Preventable Tragedies
Woman seriously injured in Causeway pile-up undergoes surgery, talks road to recovery
NEW ORLEANS — Nearly a week after a multi-car pile-up on the Causeway Bridge, Summer Rodrigue is still recovering after suffering major injuries. The cries heard in a video describe the agony Rodrigue endured in what officials call the worst crash in the Causeway’s history. Rodrigue provided a video to WDSU showing the moments emergency responders pulled her from a car following the pile-up. “It’s very emotional. I don’t even typically take the causeway every day.
Read MoreWoodburn units respond after vehicle catches fire from crash
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Woodburn Fire Department responded for a vehicle fire last week after officials say it started from a crash. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, officials say firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Morehead Road. Upon arrival, the fire department says a single vehicle had an active fire. Officials say the occupants escaped before units arrived. According to officials, the fire had started from a crash into a parked trailer on the side of the road where a lawn crew was working.
Read MoreUpdate: Five Vehicle Crash On I-84 Injures 5 In Region
According to the New York State Police, the crash occurred in Montgomery around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17. State police said an investigation determined that Judith Lorveus-Feqyuere, 46, of Monroe, was driving westbound when she stopped in the passing lane for no apparent reason. A second vehicle behind was able to stop but was rear-ended by a third vehicle, pushing it into Lorveus-Fequiere. Vehicle three was hit by vehicle four, followed by vehicle five, state police said.
Read MoreBody found a week after driver vanished during car crash on bridge, Florida cops say
The case of a driver who vanished during a chain-reaction bridge crash got even more baffling when her body turned up a week later — in the river below, according to investigators in North Florida. Jareesha Wilkerson’s cause of death has not been released, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a “traffic homicide,” officials said in a Dec. 18 update. The crash happened Sunday, Dec. 8, on the 1.
Read MoreMan fatally struck by car, Metro bus on 110 Fwy in South LA following separate head-on crash
LOS ANGELES (KABC) – A man died after he was struck by a car and a Metro bus Friday on the 110 Harbor Freeway in South Los Angeles after he stepped out of his car following a separate head-on crash, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man’s vehicle was heading south on the northbound express lanes near Century Boulevard just after 5 a.m. when he collided with a cargo van.
Read MoreN.J. man struck and killed while standing next to disabled vehicle in roadway, police say
A man standing next to a disabled vehicle was struck and killed on a road in Cumberland County on Thursday evening, police said. Marvin Saunders, 75, of Buena, was standing next to a disabled SUV in the eastbound lane of Big Oak Road in Deerfield Township when a pickup truck traveling eastbound struck both the SUV and Saunders, according to New Jersey State Police. Saunders died of his injuries, police said.
Read More21-year-old man killed in tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 in Franklin County
ANTRIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 21-year-old man is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Franklin County early Sunday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Emergency crews responded to the deadly collision in the northbound lanes in Antrim Township at 3:30 a.m. The crash scene was between Exit 5, Route 16/Greencastle/Waynesboro, and Exit 10, Route 914/Marion. Police said Dru Feeley, 21, of Hagerstown, Md., was driving a sedan when he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that merged in front of him because of another vehicle stopped on the shoulder.
Read MorePerson working on disabled vehicle fatally hit by truck on Long Island Expressway in Queens
FRESH MEADOWS, Queens (WABC) – A person working on a disabled vehicle was struck and killed by a truck on the Long Island Expressway early Wednesday. It happened on the westbound side of the LIE in the Fresh Meadows section of Queens just before 5:30 a.m. The flatbed truck struck the person who was later declared dead at the scene by authorities. The truck driver stayed at the scene. During the investigation and cleanup, the fatal crash closed the westbound side of the LIE.
Read More1 Killed, 1 Injured in Truck Accident on U.S. 45 near Buckatunna, MS
Buckatunna, MS — December 12, 2024, one person was killed and another was injured in a truck accident at about 7:30 a.m. on U.S. 45. Authorities said a northbound 2012 Dodge Ram crashed into a garbage truck that had been parked on the north side of the highway near Pineville Road. A 3-year-old child who was a passenger in the Dodge died from injuries suffered in the crash, according to authorities, while the driver was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.
Read More3 hospitalized after car crashes into UPS truck making delivery in Enfield
Three people have been taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a UPS truck making a delivery in Enfield on Tuesday. Enfield police said a pickup truck rear-ended a UPS truck that was stopped making a delivery on Broadbrook Road. Authorities said three people were taken to the hospital with injuries. The extent is unknown. The crash is under investigation. No additional information was immediately available.
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