Preventable Tragedies
Florissant man dies in car crash Friday
ST. LOUIS – A man died in a car crash Friday evening on I-270. The crash happened northbound I-270 at Missouri 370 around 6:35 p.m. Stephen W. Weiser, 59, Florissant, was driving a 2006 Dodge Charger when he traveled off the road and struck a 2020 Volvo VLV that was parked on the right shoulder, according to a preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The Volvo was driven by Ben Pino, 60, Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Read MoreAdger woman struck, killed by vehicle on I-59 near Ashville
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An Adger woman was killed when her car was struck by another vehicle on I-59 early Tuesday morning. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Amanda Parsons, 49, was fatally injured when the 2004 Ford Explorer she was driving was struck by a 2013 Infinity QX56 driven by Michelle Leavitt, 53, of Texas.Parsons had been involved in a separate crash that left her vehicle disabled in the roadway moments before the collision.
Read MoreJonathan C. Gilbert was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash
State police say 26-year-old Raleigh resident Jonathan C. Gilbert was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in White County last night. Police say Gilbert stopped at a construction stop light, activated his hazard lights, and exited his truck due to vehicle issues. As he was walking around the vehicle, 45-year-old Carmi resident Bill W. Van struck its rear.
Read MoreMotorcyclist dies after crashing into disabled vehicle
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a disabled vehicle on Interstate 435 at State Line Road Thursday night. Leawood police said shortly after 9 p.m., a car heading westbound on I-435 struck the barrier wall and was disabled in the roadway. A few minutes later, a motorcyclist hit the disabled car.Caleb Addington, the 21-year-old motorcyclist, was transported to the hospital in critical condition but later died at the hospital.
Read MoreWoman dies after crash on I-95 in Fairfax County, state police say
A Fairfax County woman was fatally injured on Interstate 95 in a head-on crash in the Springfield area, the Virginia State Police said. Stephanie D. Garcia, 29, of Reston, Va., died Sunday at a hospital after the crash Saturday at the Old Keene Mill Road exit, police said. She was driving south in the express lanes about 7 a.m. when her car ran off the left side of the road, turned around on the shoulder and then reentered the express lanes facing the wrong way, state police said, citing witness accounts.
Read MoreDriver escapes serious injury after crash leaves pickup truck mangled on I-93 in NH
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (WHDH) - A driver escaped serious injury after their pickup truck was left mangled following a crash on Interstate 93 northbound in Londonderry, New Hampshire on Monday afternoon. Troopers responding to a reported crash in the area of mile marker 13.6 just before 3:30 p.m. learned that a 2018 Ram 1500 had struck a disabled 2003 Chevy box van in the breakdown lane, according to state police. The pickup truck sustained severe damage and its driver was transported to Elliot Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Read MoreMan Killed in Semi-Trailer Accident on La Porte Freeway in Deer Park, TX
Deer Park, TX – August 10, 2021, a man was killed due to an accident where a vehicle hit a tractor-trailer along La Porte Freeway. Harris County officials responded to the crash scene at around 1:20 a.m. along La Porte Freeway near Independence Freeway. In their reports, investigators said that a tractor-trailer hauling rebar was parked on the shoulder of the access road. The truck driver was waiting to drop off a load of rebar, and the driver reportedly fell asleep in the cab with the truck’s lights and hazards on.
Read MoreMan hit and killed on interstate after car disabled near Warrior
WARRIOR — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division is investigating after a man was killed while standing outside a disabled vehicle on Interstate 65, near Warrior.Sebastian Antonio, 43, of Decatur, was hit by anothervehicle on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, around 5:34 a.m. Antonio was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreOhio State Highway Patrol says driver lost control, struck semi driver as he stood on I-275 roadside
Police have identified a semi-driver struck and killed by an out-of-control SUV Saturday on I-275 near Winton Road in Forest Park. Robert Crouch, 30, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was struck on the highway’s shoulder as he was standing on the roadside outside of the disabled semi, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol release. He died at the crash scene, police said in the release. Police said the crash, which happened shortly after 5 p.
Read More1 person killed in serious accident on I-90 in Brighton
BRIGHTON, Mass. — The driver of a tractor trailer was struck and killed while trying to inspect the rear of the vehicle after pulling over on I-90 in Brighton on Friday, state police said. That driver was having an equipment malfunction, got out of the vehicle and once at the rear of truck to inspect the equipment, another driver hit and pinned the truck driver to the truck.State Police initially thought one person was ejected from a passenger vehicle, but later learned the driver in passenger vehicle was not ejected.
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