Preventable Tragedies
Chicago man killed, California woman critically injured in I-57 crash in Oak Forest
A Chicago man died on Interstate 57 in Oak Forest overnight when the car he was in rear-ended another car that was stopped on the road after becoming disabled, critically injuring a passenger in the first car, police said.Roosevelt Logan, 23, of the 9700 block of South Wentworth Avenue, was pronounced dead at 12:04 a.m. at the scene on I-57 near Cicero Avenue and 171st Street in Oak Forest, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Read MoreGood Samaritan struck on U.S. Highway 95
SANDPOINT — The son of a retired law officer was struck and nearly killed Monday while assisting at the scene of a collision involving an elk on U.S. Highway 95. The retired officer said his 21-year-old son had stepped around his vehicle to dispatch the elk when he was struck by a southbound motorist. The man’s father said four vehicles were pulled to the side of the road with their hazard signals illuminated.
Read MoreMebane man dies after hitting stopped vehicle
One person died Tuesday following a crash on Interstate 40/85 in Alamance County. Around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Marco Antonio Aponte Shetter, 37, of Mebane N.C., was driving west near N.C. Highway 54, according to a press release from the N.C. State Highway Patrol. The Highway Patrol said Imtiaz Rasul, 60, of High Point, N.C. was sitting in a disabled box truck in the median when Shetter hit the back of Rasul’s vehicle.
Read MoreWoman killed in accident near Cache Creek after hitting a deer
A 21-year-old woman from the Central Interior was killed in an accident north of Cache Creek on the weekend. It happened Saturday night just before 8 p.m. on Highway 97, near the junction with Highway 99. Police officers from Clinton and Ashcroft responded to the scene. RCMP Traffic Services Cpl. Mike Halskov says a southbound vehicle lost all power after hitting a deer and was stuck in the southbound lane.
Read More2 people killed on SR-40 by a driver who lost control after hitting a cow in the roadway
KUTV — Two people died Sunday night when they were struck and killed by an oncoming truck. The accident happened at approximately 8:16 p.m. when a Ford Explorer traveling eastbound struck a cow at milepost 102 on state Route 40 in Duchesne County. The driver of the Ford stopped and got out of his vehicle. A Hyundai Sonata traveling behind the Ford stopped near it and a backseat passenger exited the car, the Utah Department of Public Safety reported.
Read MoreBoys & Girls Club mourns loss of two employees who were hit and killed along I-5 this weekend
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – A Portland man is facing charges after police say he hit and killed two people along Interstate 5 over the weekend. Around 2:20 a.m. Saturday morning, Portland police say an SUV broke down on the side of I-5 southbound near the I-405 interchange. Police say two women who were inside got out, and another car stopped to help in the center of the freeway split. The women tried to cross the highway to get to that car but were hit and killed by a driver.
Read MoreMother fatally struck by vehicle in front of her children
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – An Oakville woman in her 40s died Friday morning after being struck by a passing vehicle; her three children witnessed the tragedy. The accident happened around 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of Telegraph Road and Greymonte Estates Drive, according to a spokesperson for the St. Louis County Police Department. Gary Schick, who lives near the intersection, watched as police arrived at the scene. “All of the sudden, I seen them put a sheet over somebody and said, ‘This can’t be good; this can’t be good,’” he said.
Read MoreBishop Heelan graduate dies in Cedar Falls traffic accident
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – 2020 Bishop Heelan Catholic High School graduate Isaac Roerig, a music education major at the University of Northern Iowa, died after being hit by a semi truck in Cedar Falls. According to a Facebook post written by Bishop Heelan President John Flanery, Roerig was pronounced dead at the hospital. Roerig’s father, Todd, is a staff member at Heelan and a cross country coach. “This news is truly devastating.
Read MoreTwo people killed by hit-and-run drivers in Aiken County
AIKEN COUNTY, SC (WFXG) - Two people are dead in unrelated hit-and-run incidents along the highways. According to the Aiken County Corner’s Office, Irma V. Soto and her fiancé were driving along Edgefield Hwy. on Friday, Oct. 9, when at about 10:59 p.m. they got off their truck at the 1400 block, near Sassafras Rd, to move an item that had fallen off their vehicle. It was then that a southbound sedan hit Soto and kept going without stopping.
Read MoreWoman on suburban Dallas highway killed as motorist hits disabled vehicles, police say
On Thursday night, a woman was outside on Interstate 30 trying to repair a tow strap and died when a car struck two disabled vehicles near where she was standing, police said.Two vehicles were in the eastbound lanes of traffic, near MacArthur Boulevard. The drivers of both disabled vehicles were standing, at about 8 p.m.,outside, attempting to repair the strap as a third person remained inside one of the vehicles.
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