Preventable Tragedies
Tim Ebert sadly struck and killed by truck in Savannah
SAVANNAH, GA, (August 09, 2020) - Good Samaritan was hit while trying to help stranded motorist on Intertate 95 Good Samaritan, Tim Ebert, a U.S. Marine Corps. veteran, was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle on Sunday, August 9th after pulling over on Interstate 95 near Savannah to help a driver experiencing car trouble.Ebert, 34, a married father of three, was driving toward Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, where he worked as an air traffic controller when he noticed a stranded motorist on I-95 North near Interstate 16.
Read MoreVictim identified in deadly crash on Central Kentucky interstate, police say
One man has died after a crash involving multiple vehicles in Scott County Wednesday, according to police. Richard A. Bolin, a 53-year-old Georgetown resident, was the victim of a fatal crash on northbound Interstate 75, according to the Scott County sheriff’s office. The accident happened about 4 p.m. at the 125-mile marker, according to Georgetown police. Bolin was driving in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and rear-ended a Land Rover, which was sitting in the center lane broken down, said Lt.
Read MoreWoman airlifted to hospital after being hit by car in Isle of Wight
ISLE OF WIGHT, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police say a woman was airlifted to a hospital after she was hit by a vehicle just outside Windsor Thursday afternoon. Police say the woman’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. State police said the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Route 460, east of Stave Mill Road and west of Windsor. Initial investigation shows a Chevrolet truck pulling a trailer became disabled and blocked the right lane of traffic.
Read MoreLebanon man pulls two people from their cars after horrific crash on turnpike
Ryan O’Donnell just wanted to spend a Sunday at the beach. He worked out at the gym that morning – July 26 - before he got on the road, heading to New Jersey to meet up with his two sisters. That workout is an important piece of the day’s events for O’Donnell because it delayed his trip. What if he hadn’t been on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the right time? Who would have been at the scene of a horrific car crash to pull the two survivors from their cars?
Read MoreNevada County police blotter: Car runs out of gas on highway, pile up ensues
4:31 p.m. — A caller from Highway 20 and Idaho Maryland Road reported running out of gas in the fast lane. There then was a multi-vehicle pile up.
Read MoreFour-vehicle crash in Lenexa leaves 4 injured, I-35 closed for nearly 2 hours
A four-vehicle crash early Saturday evening left four people injured and forced the closure of all lanes of northbound Interstate 35. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash occurred about 5:40 p.m. on northbound Interstate 35 under Interstate 435 in Lenexa.Troopers say a 2017 Kia Sportage was stopped in a northbound lane with a flat tire when a 2012 Chevrolet Impala rear-ended it. The Impala was hit by a 2008 Ford Focus, and a 2011 Mini Cooper then ran over the bumper of the Focus.
Read MorePassenger dies after car runs out of gas on I-664, gets hit by two other vehicles
A woman in a car stopped on Interstate 664 in Newport News died in a crash Saturday, according to Virginia State Police. Police said the car was hit twice by other vehicles.Around 10:05 p.m., state police were called to a three-vehicle crash on I-664 northbound, south of Terminal Avenue. Terminal Avenue is the first exit on I-664 after the tunnel. Police said a 2017 BMW 4 Series Coupe carrying two women was in the left lane of the interstate when it ran out of gas, and the driver pulled the car over so it was partially in the left shoulder of the road.
Read MoreMechanical issues cause fatal accident on I-71/I-75 in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - One person was killed and another driver was injured in a crash on I-71/75 early Saturday morning. The crash started with a disabled vehicle. Franklin Temaj, 26, was a passenger in a Honda that stopped on the highway at about 1 a.m. A Chrysler could stop in time to avoid hitting the Honda and rear-ended it. That collision pushed the Honda into a concrete carrier and turned it around.
Read MoreOne dead, two hurt after several semi-trucks crash on I-72
MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — State law enforcement officials say 32-year-old Eric Ervin from Decatur is dead after he was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday night following a semi crash. It happened on I-72 near the Argenta exit at mile post 150. Illinois State Police say a white 2016 Volvo semi-truck was stopped on the side of the eastbound lanes. Andrii Shvabskyi, 27, of Macomb, had been driving that semi until it broke down.
Read MoreWoman, 27, fatally pinned between car and overpass wall in the Bronx: NYPD
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A 27-year-old woman died when a tractor trailer slammed into her car as she was standing next to it on the shoulder of a Bronx expressway, pinning her between the car and an overpass wall, the NYPD said. Keara Rosa, of Newark, was standing on the shoulder of the Cross Bronx Expressway, near Southern Boulevard, next to her Honda Civic around 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday when a driver in a tractor trailer heading east on the expressway tried to swerve to the left to avoid slow-moving traffic, hitting three other cars, police said.
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