Preventable Tragedies
21-year-old woman killed in Arlington hit-and-run
ARLINGTON — A 21-year-old woman died Sunday morning after a pickup truck hit her on I-20 and left the scene, police say. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Areauna Laws of DeSoto. Arlington Police say officers were called to westbound I-20 near Matlock Road around 5:00 a.m. Sunday for a reported hit-and-run, where they found a Laws unresponsive in the road. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
Read MoreMan dies after being pinned during crash in Gloucester County, police say
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. — A person has died after a crash on the Coleman Memorial Bridge Saturday morning, police say. According to the Virginia State Police (VSP), a person has died after a two-vehicle crash on Route 17 Southbound on the Coleman Memorial Bridge. Officials say the crash happened in Gloucester County’s jurisdiction. VSP says around 8:20 a.m. a Kia Forter struck a disabled pickup trailer partially in the right lane.
Read MorePassenger killed in multi-vehicle crash in Greenville County that sent a car airborne, troopers say
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. — A passenger was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Greenville County, South Carolina, according to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with South Carolina Highway Patrol. The accident happened just before Noon on SC Highway 418, 10 miles south of Greenville, Bolt said. According to Bolt, a Honda SUV and a Dodge SUV were stopped in traffic heading east when a Ford motorhome struck the Honda SUV causing it to strike the Dodge SUV.
Read MoreFHP: Victim struck and killed on Turnpike in SW Miami-Dade had survived 1st crash
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A person who had survived a crash on the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade was killed in a second collision, authorities said. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the deadly wreck along the southbound lanes, in the area of Bird Road, Saturday night. According to investigators, a crash had taken place involving a white SUV and a gray sedan. The collision caused both vehicles to become disabled and partially block the left lane, troopers said.
Read MoreTwo teens die in fiery hit-and-run crash in Montgomery, officials say
Two teenagers died in a fiery crash on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County on Friday after the car they were riding in was struck by a hit-and-run driver, and then by a second car, the state police said. Luis Isaac Bran, 17, of Gaithersburg, was killed along with Rebeca Gabriela Vasquez Moreno, 18, who was from El Salvador, the state police said. Both were passengers in a 2018 Toyota that was driven by Esperanza Del Carmen Vasquez De Bran, 50, also of Gaithersburg, the police said.
Read More19-year-old found dead in SUV near quarry after vanishing on drive home, CO cops say
A 19-year-old reported missing after vanishing on her drive home has been found dead near a quarry, Colorado police say. Leslie Elizama Vicente Vicente traveled about 60 miles north of her Aurora home to Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley to attend a religious event Thursday, June 13, the Greeley Police Department said in a June 19 news release. She left the park shortly after 9 p.m., stopped for gas in a neighboring city about 35 minutes later and headed back on Highway 85 in her Nissan SUV, according to police.
Read MoreState police: 1 person dies after I-66 crash near exit for Va. 234 Business
One person has died as a result of a crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 66 in Prince William County, according to the Virginia State Police. The crash involved a disabled vehicle that was struck by a second vehicle in the westbound lanes at about 2:16 p.m. Friday, June 21, according to the Virginia State Police. This is a developing story. Check back with the Prince William Times for updates.
Read MoreState police: Mechanics changing tire suffer minor injury in crash that shut down Interstate 80
TURBOT TWP. — A vehicle veered off Interstate 80 on Monday and struck a vehicle parked behind a tractor-trailer, sending debris into the mechanics changing a flat tire, according to state police. Trooper Matthew Lesher of the Milton State Police said a 2023 Volvo driven by Giorgi Jabinashvili, 34, of Manalpan, N.J., was traveling northbound when it hit the Ford F-250 Supercab parked behind the tractor trailer. The impact sent debris into Richard A.
Read More1 killed in wrong-way crash on I-80/94 near Illinois-Indiana state line
One person was killed and morning traffic was backed up following a crash involving a semi truck and a wrong-way driver on I-80/94 near the Illinois-Indiana state line early Wednesday. The crash occurred just after 1 a.m. in Indiana near the Calumet Ave. exit, approximately one mile from the Illinois-Indiana state line, Indiana State Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that a white Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound on I-80/94 when it struck what police called an attenuator in an area near the exit ramp to Calumet Avenue.
Read More2 killed in chain-reaction crashes, including man trying to alert oncoming traffic
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - Two people are dead after a chain reaction of crashes on an interstate in Metairie, Louisiana. According to Louisiana State Police, the crashes happened Monday shortly after midnight on Interstate 10 west near Bonnabel Boulevard. The first crash involved a 2012 Kia Soul and a 2017 Toyota Tundra. The Kia was left disabled and abandoned in the roadway, state police said. Carlos Martinez, 78, was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla when he hit the disabled Kia.
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