Preventable Tragedies

Rayne pedestrian killed in Terrebonne Parish crash

February 29, 2024

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Louisiana State Police Troopers are investigating a car crash that left one pedestrian dead and another injured on Thursday, Feb. 29. LSP leaders said around 5 a.m. troopers began investigating a single car fatal crash involving pedestrians on U.S. Highway 90 eastbound near milepost 192. An initial investigation revealed a prior crash occurred when an eastbound car on U.S. Hwy 90 struck a large object in the roadway that had fallen from a commercial vehicle.

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Two dead after Sacramento PD detective crashes into disabled vehicle on Interstate 5

February 29, 2024

An on-duty Sacramento Police Department detective crashed into a disabled pickup truck Tuesday morning on Interstate 5, killing two men standing near the truck, authorities said. The police vehicle, an unmarked Ford Fusion, was heading southbound on I-5 around 6:15 a.m. when it crashed into a white Dodge pickup truck stopped on the right shoulder just south of Sutterville Road, the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office said in a news release.

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Truck driver dead in crash on I-85 N in Davidson County

February 28, 2024

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — ALL LANES HAVE BEEN REOPENED. A truck driver is dead after a crash on I-85 N in Davidson County, according to troopers. The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. An Amazon tractor-trailer was stopped on the right shoulder of the highway and was hit by another tractor-trailer that was going north on I-85. The traveling tractor-trailer drove off the road to the left and crashed into several trees, killing the driver on the scene, according to troopers.

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Police recruit seriously injured while assisting victims of car crash on I-95

February 27, 2024

EXETER, R.I. (WLNE) — A normal Monday morning commute to work quickly took a turn for Dan Toussaint. “I was actually getting ready to text Dan to tell him there was a bad accident on 95,” said Edward Yazbak, Toussaint’s father-in-law. “Because I know he comes that way and I know he would be leaving to go to the academy.” Toussaint, a resident of North Smithfield and recruit for the Coventry Police Department, saw a car collide with a tractor trailer a few hundred feet in front of him on I-95 North near Exit 9 in Exeter.

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Unbelted driver dies after swerving off Hwy 99 in Modesto, crashing into disabled vehicle

February 27, 2024

A man died Thursday night after swerving off southbound Highway 99 in the downtown Modesto area, crashing into a disabled vehicle that was sitting on the shoulder and being ejected from his vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision happened about 7:50 p.m. south of the South Ninth Street on-ramp. The CHP news release on the incident said the driver of the 2019 Chevrolet was traveling at high speed when he swerved to the right, onto the asphalt shoulder.

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Death investigation underway after walkers find body in crashed car

February 26, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A crash in Jackson County might have killed a 33-year-old man believed to be from Eaton Rapids, according to deputies. The crash happened in Jackson County south of M-60 near McCain Road. It was two people walking in the woods on their property who spotted the wrecked car. Investigators said it appeared the driver of the car lost control on a curve, crossed over the highway and hit several trees before he “crashed deep into the wood line.

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Man was hit and killed on highway after Sunday morning crash in west Fort Worth

February 25, 2024

One man was hit and killed Sunday morning after a crash on westbound Interstate 20, according to Fort Worth police. The man’s identity will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after next-of-kin has been notified. Police said the man was in a minor crash with a semi-truck around 6:35 a.m. Sunday at I-20 and Farm Road 1187 in west Fort Worth, near the Interstate 30 split. The man exchanged information with the truck driver and called for a tow truck, but while he was outside he was hit by a third vehicle.

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20 vehicles involved in massive line of crashes on US 84 in Jones Co.

February 21, 2024

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Around 20 vehicles were involved in a massive multi-vehicle crash along U.S. Highway 84 in Jones County Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that nine people were injured and were taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance. Jones County emergency officials report several others were evaluated for minor injuries on the scene but declined medical treatment. According to Jones County Fire Council Public Information Officer Dana Bumgardner, Pleasant Ridge; Hebron; Calhoun; Powers and Soso volunteer fire departments responded to the crash shortly after 6:30 a.

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1 Killed, 1 Injured After Semi Hits Jackknifed Semi Near Gillette

February 19, 2024

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says speed may be to blame for a two-vehicle crash that left one trucker dead and another injured. The crash happened around 10:10 a.m. last Thursday, Feb. 15, at milepost 19 on Wyoming 50 near Gillette. According to a fatality crash summary, a semi was headed north when the driver lost traction on the icy, snow-covered road and jackknifed, blocking the southbound lane. The driver of a southbound semi then crested the hill and struck the jackknifed semi’s passenger side drive axles, causing the southbound semi’s cargo tank to dislodge and impact the cab.

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2 people sent to hospital following multiple crashes on westbound Interstate 84

February 19, 2024

TREMONTON — The Utah Highway Patrol said two people were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following several crashes on westbound Interstate 84 in Box Elder County. In all, state troopers said four crashes occurred in the area of milepost 28 because of slick roads. The first crash occurred around 12:13 p.m., which involved a semi and a vehicle. One person was struck outside their vehicle after the first crash and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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