Preventable Tragedies
Taunton woman, 21, hit and killed by SUV following Route 24 crash
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (WPRI) — Massachusetts State Police are investigating a series of crashes on Route 24 that claimed the life of a Taunton woman. According to police, the 21-year-old woman was driving southbound on the highway Sunday night when, for reasons currently unknown, she struck the median barrier and her car came to a stop in the center lane. After the woman got out of the vehicle to inspect the damage, she and her car were hit by a Jeep which then careened into another car, causing the Jeep to roll over and hit a third car.
Read MoreWoman Struck, Killed On Shoulder Of I-270 After Car Hits Debris
A woman hit debris while driving on I-270 near Gaithersburg. When she pulled over to investigate, she was fatally struck by another vehicle. GAITHERSBURG, MD — A woman who had stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 270 after hitting debris was struck and killed by another vehicle, Maryland State Police said. Kelly Elizabeth Vanaman, 34, of Frederick, was struck around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on the left shoulder of I-270 North near Gaithersburg.
Read MoreMan gets minor injury trying to help after crash in Peterborough
PETERBOROUGH — A pedestrian suffered minor injuries Saturday morning, after he was struck by a tractor-trailer while trying to help at the scene of a multi-car pileup on Route 202, according to police. Joshua Freeman, 32, of Milford, was driving when his vehicle left the roadway due to the hazardous conditions caused by Saturday’s snowstorm. While in his car, he saw an accident on the road, and walked over to help those involved, according to Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard.
Read MoreWoman killed after car hits tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Delaware
NEW CASTLE, Delaware (WPVI) – A woman was killed after her car struck the back of a tractor-trailer early Monday morning on Interstate 95 in New Castle, Delaware. The crash happened around 3:10 a.m. near Route 1. According to police, the 34-year-old Newark woman was traveling northbound when, for an unknown reason, her car drifted out of the lanes and into the right shoulder. Her Ford Fusion then hit the back of the tractor-trailer, which was stopped on the shoulder.
Read MoreFormer Moon Valley football standout Nick Carlon critically injured when struck by vehicle
Former Moon Valley football star Nick Carlon is in an El Paso, Texas hospital, fighting for his life, after being struck by a car in Las Cruces, N.M., on Wednesday. Yvette Carlon, Nick’s mom, said that her son was on his way to see his girlfriend in Belmont, Texas, when his car broke down, she believed on a highway.She said he got out of the car when he was struck by another car.
Read MoreTeen driver dies after multi-vehicle crash on Route 22, state police say
A car crash early Saturday morning on Route 22 led to multiple collisions on the highway and left a teenage driver dead, Pennsylvania State Police said. The teen was pronounced dead by the Lehigh County coroner’s office at the crash site on Route 22 East at the Route 309 interchange. The driver has not yet been identified, and troopers would only say the victim was under the age of 18.At about 4:45 a.
Read MoreWoman killed in crash involving semi-truck in Merced
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – Traffic is reopened on a stretch of Highway 99 in Merced after a woman died in a crash involving a semi-truck. Officers say a woman in her 40s rear-ended a semi-truck just before 3 am Saturday on Highway 99 near Mission Avenue. When she pulled over and got out on the roadside to check for damage to her car, another oncoming semi-truck sideswiped her car, which then hit and killed her.
Read More86-year-old Blasdell man killed in tractor trailer crash in Sardinia
SARDINIA, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State Police say an 86-year-old Blasdell man was killed in a tractor trailer crash in Sardinia, Friday morning. Authorities say Nelson H. Drosendahl was driving a Jeep on State Route 16 when he was hit by a truck. Drosendahl’s Jeep was then hit by an oncoming Chevy and was pronounced dead at the scene. All other parties were taken to ECMC for non-life threatening injuries.
Read MoreCar hit guardrail on Durham Freeway before 18-wheeler crash
DURHAM, N.C. — The Durham Freeway was closed for several hours early Friday morning after an 18-wheeler struck a car near Exit 12 for Fayetteville Street. According to officials, an Acura sedan was traveling south on North Carolina 147 when the driver lost control and hit a guardrail on the left side of the highway. The car spun several times and came to rest in the right lane, facing the wrong way.
Read MoreOradell man struck and killed by car on Route 80 in Lodi
An Oradell man was killed after he was struck by a car on Route 80 in Lodi on Wednesday night, authorities said. Edward Shindnes, 25, was a passenger of a Jeep that was stopped in the right shoulder of the Route 80 eastbound express lanes at about 9:15 p.m., State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Shindes exited the Jeep and crossed into the local lanes of the highway when he was struck by a Land Rover, where he suffered fatal injuries, Curry said.
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