Preventable Tragedies
Submerged car with body inside linked to 18-wheeler crash a month earlier, WV cops say
The body of a Pennsylvania man went undiscovered for more than a month after his SUV plunged off a bridge and sank in an icy lake, according to investigators in West Virginia. Kevin C. Lataille, 59, was found 39 days after he encountered a jack-knifing 18-wheeler on Interstate 68’s Cheat Lake Bridge near Morgantown, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said in a March 3 news release. His death went unnoticed because the trucker involved didn’t report an SUV fell from the bridge during the Jan.
Read MoreThree killed in 11-car pileup west of Lordsburg
LORDSBURG, N.M. (KRQE) – Three people were killed in an 11-car pileup west of Lordsburg on Thursday, according to New Mexico State Police. The weather was a contributing factor, with heavy dust leading to a lack of visibility. One of the victims killed in the crash, 45-year-old Joseph Malley, was from Lordsburg. The other two victims, 52-year-old Douan Fernandez and 37-year-old Alexander Acosta, were both from Florida. According to New Mexico State Police, the crash occurred at around 8 a.
Read More3 hurt in Warwick highway crash
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Three people were hurt in a crash on I-95 that caused delays in Warwick Monday morning. Rhode Island State Police said just before 10 a.m., a Jeep was driving south near Exit 27B when it veered off the road and hit a parked tractor-trailer. The Jeep ended up in the center lane and was then struck by another car. The driver of the Jeep was brought to Rhode Island Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Read MoreWashington State Woman Found Dead in Car 8 Months After Being Reported Missing: ‘There Are Tears Every Single Day’
Authorities announced the discovery of a body belonging to a Washington state woman in Oregon after she had been missing for eight months. In an email to PEOPLE on Monday, March 3, the Oregon State Police (OSP) said it was notified about a previously crashed vehicle found near milepost 58.5 on Highway 30 — and that a body was found inside the vehicle. “The driver was determined to be the registered owner, who was listed as a missing person out of Anacortes,” according to the OSP’s log dated Feb.
Read MoreColumbia County woman says she was on phone with fiancé when he was hit and killed in Lake City crash
LAKE CITY, Fla. – The fiancé of a man who was killed early Sunday morning in Columbia County says she was on the phone with him when the tragic moment occurred. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 31-year-old was standing outside his car that had broken down on State Road 100 in Lake City when an SUV came up and fatally hit him. Amanda Ulicky says the man was her soon-to-be husband Brandon Neal Estep.
Read MoreFHP: 2 killed in separate crashes in Columbia County
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol reported two traffic-related deaths in Columbia County on Sunday. There have been six deaths across five crashes in Flagler, Clay and Columbia counties Sunday morning. At approximately 5:20 a.m., an SUV was disabled in the westbound lane of State Road 100 near County Road 245A, the crash report said. The previous driver of the SUV, a 31-year-old Lake City man, was standing outside the vehicle.
Read MoreHorrific multi-vehicle crash in Arizona leaves at least 6 dead, 13 injured
An investigation is underway in Arizona after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 left at least six people dead and more than a dozen injured. According to information provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, just before 1 p.m. local time on Saturday, troopers responded to the area of I-10 eastbound near milepost 89, west of Tonopah, for a crash involving multiple tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles. Several of the vehicles caught fire after the crash, officials said.
Read MoreBig rig loses load on Oklahoma City interstate after striking stalled car
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) responded to a collision involving a commercial vehicle in Oklahoma City over the weekend. The crash occurred on the morning of March 1 on I-35 near Grand in Oklahoma City. Troopers say that that a semi truck struck a stalled car on the interstate, causing the truck to lose three of the large barriers from the trailer. The barriers struck a second vehicle, according to OHP.
Read MoreDriver struck, several injured in crash involving 3 cars in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Police say a pedestrian was struck and several people were taken to the hospital for injuries after a crash involving three cars in Waterbury. The crash happened around 9:41 p.m. at the intersection of Chase Avenue and Hill Street, police said. According to police, the drivers were outside of their cars after a two-car crash when a third car hit the rear end of one of the cars.
Read MoreNew Jersey trucker killed Wednesday after semi hits his toppled vehicle on I-70 in western Kansas
WILSON, Kan. (WIBW) - A New Jersey man was killed early Wednesday after a passing semitrailer hit his toppled box truck after it became disabled on Interstate 70 in western Kansas, shutting down a portion of the roadway for several hours, authorities said. The driver of the semi also suffered serious injuries in the crash, officials said. The fatal crash was reported at 6:34 a.m. Wednesday on westbound Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County.
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