Preventable Tragedies
Idaho woman dead after hitting parked semi-truck in southern Idaho
A multi-vehicle accident on Friday morning turned fatal for a Caldwell woman when her car struck a semi-truck. Idaho State Police are reporting that the deadly crash happened a few minutes before 11 on Friday morning. The accident happened in Canyon County at Cleveland Boulevard and Canal Street. In the police news release report, it states that the 42-year-old female was driving westbound on Cleveland Blvd when she veered off to the right in her 2011 Ford Focus.
Read MorePiqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating fatal two vehicle traffic crash
SHELBY COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an early morning fatal crash in Shelby County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 2 a.m. Friday morning near milepost 68 on I-75. Law enforcement has not released the name of the driver killed until the next of kin can be notified. They say that they were driving north when their vehicle drove off the right side of the road and hit a semi that was stopped on the shoulder.
Read MoreKaty Freeway reopens after 18-wheeler hits stalled vehicle near Kirkwood
HOUSTON — The Katy Freeway reopened heading west after an 18-wheeler hit a stalled vehicle near Kirkwood, according to Houston Transtar. This happened at 5 a.m. in the westbound, or outbound, lanes. The big rig ended up on its side following the collision. The freeway reopened late Wednesday morning. Below is a traffic map to check the conditions around this wreck.
Read MorePedestrian injured when semi strikes disabled car
BLUE EARTH — A 21-year-old Willmar woman was injured when she was struck by a disabled car she’d been standing near early Wednesday morning on the south edge of Wells. Breanna Angel Larson was near a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt parked partially on a Highway 22 lane at 6:33 a.m. when the vehicle was struck by a southbound 2020 Freightliner semi. The car then hit Larson, the State Patrol said. She was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital in Blue Earth, the patrol said.
Read More26-year-old woman killed after getting hit on the side of U.S. 75 in Dallas, police say
DALLAS — A 26-year-old woman died after an SUV hit her along the side of North Central Expressway/U.S. 75 in Dallas on Monday night, police said. Elizabeth Reyes was identified as the victim, according to a police news release. Police said Reyes was standing on the left shoulder of the southbound lanes of the highway near McCommas Boulevard, waving traffic by as a man changed a flat tire. An SUV that was heading south in the far left lane hit a retaining wall, and then crashed into Reyes, police said.
Read MoreFatal crash involving a semi-truck on I-75S
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 75 southbound near Bonita Beach Road. Troopers responded to the scene located near mile marker 117 at around 12:50 a.m. on Tuesday. According to FHP, a 33-year-old man from Fort Myers was driving a vehicle south on I-75 in the outside lane north of Bonita Beach Road. A semi-truck, operated by a 45-year-old woman from Cape Coral, was parked on the outside paved shoulder of I-75S.
Read MoreGeorgia man killed in crash involving 2 tractor-trailers in Calhoun Co.
CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Georgia man was killed in a crash Oct. 4 when his car was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-20 in Calhoun County. The victim has been identified as George H. Curtis of Villa Ricca. He was 59. Authorities say Curtis’s Honda initially hit a Freightliner tractor-trailer. That accident caused the Honda to become disabled and then a Volvo tractor-trailer struck the disabled Honda. After the second crash, the Honda and Volvo tractor-trailer left the road and caught fire.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Hit, Injured by Car on Varner Road near Bob Hope Drive. Thousand Palms, CA
THOUSAND PALMS, CA (October 8, 2024) — A Good Samaritan was hit and injured by a car on Varner Road near Bob Hope Drive. According to the California Highway Patrol, the pedestrian accident unfolded after 6:00 a.m. Monday. A woman in a Nissan pickup truck pulled over to help several crash victims involved in a head-on collision. However, as she tried checking on the occupants, an oncoming Chevrolet SUV struck her on the road.
Read MoreTwo hospitalized after rear-end crash early Tuesday on I-70 in KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people were taken to the hospital following a rear-end collision early Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County, officials said. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m. Tuesday on westbound on I-70 in Kansas City, Kan. The locatiion was on I-70 just west of the 78th Street exit. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2024 Honda 4-door vehicle was stopped in the roadway for an unknown reason and was struck in the read by a 2023 Hyundai Elantra.
Read MoreThree children dead, four taken to hospital after Clinton County crash
DEWITT, Iowa (KCRG) - The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said three children were killed, and four other people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Highway 30 Monday morning. It happened at around 9:18 a.m. in the 3700 block of Highway 30 eastbound. The sheriff’s office said a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV was stopped or disabled in the outside lane of Highway 30 eastbound. A flatbed truck towing a trailer rear-ended the SUV, causing it to go into the ditch.
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