Preventable Tragedies
Driver checking on flat tire hit, killed on I-20 in Callahan County
CALLAHAN COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A driver checking on a flat tire was hit and killed on I-20 in Callahan County Wednesday evening. Joselyn Ortega, 27, of Haltom City, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in the westbound median of the interstate nearly 3 miles west of Baird just before 7:00 p.m., according to a crash report. The report reveals Ortega was outside investigating a flat tire on her pickup when she was struck by a semi-truck traveling in the inside lane of I-20.
Read MoreMadison Freeland struck, injured by vehicle in Savannah
SAVANNAH, GA, (April 26, 2020) - Madison Freeland was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on Sunday, April 26th in Savannah. Freeland’s car became disabled on the southbound Truman Parkway near the Bluff Road off ramp at about 8:45 p.m. Freeland exited the vehicle and was hit by a Ford Escape driven by 35-year-old Derrick Wilson. Freeland was rushed to Memorial Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreOne killed in multiple vehicle collision on I-77 South in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person died in a fatal collision involving multiple vehicles on I-77 Saturday. Troopers say it happened on I-77 South at mile marker 38 around 10 p.m. According to investigators, the victim’s vehicle was stopped in the road with the lights off, when a tractor-trailer and another vehicle hit the victim. Officials say the victim died on scene while the other two drivers weren’t injured.
Read More20-year-old Chesterfield woman dies in two-vehicle accident in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. — A 20-year-old Chesterfield woman died after her disabled sedan was hit from behind on the interstate in Hampton on Saturday. Virginia State Police said around 7:36 p.m., a call came in of a black Mercedes Benz traveling slowly on westbound Interstate 64 near West Mercury Boulevard. Minutes later another call came in of a two-vehicle accident near the westbound lanes east of Magruder Boulevard. The driver of the Mercedes, Keira M.
Read MorePassenger Dies From Injuries In Crash In Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, VA — A passenger in a disabled car in a travel lane leading from Interstate 66 to Lee Highway (Route 29) in Gainesville died Saturday from injuries sustained when the car was hit in the rear Friday afternoon by a pickup truck attempting to merge onto Lee Highway, the Prince William County Police Department said Saturday. At around 4:10 p.m. on Friday, Prince William County police officers responded to the area of Lee Highway and I-66 to investigate the crash.
Read MoreBoca man killed, woman critically injured in I-95 wreck
BOCA RATON — A man is dead and a woman critically injured after a crash Friday night on Interstate 95 in Boca Raton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 27-year-old Jupiter man was driving a pickup south on I-95 shortly before 8 p.m. north of Palmetto Park Road when he wrecked into the back of a sedan stopped on the shoulder on the west side of the road. The truck hit a 63-year-old Boca man who was outside of the car, killing him.
Read MoreIndiana man struck by 3 vehicles on I-65 after running out of gas dies
SELLERSBURG, Ind. — A Henryville man is dead following a crash on southbound I-65 late Thursday night. Indiana State Police said that around 11 p.m., Cody Whitehead, 24, was waiting on the side of I-65 in Sellersburg after his vehicle ran out of gas. Police said his hazard lights were on. He was waiting for assistance when a semitruck crossed the fog line, hit Whitehead’s vehicle and pushed it into the guardrail.
Read More19 Year Old Woman Dies in I-10 Crash Near Lafayette
19-year-old Ryan Alasia Johnson of Kentwood is dead after a fatal crash Wednesday evening on I-10 East about three miles east of Louisiana Avenue. According to a press release from Louisiana State Police Trooper Thomas Gossen, it all started when 41-year-old Carol Ann Brooks of Breaux Bridge needed to pull over because of a flat tire. Gossen says she was stopped on the inside eastbound lane of I-10 inside the construction zone.
Read MoreCesar Ruiz confident in playing any position on the interior line for the Saints
Tragically, Ruiz lost his father at the age of eight years old. His father, who was also named Cesar, was hit by a car on the side of a South New Jersey highway after he pulled over to help another drive fix a flat tire. Ruiz started playing football at the age of 10 to cope with the loss. Ruiz didn’t think he was going to be the 24th pick originally, but got the call from the Saints with about two minutes left on the clock.
Read MoreFather and daughter killed in Opelika interstate crash
OPELIKA, Ala. (WSFA) - A father and his daughter were killed in a multiple-vehicle accident in Opelika Thursday, according to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris. Harris said 16-year-old Abbey Darnell and her father, 49-year-old David Darnell, died instantly when the vehicle they were in was hit from behind on Interstate 85 southbound near the 63 mile marker. Harris said it appears the father had pulled off the side of the interstate to check on his daughters vehicle, which had been stranded earlier from a flat tire.
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