Preventable Tragedies
Pedestrian killed, driver who first struck him injured in Orange County hit-and-run crash, FHP says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver accused of a deadly hit-and-run crash in Orange County. Troopers said a 2003 Honda Accord was traveling on Silver Star Road, approaching Le Harvey Boulevard in the center lane. As the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Silver Star Road, a pedestrian stepped into the roadway, directly into the vehicle’s path. As a result, the vehicle struck the pedestrian.
Read More‘An amazing, resilient girl’: Family, friends mourn death of 20-year-old Kaylee Russell after days-long search
WINDSOR, Colo. (KDVR) — Family and friends are mourning the death of 20-year-old Kaylee Russell, after they said her body was found Thursday following a days-long search. Russell was last seen at a Loveland park-and-ride last Sunday evening. After she was reported missing, friends and volunteers spent days searching the area to find her. On Thursday, police located her car flipped upside down and submerged in a canal near the Timnath Reservoir, off Larimer County Road 1.
Read MoreAntioch Automotive tow truck driver ‘miraculously survives’ after being hit by semi-truck on I-94 in Wadsworth
An Antioch Automotive tow truck driver “miraculously survived” after he was hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 94 in Wadsworth Sunday morning during a snowstorm. The Illinois State Police, Newport Fire Protection District, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department and Bristol, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department responded around 6:02 a.m. Sunday to Interstate 94 near Russell Road in Wadsworth for a vehicle crash with injuries. Emergency crews arrived and found a crash involving a semi-tractor-trailer truck, a pedestrian and a white Chevrolet van.
Read More2 People Injured in Startling Truck Crash on US 36 and Route J Caldwell County, MO
CALDWELL COUNTY, MO (December 7, 2025) – Friday morning, a startling truck crash on US 36 and Route J injured 2 people. The incident happened on US 36 and Route J. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened when a Freightliner driven by a 53-year-old Kansas man was stopped in the westbound lane of U.S. 36 at Route J, facing south. A 27-year-old Hamilton man driving a Chevrolet Cobalt was heading west on 36 when his car hit the truck on the front driver’s side.
Read More1 killed as FedEx truck, SUV crash on Florida’s Turnpike at I-595 in Broward
One person was killed and another injured in a crash on the Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County Friday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials. The crash happened at around 6:49 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at Mile Marker 55, where it meets Interstate 595. According to FHP, the crash involved a 2021 Mercedes Benz SUV and a 2015 Freightliner pulling two trailers. Video shows the latter vehicle with the FedEx logo.
Read MoreFHP: 1 injured during crash involving 5 vehicles on Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — A 51-year-old man was hospitalized after a crash involving five vehicles on Florida’s Turnpike in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at approximately 2:33 a.m. on Friday at the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 257 in Orlando. The accident involved a 2017 BMW X6 that was in the center outside lane and a 2021 semi-truck with a trailer in the outside lane.
Read More3 Dead and 5 Injured After Car Hits Group Standing Near Separate Crash Site on Highway
Three people were killed and five others were injured after a car crashed into a group of people near a separate collision on an Illinois highway. The incident occurred just after midnight local time on Wednesday, Dec. 3, on Interstate 57 in Calumet Park, according to preliminary information from Illinois State Police obtained by PEOPLE. A preliminary investigation indicated the first crash involved three vehicles just south of 120th Street, authorities said.
Read MoreAmandeep Amandeep killed in Maumee crash on I-475
MAUMEE, OH, (November 30, 2025) - A 30-year-old man was tragically killed in an accident Sunday on a shoulder of Interstate 475 south in Maumee. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Amandeep Amandeep, a resident of Winnipeg, Canada, was on the shoulder next to a disabled vehicle when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old just before 5:30 p.m. Amandeep was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Read MoreKHP Vehicle Hit While Working Crash
The Kansas Highway Patrol is reminding all drivers to slow down and move over for flashing lights, every single time. According to the agency, on Monday while working a crash on I-435, a Trooper’s patrol SUV was struck by a passing vehicle. At the time of the collision, the Trooper was inside his vehicle, parked on the right shoulder with emergency lights on. Thankfully, the trooper sustained only minor injuries and has since been treated and released back to full duty.
Read MoreLocal truck driver accused of crashing into disabled car, killing 1
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A truck driver is accused of causing a crash that left one man dead and his wife injured. Mark Singleton faces a vehicular manslaughter charge. Sukanta Panda, 76, and his 71-year-old wife were in their car on the shoulder of eastbound SR-126 with a flat tire on Nov. 3. According to court papers, their car was completely out of traffic. Singleton is accused of drifting while coming out of a curve and hitting the Pandas’ car, killing Sukanta.
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