Preventable Tragedies
Crash investigators say truck drifted before hitting pedestrian on Route 28 in Chantilly
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Police say the pedestrian that was struck and killed on Route 28 in Chantilly early Monday morning was standing outside of his disabled vehicle when a truck driver drifted to the right and hit him. On Thursday, Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) detectives determined that the driver of a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia 125 was traveling northbound on Sully Road in the far-right lane. The pedestrian, Amin Emad-Eldin Hammoud was standing outside his disabled vehicle on the right shoulder when the driver of the Freightliner drifted to the right, crossed the solid white line, and struck him, according to police.
Read MoreDriver dead after crashing into back of stalled METRO bus on Westpark Tollway
HOUSTON — A driver is dead after crashing into a bus on the Westpark Tollway Thursday morning, according to Houston METRO. This happened just after 5 a.m. just west of Highway 6. Details are limited, but METRO said the bus had stalled on the tollway due to mechanical issues when it was rear-ended. The driver of the car that rear-ended the bus was taken to an area hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Read MoreSUV Hits Man Refueling on I-95 Before Speeding Away In Milford: Police
A car crashed into a man on the side of I-95 as he refueled his vehicle over the weekend, causing him serious injuries to his leg, authorities said. Police and rescue crews were called to an area near southbound Exit 38 around 6:20 on Sunday, Dec. 23. A man pulled his car into the breakdown lane and was refilling it with gas when a silver SUV, possibly a GMC Acadia or Chevrolet Traverse, crashed into him and sped away, authorities said.
Read MoreWrong-way driver exits crashed car on freeway and is hit twice, killing him, CA cops say
A wrong-way driver on a Los Angeles highway died after being hit by a passing vehicle and a bus following a collision, the California Highway Patrol reported. The man was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 110 when his Honda hit a cargo van just before 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, a CHP news release said. The wrong-way driver exited his Honda and was hit by a passing vehicle, officers said.
Read More2 PA State Troopers Injured While Investigating Hit-And-Run
PITTSBURGH, PA — A man attempting to push his disabled vehicle off I-279 North was hit by a > truck and two Pennsylvania State Troopers who responded to that crash were hit by another vehicle early Tuesday. All three people are in the hospital. Police said that shortly after midnight, a Ford Focus became disabled on the Parkway North near the McKnight Road exit. As the driver got out to push the vehicle off the road, another person pulled over to help.
Read MoreCar drives underneath parked semi in fatal Akron highway crash
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A man was pronounced dead after driving his car underneath a parked semi-truck trailer on an Akron highway, the fire department confirmed. Akron police and EMS were sent to the accident on I-77 north from OH-8 north at the Central Interchange at 8:21 p.m. on Dec. 23, Akron Fire Department Public Information Officer Lt. Robert Langston stated. Langston said the car was driven underneath the semi and pinned against the guard rail.
Read MoreMan hit by vehicle after getting out of his car in northwest Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — A man was hit by vehicle while getting out of his car in northwest Oklahoma City on Monday evening. At around 6:15 p.m., three vehicles were involved in a crash, where they each rear-ended each other. One of those drivers got out of his vehicle to survey the damage when a fourth vehicle, which was not involved in the initial crash, attempted to drive around the crash scene and hit the man, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Read MoreAuthorities Identify Victims Of Multi-Vehicle Crash In Newton County
According to WTOK, Newton County Sheriff Deputies, Newton Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Newton Fire, and Hickory Fire responded to the scene of a Multi-Vehicle accident Saturday evening. The wreck happened on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 114. WTOK reports that four cars were involved in the crash. One of the cars caught on fire and two people died. According to WTOK, 67-year-old Amarnath Thirumalaiyer and 56-year-old Sujatha Amarnath, both from Allen, Texas, were the two individuals who died in the crash.
Read MoreMissing Montana man found dead at crash scene
KALISPELL — A man who was reported missing 10 days ago was found dead at the scene of a rollover car accident. Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino said the man has been identified as missing 69-year-old Gregory James Wells. Wells and his vehicle were found by Flathead County Search and Rescue on Saturday. A Montana Highway Patrol report states investigators believe the crash occurred on Dec. 10 at around 9:30 p.
Read MoreSouth Carolina Highway Patrol investigating deadly multi-car crash
Troopers in South Carolina are investigating a crash that killed one person and seriously injured four others over the weekend. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened Saturday, around 8:30 p.m., on S.C. Highway 5 near Estate Drive in York. Troopers said two people were on the side of the highway working on a disabled vehicle when two other cars collided, causing one to flip and hit the people on the road.
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