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Baltimore man killed after being hit by car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington
A Baltimore man was killed after he got out of his car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington early Saturday morning and was struck by a compact SUV. The 21-year-old man stopped his car in the right lane on northbound 169 just north of Anderson Lakes Parkway before he was hit at 4:03 a.m. Saturday, the Minnesota State Patrol said. His name has not been released. The man’s passenger, Anne Areit Cham, 18, of Heron Lake, Minn.
Read MoreBaltimore man killed after being hit by car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington
A Baltimore man was killed after he got out of his car on Hwy. 169 in Bloomington early Saturday morning and was struck by a compact SUV. The 21-year-old man stopped his car in the right lane on northbound 169 just north of Anderson Lakes Parkway before he was hit at at 4:03 a.m. Saturday, the Minnesota State Patrol said. His name has not been released. The man’s passenger, Anne Areit Cham, 18, of Heron Lake, Minn.
Read MoreFHP: Man dies after being struck by own car during 3-vehicle crash on I-4
DELTONA, Fla. - The crash occurred on Friday morning around 3:45 a.m. The lanes were closed for several hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 30-year-old man from Palm Coast was killed in the crash involving three cars. FHP says the man, driving a Chevy Impala, reportedly failed to slow down and struck a Toyota Camry in front of him from behind. The Camry ended up being run off the road and hit a guardrail.
Read MoreFHP: Man dies after being struck by own car during 3-vehicle crash on I-4
DELTONA, Fla. - The crash occurred on Friday morning around 3:45 a.m. The lanes were closed for several hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 30-year-old man from Palm Coast was killed in the crash involving three cars. FHP says the man, driving a Chevy Impala, reportedly failed to slow down and struck a Toyota Camry in front of him from behind. The Camry ended up being run off the road and hit a guardrail.
Read MoreNames released in deadly I-64 crash
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - The names of two people who died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 64 East in Carter County have been released. Ernest D. Dryden and Marilynn Dryden, both 68, were the victims, according to Kentucky State Police. The accident happened late Friday morning at the 168-mile marker, involving three vehicles that hydroplaned. The Drydens were occupants of a minivan. UPDATE 5/28/21 @ 3:21 p.m.
Read MoreNames released in deadly I-64 crash
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - The names of two people who died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 64 East in Carter County have been released. Ernest D. Dryden and Marilynn Dryden, both 68, were the victims, according to Kentucky State Police. The accident happened late Friday morning at the 168-mile marker, involving three vehicles that hydroplaned. The Drydens were occupants of a minivan.UPDATE 5/28/21 @ 3:21 p.m. CARTER COUNTY, Ky.
Read MoreCrash results in fatality
A Hale, Missouri, man has died following a crash that happened on Sunday night in Livingston County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Charles Plummer, 75, was traveling north on Route JJ one and a half miles north of Avalon, Missouri, when he struck the back of a stopped vehicle which then hit a pedestrian.Susan Bachman, 63, of Chillicothe, Missouri, had stopped and was in front of her car to use a leaf blower to remove grass from the highway when the incident happened, the patrol report said.
Read MoreIsmael Escamilla Injured in Rear-End Crash with 18-Wheeler on Loop 20 in Laredo, TX
Laredo, TX – May 22, 2021, 20-year-old Ismael Escamilla was injured when his pickup truck rear-ended a disabled 18-wheeler on Loop 20 in Laredo. Authorities say the incident happened around 5:25 p.m. near the intersection of Bob Bullock Loop and Interstate 35. Preliminary investigation suggests a commercial tractor-trailer was stopped on the left shoulder of the road due to reported tire problems. The driver told investigators he was about to place orange hazard indicators behind the truck when it was hit from behind by Escamilla’s pickup.
Read MoreTwo dead after being hit by different cars in East Hartford, police say
A man and a woman were killed when they were struck by cars in East Hartford Monday night, police said. It happened on Roberts Street, near Olde Roberts and Forbes streets, about 9:10 p.m., Lt. Steven Camp said. According to a preliminary investigation, it appears the man got out of a car that was stopped in the road and was struck. When the woman got out of the car and went to help him, she was hit by a different car, Camp said.
Read MoreAliyah Jordan Garris sadly dies after being hit by pickup truck
Garris was standing next to disabled vehicle on Highway 109 in Davidson County when she was hit by Dodge Ram; Authorities investigating crash DAVIDSON, NC, (May 24, 2021) - Aliyah Jordan Garris was tragically struck and killed by a truck while standing outside her disabled vehicle on Highway 109 in Davidson County. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Garris, 18, was hit at about 3:17 a.m. by a 2017 Dodge RAM pickup truck driven by 52-year-old Robert Alton Haywood.
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