Preventable Tragedies
One seriously injured, six others transported to hospital after multi-vehicle crash on I-75
ALACHUA, Fla. – Seven people were transported to the hospital, including a woman with serious injuries and an infant, following a multi-vehicle accident yesterday on I-75. At about 3:25 p.m., a pickup truck driven by a 43-year-old Orlando man was traveling southbound in the center lane of I-75 near mile marker 396, and an SUV pulling a car hauler trailer, driven by a 27-year-old man from Kenner, LA, was also traveling southbound directly in front of the pickup truck.
Read MoreTractor-trailer rear-ended in I-95 express lanes in Rosedale
ROSEDALE, Md. – A tractor-trailer rear-ended another tractor-trailer Monday morning in the express lanes of Interstate 95. Maryland State Police said a tractor-trailer was stopped on the right shoulder around 6:10 a.m. in the northbound direction near the Beltway exits in Rosedale. According to a preliminary investigation, a second tractor-trailer rear-ended the stopped tractor-trailer. The driver of the second-tractor trailer was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Their condition was not immediately released.
Read MoreI-45 was closed for hours after driver of stalled car hit and killed, police say
LA MARQUE, Texas (KTRK) – Traffic was backed up in the La Marque area after a deadly crash involving a pedestrian sparked a total closure on the I-45 Gulf Freeway for hours on Thursday morning. Police said the driver of a vehicle that stalled on one side of the freeway attempted to cross the main lanes to the other side. That’s when they were hit by multiple vehicles. Officials noted that the area is undergoing construction, and there are no emergency shoulders in the area, so the driver had nowhere to pull over.
Read MoreOne dead in crash with semi-truck on I-5 near Camp Pendleton
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — At least one person is dead after a car collided with a semi-truck on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton Thursday night, according to California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported just before 9 p.m., near the Cockleburr Road overpass. According to CHP logs, a sedan was traveling at high rates of speed along the southbound lanes when the driver lost control and struck the semi-truck, which was on the right hand side of the road.
Read MoreJeep strikes truck driver on Highway 75, leaving fenders behind
BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office needs help identifying the driver of a Jeep who struck a truck driver as he worked on the shoulder of Highway 75 Monday night. The Jeep driver left two clues behind: Auto body parts from the Wrangler. Deputies, Bellevue Police, and Bellevue Fire & Rescue responded to Highway 75 near Childs Road just after 7 p.m. They found a 32-year-old Omaha man injured.
Read MoreMan standing outside car after N.J. Turnpike crash is struck and killed by vehicle, cops say
A 30-year-old man standing outside his car on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike after he hit a disabled vehicle involved in an earlier crash was struck and killed by another southbound vehicle early Monday. Alton Smith, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead following the last of the three crashes along the inner roadway of the Turnpike near milepost 64.8 in Robbinsville, State Police said. The two cars involved in the first crash were disabled in the left lane when Smith struck one of the vehicles, which was unoccupied, officials said.
Read MorePedestrian seriously injured outside disabled vehicle on Route 2 in Bozrah
BOZRAH, Conn. (WTNH) – Serious injuries have been reported after a man was struck by a truck while walking around his disabled vehicle on Route 2. According to state police, troopers responded to a report of a car vs. pedestrian at around 11:20 p.m. on Route 2 West in the area of Exit 23. State police said the pedestrian was struck while attempting to walk around his vehicle, which had become disabled in the roadway after crashing into a portion of metal beam guide rail.
Read MoreSemitruck crashes on I-90, Blackfoot River Overpass
MISSOULA, Mont. — A semi sideswiped a broken-down SUV that was on the shoulder, causing the semi to run through the rail and into the barrier on the bridge around 7: 30 p.m. Sunday. Fire and EMS were on scene but officials at the scene reported no critical injuries. The semi was leaking fuel and fire crews were mitigating that risk with a cat litter type substance. Westbound traffic slowed to one lane as workers cleared the accident.
Read MoreA crash stopped two drivers on an SC highway. A truck hit them and one later died.
One person has died after a crash on Interstate 26 in Richland County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Just after 7 a.m. Friday, a 2017 Nissan Murano and a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox were traveling east near Irmo when they stopped in the roadway because of a prior collision, Master Trooper William Bennett said. A 2016 Dodge Ram hit the Chevy in the rear, pushing it into the Nissan. The driver of the Nissan Murano and the driver of the Dodge Ram were transported by EMS to area hospitals.
Read MoreRuoyang He Killed in Rear-end Truck Accident in Frisco, TX
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Grossman Law Offices, with its principal office in Dallas, TX, is deeply saddened by the tragic truck accident that occurred on March 26, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m. along U.S. Highway 380 in Frisco, TX. The incident resulted in the loss of 28-year-old Ruoyang He. Details About the Frisco Truck Accident: According to authorities, Ruoyang He was occupying an eastbound Ford Mustang, which was disabled due to a flat tire and was stopped with hazard lights activated on the south shoulder of the highway, west of Dallas Parkway when the accident occurred.
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