Preventable Tragedies
Traffic backed up on I-90 at Dead Man’s Curve due to crash involving 2 semis
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - All lanes on I-90 are backed up late Friday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash involving two semi trucks. Police say a car ended up twisted on I-90 at Dead Man’s Curve, and when a semi stopped for the car, another semi rear-ended it. Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is on scene directing traffic. Clean up from the crash just moved to the shoulder of I-90 around 4:30 p.
Read MorePickup hits disabled vehicle, blocking lanes on I-20 in Graniteville
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A wreck blocked several lanes on I-20 Thursday morning, according to authorities. The South Carolina Highway Patrol officers said officers arrived at 9:20 a.m. to an accident involving a pickup and a car on I-20 eastbound three miles east of exit 11. A 2023 Toyota Tacoma traveled off the road and struck a 2009 Toyota Camry that was disabled on the right shoulder, officials say. According to the South Carolina transportation traffic map, all lanes were reopened and the scene was cleared as of 10 a.
Read MoreBerkeley County Coroner identifies pedestrian fatally hit by a vehicle on Christmas night
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) -The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman fatally struck by a vehicle on Christmas night near Goose Creek. Danubia Sevilla, 33, was pronounced dead on the scene when first responders arrived. According to the coroner’s office, Sevilla and a child were standing beside a disabled vehicle when they were hit by a 2007 Chevrolet pick-up around 6:50 p.m. Monday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) said the incident happened on Howe Hall Road near Addison Drive.
Read MoreFatal multi-vehicle crash closes 3 northbound lanes of Interstate 435 at Eastwood Trafficway in KCMO
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A multi-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 435 at Eastwood Trafficway in Kansas City, Missouri, left one person dead Wednesday afternoon, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department. KCPD received the call around 1:32 p.m. for the crash, which involved a semi truck with a trailer and a pick-up truck. Investigation efforts found a Mack semi was stopped in the “#2” lane of northbound I-435 due to a mechanical issue, according to a spokesperson with KCPD.
Read MoreGood Samaritan struck by vehicle while trying to help victims at scene of earlier Ann Arbor crash
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - A good Samaritan is recovering after being hit by a vehicle while assisting the drivers involved in an earlier crash in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, police said. The Ann Arbor Police Department said officers and first responders were called out to the intersection of Washtenaw Ave. and Pittsfield Blvd. around 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, December 26th on reports of a T-bone crash. According to an investigation, officers said a 30-year-old man behind the wheel of a sedan did not yield at a flashing red signal and pulled out in front of a westbound car.
Read MoreCar found crashed off WB I-94 near Portage with man trapped inside for several days: state police
PORTAGE, Ind. (WLS) – Our coverage of this story has moved here. A man who had been trapped in his crashed truck for several days was rescued after fishermen found the wreck under an I-94 overpass Tuesday. Indiana State Police said two fishermen - Nivardo Delatorre of Portage and his father-in-law Mario Garcia of Hobart, were walking along Salt Creek about one mile east of the Portage exit when they saw a crashed car under the bridge, hidden from plain view, under an overpass under I-94 between US 20 and State Road 249.
Read MoreFatal Christmas Eve accident on I-64 in Louisa County
LOUISA- At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday (Dec 24, 2023) the Virginia State Police responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 64 at the 133.2 mile marker. A 2019 Nissan Kicks driven by Aldo Jose Abello, 37, of Charlottesville, Va., struck a deer while traveling in the left lane of eastbound Interstate 64 at the 133.2 mile marker, disabling his vehicle in the left lane. Abello activated his the hazard lights, exited the vehicle, and stood on the roadside/ grassy median.
Read MoreTroopers investigating after hit-and-run in Henderson Co. kills SC woman
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - North Carolina Highway Patrol announced that troopers are investigating after a hit-and-run along I-26 killed a South Carolina woman on Christmas. Troopers said the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on December 25 along a portion of I-26 East in Henderson County. According to troopers, a witness said the situation began when the victim ran over a small traffic cone, and it became lodged under her car.
Read MoreWoman hit, killed while walking along I-95 in Brevard County on Christmas
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A woman walking on Interstate 95 after exiting a disabled vehicle was struck and killed by another vehicle in Brevard County on Christmas, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a Mitsubishi Outlander was traveling northbound on Interstate 95 near mile marker 160 in the center lane around 9:38 p.m. after the victim — a 43-year-old Roseland, Florida woman — had gotten out of her disabled vehicle from a previous crash and was walking east.
Read More61-year-old man hit and killed by semi-truck on Highway 58 early Christmas Eve
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 61-year-old California City man was killed after being struck by a semi-truck on Highway 58 early Christmas Eve. The California Highway Patrol said on December 24, 2023, at around 1:13 a.m., officers were called to a crash on westbound Highway 58 near Tehachapi Boulevard. CHP said a 61-year-old California City man was standing within the roadway of Highway 58 westbound to Tehachapi Boulevard, after being involved in a separate crash.
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