Preventable Tragedies
Authorities Identify Victims Of Multi-Vehicle Crash In Newton County
According to WTOK, Newton County Sheriff Deputies, Newton Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Newton Fire, and Hickory Fire responded to the scene of a Multi-Vehicle accident Saturday evening. The wreck happened on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 114. WTOK reports that four cars were involved in the crash. One of the cars caught on fire and two people died. According to WTOK, 67-year-old Amarnath Thirumalaiyer and 56-year-old Sujatha Amarnath, both from Allen, Texas, were the two individuals who died in the crash.
Read MoreMissing Montana man found dead at crash scene
KALISPELL — A man who was reported missing 10 days ago was found dead at the scene of a rollover car accident. Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino said the man has been identified as missing 69-year-old Gregory James Wells. Wells and his vehicle were found by Flathead County Search and Rescue on Saturday. A Montana Highway Patrol report states investigators believe the crash occurred on Dec. 10 at around 9:30 p.
Read MoreSouth Carolina Highway Patrol investigating deadly multi-car crash
Troopers in South Carolina are investigating a crash that killed one person and seriously injured four others over the weekend. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened Saturday, around 8:30 p.m., on S.C. Highway 5 near Estate Drive in York. Troopers said two people were on the side of the highway working on a disabled vehicle when two other cars collided, causing one to flip and hit the people on the road.
Read MoreWoman seriously injured in Causeway pile-up undergoes surgery, talks road to recovery
NEW ORLEANS — Nearly a week after a multi-car pile-up on the Causeway Bridge, Summer Rodrigue is still recovering after suffering major injuries. The cries heard in a video describe the agony Rodrigue endured in what officials call the worst crash in the Causeway’s history. Rodrigue provided a video to WDSU showing the moments emergency responders pulled her from a car following the pile-up. “It’s very emotional. I don’t even typically take the causeway every day.
Read MoreWoodburn units respond after vehicle catches fire from crash
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Woodburn Fire Department responded for a vehicle fire last week after officials say it started from a crash. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, officials say firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Morehead Road. Upon arrival, the fire department says a single vehicle had an active fire. Officials say the occupants escaped before units arrived. According to officials, the fire had started from a crash into a parked trailer on the side of the road where a lawn crew was working.
Read MoreUpdate: Five Vehicle Crash On I-84 Injures 5 In Region
According to the New York State Police, the crash occurred in Montgomery around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17. State police said an investigation determined that Judith Lorveus-Feqyuere, 46, of Monroe, was driving westbound when she stopped in the passing lane for no apparent reason. A second vehicle behind was able to stop but was rear-ended by a third vehicle, pushing it into Lorveus-Fequiere. Vehicle three was hit by vehicle four, followed by vehicle five, state police said.
Read MoreBody found a week after driver vanished during car crash on bridge, Florida cops say
The case of a driver who vanished during a chain-reaction bridge crash got even more baffling when her body turned up a week later — in the river below, according to investigators in North Florida. Jareesha Wilkerson’s cause of death has not been released, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a “traffic homicide,” officials said in a Dec. 18 update. The crash happened Sunday, Dec. 8, on the 1.
Read MoreMan fatally struck by car, Metro bus on 110 Fwy in South LA following separate head-on crash
LOS ANGELES (KABC) – A man died after he was struck by a car and a Metro bus Friday on the 110 Harbor Freeway in South Los Angeles after he stepped out of his car following a separate head-on crash, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man’s vehicle was heading south on the northbound express lanes near Century Boulevard just after 5 a.m. when he collided with a cargo van.
Read MoreN.J. man struck and killed while standing next to disabled vehicle in roadway, police say
A man standing next to a disabled vehicle was struck and killed on a road in Cumberland County on Thursday evening, police said. Marvin Saunders, 75, of Buena, was standing next to a disabled SUV in the eastbound lane of Big Oak Road in Deerfield Township when a pickup truck traveling eastbound struck both the SUV and Saunders, according to New Jersey State Police. Saunders died of his injuries, police said.
Read More21-year-old man killed in tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 in Franklin County
ANTRIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 21-year-old man is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Franklin County early Sunday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Emergency crews responded to the deadly collision in the northbound lanes in Antrim Township at 3:30 a.m. The crash scene was between Exit 5, Route 16/Greencastle/Waynesboro, and Exit 10, Route 914/Marion. Police said Dru Feeley, 21, of Hagerstown, Md., was driving a sedan when he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that merged in front of him because of another vehicle stopped on the shoulder.
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