Preventable Tragedies
Good Samaritan struck in crash on Spaulding Turnpike in Dover, police say
DOVER, N.H. — A good Samaritan was hit by an SUV while helping a driver who struck a guardrail on the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover on Saturday morning, state police said. The crash happened about 5:30 a.m. near Exit 7 on-ramp on the southbound side of the Spaulding Turnpike, state police said in a press release.The incident began when a driver lost control of their Subaru Impreza and hit the guardrail.
Read MoreMan killed when vehicle hits his disabled SUV on Upstate highway identified by coroner
GRAY COURT, S.C. — The coroner has released the name of the driver killed when his disabled SUV stopped on Highway 14 was hit by another vehicle late Thursday, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The coroner identified the victim as Johnnie Calvin Evans, 43, of Greenville.Evans’ SUV had been involved in another crash earlier on Thursday and was disabled on Highway 14 near Highway 101 in Gray Court, troopers said.
Read MoreTexas A&M Student, 19, Killed While Helping His Friend Push a Stalled Car Near Campus
“He was just a good kid doing something good for someone,” a Texas A&M University-Commerce official said of student, Javion Thomas A student from Texas A&M University-Commerce died after he was involved in an accident while helping someone in need, the school confirmed. Javion Thomas, a 19-year-old electrical engineering major from Dallas, died on Tuesday from injuries that he sustained in the tragic incident, according to a statement from his university.
Read MoreTwo killed in separate Meadowbrook crashes
The first fatality, they said, occurred at around 7:14 p.m., when Danyel Saint-Louis, a 17-year-old starting point guard on the Freeport High School boys’ varsity basketball team, was standing outside his car and was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on the parkway.He had earlier lost control of his car, authorities report, and had struck the center median, before coming to a stop on the right shoulder. Several people then got out of their cars to help Saint-Louis, but a third car struck two of the pedestrians, one of their parked cars and the center median.
Read MoreTwo people killed in crash on N.J. Turnpike
Two people were killed in a crash late Thursday night on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County, authorities said. A Lincoln Town Car crashed and was left disabled on the Turnpike at 11:53 p.m. in East Windsor, said New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele. A Jeep driving north then hit the disabled Lincoln, killing two passengers in the back seat, Peele said. The two back seat passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, Peele said.
Read MoreTwo teens helping victim of crash end up getting seriously injured
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some teenagers just trying to do a good deed and help someone in a car crash ended up getting seriously injured themselves. The crash happened just south of the intersection of Tramway and San Rafael on November 5 around 8:30 p.m. The multi-vehicle crash shut down Tramway for about five hours but changed lives forever. For Alexandra Iversen, life after November 5 will never be the same.
Read More16-year-old from Honduras killed in 4-vehicle crash on US-59 near Kingwood
KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) – A 16-year-old boy was killed in a horrific series of crashes involving four vehicles on the Eastex Freeway near Kingwood Tuesday. Houston police say a Mercedes had mechanical issues and broke down in the southbound lanes of US-59 between Kingwood Drive and Townsen around 7:30 p.m. Both occupants of the Mercedes exited the vehicle, and moments later a Dodge pickup also traveling southbound saw the Mercedes and was able to stop behind it.
Read More8-year-old killed, 3 other young children hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash in Metro East
MADISON COUNTY, Ill — An 8-year-old was killed and three other young children were taken to hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash in Madison County, Illinois Tuesday night. According to Illinois State Police, the crash happened on Interstate 55 near mile marker 37, which is just north of the New Douglas Road exit, around 8:35 p.m.A Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 27-year-old woman was traveling on I-55 and ran off the roadway and hit a guardrail.
Read MorePolice: Man killed in crash on US 59 near Rosenberg after hitting animal, stopping his car on freeway
ROSENBERG, Texas – A man was hit and killed Wednesday after stopping his car on a freeway when he hit an animal near Rosenberg, police said. The crash was reported about 8 a.m. on the northbound side of U.S. Highway 59 near Reading Road. According to Rosenberg police, the man was headed northbound on the freeway when his car hit an animal. Police said the man stopped his vehicle on the freeway and an 18-wheeler then slammed into the back of his car, killing the manThe driver of the tractor-trailer stayed at the scene, and police said they do not believe charges will be filed.
Read MoreNHP: Woman dead in crash on US 95 northbound, Decatur
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – One person died after a crash on US 95 northbound near Decatur Tuesday morning, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. NHP Trooper Travis Smaka said the crash happened around 4:10 a.m. Nov. 10. Smaka said two women in a black Jaguar sedan were traveling northbound on US 95 approaching Decatur and lost control for reasons unknown. The Jaguar hit a concrete wall and flipped. Smaka said with the help of a Good Samaritan, the women were able to get out of the car.
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