Preventable Tragedies
Woman 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.
Read MoreLeonardtown Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car on Point Lookout Road
On Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Camp Cosoma Road for the report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Due to the severity of the injuries sustained by the pedestrian, members of the St. Mary’s County Collision Reconstruction Unit were notified and responded to the scene. A preliminary investigation determined Joseph Earl Cullison, age 57 of Leonardtown, was getting back into his 2004 Chevrolet Silverado which he had stopped on the shoulder of the road.
Read MoreMan dies, woman hurt in crash caused by deer in Pratt County
PRATT, Kan. (KAKE) - A man was killed and a woman suffered serious injuries when their car hit a deer and was then struck by another vehicle in Pratt County. The accident happened at around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 54 about 10 miles east of Pratt. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a westbound Toyota RAV4 hit a deer and became disabled, sitting sideways in the roadway. A camper van then struck the small SUV on its passenger side.
Read MoreGood Samaritan hit by car while helping driver in Hoffman Estates
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill (WLS) – A man was hit by a car while trying to help someone over the weekend in Hoffman Estates. Frank Tereza stopped to help a stranger push a disabled car when someone hit him near Barrington and Bode Roads on Saturday.Tereza’s family said both of his legs were crushed. Doctors have already amputated one of his legs and are trying to save the other. “He’s so positive about everything, he’s gonna make it through this and be great,” said Quinn Groenwald, Tereza’s cousin.
Read MoreIndustry expert explains safety features on tractor-trailers after deadly I-24 crash
A minivan was traveling on I-24 East near Central Avenue when it ran off the road and hit the back of a truck stopped on the side of the road. Everyone in the van died. Five people were killed in a crash on I-24 East on Monday morning. A minivan was traveling on I-24 East near Central Avenue when it ran off the road and hit the back of a truck stopped on the side of the road.
Read More4-Car Pileup Closes Gandy Bridge Traffic For Several Hours
PINELLAS, FL — There were no serious injuries but the Gandy Bridge was closed down for several hours Sunday following a four-vehicle pileup that included a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser. At 12:10 p.m., a 49-year-old Brandon woman was driving west along the Gandy Bridge when she looked down at her GPS and failed to see an unmarked Florida Highway Patrol car, which was stopped behind a disabled car driven by a 26-year-old Tampa man, partially in the travel lane and emergency shoulder.
Read MoreJackson County teen hit and killed by truck Sunday
JACKSON COUNTY (WSIL) – A Carbondale teen was killed after being hit by a truck Sunday evening. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a person hit by a vehicle on Highway 51, near Fox Road, in rural DeSoto just after 6 p.m.. Deputies determined a vehicle pulled onto the side of the road after becoming disabled. The victim, 18-year-old Elijah White, walked onto the highway in an attempt to flag down a passing vehicle for assistance.
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