Preventable Tragedies
Trucker Charged After Hit and Run Incident in Beckham Co.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a California man after he allegedly sideswiped a parked pickup and camper trailer with his semi truck and trailer on the side of I-40 in Beckham County late last month. The driver of the pickup, was also allegedly hit. According to a probable cause affidavit, the incident occurred on March 29 in the westbound lanes of I-40 near mile marker 20. That’s where an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper was dispatched to, and found the victim with blood on his face and abrasions on his body.
Read More‘I wish I could’ve done more’ | Witness recalls moment a man traveling through SA for the eclipse was hit and killed on the highway
SAN ANTONIO — A man driving through San Antonio for the eclipse was tragically killed after his RV broke down on the side of a highway Sunday night. San Antonio Police said it happened on 1-10 near Dietrich Road. Police said a commercial truck struck the victim who has been identified as 30-year-old Trevor Tardy of Bremerton, Washington. Investigators initially reported Tardy was chasing after his dogs when he was hit but a witness told KENS 5, that was not the case.
Read More27-year-old struck, killed by tractor-trailer along I-80 in Warren County, cops say
A 27-year-old woman was struck by oncoming traffic near her disabled vehicle along Interstate 80 in Hardwick Township, state police said. The crash happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday at mile post 0.3 in the eastbound lanes, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron told lehighvalleylive.com. Valdaishi Simpkins, of Irvington, New Jersey was near her disabled vehicle along the right shoulder of the highway when a tractor-trailer heading east, entered the shoulder and struck her, Lebron said.
Read More4 dead, including 1-year-old, in Modesto area head-on crash
DEL RIO, Calif. — 4 people, including a one-year-old child, were killed in a collision in the Del Rio area, near Modesto. According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal collision was reported in the area of McHenry Avenue and Hogue Road just after 4 p.m. Police said four cars were found with collision damage. Police said the driver a 2004 Mitsubishi sedan, a 19-year-old woman from Merced, and a 22-year-old man, who was her passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MorePedestrian killed, 2 others injured in Stevenson Expressway crash on Southwest Side: ISP
CHICAGO (WLS) – A pedestrian is dead and two other people are injured after a Stevenson Expressway crash on Chicago’s Southwest Side, Illinois State Police said. ISP said the crash happened on Interstate 55 at Cicero Avenue just after 6:40 p.m. Three pedestrians were trying to change a tire on the passenger side of a vehicle stopped on the right shoulder of I-55 when a pickup truck left the roadway and traveled onto the shoulder, ISP said.
Read MoreDisabled vehicle hit by pickup truck in Georgetown County; one dead: SCHP
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The driver of a disabled vehicle died after being struck by another vehicle in Georgetown County Saturday evening. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP), the collision occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on US Highway 701, near Lucy Grier Drive. Troopers say a 2005 Nissan Ultima was traveling south when it became disabled in the first lane. A 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck traveling south then struck the disabled Nissan Ultima.
Read More2 drivers killed after SUV rear-ends car at US 1 stoplight in SW Miami-Dade
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A wreck on U.S. 1 in Southwest Miami-Dade left two people dead, authorities said. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Southwest 132nd Avenue, just after 6 a.m., Saturday. According to investigators, the driver of a red Nissan sedan was stopped at a traffic signal when a Ford SUV rear-ended the vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Read MoreHARMAR, PA – TRUCK ACCIDENT INJURES VICTIMS ON RTE 910 AT LOCUST RD
Harmar, PA (April 6, 2024) – Harmar police are investigating a diesel fuel spill that appears to have resulted in slick road conditions that led to a chain-reaction crash during the Friday morning commute along Route 910. The incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m., according to Harmar police Sgt. John Fechke. A portion of Route 910 from Locust and Rich Hill Roads was closed until about 1:00 p.m. as PennDOT crews worked to clean up the spill.
Read MorePerson changing tire on freeway hit and killed in American Fork
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Traffic was delayed for several hours Thursday morning after a fatal crash in American Fork involving a person who was changing a tire on the side of the freeway. The crash happened on northbound Interstate 15 near milepost 278, near the Main Street exit. Officials report a man was changing their tire just before 6:30 a.m. when they were hit by another vehicle. “He put on the hazard lines,” said Sgt.
Read MoreSUV hit by tractor-trailer after rain causes driver to crash in Cumberland Co.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — One person is hurt after they crashed their car on a rainy road and were subsequently hit by a tractor trailer on Tuesday in Upper Allen Township, police say. According to the Upper Allen Township Police Department, the crash happened around 12:15 p.m. on Rt. 15. Police say an SUV was driving north when the driver lost control because of standing rain water on the road.
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