Preventable Tragedies
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim Facing Lawsuit In Fatal Crash
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim is being sued over a fatal accident he was involved in nearly two years ago. According to Syracuse.com, the family of Jorge Jimenez alleged the coach’s actions were “negligent, reckless and wanton.” Jimenez was struck and killed by an SUV driven by Boeheim in February 2019. The four-page lawsuit was filed in Onondaga County Supreme Court in Syracuse and seeks an unspecified settlement.
Read MoreWoman killed in crash on Route 104 identified
A woman was stuck and killed, and several other motorists were injured on Route 104 in Ontario, Wayne County, on Sunday evening. Wayne County sheriff’s deputies said that a car driven by Timothy Mannix, 57 of Marion, for an unknown reason, had stopped in the eastbound passing lane just before 7 p.m. One driver, a 65-year-old Williamson man, stopped directly behind Mannix’s car and turned on his four-way flashers, deputies said.
Read More2 injured in 3-car crash after man hits deer
MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — Deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 30th Avenue near Jackson Road Friday night in response to a 3-car crash involving a deer. At around 10 p.m., a 27-year-old man hit a deer while driving northbound on 30th Avenue and his car became disabled as a result. A 21-year-old woman saw the crash and began to slow down. A third car driven by a 62-year-old man was going southbound when he hit the disabled car which then hit the woman’s car that was approaching.
Read MoreCoroner identifies woman hit, killed by vehicle on Edmund Highway near Pelion
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle early yesterday morning. The accident occurred shortly after 4:30 a.m. on the 5800 block of Edmund Highway near Pelion. Official say, 47-year-old Lisa Claudine Fry was traveling on Edmund Highway when her vehicle became disabled. When she exited the vehicle she was struck by an approaching car. Fry was taken from the scene to an area hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.
Read MoreMan seriously hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 416 near Rideau River bridge
A 24-year-old man was badly hurt when he got out of his car and was struck by another vehicle after a seven-vehicle crash on Highway 416 Monday evening. He remained in critical condition, the OPP said Tuesday morning.Firefighters took a call about the crash at 7:25 p.m., and while on the way to the scene received information about multiple injuries. The collision occurred on northbound Highway 416 at the Rideau River bridge.
Read MoreOne dead in accident on Route 78 in Clinton Township
CLINTON TOWNSHIP - State police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred early Sunday morning on Route 78, said Sgt. Philip Curry, spokesperson for the State Police.The accident occurred at 4:46 a.m. on Route 78 westbound around mile marker, Curry said. A Freightliner tractor trailer was parked on the right shoulder when a Jeep heading westbound entered the right shoulder and hit the rear of the parked tractor trailer. The male driver of the Jeep sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, Curry said.
Read More20-year-old with suspended learner’s permit responsible for deadly hit and run, police say
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man driving with a suspended learner’s permit was arrested after a year-long investigation into a hit-and-run on Interstate 95. The victim, an Uber driver, was a good Samaritan who had stopped to help a disabled vehicle. According to Florida Highway Patrol investigators, it was Sebastian Michel Jean-Baptiste, now 21, who was behind the wheel of a 2019 Toyota Camry when Pierre Michel Fortin was struck at approximately 2:06 a.
Read MoreKSP investigating a crash where man was hit and killed on I-75
GRANT COUNTY, Ky. (FOX19) - Kentucky State Police say they are investigating a fatal crash that happened Friday night. Robert Fugate, 50, was identified by KSP as having been struck and killed by a car on the interstate around 11:30 p.m. Police say Fugate had been involved in a single-vehicle crash and was standing in the left lane 156-mile marker of I-75 in Williamstown. Two other vehicles then stopped to help Fugate, police say.
Read MoreWoman killed in hit-and-run after stopping to help crash victim on Hwy. 190; multiple drivers fled area
PORT ALLEN - A good Samaritan was struck and killed after she pulled over to help out another person involved in a crash overnight. State police said Theresa Matherne, 57, of Baton Rouge was fatally struck after she stopped to help a driver involved in a crash on US 190 near LA 415 around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Investigators said Matherne was walking in an eastbound lane when she was hit by multiple vehicles.
Read More2 pedestrians killed while helping driver after crash on Arkansas highway
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Two people, including a Bald Knob man, died Wednesday after a truck hit them as they tried to help another driver on the side of a highway, according to Arkansas State Police. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on I-40 near Mulberry in Franklin County. State police say 59-year-old William Burrow of Bald Knob was one of four people who had gotten out of their vehicles to help a woman who had been involved in a previous crash.
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