Preventable Tragedies
Man struck, killed by second vehicle after single-vehicle crash on Interstate 35, police say
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police said a 27-year-old man was hit and killed by a vehicle after his own single-vehicle crash early Friday morning. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. along Interstate 35 northbound near Binz-Engleman Road. According to a preliminary report, the man was traveling northbound when he lost control of the vehicle and hit a guardrail. After he exited his vehicle, police said the man was struck by a separate vehicle.
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Chicago, IL (June 14, 2026) – An Illinois Department of Transportation worker was hurt early on Sunday morning, June 14, after a KIA sedan struck an emergency traffic patrol truck on Interstate 94 near 37th Street in Chicago. According to state police, the crash happened around 1:56 a.m. in the southbound express lanes of I-94. The worker had stopped to help a stranded driver and was standing outside the IDOT Emergency Traffic Patrol vehicle with its emergency lights activated.
Read MoreThree hurt after car hits stopped Tahoe on I-29 in St. Joseph
On Saturday, June 13, 2026, three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 within the city limits of Saint Joseph in Buchanan County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Missouri state news The crash occurred at approximately 8:46 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 29 at mile marker 46. The patrol reported that a 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe was stationary in the passing lane with its emergency lights activated when a 2025 Nissan Sentra failed to yield.
Read MoreCrash, fire on I-95 sends driver to hospital in Stafford County
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — One person is in the hospital after a crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County. Virginia State Police troopers are investigating what led up to the collision. Troopers were called to southbound I-95 at mile marker 138 around 6 a.m. for a report of a two-vehicle crash. When troopers arrived, they found an SUV and a tractor trailer had collided. Investigators learned that the SUV was stopped on the right shoulder of I-95 when it was struck by a tractor trailer heading southbound.
Read MoreDeputy’s vehicle struck during traffic stop on I-45
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - A patrol vehicle was struck from behind during a traffic stop on I-45 on Tuesday, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened in the 29000 block of I-45 on May 13. A deputy had stopped a motorcycle and returned to the patrol vehicle to verify the driver’s information. While the deputy sat inside the marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated, a Honda CR-V entered the HOV lane illegally and struck the patrol vehicle from behind, according to the sheriff’s office.
Read More16-year-old girl killed in fiery Macomb County crash
MACOMB TWP., MI – A fiery crash involving a disabled vehicle early Saturday morning in Macomb County resulted in the death of a 16-year-old girl. The crash occurred at about 1:45 a.m. on June 13 north of 22 Mile Road on Fairchild Road in Macomb Township, according to a news release from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. A Lincoln MKX struck a disabled Chevrolet Malibu on the northbound side of Fairchild Road.
Read MoreBig rig crash causes lengthy traffic tie-ups on I-5 near Camp Pendleton
OCEANSIDE — A big rig crashed and overturned on Interstate 5 in the far northern reaches of the San Diego area on Wednesday, leaving the truck driver seriously injured and tangling commuter traffic for miles through the morning rush hour and into midday. The southbound tractor-trailer veered out of control, hit a guardrail and toppled over near the Aliso Creek Rest Area at about 4:30 a.m., spilling debris — including dozens of what appeared to be FedEx boxes — across the roadway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Read MoreCar strikes pedestrian on road in East Northport
A crash left a 35-year-old pedestrian seriously injured Friday evening in East Northport. Suffolk police say Fausto Sorto, of Brentwood, pulled over on to the shoulder of Town Line Road just after 7:30 p.m. He stepped out and walked to the back of his vehicle when another driver traveling eastbound hit him. Authorities say he was taken to South Shore University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The 17-year-old driver of the other vehicle was unhurt.
Read MoreJuvenile struck, killed by SUV on Dallas’ Julius Schepps Freeway
A young person has died after being struck by a vehicle in Dallas early Saturday morning. Dallas police responded to a major accident on the freeway in the 8100 block of northbound Julius Schepps Freeway at approximately 10:24 a.m. Preliminary investigations led officers to believe that two vehicles were involved in the crash, but it was later revealed that the crash was actually an auto-pedestrian accident. Two vehicles were involved, but further investigation showed that the juvenile passenger was struck after exiting one of the vehicles.
Read MoreTeen girl dead after multi-vehicle crash shuts down I-95 overnight in Riviera Beach
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A deadly multiple vehicle crash on I-95 North in Riviera Beach closed all lanes overnight into Wednesday morning. The crash happened at Exit 76, Blue Heron Boulevard, just before 12:30 a.m. In an 8:10 a.m. update from Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 16-year-old girl from Riviera Beach was killed. According to FHP’s crash report, the teen was driving a Nissan Altima northbound on I-95 when she reportedly lost control of her car, hitting a guardrail and concrete wall before the car came to a stop on the interstate the roadway.
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