Preventable Tragedies
20-year-old driver dies after striking delivery truck, emergency vehicle in Aurora
AURORA, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Aurora Friday morning. Around 10:21 a.m., a 2020 Freightliner box truck was traveling south on state Route 43. The truck stopped in the right lane with its hazard lights flashing, waiting to pull into a driveway to make a delivery, according to troopers. At the same time, a 2015 Ford F-250 owned by the city of Aurora and assigned to the fire department was traveling north in the left lane of SR 43 with its emergency lights on and sirens activated responding to an emergency call, troopers said.
Read MoreOHP Says Man Dies After He Was Struck By Tractor Trailer
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a man died after he was struck by a tractor trailer early Friday morning. The accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. on the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the Earlsboro exit in Pottawatomie County. Initially, 57-year-old Robert Scott of Prague was involved in an accident that caused his vehicle to depart the I-40 westbound lanes, strike a guardrail and land on the interstate’s grass shoulder.
Read MoreWestville woman ID’d as victim in I-74 pedestrian collision
A 44-year-old Westville woman has been identified as the victim of a pedestrian crash Wednesday night on Interstate 74 east of Danville. Vermillion County, Indiana, Sheriff Mike Phelps reported Friday morning that Meghan J. Nigra of Westville died in the collision after she apparently got out of her vehicle, which was stopped in the emergency lane, and was walking on the highway. Authorities continue to seek the public’s help with the investigation into the incident that occurred on I-74 near the Indiana 63 interchange.
Read MoreGood Samaritan dies in Coryell County crash
GATESVILLE - A driver who stopped to help someone with apparent car trouble was struck and killed Wednesday morning near Gatesville. Kary Sue Poorman, 58, of Purmela was pronounced dead at the scene. A male occupant of a vehicle with car trouble was flown to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple. The driver of a 2014 Subaru Forester SUV, Joan Ann Werner, 76, of Canyon Lake, was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Read MoreN.J. man, 30, struck and killed by tractor-trailer in Virginia.
A 30-year-old New Jersey man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in Virginia on Monday after pulling over when his vehicle became disabled, authorities said. Richard J. Zadroga, of Bayonne, was hit along Route 130 near Buffalo Springs Turnpike in Amherst County, according to the Virginia State Police.“As a tractor-trailer passed by, the driver of the disabled vehicle suddenly ran into the travel lane,” a Virginia State Police spokeswoman wrote in an email.
Read More‘Would give the shirt off his back:’ Family, friends remember Good Samaritan killed while helping stranger
Carnell Jones, 21, and a 19-year-old woman were hit and killed when pushing a disabled vehicle out of the road early Sunday morning. JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A 21-year-old man was killed while helping others, and his family says he died doing what he loved. On Wednesday, family and friends gathered at Herlong Road and Interstate 295 to remember the life of Carnell Jones. Family members say Jones was helping a complete stranger push a disabled vehicle out of the road on I-295 early Sunday morning.
Read MoreMan Struck Twice, Killed On I-75 After Vehicle Breaks Down
Authorities say a Garden City man whose car broke down on I-75 was hit by two vehicles and killed as he tried to cross the freeway. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Thursday along northbound I-75 just south of Swan Creek Road in Berlin Township. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says the 64-year-old victim left his disabled vehicle along the roadway and was walking across the freeway when he was struck by a Ford Explorer that was traveling in the center lane.
Read MoreNaperville man killed in three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55
A 26-year-old Naperville man was killed Monday night in a three-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 55. The crash occurred at 6:23 p.m. just south of Lemont Road, according to the Illinois State Police. A news release said Naperville resident Hunter G. Johnnic was driving a 2011 silver Volkswagen when he struck the rear of a 2012 gray Honda driven by Juan D. Castillo-Tobar, 23, of Bolingbrook. Johnnic’s vehicle then became disabled in traffic and was struck by a 2017 gray Jeep driven by Mitchel R.
Read MoreSheriff: Man Struck, Killed After Pulling Over To Pick Up Piece Of Metal On Highway
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in Polk County say a man was killed after being struck by a car on Saturday. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded around 11 a.m. to a report of a crash on US Highway 8, just east of the Hwy 46 North junction. Upon arrival, authorities located a man being attended to by good samaritans and emergency medical personnel. Officials say it appears the man had stopped his vehicle on the north shoulder of Hwy 8, exiting his car and entering the travel lane to pick up a piece of metal that was laying in the road.
Read MoreTwo young men killed while pushing car out of traffic on I-295
Good Samaritan had stopped to help after car broke down on W. Beltway near Wilson Jacksonville, Fl — A tragic series of events and two families are mourning the loss of life. Two men, ages 19 and 21, were killed while attempting to push a car out of traffic on the West Beltway north of Wilson. It happened around 2am Sunday after the car had broken down. FHP says a Good Samaritan stopped to help the men when they were hit by the car.
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