Preventable Tragedies
Man hit by vehicle after getting out of his car in northwest Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — A man was hit by vehicle while getting out of his car in northwest Oklahoma City on Monday evening. At around 6:15 p.m., three vehicles were involved in a crash, where they each rear-ended each other. One of those drivers got out of his vehicle to survey the damage when a fourth vehicle, which was not involved in the initial crash, attempted to drive around the crash scene and hit the man, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Read MoreAuthorities 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.
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