Preventable Tragedies
Woman Dies, 5 Hurt in 7-Vehicle Pileup in Tuscaloosa Sunday Morning
A predawn pileup on an interstate in Tuscaloosa has claimed the life of a 21-year-old who lived in the city, police said Sunday morning. Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said the original accident happened on the southbound lanes of I-359 and involved two vehicles. A 21-year-old who was involved in the first crash at around 2 a.m. was reportedly standing outside of her vehicle when a second wreck occurred involving five more vehicles, for a total of seven vehicles in the pileup.
Read MoreCar slammed into Trooper’s vehicle on I-70
Earlier this week, a Kansas Turnpike Authority Trooper was stopped with its emergency lights activated in the left lane of traffic on I-70 blocking a wrecked vehicle in the roadway, according to a social media report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. The trooper was in his vehicle, along with a witness of that previous crash. A motorist failed to move over and struck the stationary patrol car. “This is why it’s important to Slow Down and Move Over.
Read MoreDriver seriously injured after hitting fire truck on Route 288
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a fire truck in Goochland County. According to police, the incident happened around midnight on Saturday, November 8, 2025, when State Police responded to a single-vehicle accident on southbound Route 288 at the James River Bridge. A sedan had reportedly struck the guardrail. While Goochland Fire personnel were on the scene, with emergency lights activated, blocking the left travel lane, a second vehicle collided with the rear of their fire truck.
Read MorePerson struck, killed on shoulder of I-94 north in Racine County
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. — One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 94 north in Racine County on Nov. 8, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to I-94 north at mile marker 328.6 between Highway K and Highway G just before 11 a.m., the sheriff’s office said. The person and their vehicle were parked on the shoulder of the interstate.
Read MoreCraven Co, NC – Woman Killed in Crash at US 70 W & US 17 S
Craven County, NC (November 7, 2025) – A tragic highway crash claimed the life of a New Bern woman and left another driver seriously injured on Tuesday at the convergence of US 70 West and US 17 South in Craven County. The collision occurred when a disabled vehicle was struck while stopped in an active traffic lane. According to local authorities, the incident happened on November 5 when a burgundy Honda Civic, driven by 54-year-old Vicki Michelle Wallace, became disabled due to a flat tire.
Read MoreDriver Killed After Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Overturned 18-Wheeler in DeSoto Parish
On November 5, 2025, a deadly chain-reaction crash occurred on Interstate 49 near Highway 177 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, after an 18-wheeler overturned in heavy fog. According to the Louisiana State Police (LSP), the initial rollover caused a series of subsequent collisions along the interstate. Troopers identified the victim as being from Natchitoches, who was driving a Ford F-350 pickup when he struck a parked tractor-trailer on the roadway. The driver suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreFour Killed in Rear-End 18-Wheeler Crash South of Dalhart, Texas
On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, a devastating collision on U.S. 87 about ten miles south of Dalhart, Texas, took the lives of four people, including a teenager. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a southbound Nissan Altima traveling at a slow speed due to a flat tire was rear-ended by a semi-truck whose driver “failed to control speed.” The Altima’s driver and three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene; the truck driver was transported with non-life-threatening injuries.
Read More18-Year-Old Killed in Rollover Crash on I-90 Near Snoqualmie Pass
The WSP says an 18-year-old North Bend man was killed in a late-night crash on I-90 Wednesday, about a mile east of the Snoqualmie Pass summit. Troopers say Conner Nugent was heading west around 10:30 p.m. when he lost control of his pickup, rolled, hit a barrier, and came to rest partly in the right lane. Moments later, his truck was hit by a westbound semi driven by 26-year-old Salas Bernardino of Umatilla.
Read MoreDriver flees after hitting man on I-95 shoulder in Volusia County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run crash on I-95 northbound at mile marker 234 early on Nov. 5, 2025. FHP responded to the incident at approximately 1:39 A.M., where an unknown semi tractor-trailer struck a 28-year-old man from Jacksonville, who was attempting to repair his disabled 2011 semi tractor-trailer on the shoulder. The collision occurred when the unknown vehicle, traveling in the outside lane, failed to observe the pedestrian on the shoulder and struck him with its right side.
Read MorePedestrian struck and killed by SUV after exiting crashed vehicle on I-10
SAN ANTONIO — One person was struck and killed after they got out of their vehicle that crashed on IH-10 East and attempted to cross the highway. The crash happened around 4:25 p.m. Wednesday in the 3400 block of IH-10 West near East Houston Street. According to the San Antonio Police Department, a silver Audi sedan was involved in a single car crash on IH-10 East westbound in which the car veered off the roadway and stopped on the left grassy shoulder of the highway.
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