Preventable Tragedies
Deadly Crash Just After Midnight On Century (105) Freeway: Horrific Carpool Lane Collision With Disabled Toyota Death Car
A motorist was killed Thursday when his Toyota crashed and stopped in a carpool lane on the Century (105) Freeway in the Willowbrook area and was hit by another vehicle. The collision was reported about 12:55 a.m. on the westbound 105 Freeway west of Alameda Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Gerson Jimenez, 38, of Whittier died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.Jimenez was driving a 2005 Toyota that crashed and stopped in the carpool lane.
Read MoreLouisiana man killed in Pearl River County crash
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A Louisiana man is dead after a crash on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County. Mark Harris, 41 of Monroe, LA., was stopped Wednesday on the shoulder in the southbound lane of the interstate at 10:50 a.m. when a vehicle struck his 2006 Infiniti G35, reported Mississippi Highway Patrol. Harris received fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Cal Robertson with MHP.
Read MoreValrico man killed in three-vehicle crash, deputies say
LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County deputies said a 63-year-old man from Valrico was killed following a crash in Lakeland. The three-vehicle accident occurred Tuesday before 1 p.m. at the intersection of County Line Road and Ewell Road. Investigators said James Reynolds was head was heading west on Ewell Road in a black 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck. Meanwhile, a 65-year-old man from Lakeland was heading north on County Line Road in a white 2018 Mack Tractor hauling a 2007, 53-foot trailer.
Read MoreWoman leaves disabled vehicle, is injured by hit-skip driver on US-33
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman who got out of her disabled vehicle and began walking down US-33 was seriously injured in a hit-skip crash, according to authorities. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers say the crash happened near Buena Vista Road in Hocking County around 5:10 Thursday morning.The 28-year old woman from Nelsonville had been traveling eastbound on US-33 when her car broke down. OSP says she got out of the car and began walking down the road when she was hit by a white Honda Civic.
Read MoreSemitruck hits, kills person on Bozeman Pass
A Washington woman in her 60s died after being hit by a semitruck on Bozeman Pass on Monday night, according to law enforcement. Trooper Justin Knapp with the Montana Highway Patrol said that two people were traveling in a silver pickup hauling a horse trailer and had stopped on the right shoulder of the eastbound lane to switch drivers just before 8 p.m. Both people were outside of the vehicle when a semi traveling in the driving lane left the roadway and hit and killed the woman.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Killed After Stopping To Help At Interstate 80 Crash Scene Near Dixon
DIXON (CBS SF/BCN) — A truck hit and killed a 47-year-old woman early Sunday morning after she stopped to help at a crash scene on Interstate Highway 80 near Dixon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The initial crash occurred shortly before 2:40 a.m. Sunday on westbound Highway 80 west of Dixon Avenue. A black Mazda CX-5 rear-ended a silver Hyundai Elantra and came to rest blocking lanes of the highway, prompting several people to stop at the scene to try to assist, CHP officials said.
Read MoreNorthbound Interstate 81 shut down after fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers, service truck
Apr. 12—Northbound Interstate 81 was shut down for hours in central Schuylkill County Monday when a disabled tractor-trailer was struck by another rig and both burst into flames. One driver was hurt, but there were no life-threatening injuries, said Bill Lindenmuth, chief of Frackville’s Goodwill Hose Co., who called that fact “amazing” considering the circumstances. He said the cab and trailer on the rig that struck the other rig were destroyed by fire, as was the trailer that was struck.
Read MoreDriver hospitalized after striking disabled vehicle on I-495
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, Delaware (WPVI) – Delaware State Police are investigating an accident that injured one person on I-495 this morning in the Brandywine Hundred section of Delaware. The accident was reported at around 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Edgemoor Road.Initial reports indicate the driver lost control and struck a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of the highway. The driver was transported to an area hospital and is expected to be okay.
Read More1 dead in East Freeway hit-and-run crash
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – One person was killed Saturday in a major crash involving a disabled vehicle, and authorities are looking for the other car involved. It happened on the I-10 East Freeway near Federal Road.A truck towing a small trailer was disabled on the side of the freeway when another vehicle veered out of its lane and crashed into it, killing one person, according to authorities on the scene.
Read MoreFundraiser planned for Good Samaritan who lost leg in hit-and-run crash
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A fundraiser will be held next week for a Good Samaritan who lost his leg after he was struck by a vehicle last year while trying to help a driver whose vehicle had become disabled in Oakland Park. The hit-and-run crash occurred last June in the eastbound lanes of East Cypress Creek Road at North Dixie Highway. Deputies said the victim, Jonathan James Patterson, was helping the driver whose car broke down when he was struck by a vehicle similar to a 2013-2016 Lexus GS 350.
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