Preventable Tragedies
N.J. woman, 21, killed in hit-and-run crash on I-95, cops say
A 21-year-old Bergen County woman who stepped out of her SUV after a three-vehicle crash Thursday on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer whose driver fled the scene, authorities said. Jada Smith, of Teaneck, was pronounced dead at the scene of the hit-and-run crash, which occurred about 10:25 p.m. in the southbound express lanes of Interstate 95 near mile marker 121.5, according to New Jersey State Police.
Read MoreMan Fatally Struck By Vehicle While Crossing Lanes Of Hwy 101
A 66-year-old San Jose man was struck and killed after getting out of his vehicle and trying to cross U.S. Highway 101 in San Martin in Santa Clara County early Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred around 5:30 a.m. on southbound Highway 101 south of San Martin Avenue. The man had stopped his vehicle in the center divider and got out and began walking toward another vehicle stopped on the right-hand shoulder when a 58-year-old woman driving a 2012 Toyota Corolla struck and killed him, CHP officials said.
Read MoreFive-car pileup in Tampa kills one
Tampa homicide detectives are investigating a car crash that killed one person Monday morning. A driver stopped at a red light on Columbus Drive at Himes Avenue in Tampa around 9:30 a.m. was rear-ended by another driver, according to the Tampa Police Department. The crash caused a chain reaction, and five vehicles were involved. The driver who was originally rear-ended died, according to police. The driver’s identity has not yet been released by authorities.
Read MoreNo Injuries in Linn County Collision
Linn County area responders were called to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Highways 13 and 30 Thursday evening. Upon arriving, they found that a truck traveling westbound had struck a car that was disabled on the north side of the highway, pushing it into the ditch where it then caught fire. The occupant of the car was standing near the vehicle when it was struck but was uninjured.
Read MoreState Police: Three charged after leaving vehicle on Turnpike in Westampton
WESTAMPTON - When a car broke down on the New Jersey Turnpike here, its occupants’ troubles were just beginning, authorities say. A Gloucester County man who walked away from the disabled vehicle was hit by a truck on the southbound highway, according to New Jersey State Police. Mark McCarrie, 34, of Logan, and two passengers who likewise left the car also were charged with drug offenses, according to New Jersey State Police.
Read MoreWoman Arrested For Alleged Scott’s Law Violation Following Four Accidents on I-80 Near Morris
The Illinois State Police has released information regarding four crashes that occurred on Interstate 80 just west of Brisbin Road on May 22nd. ISP officials say they responded to a traffic crash at the aforementioned location at 10:07 p.m. A White Toyota Paseo was traveling on Interstate 80 westbound in the left lane. A White Toyota Prius was traveling in the same direction in the right lane. The driver of the Paseo crossed over the lane markings and struck the left rear driver side of the Prius, which ended up in the ditch.
Read More2 fatalities reported in tractor-trailer wreck on I-81
Crashes involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County early Thursday morning have left two dead, according to Virginia State Police. Police responded to the incidents on northbound I-81 at mile marker 167, at Buchanan, at 2:17 a.m., according to a news release. The initial wreck occurred at about 2:13 a.m. when a 2013 Volvo tractor-trailer ran off the left side of the roadway and hit the guardrail, causing the truck to overturn onto its side and block the road, according to Sgt.
Read MoreBoy dies, 2 others injured in Parkway East crash that shut down highway
An 11-year-old boy has died and two others were injured when a vehicle crashed into their disabled car on the outbound Parkway East/Interstate 376, shutting down the highway for nearly four hours Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. just beyond the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, closing the Parkway eastbound between the Squirrel Hill and Edgewood exits, according to Pennsylvania State Police. “There were two vehicles, with three people in the first vehicle and one in the other vehicle,” state police Trooper Melinda Bondarenka said.
Read MoreCar Strikes, Kills Woman on 10 Freeway in West Covina
A woman was killed Thursday when she was hit by a car after she got out of her possibly disabled car on the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in West Covina, authorities said. The 26-year-old El Monte woman was injured about 4:30 a.m. west of Azusa Avenue and died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. Her name was withheld, pending notification of her relatives. According to the CHP, the woman was driving a 2000 Toyota Camry when she “exited her vehicle within the traffic lanes when the Toyota was possibly experiencing mechanical issues.
Read MoreWebb City officer, son severely injured when hit by car in Florida
WEBB CITY, Mo. — A Webb City police officer and his child were both severely injured in a car-pedestrian accident earlier this week while the family was on vacation in Florida. Webb City Patrol Sgt. Brian Ward, wife Heather and their two children — Knox, 2, and Reagan, 5 — were on vacation in Escambia County, Florida. On Tuesday, the family’s vehicle was pulled over on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, and when Brian was about to place Knox in his car seat, another driver hit them.
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