Preventable Tragedies
Driver arrested in Baton Rouge after truck slams into disabled car, killing child in back seat
An 11-year-old boy was killed in a crash Tuesday morning after a box truck slammed into a disabled vehicle in the southbound lane of U.S. 61, State Police said. The driver of the truck, Treasure Charles, 27, has been arrested. Officials identified the boy as Wayne Ford of Baton Rouge, saying he was unrestrained in the back seat of a Lexus sedan that was disabled due to engine failure when the crash occurred.
Read MoreMan killed in crash on I-70 near St. Charles County border identified
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A man was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 near the border of St. Charles and Warren counties. The wreck happened at about 1:21 p.m. in the westbound lanes in Foristell, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 86-year-old Raymond Moore, of Warrenton, was speeding and tried to pass a vehicle by using the right shoulder. He then hit a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder, the highway patrol said.
Read More2 injured in vehicle/pedestrian wreck on SE 6th
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Authorities were investigating a vehicle / pedestrian accident Monday evening. First responders were called just before 8 p.m. to SE 6th near Rice Rd. Topeka Police say a van was stalled in the median, with several people trying to change a tire. TPD says a semi tractor was following a vehicle in the eastbound traffic lane. The vehicle stopped to offer assistance, causing the semi tractor to swerve and hit the van, which then hit two of the people.
Read MoreFather, 4-year-old struck and killed on North Freeway
A father and his 4-year-old son were killed Saturday night as they tried to cross North Freeway in Spring, authorities said. The father was driving southbound on Interstate 45 near FM 1960 when their black Jeep SUV spun out of control and careened into the median around 9:30 p.m., said Lt. Simon Chang of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told investigators that the pair emerged from their vehicle and attempted to cross the lanes when they were struck by a silver Toyota sedan driving on the freeway.
Read MoreIllinois State Police investigates crash, one dead
COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The Ilinois State Police (ISP) is investigating two crashes that happened at the same location within minutes of each other. The crashes happened on I-94 southbound in Cook County around 12:30 A.M. on Sunday. According to ISP, Francisco Carreno, Jr.,34, of Chicago was driving a 2001 Infiniti QX4 when he lost control of the car, swerved left, hit the concrete median wall, and overturned into the roadway.
Read More3 in critical condition after car collides into group fixing broken-down vehicle
ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. — Three people were rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a major crash in Allegheny County. The accident happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Noblestown Road, according to investigators. A woman driving a Ford Fiesta hit two men and another woman who were fixing a broken-down car on the side of the road. Channel 11 crews on scene saw multiple ambulances and first responders still on scene.
Read MoreTroopers: Driver hit, killed after car breaks down on I-77 in York County
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A driver was hit and killed early Saturday morning after their car broken down along Interstate 77 in York County. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., just south of Gold Hill Road in the southbound lanes of I-77.Troopers said a car had broken down when another car drove by and hit the disabled car, which hit and killed the driver who had gotten out of the car.
Read MoreTroopers: Driver hit, killed after car breaks down on I-77 in York County
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A driver was hit and killed early Saturday morning after their car broken down along Interstate 77 in York County. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., just south of Gold Hill Road in the southbound lanes of I-77.Troopers said a car had broken down when another car drove by and hit the disabled car, which hit and killed the driver who had gotten out of the car.
Read MoreFlorida man killed in I-95 crash with Amazon truck in Volusia County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old Jacksonville man was killed Thursday morning in a crash on I-95 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck was reported on I-95 north near State Road 442.The FHP said the man was driving a 2000 Honda sedan when he stopped to ask a service man who was assisting a FedEx truck for some help because he had a hole in his tire.
Read MoreNancy Segoviano sadly dies after being hit by car in Downey
DOWNEY, CA, (June 18, 2020) - Good Samaritan Nancy Segoviano was tragically struck and killed by car on Thursday, June 18th in Downey while trying to assist a disabled vehicle with children in it. Segoviano, 36, was traveling in a Honda Pilot driven by 47-year-old Bruno Rodriguez on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway when they noticed a disabled Mitsubishi Lancer near the Lakewood Boulevard exit. Rodriguez stopped the Pilot and he and Segoviano exited the vehicle to check on the occupants of the Lancer.
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