Preventable Tragedies
2 Women Stopped On Texas Highway Die After Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Vehicles
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Two women involved in an accident on a Texas highway were killed after a tractor-trailer smashed into several vehicles that had stopped on the road. Two young children were injured, as was a man who jumped off the freeway overpass to avoid the oncoming truck, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. The multiple crashes happened about 1:30 a.m. Friday on Houston’s North Freeway. According to the sheriff’s office, an SUV carrying a man, a woman and their children pulled over after the vehicle got a flat tire.
Read MoreWoman was hit by Dean in the 3500 block of DeSiard Street and then struck by another vehicle
MONROE, LA, (April 10, 2020) - A woman was seriously injured on Friday, April 10th in Monroe when she was struck by a car and then hit by a second one as two Good Samaritans tried to help her. The unidentified woman was first struck at about 9:00 p.m. in the 3500 block of DeSiard Street by a 2008 Ford Fusion driven by 18-year-old Dango Dean. The force of the collision sent the woman into the westbound lanes.
Read MoreRoanoke County pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by two drivers
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ7)– UPDATE: Frederick Carter, 60 of Thaxton, first hit the victim after he was unable to see the man who was partially in the road and wearing dark clothes. Objects that were hanging from the driver’s rearview mirror obstructed his view as well in this case. When the driver stopped to help the man, another vehicle hit the victim. His injuries were not critical, according to the statement from Roanoke County.
Read MoreEmmanuil Khmelnitskiy sadly killed in hit-and-run accident
NEWBERRY, SC, (April 03, 2020) - Emmanuil Khmelnitskiy tragcally died on Friday, April 3rd after being struck by a tractor-trailer in a hit-and-run in Newberry County. Khmelnitskiy, 17, was hit at about 7:40 a.m. on Interstate 26 by Kendrick Coakley, who was operating the rig with a suspended license. Khmelnitskiy’s was legally parked in the emergency lane at the time of the collision. Coakley fled the scene but was later apprehended by authorities.
Read More2 to Miami Valley Hospital following multi-vehicle crash
Two individuals were taken to Miami Valley Hospital following the crash at North Gettysburg and Freudenberger, according to Montgomery County dispatch. The extent of their injuries is unknown. A second medic was requested to the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash reported around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of North Gettysburg and Freudenberger avenues.
Read MoreCoroner: Big rig strikes, kills Good Samaritan on I-20
A woman was struck and killed by tractor-trailer while she was helping people on the side of Interstate 20, according to the Aiken County coroner. Tamesha Singletary, 44, of Graniteville, was pronounced dead at the Augusta University Medical Center after the accident that happened Friday on I-20 westbound at mile marker 8, Coroner Darryl Ables said. Singletary was putting gas into the stranded vehicle before being hit by the trailer, the coroner said.
Read MoreFour vehicles involved in crash after deer entered roadway
CLARNO, Wis. — Four vehicles were involved in a crash Thursday at 5:42 a.m. in the town of Clarno at the N1000 block of State Highway 69 with injuries. According to a release, Alberto Morales, 25, of Leaf River, Illinois, was traveling northbound when a deer entered the road and collided with the vehicle. The deer stayed in the lane and was hit by a second vehicle driven by 40-year-old Eduardo Vasquez-Martinez of Freeport, Illinois, that was behind Morales.
Read MoreTroopers: Truck driver arrested after pedestrian was hit and killed on I-26
NEWBERRY, SC (FOX Carolina) - Troopers said a big rig driver was arrested after leaving the scene of a collision that claimed one person’s life. Troopers said the crash happened at 7:41 a.m. Friday on I-26 East near Newberry. A pickup towing a camper was legally parked in the emergency lane when troopers said a tractor trailer ran into the emergency lane, hitting the pickup and a person who was out of the vehicle tending to it.
Read MoreLong Beach: Driver Injured After Big Rig Collides With Disabled Vehicle
LONG BEACH – A driver was injured after a big rig collided with their disabled vehicle causing them to become trapped inside, early Wednesday morning. Authorities were responding to reports of a stalled vehicle blocking the #3 lane of the westbound SR-91 Freeway near Cherry Avenue when additional calls came in reporting a big rig struck the vehicle around 1:22 AM. Units arriving on scene located a big rig that had collided with with a dark-colored BMW causing the female driver to become trapped inside.
Read MoreMan killed in hit-and-run on Interstate 580 in Oakland
OAKLAND — A man who was just involved in a collision on Interstate 580 Tuesday night was killed by a hit-and-run driver after getting out of his vehicle, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday. The man’s name has not yet been released. The CHP said the man had been involved in a collision with another vehicle about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on westbound I-580 just east of the Interstate 80 split, also known as the Berkeley curve.
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