Preventable Tragedies
Two dead in Kansas City after crash with KCFD vehicle, semi on I-435
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people have died in Kansas City, Missouri, after being hit by a Kansas City fire vehicle and a semitrailer Friday morning. Investigations revealed that a red Nissan Versa was stopped for unknown reasons in a lane of eastbound Interstate 435, just east of 103rd Street. The driver of a KCFD Ford Explorer that was also headed eastbound rear-ended the Nissan. As the vehicles came to a stop, a semitrailer then hit the Nissan.
Read More1 dead in tractor-trailer crash in Cullman County
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) – A fatal crash that happened in Cullman County Wednesday morning is under investigation, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports. At around 4:53 a.m., a 2017 Volvo tractor-trailer overturned on I-65 southbound near mile marker 306 and struck two guardrails. A 2023 Ram van collided with the tractor-trailer and was then struck by a 2006 Toyota Camry. 53-year-old Methuselah Kadigi, who was the van’s driver, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read More1 hospitalized after semi-truck crashes into pickup truck on I-10 in Phoenix
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A crash involving a semi-truck ended with a pickup truck catching on fire in west Phoenix late Wednesday night. The collision happened on westbound Interstate 10 near 67th Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Authorities say a pickup truck had its emergency lights on and was stopped on the freeway because of mechanical issues. A semi-truck driver then struck the pickup. The crash caused the truck to catch on fire, with flames quickly engulfing it.
Read MoreMan’s body found 3 days after crashing into pond near Target store in Royal Palm Beach
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — A man’s body wasn’t found until three days after he crashed into a waterway near a Target store in Royal Palm Beach, deputies said in a crash report released Thursday. A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report said Jhon Fontecha, 51, of Palm Beach County was driving a 2014 BMW X5 northbound on State Road 7 on Saturday at 5:47 a.m. Investigators said his vehicle crossed the southbound lanes, hit a curb and traversed a drainage ditch.
Read MoreTractor-trailer goes partly off the New York Thruway after accident
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (AP) — A tandem tractor-trailer was left partly hanging over the edge of a New York State Thruway bridge Thursday after an accident. No serious injuries were reported. The eastbound FedEx tractor-trailer sideswiped a disabled vehicle on a stretch of Interstate 90 in the Rochester, New York, area just after 8:30 a.m. The tractor-trailer overturned and began to go over the guide rail of a bridge, according to New York State Police.
Read MoreFatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Kosciusko County
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. – The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash on U.S. 30 involving three vehicles Wednesday morning around 5:40 a.m. Authorities say Kosciusko County Emergency Personnel were dispatched to U.S. 30 west of the intersection of CR 450 E. for a crash involving a 2004 Chevrolet S-10 pickup, a 2005 Buick Rendezvous, and a 2008 GMC Acadia. “When Deputies arrived, it was determined that there was a vehicle partially stopped in the left lane and partially in the median because of a flat tire,” the KCSO said.
Read MoreOne person killed in three-vehicle Ottawa County crash Tuesday
OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash involving three vehicles Tuesday morning. According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Chevrolet Sonic, driven by 46-year-old Heather Musser of Oregon, was traveling eastbound on State Route 579 at approximately 6:40 a.m. Musser drove left of center near Genoa Clay Center Road in Allen Township and struck a westbound vehicle, OSHP said.
Read MoreSheriff: Man stops to help crash victims on Walton Boulevard, critically injured after struck by car
Sheriff: Man stops to help crash victims on Walton Boulevard, critically injured after struck by car Alcohol and drug use aren’t believed to have been factors in the crash, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting deputies from the Rochester Hills substation with the investigation. With the recent change of the clocks, the sunrise on Monday was about 7:50 a.m. in Rochester Hills.
Read MoreIndianapolis man dead after being hit by a car on I-69 near Anderson
ANDERSON, Ind. — An Indianapolis man was pronounced dead after he was hit by a car after a Sunday morning crash on I-69. According to a news release from the Anderson Police Department, officers responded to a crash near the 22-mile marker of I-69 in reference to a serious vehicle crash around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. When officers arrived on the scene, they determined that three vehicles were involved. Officials stated that a GMC pickup, driven by 23-year-old Justin Tracy, reportedly rear-ended a Toyota Sedan and both cars stopped in the roadway.
Read MoreTHP: 1 dead after rear-ending stopped traffic on I-81 in Blountville
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — One person has died following a rear-end crash on Interstate 81 Friday night, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reports. A report from the THP said the crash took place at around 9:06 p.m. on I-81 South near mile marker 64 in Blountville. The report said vehicles were stopped in the southbound right lane due to a previous crash, and a tractor-trailer was part of that traffic. A pickup truck was traveling in the right lane when it “failed to slow and stop for the traffic ahead,” the report states.
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