Preventable Tragedies
Missing Greenville woman identified as body found in submerged car in Easley
EASLEY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Coroner’s Office reports that a body found in a submerged vehicle in Easley is that of a missing Greenville County woman. Anderson County deputies said they received a call at 10:47 a.m. on Sunday in reference to a submerged vehicle near Alpen Road and West Church Road. The coroner confirmed 54-year-old Shelia Rena Walker Thompson’s body was found in the vehicle. Thompson was previously reported missing on Dec.
Read MoreOne dead, two drivers injured in LaPlace car crash
On Friday, Louisiana State Troopers were informed of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 near milepost 211 on the Bonnet Carré Spillway bridge in St. John the Baptist Parish which left a passenger dead and two drivers injured. The Louisiana State Police, say troopers with Troop B who initiated initial investigation into the crash revealed that for reasons currently unknown, a 2012 Mazda 6 had stopped in the left lane with its lights on, when a 2017 Nissan Sentra simultaneously approaching the Mazda from behind, hit the car and push it forward into its driver, who was standing in front of the vehicle near its bumper.
Read MoreSemi-truck driver dies after 17-vehicle pileup on I-94
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The driver of a semi-truck involved in a pileup on I-94 near Hartford on Monday has died, state police said. The Michigan State Police said that the 71-year-old Burbank, Illinois man died on Tuesday. His name has not been released. The crash involving 14 passenger vehicles and three semi-trucks happened near mile marker 46 around 1:15 p.m. on Monday. There were 15 other slide-offs not related to that crash, MSP said.
Read MoreDriver killed after Jeep strikes tractor-trailer on I-95 in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — An early Friday morning crash involving a tractor-trailer shut down parts of Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County, leaving one driver dead and causing traffic delays. According to Maryland State Police (MSP), around 3:45 a.m., troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to a crash in the area of northbound I-495 and Anacostia Freeway and discovered that the driver of a Jeep Compass struck the rear end trailer portion of a tractor-trailer on the left-hand portion of the shoulder.
Read MoreOSHP: Man walking on I-75 exit ramp after car becomes disabled gets hit, killed by vehicle
ORANGE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) - A man who was walking on an I-75 exit ramp after his car became disabled was hit and killed by a vehicle on Thursday, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol. OSHP says on Dec. 5 around 6:22 a.m., Joshua Little, 42, of Wapakoneta, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet HHR on southbound I-75 when his car became disabled on the right shoulder at the exit ramp to S.
Read MoreDriver Rear-Ends Car, Causes Rollover Crash In Islip: Police
ISLIP, NY — Firefighters from the Islip Fire Department responded to the scene of a rollover crash on Sunrise Highway Service Road Tuesday night, Suffolk County police told Patch. A 44-year-old Central Islip woman was stopped in a 2006 Nissan SUV on the shoulder on Sunrise Highway Service Road between Roosevelt Avenue and Fuller Avenues when a 42-year-old Islip man driving a 2021 Subaru SUV crashed into her and overturned around 7:30 p.
Read More2 injured after driver hits stopped car on I-96 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Two people suffered injuries after a driver crashed into a car that was stopped in the left driving lane of local I-96 in Detroit on Tuesday morning. Michigan State Police were called to the eastbound side of the freeway near Schaefer around 5:35 a.m. because a Chevrolet Cruze was stopped in the road with no lights on. While on the way to the scene, troopers learned that the car had been hit by a Jeep Wagoneer.
Read More76-year-old woman killed in crash on I-75
SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 76-year-old woman died Sunday night in a crash on I-75 in Saginaw County. According to Michigan State Police, there was a two-vehicle crash on the southbound side of the freeway north of Birch Run Road around 10:20 p.m. One of the involved vehicles was disabled in the road when another driver crashed into the stopped vehicle. The 76-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the vehicle that hit the stopped car, was killed.
Read MoreHastings man fatally struck while removing deer from road identified
Authorities have identified the Hastings man killed when he was struck by a driver Wednesday morning as he tried to remove a deer he had hit from the road. According to the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, the collision happened on County Road 46 near General Sieben Drive in Marshan Township at around 6:35 a.m., and resulted in the death of 69-year-old Ricky Delbert Edstrom. Edstrom had reportedly struck a deer while traveling west on Dakota County Road 46.
Read MoreI-94 in southwest Michigan reopens following pileup involving 17 vehicles
A portion of Interstate 94 in southwest Michigan reopened to traffic Monday evening after a pileup involving 17 vehicles forced authorities to close the interstate for hours during heavy snow conditions. The Michigan State Police 5th District said on social media that I-94 at mile marker 46, near Hartford, had reopened in both directions as of 7:07 p.m. Authorities posted video footage from the scene, showing vehicles heavily damaged in the pileup.
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