Preventable Tragedies
Woman hit outside of her vehicle on Interstate 264 in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a pickup truck on Interstate 264 in Virginia Beach on Tuesday. According to a press release from Virginia State Police, they received calls about a pedestrian crash at the on-ramp from London Bridge to I-264 West around 1:29 p.m. VSP said an elderly woman had gotten out of her disabled vehicle when she was struck by a red Chevrolet Silverado attempting to merge onto the interstate.
Read MoreDisabled motorist struck while flagging for help in Linden area
A crash involving a pedestrian from a disabled vehicle was reported in the Linden area around 8 p.m. Sunday. Westarea Fire and Rescue Station 20 was dispatched to N.C. Highway 217 regarding a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. First responders reported finding a man lying on the ground and a white Chevrolet Camaro stopped on the same side of the highway with heavy damage to its windshield. Emergency responders immediately initiated life saving measures and learned that the closest Cumberland County paramedic was 29 minutes away.
Read MoreDriver struck, killed by SUV after getting out of disabled car on AC Expressway
A 29-year-old man was struck and killed by an SUV on the Atlantic City Expressway in Atlantic County early Monday when he got out of his car following a minor crash, officials said. Richard Harris’ car became disabled after he struck a guardrail on the eastbound side just before 1:25 a.m. near the Frank S. Farley Service Plaza in Hamilton, State Police said. He got out and was hit by the SUV, authorities said.
Read MoreLouisiana Man Struck and Killed in Secondary Tangipahoa Parish Crash
Hammond, LA – An 81-year-old man died in a secondary crash in Tangipahoa Parish on Thursday evening. Charles Baglio Jr., of Independence, was fatally struck on US Hwy 51 near Kohnke Hill Road. Louisiana State Police say Baglio was initially involved in a two-car crash at the intersection. Afterward, he left his vehicle to check on another driver involved. As Baglio returned to his car, a Toyota Tundra struck him in the roadway.
Read MoreDeadly crash on Florida’s Turnpike involving semi-truck and SUV, all lanes have reopened
KENANSVILLE, Fla. - All southbound lanes near mile marker 202 have reopened following a deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike near Kenansville on Friday. Drivers should avoid the area and take a different route due to heavy traffic, according to FHP. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport was traveling southbound in the inside lane when a tire blowout caused the vehicle to veer off the road onto the left shoulder, where it struck the center guardrail.
Read MoreNorwalk Man Dies After Crashing Into Tractor Trailer On I-95 In NY: Report
NORWALK, CT — A Norwalk man was killed Wednesday after his vehicle struck a parked tractor trailer on Interstate 95 in the Bronx, N.Y., according to media reports. The Norwalk Hour reports Edwin Seixas, 40, of Norwalk, was driving south on the highway around 10:30 p.m. when he crashed into the truck, which was unoccupied and stopped in the left lane, partially blocking the center lane, due to a previous collision, according to NYPD.
Read MoreMan checking for damage from Queens expressway crash fatally struck by passing driver
A 31-year-old man who got out of his car to check for damage after getting into a crash with a Jaguar on a Queens expressway was fatally struck by a passing SUV driver, police said Wednesday. The victim, city sanitation worker Curtis Blocker, was on his way to work when he was killed, his mother told the Daily News. Blocker was behind the wheel of a Chevy Spark when he got into the collision with the driver of a Jaguar on the Cross Island Expressway in Bayside about 10:45 p.
Read MoreMan hit, killed by passing car on shoulder of I-15 in Davis County
CLEARFIELD, Utah — A man died Wednesday night after he was hit by another car on the side of Interstate 15. Utah Highway Patrol officials said around 7:30 p.m., the man’s pickup truck broke down in the HOV lane while heading south near mile 335 in Clearfield. He got out of the truck and was standing on the shoulder when he was hit. UHP said the man’s broken-down truck did not have its lights on, and a car coming up behind him swerved to the right to avoid him.
Read MoreOne dead after striking a disabled car in Clarendon County
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — One person is dead after striking a disabled car in Clarendon County early Monday morning, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The accident happened around 3 am Monday on US 521, near the intersection on Bancroft Road, about eight miles east of Manning. Troopers say an unoccupied 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis was disabled on US 521 after a collision with a deer when a 2011 Land Rover SUV traveling south struck the disabled car.
Read MorePedestrian dies after hit by car in Wilkes County
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — A man is dead after he was hit by a car in Wilkes County. NC State Highway Patrol said they responded to a crash Monday on Clingman Road at Bethel Road around 7 p.m. When troopers arrived, they discovered a 1990 Ford F-250 traveling north on Clingman Road struck a pedestrian who was in the northbound lane directing traffic after his car had become disabled and was partially in the roadway.
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