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NEW INFORMATION: Deadly crash closes Chaffee Road
Jacksonville, Fla. — A 23-year-old man was killed Sunday morning in a crash on Chaffee Road. It happened around 5 a.m. north of the intersection of Falkland Road, near the public library. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was outside of his SUV because he had been involved in an accident. His SUV was blocking the lane. That’s when state troopers say a 61-year-old woman driving a sedan hit the SUV and the man who had been driving it.
Read MoreTwo vehicle accident on I-70 sends one to the hospital
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One person is in the hospital after a collision on I-70 Sunday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log says around 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10th a 2010 BMW driven by Fredrick E. Coffelt, 63, of Topeka was disabled in the third lane of I-70 Eastbound, 0.2 miles West of SW Wanamaker Road. That’s when a 2014 Chevrolet driven by Dustin L. Jamerson, 42, also of Topeka was merging onto I-70 EB from I-470 Westbound, when Jamerson’s vehicle rear-ended Coffelt’s.
Read MoreMan standing next to big rig on freeway shoulder in Merced County is fatally struck. He was 26
The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office identified the man killed in a collision involving two big rigs. Ricardo Alonso, a 26-year-old from Santa Maria, died early Tuesday morning in the Los Banos area off Interstate 5, according to Deputy Michael Domingue. Shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday, Los Banos area California Highway Patrol officers responded the area of northbound Interstate 5, south of Henry Miller Avenue, after receiving reports of a crash involving two vehicles in the area.
Read MoreWoman killed when 18-wheeler hits disabled vehicle on I-35
A 72-year-old woman was killed Thursday morning when her disabled vehicle on Interstate 35 was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer, prompting an hours-long closure.
Read MoreSouth Carolina woman killed when Jeep crashes into car on I-26, coroner says
A woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 26 that left another person hospitalized, South Carolina officials said. The two-vehicle collision happened March 2 in Berkeley County, according to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Crystal M. Mitchum, a 41-year-old Summerville resident, died in the accident, Berkeley County Coroner Darnell Hartwell said Tuesday. Mitchum was a passenger in a 2000 Ford sedan that was parked in the emergency lane of the westbound side of I-26 at the 203 mile marker, according to Bolt.
Read More2 Injured, Driver Hits Disabled Car on Highway 58 near Bussell Road Bakersfield, CA
BAKERSFIELD, CA (March 5, 2024) — Two people were injured after a driver hit a disabled car on Highway 58 near Bussell Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, the two-car crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Under unclear circumstances, a 66-year-old Bakersfield man crashed his 2001 Toyota RAV4, which became disabled in the westbound lane. Subsequently, the driver exited the car to inspect the damage when a westbound 2019 Subaru struck the rear of the Toyota at about 60 mph.
Read MoreMan killed in wreck on I-85
A man was killed in a wreck on I-85 early Saturday morning, the Belmont Police Department said. Josiah Wheeler, 25, was driving in the far left lane of I-85 South at about 1:45 a.m. when he suddenly saw a disabled vehicle in his lane that did not have its lights on, according to a police press release. Wheeler was unable to avoid the vehicle and struck it in the rear. The driver, 65-year-old Jackson Munsey, was thrown from the vehicle.
Read MoreCrash on I-840 involving Winston-Salem police officer results in minor injuries, troopers say
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A crash involving a Winston-Salem police officer on I-840 East, near North Elm Street, resulted in minor injuries on Friday evening, according to the State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 7:55 p.m. when Mark Daniel Mooney, 50, a Winston-Salem police patrol car, crashed into a car driven by Rah’shia Pauline Jones, 23. Jones had been involved in a rear-end crash with another vehicle, leaving her car disabled in the roadway.
Read MoreNorman Police investigate deadly multi-vehicle crash on Hwy 9
NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – Norman Police are investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash on State Highway 9 on March 1. According to the Normal Police Department, the accident happened between 48th Avenue SE and 60th Avenue SE on Highway 9 around 7:04 p.m. on Friday, March 1. Officials say the first investigation into the wreck suggests that a car traveling westbound on Hwy 9 crossed left of center crashing head-on with a car moving eastbound.
Read MoreSara Hill Killed in Crash at Marsha Sharp Freeway and Loop 289 in Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas – A woman was killed Friday night after being struck by a vehicle following a rollover crash in Lubbock, according to the police. The fatal crash happened just after 10:00 p.m., March 1, in the area of Marsha Sharp Freeway and W Loop 289. Police said two vehicles collided on the overpass. 31-year-old Sara Hill was outside of her vehicle that was disabled when an eastbound pickup truck hit the vehicle and also struck Hill.
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