would you just leave and not even check to see what was going on,” sister Adrienne Gaither told WSB-TV. DeKalb County police say Adrienne’s sister, Jasmine Gaither was a passenger in a car involved in a four-car accident along Atlanta’s busy I-85 highway Friday night (December 3).
Read MoreOne-Month-OId Infant Sitting On Woman’s Lap Dies In Highway Car Crash
A one-month-old child was killed in a car accident on a highway in Florida on Thursday (December 9) morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the infant was sitting on the lap of a woman in the passenger’s seat when the driver rear-ended a semitruck that was stopped in traffic due to an earlier crash. Officials said that traffic was being diverted after a semitruck lost control and slammed into the guardrail on the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County before bursting into flames.
Read MoreRichmond woman dies after crashing into disabled tractor-trailer
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Richmond woman is dead after police say she crashed into a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 64. Virginia State Police were called to the crash in the westbound lanes of I-64 near mile marker 213 in New Kent County around 11 a.m. Wednesday. According to their investigation, Clarissa Simmons, 20, of Richmond was driving a Buick Encore west on the interstate when she abruptly moved from the right lane to the left lane.
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