Preventable Tragedies
Humumed Ali Injured in Truck Accident in Banks Crossing, GA
Banks Crossing, GA — April 23, 2025, Humumed Ali was injured in a truck accident at about 6 a.m. on southbound Interstate 85. Authorities said a Freightliner semi-truck was broken down on the side of the highway near exit 149 when it was hit from behind by another Freightliner. The crash spilled cherries from the second semi-truck across the road. The driver of the parked semi, Ohio resident Humumed Ali, 48, was hospitalized with unspecified injuries after the crash, according to authorities.
Read More36-year-old man killed, 2 injured in crash near Pryor after deer strike
PRYOR, Okla. - A 36-year-old man was killed and two others were injured in a crash involving a deer early Monday on a rural Mayes County road, authorities said. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Cody Pryor died at the scene of the crash. A 17-year-old was life-flighted to a Tulsa hospital for his injuries and a 35-year-old woman suffered minor injuries, troopers say. The incident began around 6 a.m. on South 430 Road, just south of West 500 Road, when a driver struck a deer.
Read MoreOne man dead after crashing into 18-wheeler on shoulder of Highway 6
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - One man is dead after crashing into an 18-wheeler on the shoulder of Highway 6 on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. On April 22, around 5:00 p.m., Troopers responded to a crash on SH-6 near SL-340, east of Waco. Authorities learned a Dodge Ram traveling southbound drove onto the shoulder of the roadway, crashing into the rear of a truck tractor tank trailer on the shoulder of the roadway.
Read MoreMan dies in crash involving 18-wheeler in Vacaville, CHP investigating
VACAVILLE, Calif. — A man was killed in a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 in Vacaville on Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said, for unknown reasons, the man was in a stopped Mazda that was blocking a lane on the highway near Leisure Town Road when an 18-wheeler crashed into the stopped car. Officials identified the driver of the Mazda as a 58-year-old man from Stockton but haven’t released his name yet.
Read More7 injured after driver drops phone, hits parked truck in Dayton neighborhood
Several people were hurt after a pick-up truck hit another vehicle in a local neighborhood early Saturday morning. As previously reported by News Center 7, Dayton police and medics responded to Prescott and Litchfield Avenues at 4:36 a.m. Saturday, on initial reports of a rash. A 24-year-old was driving a 2012 White GMC Sierra at an apparent excessive rate of speed and hit a 2012 Black Ford F-150, according to a crash report.
Read MoreAll lanes reopen on I-15 after fuel spill northeast of the valley
UPDATE | 5:20 p.m. MESQUITE (KTNV) — Officials said all lanes are now reopen on the I-15. UPDATE | 4:20 p.m. MESQUITE (KTNV) — The Clark County Fire Department said one lane is reopen northbound on the I-15 at SR-93. Officials said crews are still working to clear the aftermath of the tanker-truck spill near Bunkerville, so drivers should still expect delays. We have been told that the fuel from the damaged truck has been offloaded and tow trucks are moving the wreckage.
Read MoreDriver killed in 4-vehicle N.J. Turnpike crash
A New Jersey man died following a crash early Saturday morning on the New Jersey Turnpike in Middlesex County. Edouard Iougai, 67, of Loch Arbour, was driving a car southbound on the inner roadway in Woodbridge shortly before 4 a.m. when a Mazda SUV struck the rear of his vehicle, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. Both vehicles veered off the roadway to the right, hit the guardrail and became disabled in the travel lanes, police said.
Read MoreMan Killed Changing Tire On I-695 In Hit-And-Run Identified By Maryland State Police
Junior Dunkley, 67, of Owings Mills, was identified as the victim in the deadly hit-and-run crash that happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20, Maryland State Police announced Monday. Troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack were called to the inner loop of I-695 near Wilkens Avenue around 2:23 a.m. after getting reports of a crash involving two trucks. Investigators say Dunkley was outside his gray Toyota Tacoma, parked on the right shoulder of the highway, when he was hit by a red 2005-2012 Toyota Tacoma.
Read MorePolice: 67-year-old man dies in hit-and-run on I-695, red truck sought
CATONSVILLE, Md. — A man died after a hit-and-run crash on the Baltimore Beltway near Wilkens Avenue on Sunday morning. According to Maryland State Police, troopers were called around 2:20 a.m. Sunday to the Beltway’s Inner Loop near the Wilkens Avenue exit for reports of a crash involving two vehicles. An investigation indicates the victim parked his truck on the right shoulder and was changing a flat tire when another vehicle struck him.
Read MoreMan, 33, killed after hit-and-run in Kaneohe
A 33-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 32-year-old woman was injured following a hit-and-run collision in Kaneohe early this morning that led to a chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles. At about 1:20 a.m., the man was walking northbound on Kahekili Highway when an unknown motorist struck him while traveling northbound. The motorist fled the scene without rendering aid. The man was lying in the roadway when a motorist — a 52-year-old woman and her 19-year-old passenger — traveling northbound on the highway pulled over to assist.
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