Preventable Tragedies
Crash becomes hit-and-run after disabled car is hit from behind by unknown vehicle
EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (KCTV) - An early-morning wreck involving just one car turned into a hit-and-run, law enforcement officials reported. The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the scene — located in a construction zone on Interstate 435 and just south of Swartz Road —around 4:50 a.m. on May 24. A 20-year-old Topeka man was driving north on I-435 when he went off the left side of the road and crashed into a median barrier wall, disabling his 2018 Hyundai Elantra.
Read MoreDriver dead after their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer in Caroline
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A driver is dead after their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 southbound in Caroline County. At about 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, state troopers with Virginia State Police arrived at the scene of a crash on I-95 southbound at mile marker 108, around two miles south of the Ladysmith exit. State police learned that a tractor-trailer with biohazard medical waste was stopped on the right shoulder of the road for about 10 minutes when a black Subaru Outback hit it from the back at about 70 mph.
Read MoreJersey City Man Killed in Route 9 Crash on Edison Bridge While Fixing Disabled Truck
SAYREVILLE, NJ - A Jersey City man was struck and killed early Wednesday morning while attempting to repair his disabled tractor-trailer on the Edison Bridge, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Department Chief Daniel Plumacker announced. According to a statement, Jamal Ebron, 53, was outside his vehicle on the northbound side of Route 9 around 4:51 a.m. when he was hit by a Hyundai Kona. The Kona was driven by a 33-year-old man from Old Bridge.
Read MoreMichigan man exits car following crash on I-75, dies after being hit by 2 vehicles
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man died after he was hit by multiple vehicles after getting out of his car along I-75. Michigan State Police in Detroit responded to the scene on I-75 near Grange Hall Road in Oakland County’s Groveland Township at 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Police say a 25-year-old man from Burton lost control of his vehicle and struck the right shoulder wall in the construction zone before.
Read MoreTeen thrown off bridge, killed when driver hits broken down SUV, Oregon cops say
A 17-year-old was thrown off a bridge and killed when a driver hit the disabled vehicle he was standing in front of in Oregon, troopers said. The crash was reported at 2:54 p.m. May 17 on Highway 140 in Klamath County, Oregon State Police said in a news release. The teen boy was a passenger in a Honda CRV driven by an 18-year-old woman, troopers said. When the SUV broke down, he went to the front to “diagnose the failure,” officers said.
Read MoreTHP: 1 injured after tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Sullivan County
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — One person was injured in a crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 81 in Sullivan County Monday. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), around 11 p.m., a tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-81 near Exit 57 and began to jackknife. The vehicle reportedly hit a sign and came to a rest blocking the right lane of I-81. Shortly after, a second tractor-trailer traveling in the right lane hit the disabled vehicle, THP stated.
Read MoreYemane Berhane Killed, 2 Injured in Truck Accident in Hudspeth County, TX
Hudspeth County, TX — May 16, 2025, Yemane Berhane was killed and two other people were injured in a truck accident at about 4:20 p.m. on Interstate 10. Authorities said a semi-truck was stopped on the side of the road about 10 miles west of Sierra Blanca when it was hit from behind by an eastbound semi-truck. The driver of the stopped truck was hit as well. Truck driver Yemane Berhane, 23, died at the scene of the crash, according to authorities, while his passenger and the driver of the other truck were hospitalized with unspecified injuries.
Read MoreDriver Killed Checking On Disabled Vehicle In Greenwich Hit-Run Crash; Police Look For Ford Van
Cristhian Eduardo Carvajal Saldana, 31, of White Plains, New York, was checking on his vehicle about a half-mile from Exit 3 around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers were already en route to assist with the stalled car when they received word that the driver had been struck. Emergency crews responded quickly, but Saldana was pronounced dead at the scene. At the crash site, police recovered a broken driver-side mirror housing, a detached bumper, and a driver-side wheel trim, all believed to belong to the vehicle that hit him.
Read More3 hospitalized following car crash in Tulare County, CHP says
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) – Several people were hospitalized following a car crash in Tulare County on Friday night. The California Highway Patrol responded to Avenue 296, west of Road 152, just outside of Visalia, at 11 p.m. Officials say a pick-up truck was stopped on the road when a sedan hit the car. A man outside of the truck was hit and was taken to the hospital. CHP says two people were inside the truck but were not injured.
Read MoreUrbana man killed in Clark County crash; truck hit him on shoulder of Ohio 72
An Urbana man was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in northern Clark County while he was outside of his car dealing with a tire problem. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Michael Rae Kenneth Wise, 36, was outside of his stopped silver Chevy Aveo on the northbound shoulder of Urbana Road (Ohio 72), between Eagle City Road and Thomaston Trail in Moorefield Township. Per preliminary investigation from OSHP, just after 1:50 p.
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