Preventable Tragedies
50-year-old driver dies, crashes Tesla into disabled semi on I-64
CORYDON, Ind. (WISH) — A 50-year-old man died Wednesday after crashing the Tesla he was driving into the rear of a disabled semitractor-trailer on I-64 in rural Harrison County, Indiana State Police say. Suresh Kumar Lohano of Washington, Indiana, died in the crash reported about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on I-64 eastbound about 5.5 miles west of the State Road 135 interchange for Corydon and Palmyra. The crash happened near the bridge for the Blue River.
Read MoreDallas jury awards nearly $4M to family of 24-year-old who died after hitting stalled semi-truck
DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — A Dallas County jury recently awarded nearly $4 million to the parents of a 24-year-old who tragically died almost three years ago after colliding with a disabled and stalled semi-truck in the middle of Interstate 635 approaching State Highway 121. Attorneys for Robert Buntyn’s parents argued that the driver of a semi-truck owned and operated by Newkirk Logistics failed to alert motorists that her tractor-trailer was stalled after hitting something in the roadway.
Read MoreMissing 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.
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