Preventable Tragedies

credit: source: KTAR.news url: https://ktar.com/arizona-traffic/interstate-17-closed-driver-dead/5848361/ date: ‘2026-04-16’ Title: “Driver dead after crashing on I-17, exiting vehicle, getting hit by passing traffic” PHOENIX – A driver was struck and killed by passing traffic after he crashed on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix and exited his vehicle early Thursday, authorities said. The northbound lanes of the freeway were closed for several hours in the aftermath of the deadly incident. A driver in his 60s initially struck a median wall near Yorkshire Drive in a single-vehicle collision around 3:30 a.

credit: source: WWJ.950 url: https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/help-sought-for-macomb-county-good-samaritan-hit-by-trailer# date: ‘2026-04-20’ Title: “Help sought for Macomb County Good Samaritan hit by trailer” (WWJ) A GoFundMe has been set up to help a healing father after he was hit by a truck’s trailer last week in Macomb County’s Chesterfield Township. According to a friend who posted the fundraiser, “Jesse” was helping someone stranded in a SUV at 26 Mile Rd. and County Line Rd. when he was hit by the trailer, breaking his arm and pelvic area.

credit: source: wavy.com url: https://www.wavy.com/traffic/vehicle-crash-causes-significant-delays-on-i-64-eastbound-in-hampton/ date: ‘2026-04-18’ Title: “One dead, one hospitalized, two charged after multi-vehicle crash on I-64 near Hampton Roads Center Parkway in Hampton” HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – A man is dead, another driver was hospitalized and two have been charged after a multi-vehicle crash on I-64 eastbound near Hampton Roads Center Parkway in Hampton Saturday evening, according to the Virginia State Police. At around 10:30 p.m. on April 18, a Chevrolet pickup that was changing lanes struck a Chevrolet SUV, which then struck a jersey wall.

credit: source: FOX 6 url: https://www.fox6now.com/news/pedestrian-killed-sheboygan-county-semi-crash-i-43 date: ‘2026-04-12’ Title: “Pedestrian killed in Sheboygan County semi crash on I-43” SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. - A 48-year-old Sheboygan man died Sunday, April 12, after being struck by a semi on Interstate 43 in the Town of Mosel, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office. What we know: Authorities said the crash happened around 4:12 p.m. on northbound I-43 south of Garton Road. Preliminary investigation indicates the man had pulled over while driving a Ford Explorer and exited his vehicle along the interstate.

credit: source: nj.com url: https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2026/04/pennsylvania-man-killed-after-being-pinned-between-vehicles-on-nj-highway.html date: ‘2026-04-19’ Title: “Pennsylvania man killed after being pinned between vehicles on N.J. highway” A Pennsylvania man died early Sunday after being pinned between two vehicles following a crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The office did not identify the Chester, Pennsylvania man, who was 53 years old. The man was driving a sport-utility vehicle on Route 1 north when he struck the rear of another car driven by a 31-year-old Jersey City woman near the Ridge Road intersection at about 2 a.

I-70 westbound closed after car hits deer, semi-truck hits car

INDIANAPOLIS — A serious car crash has closed I-70 westbound, according to the Indiana State Police. A vehicle reportedly struck a deer on Thursday at approximately 6 a.m. The vehicle that struck the deer was then struck by another passenger car. The car that struck the deer was also struck by a semi-truck. One vehicle was also on fire at SR 267, according to ISP. This is an active investigation. Information will be updated as it becomes available.

Man killed, woman injured after multi-car crash involving big rig on 10 Freeway in West Covina

A man was killed and a woman was injured during a multi-car crash on the 10 Freeway in West Covina early Saturday morning. It happened at around 4 a.m. on eastbound lanes of the freeway near Citrus Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators say that a 2011 Toyota Camry being driven by a 20-year-old man from Pomona crashed into the rear of a 2012 Honda Civic in the fast lane.

Woman killed after hit by multiple vehicles on I-24 near county line

A pedestrian was struck by multiple vehicles and killed early Sunday morning on Interstate 24 West, Nashville police said. The medical examiner’s office is working with the victim’s family to make a positive identification. According to preliminary reports, the victim had been driving her Nissan Versa east on I-24 near the Davidson-Rutherford County line prior to being struck. Her car reportedly had lost the driver’s side tire, and she was driving on the rim “quite some time,” police said.

Woman Pulled From Burning Car Following Crash on I-30 in Garland

A woman was pulled from a burning car and another person was injured in a two-vehicle incident on Interstate 30 early Sunday morning, Garland police say. Officers arrived just before 2 a.m. to eastbound I-30 near the ramp to the President George Bush Turnpike, where the woman was unconscious in the driver seat of the burning black Toyota Camry. A witness told police the driver was in the second from the left lane when she lost control and hit the left side concrete barrier and a light pole then veered back onto the roadway.