Preventable Tragedies
Passenger Dies From Injuries In Crash In Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, VA — A passenger in a disabled car in a travel lane leading from Interstate 66 to Lee Highway (Route 29) in Gainesville died Saturday from injuries sustained when the car was hit in the rear Friday afternoon by a pickup truck attempting to merge onto Lee Highway, the Prince William County Police Department said Saturday. At around 4:10 p.m. on Friday, Prince William County police officers responded to the area of Lee Highway and I-66 to investigate the crash.
Read MoreBoca man killed, woman critically injured in I-95 wreck
BOCA RATON — A man is dead and a woman critically injured after a crash Friday night on Interstate 95 in Boca Raton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 27-year-old Jupiter man was driving a pickup south on I-95 shortly before 8 p.m. north of Palmetto Park Road when he wrecked into the back of a sedan stopped on the shoulder on the west side of the road. The truck hit a 63-year-old Boca man who was outside of the car, killing him.
Read MoreIndiana man struck by 3 vehicles on I-65 after running out of gas dies
SELLERSBURG, Ind. — A Henryville man is dead following a crash on southbound I-65 late Thursday night. Indiana State Police said that around 11 p.m., Cody Whitehead, 24, was waiting on the side of I-65 in Sellersburg after his vehicle ran out of gas. Police said his hazard lights were on. He was waiting for assistance when a semitruck crossed the fog line, hit Whitehead’s vehicle and pushed it into the guardrail.
Read More19 Year Old Woman Dies in I-10 Crash Near Lafayette
19-year-old Ryan Alasia Johnson of Kentwood is dead after a fatal crash Wednesday evening on I-10 East about three miles east of Louisiana Avenue. According to a press release from Louisiana State Police Trooper Thomas Gossen, it all started when 41-year-old Carol Ann Brooks of Breaux Bridge needed to pull over because of a flat tire. Gossen says she was stopped on the inside eastbound lane of I-10 inside the construction zone.
Read MoreCesar Ruiz confident in playing any position on the interior line for the Saints
Tragically, Ruiz lost his father at the age of eight years old. His father, who was also named Cesar, was hit by a car on the side of a South New Jersey highway after he pulled over to help another drive fix a flat tire. Ruiz started playing football at the age of 10 to cope with the loss. Ruiz didn’t think he was going to be the 24th pick originally, but got the call from the Saints with about two minutes left on the clock.
Read MoreFather and daughter killed in Opelika interstate crash
OPELIKA, Ala. (WSFA) - A father and his daughter were killed in a multiple-vehicle accident in Opelika Thursday, according to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris. Harris said 16-year-old Abbey Darnell and her father, 49-year-old David Darnell, died instantly when the vehicle they were in was hit from behind on Interstate 85 southbound near the 63 mile marker. Harris said it appears the father had pulled off the side of the interstate to check on his daughters vehicle, which had been stranded earlier from a flat tire.
Read MoreMan fatally struck while standing near vehicle stopped in road, police say
LONGWOOD, Fla. – A driver who stopped his vehicle in the road for an unknown reason was fatally struck by a passing vehicle Thursday afternoon, according to the Longwood Police Department. Police said the man was driving on State Road 434 near Palm Springs Drive around 4:30 p.m. when he stopped his vehicle in the eastbound lanes. The victim was standing near his trunk when he was struck, the news release said.
Read MoreDriver arrested after hit-and-run crash killed 2 pedestrians on the Downtown Connector
ATLANTA — Authorities said they have arrested a driver who hit and killed two people on the Downtown Connector early Monday morning. Triple Team Traffic’s Mark Arum said the incident happened before 5 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Edgewood Avenue, north of Interstate 20 in downtown Atlanta. Police said two people had gotten out of their car after an accident when they were hit by another car. That car then left the scene, police said.
Read MoreDriver critically injured after stopping on I-96 in Detroit to save dog
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A good Samaritan driver was critically injured Sunday when stopping to help a dog that was running loose on I-96 in Detroit. Now police are looking for the driver who fled the scene after hitting the victim. The incident happened around 3:40 p.m. on westbound I-96 at Livernois. The driver, a 27-year-old man from Livonia, stopped and attempted to save the dog. The dog was then hit by a vehicle, and another vehicle struck the good Samaritan, according to preliminary information from Michigan State Police.
Read MoreMan struck, killed while walking outside of his disabled vehicle
MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) — A man is dead after he was hit while walking outside of his car Saturday night. Deputies responded near the intersection of William Street Road and County Line Road in far eastern Macon County just before midnight. They said the victim left his vehicle after it become disabled on the side of the road. The sheriff’s office then said the man walked into the street and was hit by a passing vehicle.
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