Preventable Tragedies

At Least 20 Hurt as 94 Vehicles Pile Up on North Carolina Interstate

Blinding sun, rain and rubbernecking were blamed for a chain of accidents involving almost 100 vehicles along a stretch of interstate in North Carolina on Sunday evening, injuring at least 20 people and delaying travel late into the night. Incredibly, none of the injuries was reported to be serious in the series of wrecks, which the state Transportation Department tabulated at nine, involving 94 vehicles, along a six-mile stretch of freeway where westbound Interstate 40 and southbound Interstate 85 are combined in Alamance County, east of Burlington.

credit: source: yahoo! news url: https://news.yahoo.com/man-dies-being-struck-vehicle-005500187.html date: ‘2022-08-19’ title: “Man dies after being struck by vehicle while trying to help disabled motorist in Virginia Beach” A pedestrian helping a disabled motorist was struck and killed Thursday night in Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach police responded to a report of a car crash involving a pedestrian just before 10 p.m. in the 6000 block of Indian River Road. Virginia Beach resident Juan Ocasio Encarnacion, 55, was injured in the crash.

credit: source: ClickOrlando.com url: https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2022/08/21/man-who-exited-car-after-crash-gets-struck-killed-on-i-4-in-volusia-county-fhp-says/ date: ‘2022-08-21’ title: “Man struck, killed after exiting car on I-4 in Volusia County, FHP says” VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 72-year-old Orlando man was hit and killed on Interstate 4 early Sunday morning after he exited his vehicle following a prior crash near mile marker 118 in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the incident began at 1:57 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-4 near State Road 44 after the front left tire of man’s Ford Explorer blew, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike the inside guardrail.

credit: source: Global News url: https://globalnews.ca/news/9074354/rcmp-hit-and-run-truck-hit-ns-highway/ date: ‘2022-08-20’ title: “RCMP investigate hit-and-run after truck hits car pulled over on N.S. highway” Nova Scotia RCMP say they’re investigating a hit-and-run involving a transport truck on a highway in Smith’s Cove. Police say around 10 p.m. on Friday night, on Highway 101, a Dodge Caravan pulled over on the shoulder of the road. The driver opened the door of the caravan to switch seats with a passenger when a transport truck hit the open door.

credit: source: NBC 10 Boston url: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/woman-hit-killed-by-truck-along-route-140-in-new-bedford-das-office/2813682/ date: ‘2022-08-20’ title: “Woman Hit, Killed by Truck Along Route 140 in New Bedford: DA’s Office” A woman was hit and killed by a truck early Saturday morning while standing outside her car by the side of Route 140 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, according authorities. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when the victim pulled over her Toyota Avalon by the side of Route 140 North, and was apparently outside her car, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

credit: source: CBS Colorado url: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-state-patrol-reports-multi-vehicle-crash-i-70-westbound-lanes-shut-down-golden-evergreen/ date: ‘2023-11-23’ Title: “Colorado State Patrol reports multi-vehicle crash on I-70 has westbound lanes shut down from Golden to Evergreen” The Colorado State Patrol told travelers to expect a lengthy closure of Interstate 70’s westbound lanes Thursday evening as icy conditions developed on the roads and caused several crashes. The primary crash happened around 7:15 p.m. and involved eight vehicles. It started as a semi hauling milk tried to avoid a car that spun out.

credit: source: Syracuse.com url: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/11/man-dies-after-car-hits-pedestrian-on-i-81-near-syracuse.html date: ‘2023-11-23’ Title: “Man hit and killed on I-81 near Syracuse after getting out of car in separate accident” Salina, N.Y. — A 49-year-old man died early Thursday after being hit by a car on Interstate 81 northbound near an overpass above the Northern Lights Plaza. Shortly after midnight, a 911 caller reported that a car hit a pedestrian on I-81 northbound near Exit 26 toward Mattydale, according to Onondaga County 911 Center dispatches.

credit: source: WJCL url: https://www.wjcl.com/article/interstate-16-black-friday-traffic/45932385# date: ‘2023-11-27’ Title: “Standstill traffic on I-16 near Chatham Parkway” SAVANNAH, Ga. — Motorists sit in traffic for hours after a car crash on I-16 early Friday morning. A two-vehicle collision on I-16 between Chatham Parkway and the 516 interchange happened just after midnight Friday. According to people at the scene, a person was changing his tire on the side of the road when another vehicle ran into that one.

credit: source: News Channel 8 url: https://www.wfla.com/news/national/woman-found-dead-a-week-after-son-reports-her-missing/ date: ‘2023-11-25’ Title: “Woman found dead a week after son reports her missing” YOUNG COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — A woman reported missing by her son since Nov. 18 was found dead a week later on Nov. 25. Dona Chambers (60) of Manor, Texas, was pronounced dead on the scene due to injuries sustained in a crash. Officials believe the crash occurred earlier in the week and that Chambers had been at the scene for a while.

credit: source: 12 WBOY url: https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/woman-killed-in-chain-reaction-accident-involving-deer-in-boone-county/ date: ‘2023-11-21’ Title: “Woman killed in chain-reaction accident involving deer in Boone County” DANVILLE, WV (WOWK) — A woman is dead following a chain-reaction crash involving a deer Monday night, according to Boone County Sheriff Chad Barker. It happened around 8:15 p.m. in Danville near Hopkins Road and the intersection of Corridor G. Sheriff Chad Barker tells Nexstar’s WOWK that the driver hit a deer and her vehicle was stopped on the road.