Preventable Tragedies
Passenger killed after minivan disabled by crash is struck by SUV on N.J. Turnpike
A woman was killed and another seriously injured when their disabled minivan was struck by an SUV along the southbound New Jersey Turnpike in Middlesex County early Thursday morning. Jadira Espinal, 40, of Philadelphia, was seated in a passenger’s seat of a minivan stuck in the center lane of the inner roadway when it was hit by the SUV. Espinal was thrown from the vehicle, according to New Jersey State Police.
Read More32-year-old Lansing man struck, killed by vehicle along I-96
HANDY TWP. – A 32-year-old Lansing man died after he was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning along Interstate 96 in Handy Township, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The incident was reported at 6 a.m. on westbound I-96 near Fowlerville Road.The 32-year-old was standing on the shoulder of the roadway, outside of a vehicle, in an “argument” with his girlfriend when he stepped into traffic and was struck by a sedan driven by a 56-year-old resident of Brighton, the sheriff’s office said.
Read More2 injured in string of wrecks on I-285 in Dunwoody
Two people were injured in a series of crashes that shutdown several eastbound lanes of I-285 for nearly two hours during the Friday morning commute, authorities said. The wrecks occurred shortly before 6:50 a.m. in the left lanes of the inner loop near Ashford Dunwoody Road, the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center reported. According to Dunwoody police, the first crash occurred when a black sedan lost control and hit the wall. Another car stopped to check on the driver, who was stopped in the far left lane, when a white sedan swerved to avoid the crash and also hit the median wall.
Read MoreMother’s final act to unbuckle daughter seat before deadly crash
SALISBURY — In a final act of love, Ebony Evans-Kindle crawled into the back seat of the car on Aug. 27 to unlatch her daughter’s car seat right before the vehicle was struck and she was killed on Interstate 85. Evans-Kindle, 31, was driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse when the front right tire blew. She pulled the car onto the shoulder of the Yadkin River bridge and called her former partner, Maddy Rogers.
Read MoreMSP: Good samaritan dies after being hit by car, trying to help other woman hit by car
BAY COUNTY, Mich. - Troopers were called to the area of eastbound US-10, east of Nine Mile Road, for two separate crashes around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Investigators say that an altercation occurred between a driver and passenger that was traveling eastbound on US-10.Police then say the driver, a 52-year-old female from Unionville, stopped and exited the vehicle, and began walking eastbound on US-10. The passenger, a 34-year-old female from Unionville, attempted to drive the Equinox eastbound on US-10 and struck the 52-year-old female.
Read MoreMan struck, killed outside vehicle on US 90 in Iberia Parish
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A man who had exited his vehicle for unknown reasons was struck and killed on U.S. 90 near North College Road Sunday night, Aug. 30, according to Louisiana State Police Troop I. Chad James Maturin, 40, was a passenger in a car that had pulled over on the shoulder of the road. For unknown reasons, State Police say Maturin was in the center of the outside eastbound lane of the road when he was struck by an eastbound 2005 BMW two-door passenger car.
Read MorePedestrian killed while standing in Iberia Parish roadway Sunday night
An Abbeville man standing in a roadway was killed late Sunday after a vehicle hit him. State Troopers ID’d the victim as Chad James Maturin, 40. Troopers’ investigation revealed Maturin was a passenger in a vehicle that pulled onto the shoulder of the road at U.S. Highway 90 and North College Road in Iberia Parish around 10 p.m. Troopers said Maturin left the vehicle and was standing in the middle of the outside, eastbound lane of Highway 90 when he was struck by an eastbound passenger vehicle.
Read MoreUPDATE: Chesterfield man killed on I-95 after his pickup truck was disabled by stray tire
A Chesterfield County man was killed early Monday when he stopped his vehicle in a southbound lane of Interstate 95 after it was struck by a stray tire that flew across the roadway, state police said. The crash unfolded at 5:18 a.m. after a passenger vehicle lost a tire as it was traveling north on I-95 at the 61 mile marker near West Hundred Road. The tire crossed over into the southbound lanes and struck Silverio Santos-Cesario’s Toyota Tacoma, damaging the vehicle and causing him to stop in the left southbound lane, police said.
Read MoreCPD investigating fatal four vehicle crash
According to reports, 53-year-old Ricky L. Reeves, of Columbia, was found dead after he crashed his motorcycle into a tractor trailer truck and was hit by two vehicles. Reeves was traveling eastbound on I-70 between the 130.6 mile marker and the 130.8 mile marker and collided into the back of the tractor trailer truck. Steven R. Fish, 64, of Greenville, South Carolina was said to be driving the truck and pulled over on the highway after the crash.
Read MoreOfficers searching for hit-and-run vehicle after two killed in Moyock on N.C. 168
MOYOCK, N.C. — Law enforcement officers are investigating a hit and run after two people were killed early Sunday on N.C. 168 in Moyock. A pedestrian was struck and killed about 2 a.m. Sunday, said Currituck Sheriff Matt Beickert. The vehicle left the scene.Investigators are searching for a mid-1990s model Toyota Camry, he said. Shortly after, a pedestrian who stopped to help the first victim was struck and killed by another vehicle, Beickert said.
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