Preventable Tragedies
Port Orange man dies in crash with disabled vehicle on I-95 in St. Johns County
A 52-year-old Port Orange man died when he crashed into a disabled vehicle Friday morning on I-95 in St. Johns County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 10:30 a.m. on I-95 north at mile marker 321. The FHP said the man was driving a car north on I-95 in the left shoulder/emergency lane and struck the back of a disabled vehicle that was unoccupied. The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, the FHP said.
Read MoreFormer Paradise Valley police chief, 1 other hit by car while helping dog
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Former Paradise Valley police chief John Wintersteen, 78, and another man were killed over the weekend in a pedestrian crash while trying to help his dog, 12News has learned. Wintersteen was a Marine Corps veteran and career law enforcement official. The Paradise Valley Police Department said the incident happened on Sunday near 46th Street and Lincoln Drive. According to early reports, the dog was initially hit by 47-year-old Nooraly Lalji who stopped his car and got out to help.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Hit, Killed by Vehicle on Loop 410 in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas – A Good Samaritan was fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday night while helping another motorist with a flat tire in San Antonio’s Westside, according to the police. The deadly accident happened around 11:20 p.m., January 6, near the 6900 block of Northwest Loop 410 Access Road. Police said the 40-year-old man was outside his Ford Explorer getting the car jack from the truck bed to help someone else with a flat tire while his hazard lights were activated.
Read MoreMassive vehicle pileup on southern California highway leaves 2 dead, 9 injured, authorities say
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A crash involving dozens of vehicles along a foggy stretch of California’s Interstate 5 in southern California has left two people dead and nine others injured. The pileup involving 35 cars happened around 7:30 a.m. Saturday west of Bakersfield, according to authorities. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Jim Calhoun told reporters that visibility was roughly 10 feet when crews arrived to the “chaotic” scene. The crash, spread over about half a mile (0.
Read MoreOHP: Driver swerves to miss pedestrian, hits unoccupied vehicle
A Lawton woman was hospitalized following a single-vehicle collision south of Ninnekah according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). The woman was driving eastbound on the outside lane of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike just before 5:30 a.m. on Sunday. She swerved into the inside lane to avoid hitting a pedestrian on the shoulder of the road. She then struck an unoccupied vehicle that was disabled in the middle of the inside lane, according to OHP.
Read MoreWoman survives days trapped in pickup after plummeting down steep hillside on Mount Baldy
A woman survived being stranded in her pickup for several days in the Angeles National Forest after she crashed more than 200 feet down a hill during inclement weather and cold conditions. Firefighters are calling the woman’s survival a miracle since she was trapped in her Ford Ranger for nearly five days with no cellphone reception to call for help. Thankfully, a hiker spotted her car over a cliff in Mount Baldy and was able to flag down firefighters who were on a separate rescue call.
Read MoreNebraska State Patrol identifies woman killed in fiery crash on Hwy 77
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska State Patrol has identified the woman who died Friday night following a fiery crash on Highway 77. Severine Bouckongou, 44, died after being hit by a vehicle as she ran from the crash. Several agencies responded to the scene around 7 p.m. near Hwy 77 and Pioneers Boulevard. The state patrol said Bouckongou’s car, a Chevrolet Cruze, had broken down on southbound Hwy 77.
Read More2 found dead in snowbound vehicle in Interior Alaska mountain pass
Alaska State Troopers said two people were found dead in their vehicle on the Steese Highway in Interior Alaska late Wednesday after howling winds created snowdrifts that made travel all but impossible. Troopers in an update Friday afternoon said they recovered the bodies of the two adults from the vehicle at Eagle Summit on the highway with the help of state transportation crews. A tow truck removed the vehicle, they said.
Read MoreSeveral people hurt in related crashes in northcentral North Dakota
DUNSEITH, N.D. (KFGO) – Three people were hurt in two related crashes on Highway 3 12 miles south of Dunseith early Thursday. The Highway Patrol said the first crash happened around 3:30 a.m. when a truck left the road, vaulted off an approach and landed in the ditch. The drivers of a car and a pickup stopped to help. The car was parked with headlights shining at the truck. The pickup was parked partially in a driving lane.
Read More2 killed, teen critically injured in Payson crash with semi-truck
PAYSON, Utah — An early morning highway crash in Utah County claimed the lives of two people, while a 15-year-old teenager was critically injured. The crash happened around 1:20 a.m. about one mile South of Payson in the northbound lanes of Interstate 15. Utah Highway Patrol told FOX 13 News the crash involved a semi-truck as well as a Honda Civic. Initially, a semi-truck drifted off the road to the left and overcorrected back to the right, which caused the driver to lose control and roll the semi-truck on its side.
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