Preventable Tragedies
Man dies in Fort Lupton hit-and-run; search for suspect underway
FORT LUPTON, Colo. (KDVR) — A man was struck and killed by a car while outside of his vehicle on the shoulder of the 10200 block of Highway 52 on Tuesday, according to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the site at 7:35 p.m. They found a male victim in a ditch in front of his dark-colored Honda CR-V, FLPD said. The initial investigation determined the man was outside his vehicle when another vehicle struck him.
Read MoreGalveston police officer, EMT seriously injured when vehicle crashes into wreck scene on Causeway
Galveston police officer, EMT seriously injured when vehicle crashes into wreck scene on Causeway An off-duty Galveston police officer who was involved in a crash, and an off-duty EMT who was tending to his injuries where each seriously injured when another vehicle crashed into the pair on the Galveston Causeway early Tuesday morning. At about 12:40 AM the officer was in his personal vehicle headed southbound on Interstate 45 when he struck the center concrete divider wall on the bridge.
Read MoreSC Coroner: Missing Knoxville man dies at hospital after his truck ran off I-85
GAFFNEY, SC (FOX Carolina) - Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said he is investigating the death of a missing Tennessee man who passed away hours after he was found in a disabled vehicle along I-85 in Gaffney Tuesday morning. Fowler said William A. England, 80, of Knoxville was discovered in his 2020 GMC pickup truck about 6 a.m. in the north bound emergency lane near mile marker 87. “Mr. England told the investigating trooper he had run off the roadway about two hours earlier,” Fowler said in a news release.
Read More1 Killed After Pileup in Far East Fort Worth
A man was killed late Sunday in a chain-reaction crash on Texas 183 in Fort Worth, police say. First responders were called about 9:30 p.m. to the crash along the eastbound lanes of the 15000 block of 183 in Far East Fort Worth. Early reports from a Fort Worth fire spokesman indicated a driver who pulled over to fix a flat tire was struck by four other vehicles. An 18-wheeler then collided with one of the vehicles in the pileup, killing one person.
Read MoreMan Hit on I-290 After Stopping to Help at Crash Scene
A 26-year-old Waukegan man was injured Sunday in a hit-and-run on Interstate 290 near Tri-Taylor on Chicago’s Near West Side, authorities said. At approximately 3:30 a.m., the man stopped to help a vehicle that was involved in a roll-over crash in the center lane of I-290 near Western Avenue. After the man stopped, he was struck by another vehicle that fled the scene, according to Illinois State police. The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, state police said.
Read MoreA person was struck by a vehicle while changing a flat tire Saturday morning
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating a hit-and-run in Madison Heights on Saturday. According to police, the victim was changing a flat tire on the right shoulder of I-696 west of Dequindre Road when a vehicle struck them around midnight. The vehicle – possibly a 2000-07 Ford Focus – fled the scene, police said. The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.
Read MoreDriver struck and killed by truck on the shoulder of Mecca roadway
Cal Fire Riverside officials confirmed a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Mecca. Cal Fire was first notified of the collision at approximately 2:12 p.m. near the intersection of State Route 86 and 66th Avenue. A California Highway Patrol sergeant told News Channel 3 at the scene confirmed that the pedestrian was a driver of a tractor-trailer who was stopped on the right-hand shoulder of the roadway.
Read MoreWoman dies after cars hit her disabled car on Hwy 99 near Kingsburg
KINGSBURG, Calif. (FOX26) — An 18-year-old woman died after she was in a single-car crash on Highway 99, leaving her car blocking traffic and was hit by other cars. CHP says the woman lost control and hit a concrete median barrier just south of Sierra St. in Kingsburg around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. Investigators say the woman was not injured in the initial crash but her car was blocking the southbound lanes of Highway 99.
Read MoreOne man dead after hitting the back of a semi stopped to avoid a crash on I-15 in Centerville
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah (ABC4 News) – One man is dead after hitting the back of a semi-truck driver stopped trying to avoid a crash ahead near Parish Lane. Officials with Utah Highway Patrol say around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday a passenger vehicle was traveling southbound in the center lane on I-15 in Centerville when they realized they needed to take the Parrish Lane off-ramp. The driver crossed the right lane into the gore area for the off-ramp striking the attenuator, UHP says.
Read MoreWoman hit, killed by car after colliding with tractor-tractor on I-85
CONCORD, N.C. — North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers say a woman has died after a car hit her on Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County late Tuesday night. Troopers said a Jeep and a UPS tractor-trailer collided but when the driver of the Jeep, identified as 22-year-old Darrionah Thompson, got out of her SUV, another car hit and killed her.
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