Preventable Tragedies
Fulton man injured when truck rear-ends tractor-trailer
Fulton, N.Y. — A 25-year-old Fulton man was injured Monday night when his pickup truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of County Route 14. According to State Police, Alexander J. Fatcheric was driving a 2014 Ford pickup truck north on County Route 14 at about 6:56 p.m. when he hit a legally parked semi on the roadway. Fatcheric was transported to Upstate University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation is continuing.
Read MoreTroopers searching for semi-truck involved in deadly hit-and-run
SEQUOYAH COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Authorities with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol are searching for a semi-truck that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash. Around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, troopers were called to a deadly hit-and-run crash on eastbound I-40, north of Moffett, in Sequoyah County. Witnesses told troopers that a white semi-truck pulling a white box trailer hit a truck and a pedestrian. Officials say Robert Rabe was driving a 1977 Chevy truck eastbound on I-40 when he got a flat tire and had to pull onto the shoulder.
Read MoreFlorida woman struck by semi on I-80 near Cozad on Saturday
COZAD — A Florida woman was struck by a semi on I-80 near Cozad during the evening of Saturday, July 18 and was transported by helicopter to Kearney. Around 8 p.m. an eastbound Volkswagen pulled off on the side of I-80 after missing the Cozad area rest stop near mile marker 222, according to Nebraska State Patrol Public Relations Director Cody Thomas. Simone Dennis-Colin, 42 ,of Coral Springs, Fla., a passenger, exited the vehicle and walked into the driving lane, said Thomas.
Read MoreHazelwood man killed in two-vehicle crash on Interstate 270
A man died Sunday night in a collision between a tractor-trailer and a car on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 9:50 p.m. Sunday on northbound I-270, south of Missouri Highway 370. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Joseph McDowell, 71, of the Hazelwood area. McDowell was driving a 2011 Toyota Avalon north on the interstate when his car lost control due to road conditions and hit a guardrail.
Read MoreMan killed in Sherman crash while trying to help another driver
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Police say the man hit and killed by a semi-truck Saturday night was a Houston-area pastor, who had pulled over to help when he saw a fiery crash on Highway 75. Dr. Russell Moore said he has known John Powell for about 15 years. Powell was his former student and remained a good friend over time. “John was everything I would hope that my sons would grow up to be a man of the gospel, a man of character, a man of integrity, and a man who loves his family and other people,” Moore said.
Read MoreLee’s Summit woman struck and killed on I-435 after minor crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Lee’s Summit woman was killed when she got out of her car following a minor traffic accident along Interstate 435 and was hit by another vehicle, police in Kansas City said. The incident happened late Wednesday night in the northbound lanes of I-435 when 40-year-old Heather Fitzgerald’s car and a truck collided, police said. Investigators believe the car was left disabled in the far left lane of traffic, and Fitzgerald got out of the car and stood on the shoulder of the interstate.
Read MoreQuick Thinking Off-Duty Coral Springs Firefighter Saves Life of Pedestrian Hit by a Car
An off duty member of the Coral Springs Fire Department is being hailed a hero after some quick thinking, saving the life of a young pedestrian who was left fighting for her life after being struck by a vehicle. The Coral Springs Fire Department recently received a letter from the Palm Beach Fire Rescue thanking eight-year veteran Lieutenant Kevin O’Connell for his heroic actions while off-duty. O’Connell was in the area of a chaotic scene that occurred on June 6 at 10:30 pm on 441 near Wellington.
Read MoreDriver of broken down vehicle dead after being hit by truck on Highway 401 in Toronto: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police say a 30-year-old man has died after he was hit by a cement truck on Highway 401 in Toronto on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to the eastbound collector lanes of the highway near Weston Road at around 5:15 p.m. with reports of a collision. “The pedestrian was outside of his vehicle, which was broken down and disabled and in the process of being hooked up by a heavy tow truck,” Sgt.
Read MoreVictim, a 29-year-old man from Calumet City, hospitalized in critical condition
CHICAGO, IL, (July 05, 2020) - A 29-year-old man from Calumet City was critically injured in a hit-and-run on Sunday, July 5th in Chicago.The suspect, DeAnthony L. Stevens, was driving south on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 26th Street at about 4:15 a.m. when he crashed his Chevy Impala into a vehicle stopped on the shoulder for an earlier crash. The force of the collision sent one vehicle forward into another car, which caused someone standing nearby to fall about 45 feet over the side of a retaining wall.
Read More2 dead; 3 hurt when vehicle hit stopped cars whose occupants were changing tire along Route 222, police say
Three men were struck, two of them fatally, when a vehicle plowed into two vehicles Friday night along Route 222 in Ontelaunee Township as several males were changing a tire. Fourth and fifth victims are reportedly in critical condition in Reading Hospital where they were taken after the crash about 9:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes about three-quarters of a mile north of Route 61, Northern Berks Regional police said Saturday.
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