Preventable Tragedies
Teen thrown off bridge, killed when driver hits broken down SUV, Oregon cops say
A 17-year-old was thrown off a bridge and killed when a driver hit the disabled vehicle he was standing in front of in Oregon, troopers said. The crash was reported at 2:54 p.m. May 17 on Highway 140 in Klamath County, Oregon State Police said in a news release. The teen boy was a passenger in a Honda CRV driven by an 18-year-old woman, troopers said. When the SUV broke down, he went to the front to “diagnose the failure,” officers said.
Read MoreTHP: 1 injured after tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Sullivan County
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — One person was injured in a crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 81 in Sullivan County Monday. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), around 11 p.m., a tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-81 near Exit 57 and began to jackknife. The vehicle reportedly hit a sign and came to a rest blocking the right lane of I-81. Shortly after, a second tractor-trailer traveling in the right lane hit the disabled vehicle, THP stated.
Read MoreYemane Berhane Killed, 2 Injured in Truck Accident in Hudspeth County, TX
Hudspeth County, TX — May 16, 2025, Yemane Berhane was killed and two other people were injured in a truck accident at about 4:20 p.m. on Interstate 10. Authorities said a semi-truck was stopped on the side of the road about 10 miles west of Sierra Blanca when it was hit from behind by an eastbound semi-truck. The driver of the stopped truck was hit as well. Truck driver Yemane Berhane, 23, died at the scene of the crash, according to authorities, while his passenger and the driver of the other truck were hospitalized with unspecified injuries.
Read MoreDriver Killed Checking On Disabled Vehicle In Greenwich Hit-Run Crash; Police Look For Ford Van
Cristhian Eduardo Carvajal Saldana, 31, of White Plains, New York, was checking on his vehicle about a half-mile from Exit 3 around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers were already en route to assist with the stalled car when they received word that the driver had been struck. Emergency crews responded quickly, but Saldana was pronounced dead at the scene. At the crash site, police recovered a broken driver-side mirror housing, a detached bumper, and a driver-side wheel trim, all believed to belong to the vehicle that hit him.
Read More3 hospitalized following car crash in Tulare County, CHP says
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) – Several people were hospitalized following a car crash in Tulare County on Friday night. The California Highway Patrol responded to Avenue 296, west of Road 152, just outside of Visalia, at 11 p.m. Officials say a pick-up truck was stopped on the road when a sedan hit the car. A man outside of the truck was hit and was taken to the hospital. CHP says two people were inside the truck but were not injured.
Read MoreUrbana man killed in Clark County crash; truck hit him on shoulder of Ohio 72
An Urbana man was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in northern Clark County while he was outside of his car dealing with a tire problem. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Michael Rae Kenneth Wise, 36, was outside of his stopped silver Chevy Aveo on the northbound shoulder of Urbana Road (Ohio 72), between Eagle City Road and Thomaston Trail in Moorefield Township. Per preliminary investigation from OSHP, just after 1:50 p.
Read MoreDouble fatality after two-vehicle crash on I-81 in Botetourt County
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 that killed two people in Botetourt County on May 15. According to VSP, a disabled 2020 Volvo tractor-trailer was on the right side of I-81 near mile marker 166 around 6:02 p.m. when it was suddenly hit from behind by a 2014 Mercedes-Benz. Two passengers in the Mercedes, 22-year-old Sameer Baig Mirza and 15-year-old Mustafa Baig Mirza, both from Springfield, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreMan, 48, dies after car goes into oncoming lanes and hits parked trailer near Angola
A 48-year-old Millsboro man was killed early May 16 when he crashed into a parked flatbed trailer near Angola, Delaware State Police said. The identity of the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is being withheld by police until his family is notified. The man was in a Nissan Sentra a little before 6 a.m., heading southbound on Hollymount Road north of John J. Williams Highway (Route 24), investigators said.
Read MoreTractor-trailer crash along I-20 WB in DeKalb County under investigation
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Interstate 20 westbound has fully reopened after a tractor-trailer crash shut down the busy area early Friday morning. The crash blocked the interstate near the Panola Road overpass in DeKalb County. What we know: Officials say the crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. when the tractor-trailer hit a car that had stopped partially on the right shoulder and partially in the right lane. Investigators say the truck flipped, losing part of its load.
Read MoreFamily identifies Tucson man killed while changing tire on Interstate 19
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Tucson man hit and killed while changing a tire on Interstate 19 Thursday morning has been identified. The family of Luis del Toro said he was helping a family friend when the accident happened and that he died doing what he loved. Del Toro’s son said he owned LET Tire Shop on East Benson Highway. “Doing service calls, this is all he’s done all his life,” said del Toro’s son, who is also named Luis.
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