Preventable Tragedies
Man fatally struck while standing near vehicle stopped in road, police say
LONGWOOD, Fla. – A driver who stopped his vehicle in the road for an unknown reason was fatally struck by a passing vehicle Thursday afternoon, according to the Longwood Police Department. Police said the man was driving on State Road 434 near Palm Springs Drive around 4:30 p.m. when he stopped his vehicle in the eastbound lanes. The victim was standing near his trunk when he was struck, the news release said.
Read MoreDriver arrested after hit-and-run crash killed 2 pedestrians on the Downtown Connector
ATLANTA — Authorities said they have arrested a driver who hit and killed two people on the Downtown Connector early Monday morning. Triple Team Traffic’s Mark Arum said the incident happened before 5 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Edgewood Avenue, north of Interstate 20 in downtown Atlanta. Police said two people had gotten out of their car after an accident when they were hit by another car. That car then left the scene, police said.
Read MoreDriver critically injured after stopping on I-96 in Detroit to save dog
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A good Samaritan driver was critically injured Sunday when stopping to help a dog that was running loose on I-96 in Detroit. Now police are looking for the driver who fled the scene after hitting the victim. The incident happened around 3:40 p.m. on westbound I-96 at Livernois. The driver, a 27-year-old man from Livonia, stopped and attempted to save the dog. The dog was then hit by a vehicle, and another vehicle struck the good Samaritan, according to preliminary information from Michigan State Police.
Read MoreMan struck, killed while walking outside of his disabled vehicle
MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) — A man is dead after he was hit while walking outside of his car Saturday night. Deputies responded near the intersection of William Street Road and County Line Road in far eastern Macon County just before midnight. They said the victim left his vehicle after it become disabled on the side of the road. The sheriff’s office then said the man walked into the street and was hit by a passing vehicle.
Read More2 pedestrians killed in unrelated I-15 crashes after exiting a disabled vehicle this week
MOUNTAIN PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) –For the second time this week, a Las Vegas resident has been struck and killed after exiting from a disabled vehicle on the I-15 freeway. The latest incident happened on Friday, April 17, 2020, at about 8:22 pm, when a 911 call was received reporting a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on the southbound 15 just north of Nipton Road near Mountain Pass. Emergency crews responded to find Lateishia Atkinson, a 32-year-old resident of Las Vegas with multiple injuries.
Read MoreAnderson woman hurt in overnight crash on I-69
MADISON COUNTY, Ind. (WTHR) – An Anderson woman was seriously injured Friday night in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 69. State Police say Ryanne Brashear, 27, of Anderson, was driving south on I-69 near Pendleton when she apparently lost control and hit the guardrail on the left side of the highway just after 11:35 p.m. Her Honda Civic spun and stopped in the center lane of I-69. A semi trailer driven by Devontae Lapsley, 26, of Indianapolis, was also south bound in the center lane with cars in each of the lanes beside his truck, according to police.
Read MoreVIDEO: Serious two-vehicle crash closes Highway 99 southbound in South Surrey
One woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a collision Thursday evening in the 3800-block of Highway 99. Emergency crews responded to the highway, south of King George Boulevard, just before 6 p.m. April 16. According to a witness at the scene, a large pickup truck appeared to have rear-ended a sedan that was possibly broken down at the side of the road. Both vehicles collided with the centre median cable barrier preventing them from going into oncoming traffic.
Read MoreSt. Cloud man was hurt after a five vehicle crash in Wright County
UNDATED – A St. Cloud man was hurt after a five vehicle crash in Wright County Tuesday morning. The incident happened just before 11:30 a.m. on Eastbound I-94 in Silver Creek Township. The Minnesota State Patrol says all five vehicles were heading east on I-94 in the right lane, when a semi attempted to slow down and struck a barrel, which hit a Cadillac Escalade. A third vehicle, driven by 56-year-old Gary Olson of St.
Read MoreChristopher Gilpineda struck, killed by vehicle in Pomona
POMONA, CA, (April 12, 2020) - Christopher Gilpineda sadly died on Saturday, April 11th when he was struck by a vehicle as he stood next to his disabled vehicle on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Pomona. Gilpineda, 21, stopped his 2017 Honda Civic at about 11:25 p.m. after it became disabled due to a flat front tire. He exited his vehicle, which was struck by a 2018 Honda Civic driven by an unidentified driver.
Read MoreDonald Pickel Jr. seriously injured in Monroe accident
MONROE, LA, (April 10, 2020) - A Good Samaritan became a sad victim on Friday, April 10, when Donald Pickel Jr. suffered a serious brain injury after being struck while stopping to help another accident victim in the 3500 block of Desiard Street in Monroe. The Good Samaritan came upon an accident at about 9 p.m. after a Ford Fusion driven by Dango Dean, 18, struck a woman crossing DeSiard. Dean, Mr.
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