Preventable Tragedies
9-year-old dies from injuries in I-88 crash
A 9-year-old child died Thursday from injuries suffered in a crash Tuesday on I-88 near Lisle, according to the Illinois State Police. The child, whose name wasn’t disclosed, died at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.The child was a passenger in a 2009 Honda Accord driven by Ashley Skrobot, 30, of Lombard. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. Tuesday. Skrobot lost control of the car, which hit the concrete median, veered back into traffic and then was struck by a semitrailer truck near the Route 53 exit.
Read MoreGood samaritan injured in Winona intersection accident
HUNTSVILLE — A McCreary County woman who was attempting to render aid at the scene of a multi-vehicle accident at the S.R. 63-S.R. 456 intersection on Tuesday, Jan. 26, was struck by another vehicle and seriously injured. Wendy Taylor, 43, of Pine Knot, was airlifted from Huntsville to a Knoxville hospital after being struck in the 9 p.m. accident. According to a preliminary report filed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, three vehicles were initially involved in the accident, while a fourth vehicle was involved moments later.
Read MoreMultiple cars involved in fiery Colchester crash
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say multiple cars were involved in a fiery crash on I-89 in Colchester during Wednesday morning’s commute. Authorities say one car reportedly changed lanes and hit another. Then another car was hit after it stopped in the road to avoid the first crash. A fifth car hit both of those cars and caught fire. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The road opened back up shortly after.
Read MoreBodies of Missing Mich. Parents and 8-Month Son Found in the Woods Near Stuck Car
A Michigan family missing for nearly two weeks has been found dead, according to authorities. In a statement to PEOPLE, the Ogemaw County Sheriff’s Office confirms that the bodies of Michael Dougherty, 35, Amanda Pomeroy, 32, and their 8-month-old son Jacob Dougherty were found by officials on Saturday. Their discovery came three days after the Michigan State Police issued an endangered missing advisory, according to ABC affiliate WJRT. The Bay City family was last seen on Jan.
Read MorePEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY SEMI NEAR GAVIOTA
A pedestrian sustained critical injuries after being struck by a semi-truck on the side of Highway 101 near Gaviota. At 2:15 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters and AMR ground ambulance responded to the southbound lanes, south of Arroyo Quemada Lane. California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports a 36-year-old woman from Woodland Hills, who has yet to be identified, was standing on the right shoulder next to a vehicle that was registered to her.
Read More36-year-old father killed, 4 others injured in multi-vehicle crash on NB I-95 near MD 32
JESSUP, Md. — One person is dead and several others are injured following a pedestrian crash that shut down several lanes in the area of northbound Interstate 95 just before Maryland Route 32 in Jessup Tuesday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers responded to the incident around 5:15 a.m. and learned that three cars were involved in a minor multi-vehicle crash and pulled off the road. Police said one of the drivers drove off after exchanging information with the other drivers.
Read MoreDriver dies in Hart crash
A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 in Hart County left one person dead. Kentucky State Police said the crash occurred about 8:30 p.m. Monday near the 67-mile marker. A 2014 Dodge Avenger driven by Naomi Sparrow, 47, of Louisville, struck a guard rail on the right shoulder, causing her vehicle to stall in the right lane. Sparrow’s car was struck by a 2020 Kenworth driven by Nettie Reeves, 48, of Palmersville, Tenn.
Read MoreMableton woman, 33, dies in head-on crash into disabled pickup truck
A Cobb County woman died Friday morning after the Cadillac she was driving crashed head-on into a disabled truck, according to Cobb County police. Brittany Wingate, 33, of Mableton, was fatally injured in the wreck just before 9 a.m. and pronounced dead at the scene, Cobb police spokeswoman Officer Shenise Barner said.According to the initial investigation, Wingate was driving west on Veterans Memorial Parkway in a black 2003 Cadillac CTS. A man driving east in a 2017 Dodge Ram 5500 pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer was stopped in the center turn lane near Brookside Boulevard due to a mechanical issue, Barner said.
Read MoreNSP: 1 dead after semi truck tips over, struck by another semi on I-80 near North Platte
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — One person is dead after a Tuesday morning crash on Interstate 80 near North Platte, according to a news release from the Nebraska State Patrol. The NSP said the incident happened around 6:10 a.m.In the news release, the NSP said a semi truck headed east tipped onto its side and blocked a portion of the westbound lanes of I-80 near mile marker 172. A semi truck that was headed west then hit the first truck, causing both occupants of the first truck to be ejected, according to the NSP.
Read More2-year-old killed in crash after broken-down car struck from behind
MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — A two-year-old boy was killed in a car crash in Medina County Sunday night. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 8:11 p.m., the highway patrol’s Medina dispatch center received a call about a two-vehicle crash on SR 18 in Sharon Twp. with serious injuries.An investigation revealed a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu had become disabled in the eastbound lanes of SR 18. The highway patrol said the vehicle was partially in the right lane when it was struck from behind by a 2009 Jeep Liberty, which was heading east.
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