Preventable Tragedies
1 killed, 1 seriously injured in I-75 chain-reaction crash: FHP
WILDWOOD, Fla. - A massive pileup involving several tractor-trailers left one man dead and another seriously injured on I-75 in Sumter County late Monday night. Fatal pileup on I-75 What we know: According to the Florida Highway Patrol, everything began when a tractor-trailer collided with a Ford F350 towing a motorhome near Wildwood around 10:20 p.m. Troopers said the impact destroyed the motorhome and left debris scattered across every southbound lane.
Read MoreKansas woman, 19, dies when vehicle hits parked semi on K-96
A Hutchinson woman died Monday after the vehicle she was riding in crashed into a parked semi in Reno County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Baylee Marie Flynn was a passenger in a 2019 Dodge Durango that struck the 1999 Freightliner semi around 4:20 p.m. on K-96 Highway, about three miles south of South Hutchinson. Another 19-year-old was driving the Durango northwest on K-96 approaching Trail West Road when it “veered onto the right shoulder” and hit the truck, a highway patrol crash report says.
Read MoreSchool Bus involved in US 26 crash east of Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)— A school bus with students was hit from behind in a crash along Highway 26 near 45th East, east of Idaho Falls. Idaho State Police say the crash happened at approximately 6:48 a.m. while the school bus was stopped to pick up children. A 2017 Chevrolet Traverse, driven by a Ririe woman, was heading west when she didn’t stop for the school bus, which had its lights activated.
Read MoreWoman standing in back of disabled RV killed during rear-end crash: SCHP
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP). The incident occured at around 2:00 p.m. on East Bobo Newsom Highway near Narrow Bridge Road Troopers said two vehicles were involved: a 1996 Ford RV and a 2016 Ford Explorer. The RV was reportedly disabled in the roadway on East Bobo Newsom Highway, headed west. The Explorer was also travelling west when it struck the RV from behind.
Read MoreOne killed, multiple injured in fiery I-85 North crash in DeKalb
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - One person is dead and multiple people are injured following a fiery multi-vehicle crash involving a tanker truck on Interstate 85 North early Sunday morning. What we know DeKalb County officials said the incident began around 1:19 a.m. when a box truck hit the back of a pickup truck on I-85 North near Shallowford Road. Just minutes later, an SUV crashed into a tanker truck near the first wreck, causing a fire.
Read MoreTwo dead after multivehicle crash temporarily shuts down southbound I-75
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Two people were killed early Sunday in a multivehicle crash involving a disabled commuter bus on Interstate 75 in Broward County that shut down all southbound lanes for nearly six hours, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said. The crash happened about 2:18 a.m. Sunday on southbound I-75 near mile marker 26, according to FHP. FHP said a 2001 Vanhool commuter bus was disabled and stopped in the outside lane of the interstate.
Read MoreMan crossing beltway with gas can struck, killed in Montgomery County
A person is dead after a crash involving a pedestrian in Montgomery County, Maryland, late Thursday night, as Maryland State Police work to identify a driver who fled the scene. Officials said shortly after 10 p.m. that the crash took place before Exit 33 to Maryland Route 185 (Connecticut Avenue). Troopers from the Maryland State Police (MSP) Rockville Barrack responded after receiving reports of a pedestrian struck in the roadway.
Read MoreTopeka man taken to Newman Regional after Friday wrecks near BETO Junction
An investigation continues after several crashes happened on Interstate 35 near BETO Junction shortly after 6 am Friday. The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office says a southbound car hit a deer and was disabled on the Interstate. The car’s driver saw two semi trucks approaching. As the driver ran towards the median to avoid the large trucks, one of the semis hit the disabled car, pushed it almost through the median to the northbound side of the highway and overturned.
Read MoreCrash on I-85 South leaves 1 dead after tractor-trailer hits stopped vehicle
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A three-vehicle crash on I-85 South killed a man after a tractor-trailer struck a vehicle that had stopped on the road following an earlier collision, state troopers said. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, around 1 a.m., two cars were both traveling on I-85 South when they collided near MM 78. One of the vehicles came to rest off the shoulder, while the other vehicle stopped on the interstate.
Read More2 injured following crash with Ohio County school bus
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office says two people were injured following a crash involving a school bus and another vehicle on Wednesday morning. Deputies were dispatched to a report of an accident with injuries at approximately 7 a.m. in the 13000 block of US Highway 231. According to a report, a school bus had stopped to pick up a child, when a passenger vehicle drove into the rear of the bus.
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