Preventable Tragedies
12-Year-Old Girl Hit and Killed By Car While Running from Separate Crash
A 12-year-old girl has died after she was struck by a car Wednesday night in Illinois while she was fleeing a crash, authorities said. The Plainfield Police Department said in a news release that the incident included two different crashes around 8:30 p.m. local time near Route 59 and Riverwalk Court. The first collision occurred when a 2009 Nissan Rogue came to a stop sign after turning left off Riverwalk Court to proceed northbound on Route 59, according to police.
Read MoreUPDATE: Troopers identify man killed in Route 1 multi-vehicle crash
Delaware State Police have identified a 78-year old Smyrna man who was kiled in a multi-vehicle accident Thursday morning on Route 1 near the Frederica Turf Complex. According to state police, Larry Cox was driving southbound around 6:30 a.m., when his car struck the rear of the car in front of him. Both vehicles pulled off the roadway onto opposite shoulders, and as Cox attempted to cross the highway, he was hit by a minivan and killed.
Read More5 New York women from same family killed by tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania, reports say
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Penn. – Five women from New York, who are believed to be from the same family, were killed on Tuesday when they were hit by a tractor-trailer after exiting their vehicles on Interstate 81 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police said the crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. in Scott Township, north of Scranton, near mile marker 199.3. According to state police, a 2022 Honda Odyssey, occupied by a female driver and three female passengers, lost control and crashed into the median, leaving the vehicle disabled in the left lane.
Read More14 vehicles involved in multi-car pileup on Interstate 10
GONZALES, La. – Over a dozen vehicles were involved in multi-car pileup early this morning on Interstate 10 in East Baton Rouge Parish. It happened around 5 a.m. on Tuesday on the westbound overpass of I-10 at Siegen Lane. The accidents started when one car had been left abandoned near the top of the overpass, after it either spun out of control or broke down, according to a local towing company, Gonzales Towing & Repair, Inc.
Read MoreFatal crash reported on I-83 during snowstorm in central Pa.
Update: Southbound I-83 in the area reopened around 6:30 a.m. A person involved in a crash early Tuesday morning on Interstate 83 was hit by two vehicles and killed after getting out of their vehicle, according to a PennDOT spokeswoman. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. on I-83 southbound at mile marker 36.5, which is near the Fishing Creek exit in York County. According to PennDOT, a person got out of a vehicle after a crash in the snow.
Read MoreGroves man describes his terrifying experience in the multi-vehicle crash in Lumberton Monday
LUMBERTON, Texas — A multi-vehicle pile-up on Highway 69 in Lumberton Monday evening caused the road to close for a few hours. One of the people caught in the crash is sharing his experience. Matthew White from Groves drives this stretch of highway every day. It’s the route he takes coming home from work in Silsbee. What was suppose to be a normal trip for him, turned into a life or death situation because of the icy conditions.
Read MoreMulti-semi crash on Interstate 80 in York County results in scattered cattle, stranded motorists
Three semi-trucks were involved in a wreck on Interstate 80 that left cattle scattered over several miles of I-80, according to the York County Sheriff’s Department. At 6:38 p.m. on Monday, deputies were dispatched to a multi-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 354, according to Sgt. Taylor Samek, according to a news release from the county. Deputies located three separate semi-trucks involved in the collision, along with cattle scattered over several miles of the interstate.
Read MoreRear-end collision at a mailbox injures 2 northeast Missouri women
KNOX COUNTY, Mo. — Two northeast Missouri women were taken to the hospital after a rear-end collision in Knox County Tuesday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report, the wreck happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route V, about 8 miles north of Knox City. The crash report states that James Miller, 57, of Knox City, was stopped at a mailbox on Route V when Katrina Hustead, 37, of Edina, who was traveling north, rear-ended the vehicle that Miller was driving.
Read MoreJasmine Lewis Killed, King Martin, Kiara Frazier, Devvyn Eddington Injured in Car Accident in Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX — January 14, 2024, Jazmine Lewis was killed while King Martin, Kiara Frazier, and Devvyn Eddington were injured in a car accident on President George Bush Turnpike. According to authorities, 19-year-old Jazmine Lewis and 18-year-old King Martin had been traveling in a southbound Honda Accord which was disabled due to a previous crash when the accident took place. Lewis was reportedly outside of the disabled vehicle when the incident occurred.
Read MoreJasmine Lewis Killed, King Martin, Kiara Frazier, Devvyn Eddington Injured in Car Accident in Dallas, TX
SAN ANTONIO, TX (January 15, 2024) – Saturday night, Ramon Saucedo was fatally struck in an auto accident on Loop 410 Access Road. Authorities responded to the scene around 11:20 p.m., at the 6900 block of Northwest Loop 410 Access Road near Alamo Downs Parkway. Reports indicate that Saucedo was standing on the bed of a black 2007 Ford Explorer Sportrac with its hazard lights on. Saucedo was retrieving a car jack at the time, in attempt to help someone with a flat tire.
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