Preventable Tragedies
Valrico man killed in collision on I-75
A 74-year-old Valrico man was killed on Tuesday, June 11, after his pickup truck collided with a disabled vehicle on I-75, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At about 8:40 p.m., an Infiniti Q50 driven by a 25-year-old Sanford man was traveling south on I-75 in the inside lane. South of State Road 56, the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the median and collided with a guardrail. Upon impact, the vehicle was redirected back into the travel lanes, where the driver exited and retreated to safety off the roadway.
Read MoreTri-Cities driver faces possible charges after hitting a car along I-82, killing a man
A Lower Yakima Valley man is dead after a Kennewick driver hit his two-door Honda while it was parked along the shoulder of Interstate 82, according to the Washington State Patrol. Sean D. Orrin, 33, of Kennewick, was driving a Ford Explorer east on the interstate approaching Zillah in Yakima County at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. He changed lanes and his SUV hit the disabled Honda that Jorge Ochoa, 36, of Toppenish, had been driving.
Read More4-year-old dead, 1 man injured after crash on I-75 SB near Buttermilk Pike in NKY
CRESCENT SPRINGS, Ky — A 4-year-old was killed and one man was injured in a crash on Interstate 75 southbound in Northern Kentucky Sunday night, Sergeant Aaron Schihl with the Kenton County Police Department said. The crash happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. near the Buttermilk Pike exit in Crescent Springs, according to officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. We saw a large police presence on the scene Sunday night and early Monday morning.
Read MoreMan found dead in crashed, submerged SUV was there 2-3 days, Montgomery County officials say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A man found dead in an SUV that had crashed into a creek in Montgomery County on Sunday morning had been there for days, according to authorities. Around 9 a.m., a bicyclist reported seeing the SUV in Lake Creek off Honea Egypt Road. When authorities got to the scene, they saw the partially submerged vehicle on its side. They said there were a couple of alligators nearby, which added difficulty to the recovery efforts.
Read MoreTennessee teen dies, three other people injured in multi-vehicle crash in Autauga County
A 13-year-old from Tennessee died, and three others were injured, after a multi-vehicle crash in Autauga County, Friday, June 7. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said the teen was critically injured when the 2016 Toyota Rav4 they were a passenger in collided head-on with a sedan. After the initial collision, the sedan was then struck by a second sedan. After being struck, the first sedan struck a pickup truck.
Read More4 killed, 2 hurt when car hits guardrail; driver died while trying to stop traffic
PITT COUNTY, N.C. — Four people died and two others were injured late Saturday after a vehicle struck a guardrail on a North Carolina highway, authorities said. One of the fatalities was the driver, who survived the crash but was struck and killed while trying to stop traffic. According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master Trooper Rico L. Stephens, the crash occurred at about 11:48 p.m. EDT, WNCT-TV reported.
Read MoreTwo Young Hartford Men Dead In Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
EAST HARTFORD, CT — Two young Hartford men are dead after state police said they were struck by a hit-and-run driver on a state highway in East Hartford early Thursday morning following a crash. According to a state police accident report released Friday morning, the victims were an occupant of a vehicle that crashed on Route 5/15 and a pedestrian who had come upon the scene. While that vehicle was disabled, at 1:17 a.
Read More2 dead after rear-ending semi on Highway 49
BEULAH, ND (KXNET) — Two 20-year-olds were killed when their vehicle rear-ended a semi-truck on Highway 49, 11 miles south of Beulah. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Highway 49 northbound traffic was stopped by the fire department for a vehicle fire that was blocking the roadway. A Volvo Semi truck, driven by a Minot man, was stopped in the northbound lane with more vehicles in front of him.
Read MoreRear-end crash kills two in Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — Two people died on Wednesday afternoon after their vehicle was rear-ended by a pickup truck in Northern California, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the crash happened on Highway 70 heading north near Montgomery Street in Oroville around noon. The agency said a Volkswagen, which had two people inside, stopped on the roadway when it was rear-ended by a Ram pickup truck. Both people inside of the Volkswagen were pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.
Read MoreDriver killed after stopping vehicle in center lane of I-694 in Oakdale on Sunday morningEarly morning crash on I-20 leaves one dead after tractor trailer collision
A 22-year-old Maplewood man was killed in a car crash Sunday morning on Interstate 694 in Oakdale when he stopped his vehicle in the middle of the freeway and was rear-ended by another vehicle. According to the State Patrol, the collision occurred at 5:55 a.m. on I-694 south just south of 10th Street. The driver, Cody Gerald Heidenreich, stopped a 2009 Nissan Cube in the center lane of the freeway.
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