Preventable Tragedies
UPDATE: Name released in fatal Trempealeau Co. crash
OSSEO, Wis. (WEAU) - WisDOT released today the name of the man who died in yesterday’s crash in Trempealeau County. According to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, on May 26 at about 3:40 p.m., there was a crash between an SUV and a semi on Interstate 94 near mile marker 87 eastbound near Osseo, Wis. 39-year-old Przemyslaw Kania of Chicago, Ill., who was driving the SUV, died in the crash.
Read MoreGood Samaritan killed in Duval County hit-and-run after stopping to help victim of previous crash, troopers say
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash after he stopped to help a driver involved in a previous crash, and who also died, early Saturday on Interstate 10 west of McDuff Avenue, according to ClickOrlando.com partner News4Jax. FHP said around 2 a.m., a 31-year-old man driving an SUV veered off the lane and ended up crashing into the concrete barrier wall on the left shoulder.
Read MoreMan changing tire on stalled car fatally struck by second vehicle near Eldridge Parkway, HPD says
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A person has died following a crash on the Katy Freeway in the early morning hours of Saturday, according to the Houston Police Department. The crash happened near the city’s Energy Corridor District around 1 a.m. Police said the victim was stalled in a flowing lane of traffic in the westbound lanes near the Eldridge Parkway exit, changing a flat tire when another car came from behind and hit the man.
Read MoreMotorcyclist dies after crashing into stopped vehicle on I-70 in Dickinson County
DICKINSON COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - A Georgia motorcyclist died after hitting a vehicle that stopped on I-70 near Abilene Friday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox was stopped in the left lane of eastbound I-70 near mile marker 281 due to a separate accident, when a Harley Davidson motorcycle struck the rear of the Equinox. The operator of the motorcycle, 67-year-old William Anyan of Athens, Georgia, died of their injuries.
Read MorePharr PD: 18-year-old girl dies in overnight multi-vehicle crash
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An 18-year-old girl died last night after a multi-vehicle crash in Pharr, police say. At 9:30 p.m. Pharr police responded to a multi-vehicle crash on southbound US Highway 281, near 4800 N Cage Blvd. One woman, 18, died as a result of the collision. Her identity is being withheld until next of kin is notified. A preliminary investigation revealed the 18 year old collided with a stalled vehicle on the right shoulder of the highway.
Read MoreWoman Taken To Trauma Center After Bristol Twp. Crash
A North Jersey woman was hospitalized after a serious crash last weekend, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash occurred around 11:40 a.m. last Sunday on I-95 northbound in Bristol Township. A 21-year-old woman from Wayne, New Jersey, was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla when she swerved onto the shoulder of the highway. The car struck a vehicle on the shoulder, hit a concrete wall, and spun across all four lanes of the highway before coming to rest against the center barrier, according to state police.
Read MoreGirl, Driver Killed In Crash With Semi On NJ Highway
WARREN COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey State Police said two people are dead, including a 12-year-old girl, after a passenger vehicle crashed into a parked semi truck late Wednesday night along I-78 in Warren County. The crash, which happened near mile marker 6.2 in Greenwich Township, also injured a six-year-old boy and a nine-month-old girl in the back seat, as well as a 37-year-old woman who was in the front seat.
Read MoreFiery crash on I-80 kills 2 people in Hackensack, New Jersey
HACKENSACK, New Jersey (WABC) – Two people are dead and two others are seriously injured following a multi-vehicle crash on I-80 in Bergen County, New Jersey. The accident happened on I-80 east milepost 66.6 in Hackensack around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to investigators, a Toyota SUV set off a chain reaction after striking the curbed median, entering the express lanes, and hitting a tractor-trailer. As a result, the tractor-trailer struck the center concrete median and entered the I-80 westbound express lanes, striking a box truck.
Read MoreNEW INFO: Three crashes, six cars involved along Highway 55 in Craven Co. amid dense fog
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Several drivers were charged after three crashes involving six cars happened in dense fog this morning. The multi-car pile-up occurred on Highway 55 at Sand Hill Road in Craven County around 7 a.m. The Highway Patrol says 50-year-old Timothy Guin, of Greenville, was pulling a boat with his pickup truck and was trying to make a left turn onto Highway 55 from Sand Hill Road when his truck was hit by a vehicle westbound on the main highway.
Read More4 killed in crash on I-75 in Bartow County identified
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Authorities have released the identities of four victims killed in a crash along I-75 southbound in Bartow County. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the crash happened before Red Top Mountain Road around 6:15 p.m. According to authorities, a Kia van lost control while traveling northbound. The van reportedly left the road, crossed the grass median, and entered the southbound lanes, colliding with a Chevy Tahoe and a Toyota 4Runner.
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