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Miami-Dade deputy hit by car on Florida Turnpike is awake and alert
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy who was hit by a car on the Florida Turnpike last week while helping the Florida Highway Patrol with a vehicle crash is on a steady road to recovery, the county agency said. Deputy Leonard Cantave was responding to a crash on Dec. 27 in which several marked law enforcement vehicles with emergency lights were blocking lanes to secure the scene. Lonnel Duwayne Brinson, 28, of Miramar, drove a 2019 Mazda CX5 into the active crash scene without slowing down, according to his arrest affidavit.
Read MoreTyler McGurl, 37, Killed After Semi-Trailer Strikes Disabled Car in Oklahoma
Lincoln County, Oklahoma (December 4, 2025) — A late-night crash on Interstate 44 in Lincoln County claimed the life of Tyler McGurl, a 37-year-old Oklahoma City man, after a semi-trailer struck his disabled vehicle while he waited for help, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Incident Details: The collision occurred around 12:50 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-44 near mile marker 159.5, close to Warwick and Wellston. Troopers said McGurl had run out of gas while traveling on the interstate and pulled his car over to the outside lane.
Read MoreWoman killed in multi-vehicle crash on Eastex Freeway, Houston Police Department says
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A 23-year-old woman is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on the Eastex Freeway on Thursday, Houston police said. The Houston Police Department reported that the deadly crash happened in the 700 block of the Eastex Freeway (North U.S. Highway 59) about 6:50 a.m on Thursday. According to HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant Ross and Officer Ho, while the freeway was partially blocked due to a previous crash, a white Honda Accord struck a gray Nissan Kicks from behind.
Read MoreWoman Killed After Being Rear-Ended While Stopped With Flat Tire Along North Freeway
A fatal early-morning crash along Interstate 45 in Harris County claimed the life of a woman on Sunday, December 28, 2025, after her disabled vehicle was struck from behind, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The collision occurred near the 14500 block of the North Freeway at approximately 2:30 a.m., while traffic was still moving through the area. Investigators reported that the woman had been driving a Honda Fit when she suffered a flat tire and remained in a travel lane.
Read More1 dead, 3 injured in crash near N.J. Turnpike rest area exit
One person died and three others were seriously injured in a crash Monday on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, State Police said. Troopers responded around 2:10 p.m. to a report of a crash in the northbound lanes at milepost 39.1 in Mount Laurel. Police said a car was traveling north and exiting the turnpike to the James Fenimore Cooper Service Area when it entered the right shoulder. The car struck the rear of a parked commercial vehicle with an attached roll-off trailer that had stopped due to a mechanical malfunction.
Read MoreAmbulance headed to crash on I-95 in Volusia struck from behind; 3 injured
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County EMS ambulance headed to a crash on I-95 was struck from behind, sending it off the highway and into a guardrail, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The two wrecks happened Tuesday morning on I-95 north at mile marker 268 near Ormond Beach. The FHP said the ambulance was called to a two-vehicle crash on I-95 and was traveling north on the interstate in the inside lane with emergency lights and sirens activated.
Read MoreCouple who got lost on their drive home from a Thanksgiving gathering believed to have frozen to death
PANHANDLE, Texas (KFDA/Gray News) — A couple from Texas disappeared on their way home from celebrating Thanksgiving with their family. Five days later, they were both found dead next to their vehicle, far from their intended destination. Linda and Gary Lightfoot, ages 81 and 82, went missing Thanksgiving Day after spending time with family in Panhandle, Texas. After leaving their family gathering, they failed to make it back to their home in Lubbock, Texas, more than a two-hour drive south.
Read MorePolice: Disabled Vehicle Struck by Driver on Interstate 80
RICHLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Pennsylvania State Police in Clarion recently responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 westbound in Richland Township, Clarion County. According to state police, the crash occurred on December 16 at approximately 8:40 p.m. near mile marker 49. Troopers said a 2020 Kenworth was stopped and disabled along the right shoulder of the highway when it was struck by a 2025 Freightliner operated by Milan Jovanovic, 30, of New York, New York, which was traveling westbound in the right-hand lane.
Read MoreTeenage Good Samaritan hospitalized after Christmas Eve crash while helping stranded driver
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) — A 16-year-old boy remains in intensive care at Corewell Health Hospital in Dearborn after being struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded motorist on Christmas Eve in Dearborn Heights. Alexander Johnson was picking up eggs for his grandmother around 5:30 p.m. when he stopped to help jumpstart another driver’s car at the Van Born and John Daly intersection. Police say Johnson was connecting cables to the disabled vehicle when a suspect driver rear-ended them, pinning the teenager between his car and the vehicle he was helping.
Read MoreTruck driver charged in deadly Virginia crash immigrated to US illegally: sources
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (TNND) — A tractor-trailer driver charged with reckless driving after three people were killed in Virginia reportedly illegally immigrated to the U.S. from Africa in the nineties, federal law enforcement told Fox News. El Hadji Karamoko Ouattara, 58, was driving on Dec. 22 when his tractor-trailer hit a vehicle that pulled off Interstate 81 in Roanoke County, according to Virginia State Police. Police said the vehicle ran off the right side of the road and hit a 2025 Honda Odyssey stopped on the right shoulder.
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