Preventable Tragedies
1 Killed After Pileup in Far East Fort Worth
A man was killed late Sunday in a chain-reaction crash on Texas 183 in Fort Worth, police say. First responders were called about 9:30 p.m. to the crash along the eastbound lanes of the 15000 block of 183 in Far East Fort Worth. Early reports from a Fort Worth fire spokesman indicated a driver who pulled over to fix a flat tire was struck by four other vehicles. An 18-wheeler then collided with one of the vehicles in the pileup, killing one person.
Read MoreMan Hit on I-290 After Stopping to Help at Crash Scene
A 26-year-old Waukegan man was injured Sunday in a hit-and-run on Interstate 290 near Tri-Taylor on Chicago’s Near West Side, authorities said. At approximately 3:30 a.m., the man stopped to help a vehicle that was involved in a roll-over crash in the center lane of I-290 near Western Avenue. After the man stopped, he was struck by another vehicle that fled the scene, according to Illinois State police. The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, state police said.
Read MoreA person was struck by a vehicle while changing a flat tire Saturday morning
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating a hit-and-run in Madison Heights on Saturday. According to police, the victim was changing a flat tire on the right shoulder of I-696 west of Dequindre Road when a vehicle struck them around midnight. The vehicle – possibly a 2000-07 Ford Focus – fled the scene, police said. The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.
Read MoreDriver struck and killed by truck on the shoulder of Mecca roadway
Cal Fire Riverside officials confirmed a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Mecca. Cal Fire was first notified of the collision at approximately 2:12 p.m. near the intersection of State Route 86 and 66th Avenue. A California Highway Patrol sergeant told News Channel 3 at the scene confirmed that the pedestrian was a driver of a tractor-trailer who was stopped on the right-hand shoulder of the roadway.
Read MoreWoman dies after cars hit her disabled car on Hwy 99 near Kingsburg
KINGSBURG, Calif. (FOX26) — An 18-year-old woman died after she was in a single-car crash on Highway 99, leaving her car blocking traffic and was hit by other cars. CHP says the woman lost control and hit a concrete median barrier just south of Sierra St. in Kingsburg around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. Investigators say the woman was not injured in the initial crash but her car was blocking the southbound lanes of Highway 99.
Read MoreOne man dead after hitting the back of a semi stopped to avoid a crash on I-15 in Centerville
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah (ABC4 News) – One man is dead after hitting the back of a semi-truck driver stopped trying to avoid a crash ahead near Parish Lane. Officials with Utah Highway Patrol say around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday a passenger vehicle was traveling southbound in the center lane on I-15 in Centerville when they realized they needed to take the Parrish Lane off-ramp. The driver crossed the right lane into the gore area for the off-ramp striking the attenuator, UHP says.
Read MoreWoman hit, killed by car after colliding with tractor-tractor on I-85
CONCORD, N.C. — North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers say a woman has died after a car hit her on Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County late Tuesday night. Troopers said a Jeep and a UPS tractor-trailer collided but when the driver of the Jeep, identified as 22-year-old Darrionah Thompson, got out of her SUV, another car hit and killed her.
Read More5-car crash on US-131 near Burton leaves three injured
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A five-vehicle crash on US-131 near Burton left three injured Monday afternoon. The crash happened at approx. 2:40pm, when a car with a flat tire stopped in the left lane going northbound on US-131 near Burton instead of exiting the freeway or pulling to the right shoulder. The driver of the vehicle with a flat, a 20-year-old Manistee man, was attempting to change the tire in the left lane when a rear-end, chain reaction crash occurred behind the stopped vehicle.
Read MoreHit-and-run accident on 400 leaves one dead, another seriously injured in Sandy Springs
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — One person was killed and another person was seriously hurt in a multiple-vehicle wreck on Georgia 400 North near the North Springs MARTA Station early Sunday morning, police said. According to Sandy Springs Police, an unknown black vehicle caused a wreck with two other vehicles on Georgia 400 northbound. One of the vehicles involved – a 2017 Hyundai Elantra – was completely disabled on the highway. Two good Samaritan motorists stopped to help the driver of the Hyundai and his two passengers.
Read MoreAccident on I-285 kills man who stopped to help broken-down driver
DUNWOODY, Ga. — An attempt to help a stalled motorist on I-285 came to a tragic conclusion when a Good Samaritan was struck while approaching the broken-down vehicle. Dunwoody Police said that they were called to I-285 west near Ashford Dunwoody Road around 2:16 p.m. to reports of a person hit by a vehicle. By the time police arrived, the victim was already dead.
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