Preventable Tragedies
1 killed in wrong-way crash on I-80/94 near Illinois-Indiana state line
One person was killed and morning traffic was backed up following a crash involving a semi truck and a wrong-way driver on I-80/94 near the Illinois-Indiana state line early Wednesday. The crash occurred just after 1 a.m. in Indiana near the Calumet Ave. exit, approximately one mile from the Illinois-Indiana state line, Indiana State Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that a white Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound on I-80/94 when it struck what police called an attenuator in an area near the exit ramp to Calumet Avenue.
Read More2 killed in chain-reaction crashes, including man trying to alert oncoming traffic
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - Two people are dead after a chain reaction of crashes on an interstate in Metairie, Louisiana. According to Louisiana State Police, the crashes happened Monday shortly after midnight on Interstate 10 west near Bonnabel Boulevard. The first crash involved a 2012 Kia Soul and a 2017 Toyota Tundra. The Kia was left disabled and abandoned in the roadway, state police said. Carlos Martinez, 78, was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla when he hit the disabled Kia.
Read MoreNew Haven man killed in crash on I-95 in Branford
A 24-year-old New Haven man was killed in a crash on Interstate 95 in Branford early Tuesday morning. State police said Josiah Lawrence Steinman was driving a Nissan Sentra on I-95 North and hit a truck that was parked on the shoulder of the highway near the Branford rest area around 3:14 a.m. Steinman died at Yale New Haven Hospital, according to state police. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Read MoreWoman rescued after being trapped in crashed car for nearly 2 days
A woman is recovering after she crashed her car in Arizona and was stranded for nearly two days. On Saturday morning, deputies with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office were alerted about a crash on Castle Hot Springs Road, about 10 miles north of Arizona’s Lake Pleasant. When YCSO, Morristown Fire, and other emergency crews got to the scene, they located the crash, helped remove a woman, and carried her up to a Department of Public Safety helicopter.
Read MoreDriver killed in crash on Atlantic City Expressway after hitting vehicle parked on shoulder, cops say
A 37-year-old woman was killed in a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway in Camden County on Saturday night after she struck an disabled vehicle parked on the right shoulder, authorities said. Ashley Pitts was driving an SUV west near milepost 38.3 in Winslow when she sideswiped the disabled car, State Police said. Pitts, of Camden, was thrown from her vehicle after it overturned. She was pronounced dead at the scene following the 10:30 p.
Read MoreRoxbury woman fatally struck by SUV while standing outside car on Braintree highway
BRAINTREE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Roxbury woman died after an SUV hit her while she was standing on the side of Route 3 in Braintree early Sunday morning, according to the Massachusetts State Police. At around 3:10 a.m., a 2013 Toyota Rav4 was traveling northbound on the highway when it struck a deer, police said. The driver, a 63-year-old Roxbury man, pulled over and stopped in the right lane to check the car’s damage, police said.
Read MoreDriver killed, 2 people injured in 4-car crash on I-30 near Benton
One person was killed and two more were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 30 near Benton on Friday morning, a preliminary fatality report from the Arkansas State Police states Jacob Benedict, 29, of Benton died about 6:09 a.m. after the 2017 Nissan Altima he was driving west on I-30 struck the rear of a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado that had just hit a concrete barrier, the report states. A cloud of dust from nearby construction was obscuring the interstate at the time, investigators wrote in the report.
Read MoreOregon man dies of injuries after being struck in May by tractor-trailer on I-205 South in Salmon CreekUpdated 2 days ago
An Oregon man hit by a tractor-trailer May 15 on Interstate 205 in Salmon Creek has died of his injuries, the Washington State Patrol said Friday. Jason Rivera Peinado, 18, of Gresham, Ore., had parked his car on the shoulder of I-205 south near 134th Street. He exited his vehicle, stepped into the roadway and was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by Martin J. Gorton, 60, of Vancouver. Gorton was not injured in the crash, according to a State Patrol crash memo.
Read MoreSouthbound I-5 reopens in Fife after deadly crash
FIFE, Wash. — All lanes have reopened on southbound Interstate 5 after an hours-long closure Friday morning following a deadly crash. A car headed southbound struck a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder before 4:45 a.m. Friday morning. The southbound car was then struck by a semi-truck. The driver of the southbound car was killed, while the driver of the disabled vehicle was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Read MoreSCHP: 1 dead, 3 hurt in crash while standing on interstate in Laurens
LAURENS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said one pedestrian is dead and three others are in the hospital following an overnight crash in Laurens on Wednesday. According to troopers, at 2 a.m., four people were standing in the median on I-385 near a disabled vehicle at mile marker 12 when a Honda civic hit them. Highway patrol said one pedestrian was pronounced dead on scene.
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