Preventable Tragedies
One Killed in Truck Accident on Eastex Freeway at Kingwood Drive in Kingwood, TX
Kingwood, TX – June 22, 2021, one person sustained fatal injuries after an accident where a truck and a car collided along Eastex Freeway. Investigations from local authorities indicated that the crash happened at around 11:30 a.m. along the northbound Eastex feeder road. Police said that a truck with unsecured scrap metal was stopped in a moving lane of traffic for unspecified reasons. Authorities say that another vehicle driven by a “distracted teen” crashed into the truck.
Read MoreBroward man killed by car on Turnpike, FHP says
A 29-year-old Lauderdale Lakes man was killed on Florida’s Turnpike in Boca Raton early Tuesday. The man’s Honda collided with a tractor-trailer and then came to a stop on the left shoulder near Exit 74 at Glades Road. He got out of his car and then sat or lay down in the left lane, police said. He was hit by another car heading north about 4:30 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Read MoreGirl struck, killed by big rig on shoulder of I-80 in Dixon identified as Sacramento teen
A Sacramento teen who was struck and killed this weekend by a tractor-trailer while standing on the shoulder of Interstate 80 following a previous vehicle crash has been identified. The California Highway Patrol reported that around 12:48 a.m. Sunday, a big-rig truck was traveling westbound on I-80 at Dixon Avenue when it collided with vehicles from a previous incident. The highway patrol said in a news release that the truck hit multiple vehicles and struck the teen, who was standing outside the vehicles on the right shoulder, killing her.
Read More17-year-old killed after being struck by big rig in Solano County, CHP says
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl died Sunday after being struck by a big rig in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Just before 1 a.m., a big rig was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 at Dixon Avenue, approaching a separate crash in the roadway, officials said.The big rig driver was unable to stop as it approached the previous crash, and collided with several other vehicles, CHP said.
Read MoreA Tennessee father, his infant daughter and eight other children were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway
(CNN)A Tennessee father and his infant daughter were among 10 people – nine of whom were children – killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway this weekend. Cody Fox, 29, of New Hope, Tennessee, and his 9-month-old daughter were identified in a press release issued by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday night. The other victims in the crash were children aged between 3 and 17, who were traveling in a vehicle belonging to a ranch for neglected or abused school-age children, authorities said.
Read More16-year-old Marrero boy dies, 2 hurt in 5-vehicle crash in Metairie, police say
The release said the three “were standing on the roadway near the left shoulder” when the five-vehicle crash happened. METAIRIE, La. — A 16-year-old boy died of severe injuries from a crash on the I-10 in Metairie on Juneteenth, a report from Louisiana State police said on Father’s Day. The boy, Marrero resident Christopher Cruz was taken to a hospital alongside two others who were hurt in the crash. Cruz and another person were hurt badly in the crash, the third person’s injuries were minor.
Read MoreFHP searching for vehicle involved in hit-and-run in Sarasota County
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman is in serious condition after being hit near mile marker 203.5 on Interstate 75 just before midnight Sunday. The Florida Highway Patrol says the woman stopped her car on the right shoulder and was preparing to open the driver-side door, while another vehicle was driving by in the right lane. That vehicle collided into the woman and into her car. The woman has since been sent to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Rachel Fleming critically injured after stopping to help at fatal Queensland crash
A devastated community is rallying behind a young mum who was left fighting for her life after being hit by a car while selflessly stopping to assist at the scene of a fatal car crash in Queensland. Rachel Fleming, 28, was struck by a car and left in a critical condition after she was the first on the scene of a head-on smash in Glastonbury, near Gympie, earlier this month.
Read MoreJames Levasseur Killed in 18-Wheeler Accident on US-87 near Tahoka, TX
Tahoka, TX – June 20, 2021, 58-year-old James Dean Levasseur was killed in a collision with a parked tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 87 near Tahoka. Authorities say the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on US-87, roughly five miles south of town. Preliminary investigation suggests Levasseur was traveling on the roadway when he drifted onto the right shoulder for unknown reasons. His pickup then struck a Peterbilt semi-trailer that was stopped in the area due to a breakdown.
Read MoreHERO operator recovering after hit-and-run on I-75 in Clayton
Within four minutes of arriving on the scene to aid a stalled tractor-trailer driver on an Atlanta interstate, HERO operator Chris Canady looked up and saw another 18-wheeler barreling right toward them. It took only seconds before he was on the ground. “The back portion of (the passing tractor-trailer) touched the driver side of the disabled tractor-trailer and then started coming towards us, and then when I looked to my right, you could see that the tractor-trailer started closing in on us,” Canady told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, describing the frightening scene of last week’s crash in Clayton County.
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