Preventable Tragedies
Woman 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.
Read MoreMurrieta woman gets out of car after 15 Freeway crash, is fatally struck
A 23-year-old Murrieta woman was killed early Friday, March 1, when she was run over after her car crashed on the 15 Freeway near the San Diego County line, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash resulted in an hours-long traffic jam. Ariel Bridgeman was driving her 2021 Honda Accord north on the 15 around 4:45 a.m. when her car veered off of the shoulder, crashed through a chain-link fence and struck an embankment, the CHP said.
Read More2 hospitalized after vehicle collides with disabled car on Highway 58: CHP
BUTTONWILLOW, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were hospitalized after a vehicle collided with a disabled car on Highway 58 west of Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said on Thursday morning just before 6:30 a.m., the Bakersfield Communications Center received a call of a traffic crash in the area of State Route 58 east of Bussell Road. Officers from the California Highway Patrol Buttonwillow area office responded to the scene.
Read MoreMan rescued 2 days after car rolls down Big Sur cliffside
The California Highway Patrol Coastal Division said Wednesday its teams rescued a man who had been stranded for two days after accidentally driving off a cliffside. On Tuesday, the Coast Division Air Operations Unit was asked to send out a team to search for a possible vehicle off the side of the coastline between Big Sur and Carmel after an employee of a local establishment did not make it home on Sunday night, authorities said.
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