Preventable Tragedies
Good Samaritan attempts to help 2 women trapped in car after crash in NW Houston, police say
HOUSTON – A good Samaritan jumped into action to help rescue two women trapped in a car following a pair of crashes in northwest Houston. Police said those crashes happened on Wednesday off Highway 290 and Antoine at around 12:30 a.m.A man said he initially got out to help a box truck that had rolled over after possibly being hit by a black car. That’s when the good Samaritan said he saw a white Jeep that appeared to be speeding slam right into the back of the black car.
Read More5 dead, 6 injured in Avoyelles Parish multi-vehicle crash
MARKSVILLE, La. - Five people died in a three-vehicle crash Monday on La Highway 29 in Avoyelles Parish. Six were injured. Two residents of Ville Platte and one from Eunice were among those killed in the crash. State police said the crash happened at around 11:30 a.m. Six were injured. Troopers said a pickup, driven by Derrick D. Kyle Jr., 21, of Cottonport, was northbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit van head-on.
Read MoreDriver arrested in Baton Rouge after truck slams into disabled car, killing child in back seat
An 11-year-old boy was killed in a crash Tuesday morning after a box truck slammed into a disabled vehicle in the southbound lane of U.S. 61, State Police said. The driver of the truck, Treasure Charles, 27, has been arrested. Officials identified the boy as Wayne Ford of Baton Rouge, saying he was unrestrained in the back seat of a Lexus sedan that was disabled due to engine failure when the crash occurred.
Read MoreMan killed in crash on I-70 near St. Charles County border identified
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A man was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 near the border of St. Charles and Warren counties. The wreck happened at about 1:21 p.m. in the westbound lanes in Foristell, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 86-year-old Raymond Moore, of Warrenton, was speeding and tried to pass a vehicle by using the right shoulder. He then hit a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder, the highway patrol said.
Read More2 injured in vehicle/pedestrian wreck on SE 6th
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Authorities were investigating a vehicle / pedestrian accident Monday evening. First responders were called just before 8 p.m. to SE 6th near Rice Rd. Topeka Police say a van was stalled in the median, with several people trying to change a tire. TPD says a semi tractor was following a vehicle in the eastbound traffic lane. The vehicle stopped to offer assistance, causing the semi tractor to swerve and hit the van, which then hit two of the people.
Read MoreFather, 4-year-old struck and killed on North Freeway
A father and his 4-year-old son were killed Saturday night as they tried to cross North Freeway in Spring, authorities said. The father was driving southbound on Interstate 45 near FM 1960 when their black Jeep SUV spun out of control and careened into the median around 9:30 p.m., said Lt. Simon Chang of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told investigators that the pair emerged from their vehicle and attempted to cross the lanes when they were struck by a silver Toyota sedan driving on the freeway.
Read MoreIllinois State Police investigates crash, one dead
COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The Ilinois State Police (ISP) is investigating two crashes that happened at the same location within minutes of each other. The crashes happened on I-94 southbound in Cook County around 12:30 A.M. on Sunday. According to ISP, Francisco Carreno, Jr.,34, of Chicago was driving a 2001 Infiniti QX4 when he lost control of the car, swerved left, hit the concrete median wall, and overturned into the roadway.
Read More3 in critical condition after car collides into group fixing broken-down vehicle
ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. — Three people were rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a major crash in Allegheny County. The accident happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Noblestown Road, according to investigators. A woman driving a Ford Fiesta hit two men and another woman who were fixing a broken-down car on the side of the road. Channel 11 crews on scene saw multiple ambulances and first responders still on scene.
Read MoreTroopers: Driver hit, killed after car breaks down on I-77 in York County
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A driver was hit and killed early Saturday morning after their car broken down along Interstate 77 in York County. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., just south of Gold Hill Road in the southbound lanes of I-77.Troopers said a car had broken down when another car drove by and hit the disabled car, which hit and killed the driver who had gotten out of the car.
Read MoreTroopers: Driver hit, killed after car breaks down on I-77 in York County
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A driver was hit and killed early Saturday morning after their car broken down along Interstate 77 in York County. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., just south of Gold Hill Road in the southbound lanes of I-77.Troopers said a car had broken down when another car drove by and hit the disabled car, which hit and killed the driver who had gotten out of the car.
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