Preventable Tragedies
Heat forward Haywood Highsmith ticketed for careless driving after crash
The agent for Haywood Highsmith said Thursday night that the Miami Heat forward is “shaken” after being involved in a late-night accident where he crashed into a man who was trying to assist the driver of another disabled vehicle. The injured man, police said, needed a partial amputation of a leg and had other fractures and possible fractures. It was about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday when the injured man was trying to push the disabled vehicle — which did not have lights on — out of the way of traffic when Highsmith drove into him, police said.
Read MoreIndianapolis, IN – Good Samaritan Killed in I-70 Ramp Collision
Indianapolis, IN (February 9, 2024) – Justin Lavelle Dobbins, 22, was fatally struck while aiding a stranded driver on an I-70 westbound ramp. The Indiana State Police reported that Dobbins responded to a call for help from a motorist with a disabled vehicle, partially blocking the ramp lane, on Friday, February 9. As Dobbins attempted to move the vehicle to safety, a passing car hit both him and the disabled vehicle.
Read MoreTwo big rigs collide south of St. Joseph on Interstate 29
In the early hours of February 8, 2024, a traffic crash occurred on Interstate 29, approximately four miles south of Saint Joseph, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the collision involved two Freightliner trucks, and resulted in extensive vehicle damage and serious injuries. According to the highway patrol, the accident took place around 1:30 a.m. at the 40.8-mile marker on the northbound lane of Interstate 29. A 2021 Freightliner, driven by Norris S.
Read MoreChild, deputy injured in multi-vehicle crash on I-285, Cobb County police say
SMYRNA, Ga. — One person was arrested following a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 285 in Cobb County. Wednesday at 11:51 p.m., Cobb County officers were called to an accident involving multiple vehicles on I-285 southbound, just south of Paces Ferry Road. According to police, a white 2017 Porsche Panamera, driven by Cedric J. Curne, 42, of Atlanta, collided with the back of a 2010 Hyundai Sante Fe driven by Elias J.
Read MoreFatal Pedestrian Accident Highway 101, West Railroad Avenue in Cotati
COTATI, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2024) — A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday morning by a semi-truck driver in an accident on southbound Highway 101, just north of West Railroad Avenue in Cotati. Also, the collision occurred at around 5 a.m. on Feb. 8th near a trucking brake check area, according to the California Highway Patrol. At around 5:15 a.m., CHP officials were alerted to a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and jeans who was standing near a disabled vehicle with no lights on.
Read MoreSHREWSBURY, PA – FATAL TWO-CAR ACCIDENT ON STELTZ RD UNDER INQUIRY
Shrewsbury, PA (February 6, 2024) – A 36-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in Shrewsbury. The collision occurred around 11:40 p.m. in the 3800 block of Steltz Road, according to state police spokesperson James Grothey. Troopers were notified of a disabled driver and a crash at about the same time on Steltz Road, near the intersection with West Seiling Road in Shrewsbury, Grothey said. When troopers arrived at the scene, they found two vehicles had been involved in a wreck.
Read MoreTwo very critically injured in a Tuesday morning crash between Jasper and Kirbyville
The Texas Department of Public Safety says four people were injured – two very critically – in a Tuesday morning accident between Jasper and Kirbyville. DPS Sergeant Shana Clark says emergency crews responded at about 8:30 to the northbound lanes of Highway 96 near County Road 440. According to Sergeant Clark, a 1996 GMC bucket-truck was stopped on the shoulder of the highway, and 29-year-old Tyler Whitmire, of Brookeland, was driving northbound in a 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck.
Read MoreMan who had just been in Cleveland Route 2 crash dodges out-of-control vehicle by jumping wall
CLEVELAND — Traffic crashes closed Route 2 westbound Downtown Sunday morning and sent a 36-year-old man who survived a miraculous jump over the freeway wall to the hospital. “He didn’t get out scot-free, but [it was a] pretty good result for what he went through,” said Cleveland Fire Lt. Mike Norman. Three crashes involving three vehicles happened around 10 a.m. Sunday near the West 3rd and West 6th street entrances. Cleveland Fire Department officials believe icy road conditions may have been caused by the shadows from nearby buildings.
Read MoreLow visibility, wet roads leave car disabled, unlit and invisible in middle of I-15
NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah (KUTV) — A crash early Friday morning in Davis County created a hazardous situation for hundreds of vehicles before the Utah Highway Patrol arrived and closed all but one lane on southbound I-15. The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 2 on a section of the interstate that branches off to I-215 and intersects with Highway 89 near the northern Salt Lake County border. The rainy conditions left the road surface slick and covered with standing water while simultaneously erasing the reflective lane striping.
Read MoreThree people hurt in I-95 multi-vehicle crash in Chesterfield County
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Three people suffering from non-life threatening injuries following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 on Thursday. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the crash took place at mile marker 61, just south of West Hundred Road. As of 1 a.m., the interstate had re-opened. A spokesperson with Virginia State Police said when they arrived on scene, they found a three-vehicle crash. Then, two additional vehicles struck debris from the crash, causing them to be disabled just north of the exit.
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