Preventable Tragedies
Garden Grove, CA – Injuries in Crash at SR 57 N / Ball Rd
Garden Grove, CA (November 30, 2024) – A significant traffic collision occurred early this morning on SR 57 North, near Ball Rd, in Garden Grove, Orange County. Emergency responders were on the scene of the crash at approximately 3:52 AM, where they found three separate vehicles involved in the collision. According to reports, at least one of the vehicles was blocking multiple lanes on the highway, including the middle and slow lanes, which led to significant traffic disruption.
Read MoreOne Person Killed after Semi hits a Car that was Stop on Highway 138 Saturday Morning
LLANO, CA. (Pain In The Pass) > A collision resulted in the death of one person and airlifted the second person after a semi tractor-trailer rear-ended a sedan. Authorities said, the crash occurred around 3:49am shortly on Saturday morning on November 30, 2024 on Highway 138 at 248th Street East in the town of Llano. Upon arrival, first responders from Los Angeles County Fire and California Highway Patrol arrived on scene to see that a semi tractor trailer had collided with a sedan.
Read More23-year-old man loses legs in West Valley crash; trying to repair his disabled vehicle when hit by 80-year-old driver
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Nov. 29, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 23-year-old motorist suffered devastating injuries Thanksgiving night after being struck by an 80-year-old driver as he stood near the back of his disabled vehicle at 1300 West 3300 South. According to a spokesperson for West Valley City PD, the man was standing in the dark about 10:21 p.m., attempting to repair his vehicle’s electrical system, when the accident happened. Due to the failure of the electrical system, the vehicle’s hazard lights were inoperative.
Read MoreCHP investigates 4-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 4 in Pittsburg
A fatal crash involving four vehicles on eastbound Highway 4 in Pittsburg shut down all lanes Friday morning. A severe traffic alert was issued at 5:33 a.m. before all lanes were reopened over three hours later. The crash occurred west of Railroad Avenue. Eastbound traffic of Highway 4 was diverted off at Bailey Road during the closure. All lanes were reopened at 9 a.m. According to CHP’s incident log, a disabled vehicle was blocking the middle lane before another vehicle collided with it.
Read MoreInjuries in crash that shut down NB US-131, police say
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on US-131 in Grand Rapids Thursday night that shut down northbound lanes of the highway, the Grand Rapids Police Department confirmed. The closure is at northbound US-131 and 28th Street, according to GRPD and the Michigan Department of Transportation. Up to as many as 15 vehicles were reported to be in the crash, GRPD said, and some people are injured, although police did not provide a specific number.
Read More1 dead, 1 critically injured when SUV hits Prius that had been disabled on I-15 in Willard
WILLARD, Utah (KUTV) — One person died and another was critically injured in a crash on I-15 in Box Elder County, authorities reported. According to a statement from the Utah Department of Public Safety, a blue Prius with two occupants was traveling southbound on the interstate through Willard on Tuesday night when it appears to have lost control due to weather conditions and hit the concrete barrier on the highway’s median just after 10 p.
Read More19-year-old identified as victim in fatal 7th Standard Road crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 19-year-old pedestrian killed on 7th Standard Road back on September 28 was identified as Fabian Ignacio Castaneda, of Bakersfield. The Kern County coroner said Castaneda was struck at around 12:05 a.m. on 7th Standard Road, east of Heath Road. Bakersfield police said Castaneda was hit from behind by a car while he was pushing his broken-down car. Castaneda died at the scene. Police said an investigation determined he was pushing his disabled vehicle into the roadway when he was struck from behind by a vehicle traveling eastbound.
Read MoreMan fatally struck while retrieving dead deer in Dakota County
HASTINGS, Minn. — A man is dead after being struck while trying to pull a deer off the roadway in Dakota County Wednesday. Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko says the fatal incident happened on County Road 46 near General Sieben Drive in Marshan Township shortly after 6:30 a.m. The driver, a 69-year-old man from Hastings, reportedly hit a deer while driving west, pulled over onto the shoulder and walked out to pull the animal off County 46.
Read MoreMan killed in crash on Route 62 in Mercer County identified
One person was killed and another person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Mercer County. It happened on State Route 62 around 6:30 p.m. near the state police barracks. Two people stopped along the road way to remove a dead deer from the road, when a car coming in the opposite direction hit them. According to Mercer County PSP, 27-year-old Daniel Johnson of Jackson Center died at the scene, and another pedestrian was life-flighted to the hospital.
Read MoreSemi-truck driver charged in deadly I-44 pedestrian crash
SULLIVAN, Mo. – A semi-truck driver faces a felony charge after he left the scene of a deadly pedestrian crash on Interstate 44 in Sullivan, Missouri. The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Etem Missark, 60, of Orlando, Florida, with one count of leaving the scene of an accident (resulting in death). The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Monday in the eastbound lanes of I-44 near the 225-mile marker. Investigators have since identified Missark as the driver of the semi-truck that left the scene after the crash.
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