Preventable Tragedies
Industry expert explains safety features on tractor-trailers after deadly I-24 crash
A minivan was traveling on I-24 East near Central Avenue when it ran off the road and hit the back of a truck stopped on the side of the road. Everyone in the van died. Five people were killed in a crash on I-24 East on Monday morning. A minivan was traveling on I-24 East near Central Avenue when it ran off the road and hit the back of a truck stopped on the side of the road.
Read More4-Car Pileup Closes Gandy Bridge Traffic For Several Hours
PINELLAS, FL — There were no serious injuries but the Gandy Bridge was closed down for several hours Sunday following a four-vehicle pileup that included a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser. At 12:10 p.m., a 49-year-old Brandon woman was driving west along the Gandy Bridge when she looked down at her GPS and failed to see an unmarked Florida Highway Patrol car, which was stopped behind a disabled car driven by a 26-year-old Tampa man, partially in the travel lane and emergency shoulder.
Read MoreJackson County teen hit and killed by truck Sunday
JACKSON COUNTY (WSIL) – A Carbondale teen was killed after being hit by a truck Sunday evening. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a person hit by a vehicle on Highway 51, near Fox Road, in rural DeSoto just after 6 p.m.. Deputies determined a vehicle pulled onto the side of the road after becoming disabled. The victim, 18-year-old Elijah White, walked onto the highway in an attempt to flag down a passing vehicle for assistance.
Read MoreLincoln man killed in motorcycle crash west of Milford
MILFORD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say a Lincoln man has died in a motorcycle crash near Milford. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the crash happened Wednesday night on U.S. Highway 6 just west of Milford, killing 20-year-old Luke Anderson. Seward County Sheriff Mike Vance says Anderson was on a motorcycle headed west on the highway when he hit a disabled car on the shoulder of the roadway. Anderson died at the scene.
Read MoreBig rig hits car stopped on I-880, killing driver: CHP
A driver was killed when a big rig slammed into his stopped car in the middle lane of i-880 in Oakland early on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officers were called at 12:49 a.m. about a Toyota Celica blocking the middle lanes of the northbound freeway at Market Street. As the officers were responding, the Toyota was hit by the truck.The driver was found with fatal injuries outside of the car by officers, according to the CHP.
Read MoreTroopers investigating after woman struck and killed by semi on Turnpike in Erie County
MILAN, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a semi-tractor trailer on the Turnpike. According to troopers, a 23-year-old woman was driving westbound on Thanksgiving when her vehicle struck a concrete median barrier before ending up in a ditch. The driver then got out of her car and walked into the westbound lanes of travel where she was hit by a semi.
Read More23-year-old dead after being struck by semi on Ohio Turnpike Thanksgiving Day
ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — A young woman is dead after she was struck by a semi tractor-trailer on the Ohio Turnpike Thursday evening. The crash happened between State Route 4 and State Route 250 (milepost 114) in Oxford Township, Erie County around 6:30 p.m. Troopers determined that Karysha Melendez, 23, of Lorain, was driving a 2016 Honda westbound on the turnpike when her car struck the concrete median barrier. She then drove off the right side of the road and crashed her car into a ditch.
Read MoreNational Guard soldier dies in I-95 crash while delivering Thanksgiving meals
A Delaware Army National Guard soldier was one of two people killed in a crash on Interstate 95 near Newark late Wednesday night as she was delivering Thanksgiving meals to people in need. Guard officials said Cpl. Erin Sasse, a member of the 153rd Military Police Company, had witnessed an initial crash and stopped to assist when her car was struck by another vehicle. “The Delaware National Guard lost a true citizen soldier all too soon,” Maj.
Read MorePedestrian struck, killed by car on 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa
A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed early Thursday morning on the northbound Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Costa Mesa. The crash occurred near the San Diego (405) Freeway at 3:20 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. It involved a white Ford Fusion, the CHP said, and occurred on the right shoulder of the freeway. A representative from the coroner’s office was called to the scene at 3:36 a.
Read MoreWoman dies after hit-and-run on I-465 on the southeast side
A woman was struck and died while walking across lanes of traffic on I-465 late Wednesday night. About 11:30 p.m., emergency services responded to a scene with vehicles on the shoulder and a woman lying in the road on the westbound side of the highway, near Emerson Avenue on the southeast side, according to a release from the Indiana State Police. They said the woman was dead at the scene.
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