Preventable Tragedies
Man was hit and killed on highway after Sunday morning crash in west Fort Worth
One man was hit and killed Sunday morning after a crash on westbound Interstate 20, according to Fort Worth police. The man’s identity will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after next-of-kin has been notified. Police said the man was in a minor crash with a semi-truck around 6:35 a.m. Sunday at I-20 and Farm Road 1187 in west Fort Worth, near the Interstate 30 split. The man exchanged information with the truck driver and called for a tow truck, but while he was outside he was hit by a third vehicle.
Read More20 vehicles involved in massive line of crashes on US 84 in Jones Co.
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Around 20 vehicles were involved in a massive multi-vehicle crash along U.S. Highway 84 in Jones County Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that nine people were injured and were taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance. Jones County emergency officials report several others were evaluated for minor injuries on the scene but declined medical treatment. According to Jones County Fire Council Public Information Officer Dana Bumgardner, Pleasant Ridge; Hebron; Calhoun; Powers and Soso volunteer fire departments responded to the crash shortly after 6:30 a.
Read More1 Killed, 1 Injured After Semi Hits Jackknifed Semi Near Gillette
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says speed may be to blame for a two-vehicle crash that left one trucker dead and another injured. The crash happened around 10:10 a.m. last Thursday, Feb. 15, at milepost 19 on Wyoming 50 near Gillette. According to a fatality crash summary, a semi was headed north when the driver lost traction on the icy, snow-covered road and jackknifed, blocking the southbound lane. The driver of a southbound semi then crested the hill and struck the jackknifed semi’s passenger side drive axles, causing the southbound semi’s cargo tank to dislodge and impact the cab.
Read More2 people sent to hospital following multiple crashes on westbound Interstate 84
TREMONTON — The Utah Highway Patrol said two people were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following several crashes on westbound Interstate 84 in Box Elder County. In all, state troopers said four crashes occurred in the area of milepost 28 because of slick roads. The first crash occurred around 12:13 p.m., which involved a semi and a vehicle. One person was struck outside their vehicle after the first crash and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreGood Samaritan hospitalized after helping stranded driver
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A good Samaritan is recovering in the hospital after helping a stranded driver. He became a victim himself after he was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Aurora. Colorado State Patrol said he was hit by a careless driver while standing outside his vehicle. The situation unfolded around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 near South Parker Road and Hampden Avenue. Before then, it was a typical night for Christopher Pedroza.
Read MoreMan Exits Disabled Car, Fatally Struck by Passing Motorist on 5 Freeway in Newhall
NEWHALL, CA (February 19, 2024) – Jose Magana Valencia was hit and killed by a vehicle on 5 Freeway in Newhall early Sunday morning on February 18. The fatal crash happened around 2:41 a.m. just south of Highway 14. According to the CHP, Valencia’s 1977 Ford became disabled in the northbound lanes of the freeway north of Balboa Boulevard. He exited his vehicle and was struck by a 1998 Ford, driven by a 36-year-old Inglewood man.
Read MoreDriver Dies In Joliet After Crashing Into Back Of Semi Trailer
JOLIET, IL — A young man from Indiana lost his life on Friday morning on the southern edge of Joliet after his car rear-ended a semi-trailer that was stopped with its hazard lights flashing along Route 53 in the vicinity of the Chicagoland Speedway and West Sharp Road. According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English: Officers responded to the southbound lanes of Route 53 north of West Sharp Road for a traffic crash with injuries shortly after 5:30 a.
Read MoreTroopers investigating 2 separate fatal crashes on I-75 in Hamilton County
HAMILTON COUNTY, Fla. – Lake City troopers and Traffic Homicide investigators are working on two separate fatal crashes in Hamilton County on Interstate 75 that happened Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. All northbound lanes of I-75 reopened at around 5 p.m. However, FHP said the right shoulder northbound at the 458-mile marker will remain closed until repairs have been made to the Alapaha River bridge. The first crash happened at 4:28 a.
Read More‘He was my compass’ | Son grieves father who was hit by car while refilling gas tank on I-73
GREENSBORO, N.C. — On Valentine’s Day, 911 calls poured in from folks driving along I-73. One caller said, “There’s been a car accident. A guy was just hit on the highway.” Another caller said, “There’s been a bad accident and I think someone’s been killed.” Marcus Nivens, 62, of Winston-Salem, died after pulling off on I-73 to refill his car with gas. Police said a driver rammed into a car behind him, before hitting Nivens.
Read MoreEisenhower Expressway crash: Driver dies after rear-ending semi
OAK PARK, Ill. - A driver died after rear-ending a semi on the Eisenhower Expressway Thursday evening in west suburban Oak Park. A 2008 Ford Edge rear-ended a semi that was parked on the shoulder of I-290 around 7:30 p.m. near Oak Park Avenue, according to Illinois State Police. The driver of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene. They have not yet been identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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