Preventable Tragedies
Woman Fatally Struck After Car Catches Fire On 91 Freeway
LONG BEACH, CA — A woman was struck and killed Monday night when she got out of her vehicle on the Artesia (91) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP says the woman was driving a Scion XD, for unknown reasons, caught fire and became disabled in the No. 1 lane of the Artesia Freeway, just east of Cherry Avenue, at around 10:29 p.m. The woman got out of her vehicle and that’s when a driver in a Toyota Camry, while trying to avoid a crash, unsuccessfully swerved and sideswiped the Scion XD, the CHP said.
Read More1 dead, dozens injured in fiery crash between SUV and tour bus in Hacienda Heights, CHP says
HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. (KABC) – One person was killed and dozens were injured after a major crash between an SUV and a tour bus on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights. California Highway Patrol said the crash happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday. Los Angeles County firefighters said the Nissan SUV was fully engulfed in flames by the time they arrived, and the driver was pronounced dead. There were 63 people onboard the bus during the crash, according to CHP.
Read More18-wheeler rear ends stopped vehicle on I30; one killed
The Arlington Police Department is investigating a fatal early morning crash that occurred along the eastbound lanes of the I-30 Freeway. At approximately 2:23 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, officers responded to the 2600 block of East I-30 after receiving reports of a major crash involving a passenger car and an 18-wheeler. The preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle was stopped in the center lane of travel without its lights on for an unknown reason.
Read MoreMan hospitalized after driver’s abrupt merge onto I-275 ends in crash with parked cars
ROMULUS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A driver’s decision to abruptly merge onto a metro Detroit highway led to a chain reaction of crashes involving two other vehicles in western Wayne County. The Sunday evening crash sent one person to the hospital, according to Michigan State Police. Authorities received a call shortly after 8 p.m. on May 11 about a crash involving multiple vehicles at the on-ramp leading to I-275 from I-94.
Read MoreSan Diego, CA – Pedestrian Injured in Hit-and-Run Collision on SB I-805 near Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA (May 10, 2025) – An accident occurred Friday night on the southbound side of the 805 Freeway near Clairemont Mesa Blvd, resulting in injuries to a pedestrian following a hit-and-run incident. The crash was reported at approximately 9:09 p.m., drawing an immediate response from the California Highway Patrol and San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel. First responders, including paramedics, assessed and treated the injured individual at the scene. According to reports, the pedestrian had exited a vehicle that had pulled over to assist a stranded motorist when they were struck by another vehicle.
Read MoreWoman dies after overnight crash on I-285 in DeKalb County
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman died early Saturday after a multi-vehicle crash on I-285 northbound, just south of Glenwood Road in DeKalb County. Police say it happened around 2:47 a.m. when one driver pulled over on the shoulder due to car trouble. While stopped, her vehicle was hit by another car traveling on the interstate. The woman, who was in the car that broke down, died from her injuries at the scene.
Read MoreFather killed, his fiancée seriously injured after being hit by car while changing flat tire
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WXII) – A man was killed and his fiancée was seriously injured when they were hit by a vehicle while changing a tire on the side of a highway in North Carolina. Christopher Hammonds and his fiancée Lisa, whose last name wasn’t given, were changing a flat tire on U.S. 29 in Greensboro on May 2. Police said they were pulled over on the shoulder and had their hazard lights on.
Read MoreSaline Co, MO – Three Injured in I-70 Crash After Truck Strikes Parked Vehicle on Shoulder
Saline County, MO (May 8, 2025) – Three men were injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash along westbound I-70 when a commercial truck struck a parked sedan on the highway shoulder. The incident occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. near mile marker 75.4 and was investigated by Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop A. According to crash reports, a 2025 International MV607, driven by a 42-year-old man from Linn Valley, KS, was traveling westbound when it veered off the right shoulder and collided with a stationary 2018 Chrysler 300.
Read MoreFatal Crash Involving Big Rig on Hwy 99 near Atwater Blvd, Buhach Rd
Atwater, CA – On the night of Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a collision involving a big rig and a pickup truck camper resulted in one death and two injuries, according to KSEE. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports that the accident took place around 10:20 PM on northbound Highway 99, south of Atwater Boulevard. Investigators say a 27-year-old Riverside man was driving a 1979 Chevrolet Silverado with a truck bed camper north on the highway when the camper became detached near Buhach Road and came to rest in the number two lane.
Read MoreMan struck, killed outside disabled vehicle on Vista freeway identified
Authorities on Monday released the name a 26-year-old man who died over the weekend in a traffic accident on eastbound state Route 78 in Vista. Hunter Michael Bean of Escondido was standing outside his disabled pickup truck on the highway east of Vista Village Drive when another vehicle struck him at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Bean died at the scene, the agency reported. California Highway Patrol is investigating.
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