Preventable Tragedies
String 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.
Read MoreWoman killed when disabled vehicle struck on interstate
A Chicago woman was killed early Saturday as she was standing alongside a disabled vehicle on U.S. Interstate 80 near Earlham and a passing motorist struck the vehicle. Carmen Benitez, 56, of Chicago, a passenger in Galicia’s vehicle, “was standing outside the vehicle when it was struck” by a 2019 Cadillac Escalade, driven by Ali Elride, 38, of Queens County, New York.
Read More8-Year old dies in crash near Ropesville
An 8-year-old child was killed in a crash that happened on FM 41 east of Ropesville. A truck tractor that was towing a semi-trailer was stopped on FM 41 with hazard lights activated at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 2nd. A 2017 Ford pickup approached the rear of the semi-trailer without realizing it was stopped, and attempted to veer left to avoid striking it. The collision was unavoidable, and the Ford struck the rear of the semi-trailer.
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