Preventable Tragedies
One killed when disabled vehicle struck in Hill County
Covington, Tx (FOX44) – A 44-year-old man was killed early Tuesday in Hill County when a disabled pickup truck was struck by another vehicle, striking the victim. Christopher Lozano was pronounced dead at the scene on State Highway 171 northwest of Covington in Hill County. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Howard said it happened about 12:28 a.m. Tuesday. He said a Chevrolet pickup was going north on Highway 171 when it developed mechanical problems, leaving it disabled in the roadway.
Read MoreCHP: Disabled vehicle causes three-car crash on Highway 14
A three-car crash on Highway 14 Tuesday morning resulted in a man being taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital with significant injuries, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The initial call went out around 3:55 a.m. regarding a disabled vehicle blocking lanes on the southbound side of Highway 14, south of Via Princessa, according to Josh Greengard, spokesman for the CHP Newhall Area Office. While officers were responding to the call, they received word that the disabled car, a tan 2000 Honda sedan, was struck by a Nissan Altima and then sideswiped by another Honda sedan before the original disabled vehicle became stranded in the middle lanes, facing traffic.
Read MoreInfant critically injured in multi-vehicle crash, closing I-15 in Draper for hours
DRAPER, Utah — A baby is in critical condition after a crash on I-15 Sunday night, and the aftermath led to the closure of northbound lanes. The initial crash near 12300 South in Draper caused a chain reaction involving three more vehicles, according to Utah Highway Patrol officials. UHP said the first vehicle, a Range Rover, with two adults and two children on board, spun out because it was going too fast for the wet road.
Read More3 dead, 2 hurt after violent 4-car crash in San Bernardino
Three people died and two others were injured after a brutal crash on the 215 Freeway in San Bernardino, authorities said. A CHP spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that the collision occurred on the northbound span of the 215 near University Parkway around 11:26 p.m. Saturday. According to a CHP news release, a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia was stopped on the right shoulder of the 215 when a driver behind the wheel of a 2018 Toyota Corolla veered onto the shoulder and crashed into the Cascadia’s rear.
Read MoreWorthington woman dies in crash on Interstate 90
A Worthington, Minn., woman was killed Friday when her vehicle was rear-ended on Interstate 90 outside Worthington. According to the State Patrol, 75-year-old Christie Lee Eichner was killed shortly after 1 p.m. when a pickup truck hit her SUV while she was stopped in a lane on I-90. The accident at 1:12 p.m. Friday. The pickup driver was a 45-year-old woman from Redfield. S.D., who had her two teens in the vehicle.
Read MoreConstruction workers injured in car crash in Royalton
MIDDLEPORT, N.Y. — Two construction workers were taken to ECMC, one by Mercy Flight after a car crashed into a water tanker truck on State Road in Royalton Thursday. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, a sedan was traveling westbound when it left the road striking a water tanker that was parked and unoccupied on the shoulder. After hitting the truck, the car then struck a construction worker who was sitting in the grass nearby.
Read MoreFHP: 63-year-old Georgia woman dies in hit-and-run crash on Jacksonville’s Trout River Bridge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: Florida Highway Patrol said in a X post Thursday afternoon that the suspect’s vehicle has been located. A 63-year-old Georgia woman died in a hit-and-run crash on Jacksonville’s Trout River Bridge early Thursday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. In a crash report released by FHP on the incident, troopers say an unknown vehicle was traveling northbound on Interstate 95, north of Edgewood Avenue West on the bridge at 12:30 a.
Read MoreMulti-Vehicle North Hollywood Crash 170 Freeway, Sherman Way
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2024) — A stalled pickup truck set off a crash Thursday on the Hollywood 170 Freeway, just south of Sherman Way in North Hollywood. At least four vehicles were involved in a series of collisions that began at 4:43 a.m. on Sept. 12th in the northbound lanes of SR-170, according to the California Highway Patrol dispatch. Initially, someone called 911 to report a disabled, blacked-out pickup truck blocking the fast lane and middle lane of the freeway.
Read MoreTuscaloosa woman hit, killed by 18-wheeler after getting out of car following crash identified
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A 30-year-old Tuscaloosa woman has died after police say she was hit and killed by an 18-wheeler when she got out of her car after a crash. The woman has been identified as Kiana Marie Armstrong. Police say Armstrong was involved in a single-vehicle crash as she got off the exit ramp from I-20/59 and her car came to a rest across the middle of I-359 just before 5:30 a.
Read More1 Killed in Truck Accident on Valley Rd. in Fairfield, AL
Jefferson County, AL — September 8, 2024, one person was killed following a rear-end truck accident at approximately 5:00 a.m. along Valley Road. According to authorities, a sedan was traveling on Valley Road in the vicinity of the U.S. Steel Parkway intersection when the accident took place. The cause of the accident remains unclear. Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, the sedan collided with the rear-end of a parked 18-wheeler.
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