Preventable Tragedies
4 Killed, 4 Injured in Truck Accident on I-90 near Lodi, WI
Columbia County, WI — July 18, 2025, four people were killed and four others were injured in a truck accident at about 6:45 a.m. on Interstate 90/Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway. Authorities said a semi-truck crashed into several other vehicles near Highway K, where traffic was backed up after two earlier accidents. The chain-reaction impact involved seven other vehicles, including two semi-trucks, a dump truck and four passenger cars. Four people died in the crash east of Lodi, according to authorities, while four other suffered unspecified injuries.
Read MoreJefferson Co, MO – Two Injured in Crash on I-55 SB Near Mile Marker 186
Jefferson County, MO (July 22, 2025) – A collision on southbound Interstate 55 late on Monday night sent two people to area hospitals with moderate injuries. The incident took place at the 186-mile marker shortly after 9:00 p.m., involving two heavily damaged vehicles. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado became disabled in the third lane of I-55. A 2013 Chevrolet Cruze traveling southbound then collided with the stalled pickup truck.
Read MorePaterson, NJ – One Killed, Two Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-80 Near MP 60
Paterson, NJ (July 21, 2025) – A man died and two others were injured early on July 21 in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Paterson. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. near milepost 60.2. According to New Jersey State Police, a Cadillac traveling east collided with a Toyota. After the crash, the Cadillac stopped in the left lane, and its three occupants, including 36-year-old Clarence Fennel, exited the vehicle.
Read More1 Killed, 1 Injured in Truck Accident on Loop 820 in Haltom City, TX
Haltom City, TX — July 17, 2025, one person was killed and another was injured in a truck accident at about 6:30 p.m. on Loop 820. Authorities said an eastbound Dodge Charger crashed into the back of a trailer being hauled by a disabled work truck. The Dodge reportedly had been changing lanes when the driver allegedly failed to notice the stopped truck in traffic. The Dodge driver, identified only as a man in his 50s, died at the scene of the crash, according to authorities.
Read MoreDriver dies after violent crash under stalled big rig in Riverside County
One person was killed in a violent collision with a semi-truck on a Riverside County freeway just before midnight Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Footage from stringer service KNN shows a sedan wedged deeply under the semi-truck’s trailer on the right-hand shoulder of the westbound 91 Freeway at La Sierra Avenue. The top half of the sedan was crushed back to the midpoint of the car. CHP said officers arrived to find the driver dead at the scene, and investigators closed the third westbound lane of the freeway until 4:30 a.
Read MoreTrooper and Motorist Seriously Injured Following St. Landry Parish Crash
Louisiana State Police Troop I continues to investigate the July 16, 2025, serious injury crash involving a Trooper on US Highway 190 in Opelousas. The preliminary investigation revealed a Trooper was investigating a prior two-vehicle crash near the intersection on US Hwy 190 and LA Hwy 104. The Trooper had their fully marked LSP Tahoe with emergency lights activated positioned in the right westbound lane of US Hwy 190 to protect the scene and those involved in the prior crash from approaching traffic.
Read MoreFive vehicles involved in crash on Route 18 in Hermitage
HERMITAGE, Pa. - Despite heavy damage to one of the vehicles, Hermitage police say all people involved in a five-car crash on Wednesday walked away from the incident with minor injuries. The incident happened around 7 p.m. on Wednesday near the intersection of State Route 18 and Thomason Road. According to officials, the incident began with a crash between two vehicles. One vehicle was attempting to pull out of a driveway along State Route 18 before allegedly being struck by another vehicle traveling along the road.
Read MoreA disabled Semi Tractor-Trailer was Hit by another Semi-Truck Tuesday Morning on Southbound I-15 in Devore
BARSTOW, CA. (Pain In The Pass) » Drivers headed down the Cajon Pass for the morning commute were forced to endure a traffic delay because of a disabled semi tractor-trailer was hit by another semi-truck. California Highway Patrol reported that a semi tractor-trailer was blocking middle lane on southbound Interstate 15 about a mile before the Glen Helen Parkway exit around 3:14am July 15, 2025. A minute or two later, is when the other semi tractor-trailer rear-ended the disabled semi’s trailer.
Read MoreNighttime Tragedy on I-81: Harrisburg Man Killed in Work-Zone Crash
A fatal collision late Monday night claimed the life of a 33-year-old Harrisburg man on Interstate 81 in Susquehanna Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police press release “Crash – Public Information Release,” published July 15, 2025, the wreck occurred at approximately mile marker 68.5 in Dauphin County, where a Ford Fusion plowed into the rear of a stationary tractor-trailer in a marked work zone. State troopers identified the victim as Dashon M.
Read MoreShocking footage captures fatal 15 Freeway crash in Barstow
Shocking footage captured the moment a semi-truck crashed into a stalled sedan on the 15 Freeway in San Bernardino County Monday night, killing a Corona man and sending debris flying across the roadway. The crash occurred just after 9 p.m. on July 14 on the southbound side of the freeway near Hodge Road, in the Barstow area, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the victim, a 56-year-old man from Corona, was driving a 2023 Honda Civic when, for unknown reasons, he came to a stop in the #3 lane.
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