Preventable Tragedies

One dead, three injured in Okaloosa County crash

February 24, 2021

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - One person is dead and three people are hurt after a crash in Okaloosa County. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say Wednesday around 7:35 a.m., on Highway 90 near Clint Mason Road, two vehicles were driving west and one vehicle was driving east. They say a car driven by a 38-year-old woman from Holt stopped in the westbound lane and a van driven by a 43-year-old woman from Crestview rear-ended the car.

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Teenage girl dies in 16-vehicle crash on old Miss. River Bridge, police say

February 23, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana State Police say a 13-year-old girl has died following a 16-vehicle crash on US 190 on the old Mississippi River Bridge Tuesday morning. Trooper First Class Taylor Scrantz identified the teenager as Janaria James, of Plaquemine. The crash happened shortly before 8:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Scrantz tells WAFB’s Austin Kemker the vehicle the teen was in was hit by a semi-truck. Multiple cars were also hit by several semi-trucks, Scrantz says.

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Man Who Lost Leg Hailed As Hero For Helping Stranded Driver On Merritt Parkway

February 22, 2021

A Fairfield County man is being hailed a hero after losing his leg while stopped to help a stranded driver and was hit by a vehicle. The crash took place around 9 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, the crash occurred when a vehicle was disabled on the shoulder of the northbound lane and a second vehicle was stopped adjacent to the vehicle offering a jump start when it was struck by another vehicle that was hit from behind while changing lanes and then braked because of the second car.

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Second Time This Month: Man Pulled Over On Mass Pike Is Killed By A Tractor-Trailer

February 22, 2021

Police have identified the victim of a fatal Mass Pike collision involving a tractor-trailer truck and a man on the side of the road attempting to fix his vehicle. This is the second time in February 2021 that a person in a broken-down vehicle on the side of I-90 was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The most recent accident happened on Saturday, Feb. 20, around 6 a.m. Massachusetts State Troopers responded to a report of a man being hit by a vehicle.

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Woman killed in rollover crash on I-57 near 107th; good Samaritan struck by vehicle: state police

February 22, 2021

A woman was killed in a crash Sunday on Interstate 57 on the South Side, and a good Samaritan who pulled over to help was injured in a hit-and-run, state police said. Troopers responded to a rollover crash about 3:17 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 107th Street, Illinois State Police said. A person involved in that crash was pronounced dead, state police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified her as Alfreda Blanton, of Gresham.

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6-year-old boy among 4 killed in Rolling Meadows crash, 3 victims ID’d

February 21, 2021

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (WLS) – Three of the four people killed in a crash on Illinois Route 53 in Rolling Meadows Saturday night have been identified by Illinois State Police. A 6-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy were among those killed in the crash, according to officials.Troopers said a blue Ford Fiesta pulled over on the side of Route 53 near Kirchoff Road just before midnight Saturday. Moments later, a 2018 Jeep Wrangler smashed into the back of the car.

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Eastbound lanes of Loop 202 in Mesa reopened after serious crash

February 21, 2021

MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A serious crash closed the eastbound lanes of Loop 202 Red Mountain at Dobson Road in Mesa Sunday morning. DPS says before 5 a.m. they received calls of multiple people pushing a disabled car on the SR-202 eastbound at Dobson Road. A bit after, there was a crash reported in the same area. They say a car either hit the disabled car or the people with it.

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Driver strikes and kills man pulled over after initial crash that closed I-84 in Southbury

February 19, 2021

SOUTHBURY, Conn. — A man has died from injuries sustained in a crash that shut down I-84 eastbound in Southbury Thursday night. Connecticut State Police tweeted saying the highway will be closed between Exits 15-16. According to a release, drivers from both involved vehicles in a previous crash were standing outside of the car, when a 2007 Honda Pilot struck the driver’s side of the disabled vehicle, causing it to strike a female pedestrian.

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Injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash in Campbell County

February 19, 2021

JELLICO MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WATE) — Traffic along Interstate 75 southbound began moving along smoothly late Thursday following a multivehicle crash that had shut down the lanes for a few hours. The pileup involved dozens of vehicles, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The crash occurred near Mile Marker 155 in which eight semi-trucks and more than 10 passenger vehicles were involved. As of late Thursday night, it was unclear what had caused the pileup, but there had been thick foggy conditions in the area at the time of the crash.

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LeRoy man dies in I-74 crash

February 19, 2021

FARMER CITY – A 28-year-old man from LeRoy died in a crash early Thursday morning in DeWitt County, according to Illinois State Police. ISP says the crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 74 near Farmer City.ISP says a preliminary investigation indicates the LeRoy man was driving eastbound and lost control of his truck on an icy bridge. The truck hit the guardrail and became disabled in the left lane. Police say the front end of a semi-tractor trailer struck the driver’s side door.

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