Preventable Tragedies
Nancy Segoviano sadly dies after being hit by car in Downey
DOWNEY, CA, (June 18, 2020) - Good Samaritan Nancy Segoviano was tragically struck and killed by car on Thursday, June 18th in Downey while trying to assist a disabled vehicle with children in it. Segoviano, 36, was traveling in a Honda Pilot driven by 47-year-old Bruno Rodriguez on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway when they noticed a disabled Mitsubishi Lancer near the Lakewood Boulevard exit. Rodriguez stopped the Pilot and he and Segoviano exited the vehicle to check on the occupants of the Lancer.
Read MoreDriver who ran from deadly hit-and-run crash in Iredell County charged
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been charged after North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers say he ran from the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Iredell County. It happened just after 3 a.m. on Chestnut Grove Road at Beechwood Farm Road in Newton. Troopers said a 2004 Buick LeSabre was stopped in the roadway after having a mechanical issue when a 2011 Ford F150 crashed into it.
Read More63-year-old man injured in hit-and-run
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Police say on May 21 at approximately 12:31 a.m. a 63-year-old man was struck by a vehicle on the shoulder of Grayson Road, that left him hospitalized. According to police the man was walking to the driver’s door of his tractor trailer on the shoulder of the road when he was hit by a westbound vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene without checking on the victim.
Read More63-year-old man injured in hit-and-run
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Police say on May 21 at approximately 12:31 a.m. a 63-year-old man was struck by a vehicle on the shoulder of Grayson Road, that left him hospitalized. According to police the man was walking to the driver’s door of his tractor trailer on the shoulder of the road when he was hit by a westbound vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene without checking on the victim.
Read MoreChicago Man Killed After Getting Hit By Semi
A 20-year-old Chicago man was killed \after an incident that occurred on Interstate 80 near mile marker 105 around 1:30 this morning. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan said a vehicle driven by Jake Enblom was eastbound on Interstate 80 when he struck a guardrail. After coming to a stop, Enblom exited the vehicle and was walking in the eastbound lane of traffic, when he was struck by a semi-tractor trailer. He was transported by Seneca EMS to Morris Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Read MoreDriver in fatal H-1 freeway crash in Kapolei identified
A 46-year-old man was killed after being struck by multiple vehicles in the Kapolei area early Tuesday, and an off-duty deputy sheriff who pulled over to render aid was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 46-year-old man as Ioane Tafaovale, of Waianae. Police said a white delivery truck operated by the man later identified as Tafaovale was traveling eastbound on the H-1 freeway when the truck and a silver 2001 Chevy pickup truck operated by a 37-year-old man collided shortly before 5 a.
Read MoreI-80 Pedestrian Dies After Semi Hits Him: Coroner
SENECA, IL — The Grundy County Coroner’s Office announced that a 20-year-old Chicago man was killed early Tuesday after being struck by a semi along Interstate 80 near mile marker 105. The coroner’s office said that Jake Enblom was driving eastbound along I-80 when he hit a guardrail. Afterward, Enblom got out of his vehicle and began walking in the eastbound lane of traffic and a semi-tractor trailer hit him around 1:30 a.
Read MoreSmall-town police chief finds little girls alive after mother was killed in crash
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV)— Last week was a difficult one for a Shenandoah Valley family following the death of Desirae Sherwood. Sherwood’s mother Brenda said it could have been a lot worse if it wasn’t for a local police officer. On June 8, Brenda was up early waiting for Desirae to drop off her daughters, Grace and Violet. But that morning, Desirae never came. Brenda realized her daughter wasn’t at work either and no one had heard from her since Sunday night, when she was driving back from Harrisonburg.
Read MoreTimmy Burke sadly dies after being hit by semi-truck
FOREST PARK, OH, (June 16, 2020) - Timmy Burke was tragically struck and killed by a semi-truck on Tuesday, June 16th in Forest Park while standing outside his car following a previous crash. Burke’s 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis became disabled in the middle lane of Interstate 275 West at about 4:30 a.m. after an accident. At that time, two 18-wheelers were driving in the same westbound middle lane of I-275. The first truck, a 2020 Volvo, driven by a 50-year-old woman, swerved to avoid Burke’s vehicle.
Read MoreGood Samaritan helping stranded driver loses leg after car runs him down and takes off
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Jonathan Patterson said it was just in his nature to help a complete stranger on the side of the road earlier this month. “It’s just what good people do. It’s what humans should do,” he said. But in the blink of an eye, his life forever changed after a hit-and-run driver struck him on the street, severing the lower part of his leg. Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened June 3rd, at about 12:15 a.
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