Preventable Tragedies
Vehicle drives into ravine off I-65, killing Birmingham woman
Maxine Lacheynne Davis, 49, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead at 11: 18 a.m., according to Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates. Investigators believe the car was traveling north on I-65 near University Boulevard when it left the roadway, went into a ravine and struck a tree. The car was later found near the intersection of Ninth Avenue South and Sixth Street South. Davis was a front-seat passenger in the vehicle. The driver and the rear passenger were taken to the hospital with significant injuries, according to Yates
Read MoreWoman killed in single-car crash on Pleasant Grove Road
One woman was killed in a single-car crash on Pleasant Grove Road Wednesday. Family members began to look for the woman when she had not arrived home on time. They found the crashed vehicle and called the Sheriff’s Office. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash on Pleasant Grove Road near Cypress Circle just after 4:30 P.M. Wednesday. When they arrived, deputies found a heavily damaged vehicle that had left the roadway and went into a ravine.
Read MoreString of Vehicles Involved in Deadly Hit-and-Run on I-5
A driver of a black Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was speeding in the fast lane of northbound I-5 just north of State Route 54 when he illegally tried to pass a red car by using the center emergency lane around 4:52 a.m., California Highway Patrol said. In the emergency lane was a disabled car. The pickup truck struck the stalled vehicle and the red car he was trying to pass, CHP said.
Read MoreHCSO: Pedestrian changing tire struck, killed in hit-and-run crash on Eastex Freeway feeder road
A hit-and-run crash is under investigation in Harris County after a pedestrian was killed and another was injured when a vehicle struck them while they were changing a tire on an Eastex Freeway feeder road near Gaston Street, according to officials with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The deadly incident happened around 3 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said two pedestrians were outside a vehicle stopped in the11500 block of Eastex Freeway, changing a tire when a silver SUV failing to drive in a single lane struck both of them, killing a man and injuring a woman.
Read MoreVictim’s vehicle was disabled when hit on I-90; Four-year-old child also injured in crash
A woman was tragically killed on Saturday, January 11th in Rockford when her disabled vehicle was struck by a FedEx truck. The fatal accident occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Interstate 90. The FedEx driver hit the woman’s vehicle and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman’s 4-year-old child was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening. The Illinois State Police (ISP) is investigating the crash.
Read MoreWOMAN KILLED IN I-90 CRASH INVOLVING FEDEX TRUCK, ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SAY
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WLS) – A woman was killed in a crash involving a FedEx truck in northern Illinois Saturday. The crash occurred on I-90 in Rockford Saturday at around 1:20 a.m. llinois State Police said the truck driver hit a disabled vehicle. A woman driving the disabled vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police. The woman’s 4-year-old was with her at the time. The child was taken to a nearby hospital for injuries that aren’t life threatening, ISP officials said.
Read MoreTwo men hit overnight on H-2 freeway while working on stalled vehicle, one dead
One man is dead, and another in serious condition after being hit on the H-2 Freeway early Thursday morning. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reports two men were working on a stalled vehicle when they were hit by a car. The 43-year-old man was pronounced dead later Thursday. The 49-year-old man involved was last reported to be in serious condition.
Read MoreSemi crash spills Tastykakes, donuts on I-75 in Hernando County
A fiery crash involving a semi-truck shut down all three northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Hernando County, authorities said. The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver left their Mercedes disabled after they were involved in a crash in the southbound lanes of the Interstate near mile marker 303. The semi-truck did not see the Mercedes and slammed into the back of the car, then went spinning into the northbound lanes of the interstate.
Read MoreTwo-car crash with injuries causes partial shut-down of I-94 at Highway 165
The accident occurred at 8:03 p.m. and I-94 northbound lanes were closed as emergency medical personnel attended to and transported victims to the hospital. Initial radio traffic reported a rollover accident occurred in which one vehicle had struck a disabled vehicle. A Flight for Life emergency medical helicopter was also called to the hospital.
Read MoreTulare man arrested after hit-and-run kills 2 in Bakersfield
CHP says the big rig, driven by 53-year-old Aurelio Castaneda of Tulare, drove away from the scene of the crash, leaving the Hyundai blocking traffic with no lights on. After nearly 5-minutes, an oncoming SUV crashed into the disabled Hyundai. A 20-year-old man in the back of the Hyundai received major injuries in the second crash; the driver of the SUV received only mild injuries.
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