Preventable Tragedies
Two killed, 22 injured, three air lifted after two massive crashes on I-80 near Evanston
EVANSTON, Wyo. (KUTV) — Two people were killed and another 22 people were injured following a massive multi-vehicle crash on I-80 near Evanston on Wednesday. The crash happened around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Wyoming Highway Patrol said the crashes happened simultaneously at mile marker 18, just east of Evanston. A smaller crash happened in the eastbound lanes, involving several semi-trucks and passenger vehicles. A larger crash in the westbound lanes involved 20 semi-trucks and 12 passenger vehicles.
Read MoreUHP trooper hit by car while responding to separate crash on I-215
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper was injured in a crash Thursday while responding to a separate crash on I-215 near Big Cottonwood Road. “They’re saying moderate injuries. It doesn’t appear to be anything life-threatening,” Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Cam Roden said. Roden said the trooper was standing outside of his car when the accident occurred. “He got hit outside of his car and then his car got hit, as well,” Roden said.
Read More5th person dies in 36-vehicle ‘brown out’ pileup on I-25 near Pueblo
Another man injured in the massive Tuesday pileup on Interstate 25 in southern Colorado died overnight, bringing the number of people killed to five, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Another 28 people were injured in the 36-vehicle crash, which involved seven semitrailers and 29 passenger vehicles, according to the agency. Heavy winds that blew dirt and dust across the highway dropped visibility to “next to nothing,” state patrol Maj. Brian Lyons said.
Read MoreBay Area men struck by vehicle in Lake Tahoe area while fixing tire chain
A driver on Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe lost control and struck three Bay Area men who were fixing a tire chain, the California Highway Patrol said on Tuesday. The crash happened around 12:45 p.m. Monday on a Highway 50 turnout, east of Johnson Pass. According to the CHP, two men had approached a Kia driver who was stopped on the side of the road and offered to help him with his tire chain.
Read MoreRochester man dead after being struck by vehicle on US 30 in Warsaw
WARSAW, Ind. (WSBT) — A Rochester man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. 30 on Monday night. According to police, 69-year-old Randy Williams was hit by a truck after getting out of his car on the shoulder of the road. An investigation indicated that Williams was outside of his vehicle to retrieve fallen cargo from the bed of his pickup truck. Williams was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Read MoreState Trooper Squad Struck In New Lenox
An Illinois State Police (ISP) squad car was damaged on I-80 when it was struck by another vehicle during a motorist assist. On February 15, 2026, at approximately 11:07 p.m., an ISP Trooper was relocating a disabled vehicle partially in the lane to the shoulder of I-80 westbound at milepost 138 near New Lenox with their emergency lights activated. A Mercedes-Benz SUV failed to slow down and struck the front right side of the squad car.
Read MoreDriver hits state patrol car parked on the shoulder of I-5
SEATAC, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says the driver was hit by another car that was trying to avoid traffic ahead of them. The patrol car was sitting on the shoulder of I-5 going south near 188th St. in SeaTac. The patrol car’s emergency lights were on while it was parked. A car swerved to avoid stalled traffic in front of them, running right into the patrol car.
Read MoreTrooper seriously injured after cruiser struck on I-95 in Salisbury
SALISBURY, Mass. — A Massachusetts man is facing charges after a state police trooper was injured when their cruiser was struck on the North Shore Saturday afternoon. According to a state police spokesperson, the collision occurred around 2:15 p.m. when the trooper had stopped to remove a ladder from the left travel lane of I-95 south in Salisbury just prior to I-495. Moments after removing the ladder and returning to his cruiser and buckling his seatbelt, a vehicle struck the back of the cruiser suddenly and without warning.
Read MoreDisabled semi hit by another semi truck, kills one in Louisiana
NATCHITOCHES PARISH – One trucker is dead after being hit by another trucker while changing a flat on his rig. The crash occurred on Thursday afternoon at approximately 1:39 p.m. That is when Louisiana State Police (LSP) responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 near Mile Post 140. The crash claimed the life of 25-year-old Dejuan D. Dickerson of Highland Park, Mich. Police say the initial investigation revealed that a 2025 Freightliner was stopped on the southbound shoulder of I-49.
Read MoreMustang driver goes off highway, crushes 2 bystanders
Two people were hurt Thursday night on Highway 28 near Quincy when a driver went off the road and hit a car on the shoulder of the highway. A man and woman who were standing next to the car were pinned between the vehicle and another car that was parked next to it. The crash was reported at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 12 on Highway 28 at Adams Road North, three miles east of Quincy.
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