Preventable Tragedies
Woman killed, another injured while standing outside disabled pickup on I-20
Officials said 43-year-old Maria Rita Rubio died of her injuries at the scene. The other woman was transported to a local hospital with severe injuries. A woman was killed and another woman was injured after a driver struck them while they stood outside their disabled truck on the interstate, authorities said. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Friday on Interstate 20 between Green Oaks Boulevard and Kelly Elliott Road. The woman who died was identified as 43-year-old Maria Rita Rubio, according to the medical examiner.
Read MoreFamily remembers man killed in hit-and-run while stopping to help stranded motorist
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A deadly double hit-and-run in Memphis the day after Christmas remains unsolved. Willie Lee Sanders, 50, is one of the victims, killed all because he was trying to be a good guy and help someone in trouble. Loved ones held a vigil Friday at the spot where Sanders and his friend lost their lives. They were on Mitchell Road near Redbud Dec. 26. It was about 7 p.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Killed, Six Injured In Horrific Early Saturday Morning 880 Crash
SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) — A Good Samaritan, who pulled over on 880 in San Leandro to aid six victims injured in a horrific crash early Saturday, was killed when they were struck by another vehicle, authorities said. The Alameda County Fire Department posted on Twitter that emergency crews and California Highway Patrol officers responded to a crash report on I-880 near the Floresta Blvd overpass just before 1:00 a.m.Arriving officers and emergency personnel immediately upgraded it to a “mass casualty incident with 7 patients.
Read More4 hurt in crash on I-40/85 in Guilford County
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Four people were hurt in a crash on I-40/85 in Guilford County on Wednesday evening, according to highway patrol. The crash happened at the Mount Hope Church Road exit around 5:40 p.m. Troopers said a car merging onto the interstate hit the back of a tractor-trailer that was broken down on the side of the road. After the car hit the tractor-trailer, it spun around into the travel lanes and hit another car.
Read MoreHit-and-Run on State Route 58 in Boron 52-year-old Taft Man Killed
Victim was struck by a tractor-trailer after experiencing mechnical issues with SUV; CHP seeking driver of semi-truck, described as tall Middle Eastern man BORON, CA, (January 03, 2021) - A 52-year-old Taft man was tragically struck and killed by a tractor-trailer that fled the scene after the accident on Sunday, January 3rd in Boron.The unidentified victim was traveling in a GMC SUV on State Route 58 near U.S. 395 at about 7:30 p.
Read MoreTruck driver injured in Hwy. 401 crash involving 2 tractor-trailers
A man is in hospital in critical condition after two tractor-trailers collided on Highway 401 overnight. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. Tuesday on the eastbound express lanes approaching Allen Road. Police said one of trucks was parked on the right shoulder when it was struck by the other truck. The second truck then hit the barrier and struck a bridge post. The driver of the second truck suffered life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreWoman killed in Route 2 accident in Glastonbury
A woman from Colchester died Monday in an accident on Route 2 in Glastonbury after her car was struck while parked in the shoulder, state police said. State police have identified the woman as Marie Mathieu, 58 According to a report on the accident, Mathieu was parked on the shoulder of the highway, at the top of the Exit 9 on ramp, when her car was struck from behind by another vehicle driving in the right lane.
Read MoreDelaware State Police currently investigating fatal crash involving multiple vehicles in Frankford
FRANKFORD, Del. — Delaware State Police say they are currently investigating a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles in Frankford. Police say the crash happened early Monday morning at the intersection of DuPont Boulevard and Lazy Lagoon Road. We’re told just before 6:45 A.M., a 2018 Subaru CrossTrek, driven by a 68-year-old woman of Frankford, was traveling westbound on Lazy Lagoon Road approaching the intersection of DuPont Boulevard. For unknown reasons, the Subaru reportedly attempted to cross through the intersection while an unknown vehicle was traveling northbound on DuPont Boulevard passing by.
Read MoreFemale pedestrian killed in Somerset County Turnpike crash; vehicle fled
A female pedestrian was killed in a crash Monday evening on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County, state police said.She was hit and killed by a vehicle just before the Somerset exit at 6 p.m., troopers said. That vehicle fled the scene eastbound. State police did not identify the woman in a news release. They said she was between 30 to 40 years old. She was in a vehicle that stopped on the left lane shoulder at mile marker 109.
Read More2 People Hit While Changing Flat Tire in Wallingford, Vehicle Left Scene: PD
Two people were hit by a car while they were changing a flat tire in Wallingford on Saturday night and police said the vehicle left the scene after the collision. Officers received several 911 calls about an evading crash involving two pedestrians around 5:10 p.m. According to police, a man and a woman were changing a flat tire in the road on Cook Hill Road when a vehicle traveling westbound hit them.
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