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25-year-old killed in hit-and-run while pulled over with flat tire, NC troopers say
A 25-year-old North Carolina man was killed in a hit-and-run while pulled over with a flat tire, police said. Ammad Brown of Wilmington was driving north on U.S. 421 near McQuillan Drive in New Hanover County on Sunday when his vehicle got a flat tire and he pulled over onto the shoulder, Sgt. David Adams with the North Carolina Highway Patrol told McClatchy News on Tuesday.Brown at one point stepped “at least partially in the roadway” and was hit by a vehicle traveling north around 6:40 a.
Read MoreBronx motorcyclist dies after ramming into back of car with flat tire on Major Deegan: officials
A 34-year-old motorcyclist died after rear-ending a disabled car on a Bronx highway, officials said Wednesday. Joel Ramirez Payano was heading south on the Major Deegan Expressway near the E. 233rd St. exit in Woodlawn Heights about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when he slammed into the back of a 2007 Toyota Prius with a flat tire in the left lane. Payano tried to brake, but was too late and was thrown from his motorcycle onto the asphalt, cops said.
Read MorePedestrian killed in a hit and run on Carolina Beach Road
A man is dead after being struck by a car along Carolina Beach Road early Sunday morning. According to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Ammad ONeil Brown, a 25-year-old from Wilmington, was parked with a flat tire sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. Sunday on the right shoulder of Carolina Beach Road between Myrtle Grove and Carolina Beach. Brown was outside his vehicle when he was struck by a car heading north on Carolina Beach Road.
Read MorePolice searching for driver after man’s car hit while he was changing tire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro police said they are investigating a hit-and-run that sent a man to the hospital overnight. The crash happened shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on Shannon Avenue and Pierce Road. Police said the man’s car was hit while he was changing a tire in Madison. He was injured but is expected to make a full recovery. According to police, the driver who hit him took off and has not been caught.
Read MoreWoman seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle on Alcoa Highway while helping crashed driver
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a vehicle hit a woman who got out of her vehicle to help a driver that crashed Wednesday morning on Alcoa Highway. KPD said it initially responded to a vehicle that hit the inside of a concrete barrier on southbound Alcoa Highway near the exit ramp to Kingston Pike around 5:22 a.m. The crashed vehicle came to a stop in the left lane, and two other vehicles not involved stopped to help the driver.
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Dies After Being Hit While Crossing U.S. 41 In Sarasota
SARASOTA FL - Florida Highway Patrol announced one person died after they were struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross U.S. 41 Sunday evening. The crash took place as a 66 year-old-man was driving a Chrysler van on the inside lane of U.S. 41 approaching the intersection with Springfield Drive. As the van approached a Hyundai Sedan driven by a 67-year-old man from Cape Coral with a 51-year-old passenger from Sarasota, and a 71-year-old passenger from Williamstown New Jersey had stopped in the grassy shoulder just north of Springfield Drive.
Read MoreOne dead in 8-vehicle pileup crash on I-10 in Sealy
SEALY, Texas — The crash happened when a vehicle had a blowout and stopped in the middle of the road, police said.. One person died Monday in an eight-vehicle crash on I-10 in Sealy, according to authorities. According to the San Felipe Police Department, a vehicle had a blowout and stopped in the middle of the road, causing a major crash between eight vehicles, including an 18-wheeler. An 89-year-old man was killed in the crash after his vehicle was hit from behind, police said.
Read MoreShannon Deville sadly dies in Harris County rear-end accident
Deville was passenger in car that rear-ended pick-up truck on Hempstead Road and then was struck from behind by another vehicle HARRIS, TX, (September 12, 2021) - Shannon Deville was tragically killed on Sunday, Sept. 12 when the vehicle that she was a passenger in rear-ended a disabled vehicle in Harris County.Deville was traveling in a Chrysler Sebring that was westbound in the right lane of Hempstead Road when it struck a disabled Ford F-250 occupied by Gregory Zook at about 2:20 a.
Read MoreSUV runs into back of trailer stopped on DeKalb County road, driver taken to hospital
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A Butler woman was hurt early Tuesday morning after she hit a trailer attached to a semi that was stopped on a county road according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.The woman, identified as Peggy A. Puckett, 72, was driving west on County Road 40 where the tractor-trailer was stopped with its hazard lights on. The driver of the semi was sitting in a forklift at the time.
Read MoreColorado man struck and killed on I-10 in Calcasieu Parish
State Police say a Colorado man was struck and killed on I-10 Sunday night in Calcasieu Parish. Troopers responded on September 19 at 7:45 p.m. to a crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 10 about 7 miles west of LA Hwy 1256 (Ruth Street) in Calcasieu Parish.The crash claimed the life of 48-year-old David Joseph Williams of Aurora, Colorado. Troopers say an initial investigation revealed Williams and another occupant had pulled their vehicle over onto the shoulder of the roadway.
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