Preventable Tragedies
Missing pastor found dead in submerged car after a week
A missing pastor was found dead in his car in the Des Plaines River, near Chicago, Tuesday night after he had been missing for a week, according to officials. Warren Beard, 53, was last heard from on July 2 and was last seen in Joliet, Illinois, according to the Chicago Police Department. Beard was the assistant pastor at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. Video footage from July 2 shows Beard’s vehicle going through a gate and under a raised drawbridge before crashing into the river, Rockdale officials said at a press conference Tuesday.
Read MorePolice ID woman killed on I-495 after stopping car on shoulder, trying to cross
Delaware State Police have identified the 38-year-old Maryland woman killed Sunday night after being hit by a car on I-495 near Edgemoor. According to police, Angel Alston, of Elkton, was trying to cross I-495 north near Edgemoor Road when she walked into the path of a Honda Accord that was in the left lane. The 47-year-old driver, from Bear, hit Alston before the car stopped on the left shoulder of the highway.
Read MoreTHE BIG STORY: 13 people injured, no deaths after crash on Dolly Parton bridge
UPDATE (5:35 p.m.): First responders say it was a chaotic scene Tuesday morning as a crash involving 10 vehicles happened on Interstate 65 Northbound on the Dolly Parton Bridge. “As we were responding we were getting multiple reports of entrapment as well as multiple patients in multiple vehicles,” said Chief Mike Minchew with the Bay Minette Fire Department. According to authorities, 13 people were injured and transported from the scene.
Read MorePickup truck hits, kills man on I-95 in Virginia
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - An individual died in a fatal collision on I-95 in Prince William County. Virginia State Police responded to a crash on Interstate 95 Express Lanes at the 160-mile marker in Prince William County. According to police, it is believed an SUV traveling north in the Express Lanes pulled off onto the right shoulder due to mechanical issues. Both the driver and a passenger exited the vehicle when a Ford F-150 pickup truck veered onto the shoulder and struck the male passenger/pedestrian and the disabled SUV.
Read More1 dead, 5 injured after chain-reaction crash on I-285 in Dunwoody
Dunwoody police have confirmed that one person died and five others were injured in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 285. Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields has been following the crash since it happened around 5 a.m. Police told Channel 2 Action News that the crash involved six vehicles near the Chamblee-Dunwoody Road exit. Police said initially three vehicles were involved in the crash when one of the drivers got out of his or her car.
Read MoreDriver struck on Northway near Twin Bridges, troopers say
The driver of a disabled vehicle got out of his car near the Twin Bridges Monday morning and was struck by another vehicle, New York State Police said. The man struck suffered injuries described as serious, but not believed life-threatening. The person was taken to Albany Medical Center for treatment. The incident happened just after 9:30 a.m. on the Northway northbound, just south of the Twin Bridges, state police said.
Read MoreJerrien Brown Killed in 18-wheeler Accident on N. Loop West in Houston, TX
Houston, TX — July 3, 2024, Jerrien Brown was fatally injured due to an 18-wheeler accident that happened around 5:00 a.m. on North Loop 610 West. Authorities said in preliminary statements that the crash happened along westbound lanes of the freeway in the area of North Main Street. According to officials, a 20-year-old man, identified by county officials as Jerrien Brown, was in an Acura that was disabled in the lanes of travel on westbound Loop 610.
Read MoreMan killed in hit-and-run crash on I-4 in Osceola County
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Interstate 4 in Osceola County has reopened after a fatal crash on Monday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash, involving a pedestrian and a car, happened at 1:39 p.m. near W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway. A man was working on a Toyota Corolla parked on the outside shoulder of I-4 with its hood raised when he was hit by a car that kept driving, FHP said.
Read More1 person has minor injuries after crash between 2 semi-trucks on westbound I-96
IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — One person has minor injuries after a crash involving two semi-trucks on westbound I-96 on Saturday, according to the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said around 12:35 a.m. they responded to a crash involving two semis on westbound I-96 near Hastings Road in Boston Township. ICSO said the preliminary investigation shows that a semi was parked on the shoulder of the roadway when another semi traveling westbound crashed into it from behind.
Read MoreDad checking on 18-month-old after crash is killed when truck hits his SUV, cops say
A driver involved in a car crash went to check on his 18-month-old in the back seat when he was killed in a second crash, Tennessee authorities said. Jacabo Hernandez, 29, flew through a window and died, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a July 5 news release. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on July 4, Hernandez was driving a 28-year-old woman and their toddler through the heavy rain in a Honda CRV when he lost control of the car, police said.
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