Preventable Tragedies
Woman, 21, killed in overnight four-vehicle crash, Schertz police say
A Nissan Rogue struck a Volkswagen Jetta that was disabled on the highway, according to police. The driver of the Volkswagen was outside of her vehicle, near the front, when the crash happened. Officials said due to the impact, the driver of the Volkswagen was thrown into the northbound lanes of IH-35, where she was hit by a passing car. Officials said 21-year-old Karla Barraza, of University City, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreI-94 crash kills Round Lake Beach woman
Illinois State Police are investigating a crash that killed a woman Wednesday night on I-94 near Bannockburn. According to police, the woman’s car broke down in the center lane and was hit by a semi-tractor-trailer truck around 10:04 p.m. in the eastbound lanes.Marizol Davila, 25, of Round Lake Beach, was taken to a hospital, but died. Police said Saturday they don’t know why Davila’s vehicle was disabled. The investigation is ongoing.
Read MoreName released of man killed in Highway 60 crash
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Kentucky State Police say there was a three-vehicle fatal collision on Thursday around 6:15 p.m. It happened in the 2600 block of US 60 West near Henderson Community College. Troopers say 23-year-old Christian T. Flint of Morganfield was heading west on US 60 when he ran off the right shoulder of the roadway and struck a guardrail. Troopers believe his 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt redirected back onto the roadway where he hit a 2008 Mazda driven by 52-year-old Chiemi Cheatham of Morganfield.
Read MorePolice identify 2 killed in multiple crashes on U.S. 131
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI – Police have identified the two victims who died in a series of crashes Thursday, Dec. 10, on U.S. 131 south of Wayland. Robert Edward-Lee Crim IV, 43, of Otsego, and Sharon Renee McSawby, 55, of Battle Creek, died in separate crashes, Allegan County sheriff’s deputies said. Police initially said that three people were killed but on Friday said two had died. Several others were injured.The first crash happened around 11:45 a.
Read MoreWoman Killed After Car Breaks Down On I-94 Near Deerfield
BANNOCKBURN, IL — The woman’s car was struck by a semi-trailer truck after it was disabled in the center lane of the highway for unknown reasons.. A woman was killed Wednesday night after her vehicle was struck by a semi-trailer truck on Interstate 94, just south of Duffy Lane in Bannockburn. According to the Illinois State Police, the woman’s car was disabled in the center lane of the highway for unknown reasons when the accident occurred at around 10:04 p.
Read MoreSUV, Semi-Truck Involved In Violent Crash On I-90 In Schaumburg
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (CBS) — A violent crash caused major traffic issues Thursday night in Schaumburg. The crash happened on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) between Meacham and Roselle roads. A sport-utility vehicle was left with its front end buried underneath the trailer of a semi-trailer truck. Illinois State Police said a truck with a flatbed trailer was pulling into the left lane of traffic from the shoulder when the SUV struck it.
Read MoreFive people, including pregnant mother killed in two wrecks on I-10 Wednesday
ORANGE, Texas — A pregnant woman and her baby were among five people killed in two separate crashes on I-10 in Orange County on Wednesday. Both wrecks involved 18-wheelers, and happened about two miles apart. A truck driver was killed Wednesday morning around 9:30 when his truck hit the rear end of another 18-wheeler that was broken down in the middle traffic lane of the interstate. He’s been identified as 35-year-old Yosjani Armas-Soler of Channelview, Texas.
Read MoreState troopers looking for dump truck driver after serious crash on I-85
North Carolina Highway Patrol said the driver of a red dump truck left the scene of an crash that seriously injured a woman whose car was hit by a reckless driver.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State troopers are looking for the driver of a dump truck after leaving the scene of a crash on I-85 in west Charlotte Wednesday morning. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the first crash happened just before the Brookshire Freeway exit on I-85 south around 7:30 a.
Read MoreVIDEO: Motorist trying to exit slams into semi, kicking off chain reaction crash
Dash cam video captured a multi-vehicle crash that left three people hurt in California on Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on December 9 in Rowland Heights, California. In the dash cam clip, a Honda driver traveling on the 60 Freeway attempts to exit at Nogales Street but instead hits a semi truck, sending the truck skidding with sparks flying.The trucker is able to regain control and pull over safely, but shortly after the initial crash, the disabled Honda was struck by two more vehicles.
Read MoreMan who stopped to help driver in Chesapeake dead after truck flips on top of him
Virginia State Police said Ashley Burroughs of New Bern, N.C. was trying to help a driver who was in a wreck. A car hit his truck which overturned and landed on him. CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A man who stopped to help a driver who was in a car wreck died after a second car hit his truck, flipping it on top of him. Sgt. Michelle Anaya with Virginia State Police said Ashley Ryan Burroughs, 30, of New Bern, N.
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