Preventable Tragedies
1 Killed in Truck Accident on I-10 in Channelview, TX
Channelview, TX — June 25, 2025, one person was killed in a truck accident at about 11:30 p.m. on the Interstate 10/East Freeway service road. Authorities said a Toyota Prius rear-ended a crash truck that was screening a construction crew in the westbound lanes of interstate near Sheldon Road. The driver of the Prius died at the scene of the crash, according to authorities. His name has not been made public at this time.
Read MorePedestrian killed after multi-vehicle crash on I-70 in east Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead, and another has been hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash occurred Thursday morning on Interstate 70 in east Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers responded to a crash near Reynoldsburg on Interstate 70 near the Interstate 270 interchange and Brice Road just before 2 a.m. Two people were taken to an area hospital, one in critical condition, the other in stable condition. Police said that the crash began when an unidentified adult was standing behind a 2003 Hyundai Sonata, which was stopped in the left lane of the highway.
Read MoreSt. Louis, MO – One Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on SB I-270 South of MO-21
St. Louis, MO (June 25, 2025) – A complex chain-reaction crash late Tuesday night on southbound Interstate 270 left one driver injured and caused significant damage to multiple vehicles. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. just south of MO-21, prompting a swift response from area law enforcement and fire services. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash began when a 2008 Honda Civic became disabled in the far-left lane (Lane #1).
Read MoreRI trooper injured in Cranston highway crash
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway into a crash that injured a Rhode Island State Police trooper on I-95 South in Cranston Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. as the trooper, who’s assigned to the Commercial Enforcement Unit, was inspecting a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane near the Jefferson Boulevard exit, according to police. Police said the trooper’s unmarked pickup truck had its emergency lights activated when a minivan veered into the breakdown lane and slammed into the back of it.
Read MoreSemi-truck driver killed, construction workers injured in crash with MDOT vehicles
MONROE COUNTY, Mich. — A semi-truck driver was killed and several Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) workers were injured in a crash in Monroe County Tuesday morning. According to a social media post from Michigan State Police First District (MSP), a semi-truck with a trailer was traveling northbound on I-75 near I-275 in Frenchtown Township at approximately 9:45 a.m. near exit 18. The semi-truck was traveling near an area where MDOT construction workers were patching the left lane of I-75, MSP said.
Read MoreSemitruck hits, kills Draper man on I-15 near Beaver
BEAVER — A Draper man died after he was struck by a semitruck on Friday while checking his engine at the side of Interstate 15 near Beaver. Utah Highway Patrol investigators say Joseph C. Hansen, 29, had pulled his vehicle onto the right shoulder of the southbound lanes of the freeway at the north end of Beaver. Hansen got out of his vehicle, apparently to check his engine, and walked to the front and lifted the hood, according to a UHP report.
Read MoreLAPD sergeant hit, killed assisting crash victim on 405 Freeway
A veteran Los Angeles Police Department sergeant was struck and killed when he got out of his vehicle to assist with a collision on the 405 Freeway early Monday morning, officials said. Both collisions occurred around 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the 405 near Getty Center Drive. Authorities said Sgt. Shiou Deng came upon a recent collision on the 405 Freeway near Moraga Drive around 2 a.m. and stopped with his lights on to help.
Read MoreWestbound I-90 reopens at SR 18 after deadly crash and confrontation, driver arrested
Westbound lanes of Interstate 90 were fully closed at State Route 18 Thursday afternoon because of a deadly crash, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers. WSP now says they’ve arrested a 42-year-old Sammamish man, who they believe is responsible for the crash. WSP reports that the suspect was driving a Toyota Sequoia when he hit and killed a person who was on the side of I-90. WSP says the victim, a 66-year-old man from Bellevue, may have been fixing the flat tire troopers noticed on the front wheel of his red sedan.
Read MorePerson hit while jumpstarting disabled car in Allegan County
SAUGATUCK, Mich. — A person was injured early Sunday morning after being hit by a pickup truck while trying to jumpstart a disabled vehicle on the side of the road in Laketown Township. According to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), around 1:50 a.m. dispatch received multiple calls about a serious crash where a pickup truck struck a pedestrian on Blue Star Highway near 63rd Street. Deputies said the preliminary investigation shows the victim was reportedly attempting to jumpstart a disabled vehicle that was parked off the roadway.
Read MorePerson killed in hit-and-run on shoulder of 71 Highway while getting car towed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A person has died after they were hit by a car on the shoulder of a highway, the Kansas City Police Department reported Sunday. KCPD responded to the northbound lanes of 71 Highway at E. 39th Street shortly after midnight on June 22, around 12:20 a.m. An investigation revealed that the victim’s car was hooked up to a tow truck after it started having a mechanical issue.
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