Preventable Tragedies
Quick 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.
Read MoreISP: One semi hits another on I-65, killing driver who was outside of his vehicle
JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. — A semitruck driver is dead after a crash that happened while he was on the side of the road. According to Indiana State Police, Daniel Cosma, 41, of North Royalton, Ohio, was driving his semi south on I-65 Thursday morning when he had a mechanical issue in a construction zone. Police said he stopped near Seymour, and sat in the right lane, since there was no shoulder.
Read MoreTragedy as nurse and mum-of-four dies after she is hit by car while helping crash victim
Nurse Ana Kincart, 36, spotted the crash in Boone County, Kentucky, and pulled over to help the 24-year-old driver Brandon Hicks - both died when they were hit by a car A “loving and selfless” mum-of-four has died after she was hit by a car when she stopped to help a driver who had been in an accident.Nurse Ana Kincart, 36, was on her way to work when she spotted the crash in Boone County, Kentucky, and pulled over to assist the motorist.
Read MoreGood Samaritans seriously hurt after being hit on I-95 while helping man change tire
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)– Two Good Samaritans tell 8News they have a long road to recovery after a car slammed into them while they helped a person change a flat tire. What started out as a good deed ended with two men spending four days at the VCU Medical Center. The accident occurred on Interstate-95 North near Maury Street (Exit 73) in downtown Richmond on June 30. David Gower, one of the men hit, is now confined to a neck brace with limited mobility, telling 8News he’s lucky to be alive.
Read More1 dead in after cars hit broken-down vehicle along I-96 in Detroit
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Michigan State Police say one person died after a fiery crash on I-96 in Detroit on Monday evening. According to police, a vehicle had broken down in a lane of travel along eastbound I-96 at Warren just before 6:30 p.m. Moments later, police say a vehicle struck the broken down car, and then a third vehicle hit the second. The first car that was broken down caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames when troopers arrived.
Read More2 drivers hurt, pedestrian bridge damaged in Edina crash involving semi
The drivers of a semi truck and a second vehicle were taken to Southdale Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a crash Tuesday morning in Edina. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the two-vehicle crash happened just before 6 a.m. Officials said the semi was traveling south on Highway 100 near Benton Avenue when it hit a Buick Lacrosse on the road’s right shoulder. The semi swerved, and went up the highway’s embankment.
Read MoreMilford Man hit by truck and killed after car breaks down on US-23, Livingston Sheriffs report
Livingston County, Mich. — A 41-year-old Milford resident was struck and killed by a truck on US-23 south of Clyde Road in Hartland Township after his car broke down today. Deputies from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a semi-tractor and trailer incident involving the 41-year-old Milford individual at 11:26 a.m. The investigation revealed that the pedestrian exited his vehicle and was struck by a 2005 Kenworth semi-tractor and trailer in the southbound lane of travel.
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