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MPD investigating deadly accident
MIDLAND, Texas (Nexstar)- A Lubbock man is dead following a deadly accident Sunday. Around 10:00 p.m. on July 4, Midland Police and the Midland Fire Department responded to the 11000 block of State Highway 191 about a crash. At the scene, police found Michael Martin, 25, of Lubbock, lying in the eastbound lanes. Martin was pronounced dead at the scene. The MPD Traffic Accident Reconstruction Unit responded to investigate the accident.
Read MoreVehicle slams into back of semi on I-15 in Victorville
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — The driver of a sedan was transported to a hospital after slamming into the back of a semi on the I-15 freeway in Victorville. The crash was reported at 6:35 am, on the 4th of July on the southbound I-15 near D Street in Victorville. California Highway Patrol officers responded and located a silver 2012 Chrysler 200 Touring wedged underneath the back of a tractor-trailer.According to CHP logs, the driver of the sedan was transported by ambulance to Loma Linda University Medical Center for a blood draw.
Read MoreWhy was John Dodson released from the UFC?
The exact reason for John Dodson’s release from the UFC wasn’t confirmed. Dodson’s UFC release came during a rather tough phase of his career inside the octagon. At the time of his UFC release, John Dodson had amassed two wins and three losses in his last five fights. Dodson’s final UFC fight was a bantamweight bout against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 252 in August 2020. ‘The Magician’ lost to Dvalishvili via unanimous decision.
Read MoreHagerstown man 1 of 2 truckers killed helping crash victims on I-81 in Berkeley Co.
Ontario Provincial Police say a 26-year-old Markham man is dead after a crash on Highway 401 in Toronto early Saturday. A police spokesperson said the collision happened just before 3 a.m. in the westbound express lanes at Avenue Road. The spokesperson said the crash involved a transport truck that was broken down on the right shoulder. While the truck was waiting for repairs, another vehicle entered the shoulder and smashed into the back of the truck, the spokesperson said.
Read MoreHagerstown man 1 of 2 truckers killed helping crash victims on I-81 in Berkeley Co.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two truck drivers who stopped to help at the scene of a crash along southbound Interstate 81 in Berkeley County were struck and killed by an SUV Thursday morning, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Adam T. Miller, 53, of Hagerstown, and Ashish P. Patel, 46, of Ontario, Canada, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said in a news release. In an email accompanying the release, Sheriff Nathan Harmon said the situation was one of the worst he had seen in his career.
Read More1 dead after car drifts, goes under semi-truck on SB I-11 at Horizon Drive
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – One person is dead after a crash involving a car and a semi-truck early Thursday morning on Interstate 11 southbound at Horizon Drive. About 2:48 a.m. on July 1, an adult male semi-truck driver had pulled off to the shoulder of I-11 southbound after the vehicle reported mechanical issues. The driver was outside of the truck making a call to a mechanic at the time of the crash, according to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Ashlee Wellman.
Read MoreDriver Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries Upon Crashing Into Commercial Vehicle On Edens Expressway
CHICAGO (CBS) — A driver suffered life-threatening injuries upon crashing into a commercial vehicle on the shoulder of the Edens Expressway at Cicero Avenue late Thursday. Illinois State Police said a car struck the rear end of the unspecified commercial vehicle, which was parked on the right shoulder. The driver, who was alone in the car, was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. As of early Thursday evening, the middle and right lanes were shut down near the scene, while the left lane remained open.
Read MorePolice: Woodbury man seriously injured after colliding with parked tractor trailer
A Woodbury man was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries after his vehicle collided with a parked tractor trailer Thursday morning in Islandia, Suffolk County police said. Stephen Sherman was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when his vehicle left the roadway near Old Nichols Road at 7:33 a.m. and hit the rear of a disabled 2017 International tractor trailer parked on the shoulder with hazard lights on, police said.
Read MoreCrash on I-435 in Kansas City leaves Independence man dead after suspect fled scene
A metro man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Wednesday in Kansas City, authorities said. Just before 4:30 a.m., officers were called to a two car crash just north of where Interstate 435 crosses Eastwood Trafficway, according to a news release from the Kansas City Police Department. Police said a Toyota RAV4 was stopped on the right shoulder of the highway when a Chevrolet Traverse headed southbound rear-ended the parked Toyota.
Read MoreCrash on Interstate 10 in St. Martin Parish Kills 1 Man
A person described by Louisiana State Police as an unidentified Hispanic male is dead following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday. According to a press release from LSP spokesman Trooper Thomas Gossen, the crash happened on I-10 Westbound near Butte La Rose in St. Martin Parish after the now-dead driver got out of his Mercedes-Benz sedan after his vehicle was struck from behind by a Honda Pilot SUV being driven by Jose Gonzalez of Houston, Texas.
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