Preventable Tragedies
Man in serious condition after being hit by car on I-20 in DeKalb
A man was rushed to a hospital Thursday morning after a car hit him while he was stopped on I-20 in DeKalb County due to a crash. The victim is in serious condition following the incident, which happened as he stood in the right shoulder of the interstate near Panola Road, officials said. The man was among those in a group who were stopped on the interstate due to a crash about 4:45 a.
Read MoreSebastian man in coma with brain injuries after hit-and-run involving tractor-trailer
PALM BAY, Fla. (CBS12) — A hit-and-run crash involving an 18-wheeler leaves a young Sebastian man in a coma with severe brain injuries. Now, 22-year-old Cameron Redstone is unrecognizable. His head is swollen, his face is bruised, and his legs are severely injured. Since the Feb. 5 early morning accident, Redstone’s mom has been at his side every day, holding his hand and praying for a miracle.Tuesday was no different.
Read MoreThree sent to hospital after I-80 crash
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Crews responded to a multi-vehicle accident Monday night in Clearfield County. According to state police, there were four different crashes involving six tractor-trailers that shut down Interstate 80 for several hours near mile marker 130.Trooper Bruce Morris said three people were sent to the hospital and one person was listed in critical condition. Two of the wrecked tractor-trailers remain at the scene but are off the road and will be removed when there are better weather conditions.
Read MoreMan killed in crash involving semi-truck in northern Oklahoma
BRAMAN, Okla. — A man died Sunday in a crash involving a semi-truck in northern Oklahoma. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., a 2013 Honda Accord and a semi-truck were traveling north on Interstate 35 near milemarker 225 near Braman when the person driving the Honda lost control of the vehicle. According to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol collision report, the Honda left the road, hit a bridge railing and continued to spin before coming to a rest on the road.
Read MoreMarlborough man struck and killed by tractor-trailer after exiting car on Massachusetts Turnpike
A 57-year-old Marlborough man has died Saturday after exiting his car on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham and subsequently being struck by a tractor-trailer, according to Massachusetts State Police. The man, whose name was not immediately released pending next of kin notification, was driving on the Pike heading east near the 116.2 mile marker just before 6 a.m. when his 2007 Nissan Murano became disabled in the right lane for unknown mechanical problems, state police said in a statement.
Read MoreWoman killed when she tries to cross I-95 lanes after getting a flat tire
POMPANO BEACH — A woman was killed when she tried to walk across Interstate 95 in the darkness, authorities said. Her car had gotten a flat tire, so she pulled onto the right shoulder of the highway and tried to cross the northbound lanes near Copans Road on foot about 4 a.m., according to a preliminary crash report.She was walking west across the first two outside lanes when she was hit by a pickup truck driven by a 37-year-old man who lives in Fort Lauderdale.
Read More6 Killed, Dozens Hurt as 130+ Vehicles Collide on ‘Sheets of Ice’ in Massive Fort Worth Pileup
At least six people have died and dozens more were injured in a massive pileup involving at least 133 vehicles on the North Texas Express toll lanes in Fort Worth early Thursday morning that occurred after overnight sleet made for treacherous driving conditions. All southbound lanes of Interstate 35W north of downtown, including the interior toll lanes where the crashes took place, remained closed through the day and overnight as dozens of firefighters and other first responders continued to work in bitterly cold temperatures to clear the damaged vehicles from the highway.
Read MoreHit-and-run driver sought in deadly, fiery crash on I-65
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro police said they’re looking for a hit-and-run driver in connection with Thursday morning’s deadly, fiery crash on Interstate 65. The three-vehicle crash happened around 6 a.m. in northbound lanes near Old Hickory Boulevard in Madison. Police said the driver of a Toyota Camry told them he was struck by the driver of a full-size white pickup truck, which left his car disabled in the middle of the interstate.
Read MoreTHP: 2 injured after tractor-trailer overturns in Greene Co. crash Monday
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Two people were injured Monday after a tractor-trailer sideswiped two other vehicles on the shoulder of Interstate 81 South then overturned. According to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer and Ford F-450 truck were on the shoulder of I-81 South near Exit 23 around 4 a.m. The Ford was a service truck conducting a roadside repair on the tractor-trailer. THP reports a second tractor-trailer headed south “failed to maintain the proper lane and ran onto the shoulder of the roadway.
Read More1 dead, 2 injured after truck slams into stalled car on Oakland freeway shoulder
One woman was killed and another seriously injured Wednesday when their stalled car was struck by a pickup truck while they were standing outside the vehicle on the shoulder of an Oakland freeway, the California Highway Patrol said.Officers said they did not know why the car was stalled or why the pickup truck collided with it. The impact caused the struck car to slam into the women, who were not identified.
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