Preventable Tragedies

Deputies: Tractor-trailer hits, kills woman on I-75 south in Monroe County

August 04, 2020

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. – A tractor-trailer fatally struck a woman on I-75 south in Monroe County on August 2. That’s according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, which says the accident happened around 11:41 p.m. after the woman’s vehicle broke down on the interstate. Deputies say the victim, identified as Amanda Faye Banks of Flovilla, Georgia, was hit after she got out of her vehicle.Banks was pronounced deceased on the scene.

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Iowa woman dies after being hit by car while waiting for help on I-44 near Arch grounds

August 04, 2020

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - A woman was killed, and another was injured after being hit by a car on Interstate 44 near the Arch grounds Monday night. According to police, Jude Wold, of Norwalk, Iowa, was stopped on westbound Interstate 44 at the Memorial entrance ramp when a 21-year-old woman stopped to check on her safety. While both women were outside of their vehicles, a 2007 Chevrolet 1500 struck Wold’s car and both pedestrians.

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UPDATE: GoFundMe account set up for Good Samaritan killed in accident

August 04, 2020

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) A GoFundMe account has been set up by friends of the woman killed early Monday being a Good Samaritan to others in a traffic accident.MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A 38-year-old Pine Ridge woman was killed in a freak accident early Monday morning when she stopped to help an accident victim and struck by another car. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Shana Dawn Cunningham-Terrill, of Pine Ridge, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn.

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Man hit by U-Haul, killed while standing on I-95 Monday morning, police say

August 03, 2020

A 39-year-old Wilmington man died Monday morning after being hit by a U-Haul truck as he stood next to his car on Interstate 95, Delaware State Police said. Troopers were called to I-95 south, south of Harvey Road near Claymont just before 1:45 a.m. after receiving reports of the crash. On scene, troopers spoke to the driver of the U-Haul, who said the 39-year-old stopped his Chevrolet Suburban in the right lane of the highway and stood next to the driver’s side door.

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Name released of good Samaritan killed while trying to help after I-64 crash

August 03, 2020

MT. STERLING, Ky. (WKYT) - The name of the person killed while trying to help after a crash on Interstate 64 in Montgomery County has been released. The initial single-vehicle crash happened early Monday morning around the 108-mile marker, between Mt. Sterling and Winchester. According to the sheriff’s office, an eastbound car went off the road and hit a rock embankment. The car ended up coming to a stop in the middle of the two eastbound lanes.

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1 child, 2 adults injured after fatal 7 vehicle pile-up on Buford Hwy

August 02, 2020

CHAMBLEE, Ga. (CBS46) – A fatal seven-vehicle pile up caused major delays for commuters on Buford Highway Saturday afternoon. Chamblee Police Department were dispatched around 3:15 p.m. after reports of an accident at the intersection of Chamblee Tucker Road and Buford Highway. Police told CBS46 News that one person is in custody and will be facing multiple felony and traffic-related charges. Georgia State Patrol was called to the scene to investigate.

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Woman critically injured when car stops abruptly on I-15, hit by 2 other vehicles; traffic backed up for miles

August 01, 2020

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, July 31, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — A female driver was transported to Intermountain Medical Center in critical condition Friday night after her vehicle was struck twice on Interstate 15. The crash occurred at about 9:45 p.m. at 12200 South (milepost 291) on I-15 southbound when the vehicle the woman was driving suddenly stopped in traffic, Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Nick Street said.“A vehicle at freeway speeds crashed into the back of the stopped car and pushed it down the roadway.

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Marine veteran was struck by hit-and-run vehicle on Interstate 270

July 31, 2020

GAHANNA, OH, (July 31, 2020) - 37-year-old Alex Gilbertson sadly lost his life on Friday morning in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Gahanna.According to Gahanna police, Mr. Gilbertson may have been outside of his broken down vehicle, along Interstate 270, when he was struck shortly before 2 a.m. by a vehicle which then fled the scene.

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Motorcyclist killed in Highway 24 collision in Oakland

July 30, 2020

OAKLAND — A 51-year-old motorcyclist was killed late Wednesday night in a collision with a car on Highway 24, the California Highway Patrol said. The Alameda County Coroner’s Office identified the man Thursday as Christopher Jones of Davis. The collision happened about 11:17 p.m. Wednesday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 24 just west of Highway 13 near the Caldecott Tunnel. The CHP said Jones was riding a Yamaha motorcycle. He had pulled onto the right-hand shoulder for unknown reasons and was re-entering traffic when he was hit by a Honda Accord, ejecting him from the motorcycle into a traffic lane.

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Police: Weston man suffers life-threatening injuries in Bridgeport crash

July 30, 2020

BRIDGEPORT — A Weston man suffered life-threatening injuries after he apparently ran into traffic on Interstate 95 south Tuesday night and was hit by a vehicle, according to police. The crash was first reported around 6:15 p.m. Troop G, at the Connecticut State Police barracks in Bridgeport, got several 911 calls about a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle on I-95 south near Exit 29.The state police report, released Wednesday, said that the 30-year-old Weston man was driving on the highway’s southbound lanes through Bridgeport when he stopped his car on the right shoulder for an unknown reason and got out.

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