Preventable Tragedies
21-year-old dies after at least 1 vehicle hits him on 91 freeway in Long Beach
A motorist, who got out of his sport utility vehicle following a crash on the 91 freeway in Long Beach Tuesday evening, Jan. 21, died at a hospital after at least one other vehicle hit him, authorities said Wednesday. The 21-year-old man’s name was withheld pending notification of his family. The Los Angeles resident was driving a 1998 Honda CR-V that collided with another vehicle about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday on the westbound 91, west of Cherry Avenue, said California Highway Patrol Officer Marcos Iniguez, of the Santa Fe Springs Area office.
Read More37-year-old man dies in multi-vehicle crash on State Route 11 in Ashtabula County
Troopers said a driver of a Dodge Ram stopped to help a driver of disabled Ford 550 truck that was stuck in the median on State Route 11. The driver of the Dodge had stopped to assist by pulling the disabled F-550 from the median. Once the disabled truck was removed from the median, it rolled across the northbound lanes of State Route 11 and was struck by a 2008 Ford F-150 driven by Brandon White, 37, of Austinburg.
Read MoreGSP: Man falls into Savannah River when driver looking for cookie in purse hits car
GSP says the accident victim, Ayuba Cunningham, was parked on the east shoulder on State Route 25 north at Hutchinson Island Road with his lights and hazard lights on. When Cunningham walked towards the front of the car to see what the issue was, Amber Black failed to maintain her lane and started to drive on the east shoulder. Black’s car struck Cunningham’s, pushing his car 22 feet on the shoulder and striking Cunningham.
Read More9-year-old boy dies after semi hits disabled truck
A Ford F-150, with three passengers, was disabled without lights on in the northbound lane of the highway after hitting two elk, according to a crash narrative from the Montana Highway Patrol. A semi, also driving north, didn’t see the truck in time and crashed into it. The pickup was pushed off the right side of the road and a 9-year-old boy was pronounced dead on scene from the impact.
Read MoreWreck injures 34 people, causes large fuel spill and closes highway
A multi-vehicle crash involving an Idaho National Laboratory bus on Highway 20 in Bingham County resulted in 34 people being injured, thousands of gallons of fuel being spilled and the road being shut down for 13 hours.The wreck occurred around 8:50 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 20 westbound east of the INL. State police said visibility on the road at the time of the crash was impacted by fog and blowing snow.
Read More10-year-old boy dies after semi hits disabled truck
10-year-old boy died Thursday night near Cameron in Madison County after a semi truck hit a disabled pickup on the side of the road. The crash happened just before 7:40 p.m. on Thursday on Highway 287 at mile marker 25 near Cameron. A Ford F-150 with three passengers was disabled without lights in the northbound lane of the highway after hitting two elk, according to a crash narrative from the Montana Highway Patrol.
Read MoreVehicle drives into ravine off I-65, killing Birmingham woman
Maxine Lacheynne Davis, 49, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead at 11: 18 a.m., according to Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates. Investigators believe the car was traveling north on I-65 near University Boulevard when it left the roadway, went into a ravine and struck a tree. The car was later found near the intersection of Ninth Avenue South and Sixth Street South. Davis was a front-seat passenger in the vehicle. The driver and the rear passenger were taken to the hospital with significant injuries, according to Yates
Read MoreWoman killed in single-car crash on Pleasant Grove Road
One woman was killed in a single-car crash on Pleasant Grove Road Wednesday. Family members began to look for the woman when she had not arrived home on time. They found the crashed vehicle and called the Sheriff’s Office. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash on Pleasant Grove Road near Cypress Circle just after 4:30 P.M. Wednesday. When they arrived, deputies found a heavily damaged vehicle that had left the roadway and went into a ravine.
Read MoreString of Vehicles Involved in Deadly Hit-and-Run on I-5
A driver of a black Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was speeding in the fast lane of northbound I-5 just north of State Route 54 when he illegally tried to pass a red car by using the center emergency lane around 4:52 a.m., California Highway Patrol said. In the emergency lane was a disabled car. The pickup truck struck the stalled vehicle and the red car he was trying to pass, CHP said.
Read MoreHCSO: Pedestrian changing tire struck, killed in hit-and-run crash on Eastex Freeway feeder road
A hit-and-run crash is under investigation in Harris County after a pedestrian was killed and another was injured when a vehicle struck them while they were changing a tire on an Eastex Freeway feeder road near Gaston Street, according to officials with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The deadly incident happened around 3 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said two pedestrians were outside a vehicle stopped in the11500 block of Eastex Freeway, changing a tire when a silver SUV failing to drive in a single lane struck both of them, killing a man and injuring a woman.
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