Preventable Tragedies
Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Eden Prairie
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Eden Prairie police are “actively investigating” the circumstances of an accident Saturday evening on a busy stretch of road that left a pedestrian dead. Officers were dispatched just before 8:45 p.m. to the intersection of Flying Cloud Drive and Anderson Lakes Parkway on reports of a motor vehicle accident. They arrived to find a woman, identified as 25-year-old Holly Chunmei Bergstrom, on the ground critically injured.
Read MoreCrash on 10 Freeway involving at least 5 vehicles hospitalizes 2 people
A multi-vehicle pileup on the 10 Freeway sent two people to the hospital early Saturday morning. Initial reports indicate that the collision occurred just after 3:15 a.m. on the eastbound span of the 10 near the Crenshaw Avenue exit in L.A.’s West Adams neighborhood. Video posted to the Citizen App shows one vehicle on its roof; two other mangled vehicles were seen on the other side of the road while first responders blocked off the area in the immediate aftermath of the collision.
Read MoreDriver struck and killed by motorcycle while trying to cross I-95 in Hollywood
A stranded driver was struck and killed by a motorcyclist while trying to cross Interstate 95 in Broward early Saturday in an incident that also left the motorcyclist in intensive care, officials said. The incident happened around 3 a.m. on southbound I-95 near Hollywood Boulevard. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 44-year-old man had his SUV stuck in the center lane because of a crash. The man tried to cross from the center to the shoulder when suddenly he was hit by a motorcycle.
Read MoreFamily left in shock after being hit by 2 semitrucks on way home from softball game
RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - A family of four in Virginia says they are lucky to be alive after they were involved in a crash with two semitrucks. Heather Ratcliffe and her three daughters were on the way home from a softball tournament in Connecticut last Saturday afternoon. When they got to the Abingdon area while traveling on Interstate 81, Ratcliffe says their lives flashed before their eyes. “I noticed a tractor-trailer coming southbound had lost control and was starting to come over into the median.
Read MoreMan crashes into concrete barrier, struck by SUV on Indiana Toll Road, state police say
HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) – A deadly crash shut down the westbound lanes of I-90 in northwest Indiana on Thursday. The crash happened around 2:26 a.m. on the Indiana Toll Road between Clen Avenue and Kennedy Avenue. The driver of a grey 2004 Honda was driving westbound when it crashed into the center concrete barrier, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. After the crash the car ended up in the westbound lane, facing north and the driver got out of the car.
Read MoreTruck driver dies after striking disabled vehicle
The driver of a tractor-trailer died Wednesday after striking a disabled vehicle and a pedestrian who was changing a tire, according to officials. Mark Anthony Bigby, 64, of Anderson died Thursday of thermal burns sustained in the wreck, said Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. Bigby was driving a 2022 Kenworth tractor-trailer westbound Wednesday on Interstate 26. At about 2:30 p.m., as he was near the 55 mile marker, his vehicle went off the left side of the road and struck a disabled 2022 Ford pickup truck in the emergency lane, along with a pedestrian who was changing a tire on the truck, said state Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt.
Read MoreVehicle of missing persons case found submerged in California canal, bodies found inside
HAMILTON CITY, Calif. — The bodies of two men were found inside a vehicle submerged in the Glenn Colusa Canal on Wednesday. The California Highway Patrol in Willows (CHP) says the vehicle is connected to a recent Silver Alert missing persons case. On Saturday, July 20, the Yuba City Police Department (YCPD) reported two men missing, identified as James Adams, 89, and Ronny Adams, 57. They said both men were considered missing “at-risk” due to medical conditions requiring ongoing treatment.
Read MoreHusband dead, wife hospitalized after SUV hits disabled semi on Ohio Turnpike
MILAN, Ohio (WTVG) - A man is dead and his wife was hospitalized from a crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Ottawa County Wednesday, officials said. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened in Ottawa County, near milepost 82 in Harris Township, around 12:40 p.m on July 31. A semi was disabled in the middle lane due to a mechanical problem when a Lincoln SUV rear-ended the semi.
Read MoreMan standing outside crashed car gets struck, killed on 210 Highway
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who Kansas City police say was standing outside of his car following a collision was subsequently hit by another driver and died early Wednesday morning on westbound 210 Highway at North Norfleet. Kansas City police say the driver of a black Hyundai Accent hit a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck that was stopped in traffic before the stoplight at about 5:30 a.m. KCPD says both drivers got out of their vehicles and called 911.
Read MoreMan who was pulled off to the side of Loop 410 hit and killed by 18-wheeler
SAN ANTONIO — A man was killed in an accident at Loop 410 on the east side Wednesay morning. Emergency crews were called out to southbound Loop 410 and East Houston Street around 10:42 a.m. Police say a man with a trailor lost his load and pulled off to the side of the highway. While he was trying to recover the lost load, the driver of an 18-wheeler did not see him and ran him over.
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