Preventable Tragedies
Flordia man struck, killed by semi-truck on I-70
A Florida man was hit and killed in a traffic incident early Monday morning in Callaway County. At 1:51 a.m., Jonas J. Baptiste, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stopped his vehicle on westbound Interstate 70 and stepped out. As he did so, he was hit by a 2023 Freightliner semi-truck driven by Marcus A. Boards, 42, of Escondido, California, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. He was killed by the impact.
Read MoreMSP investigating fatal US-23 crash Wednesday
HARTLAND TWP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating after a fatal crash Wednesday involving three vehicles in Livingston County. On January 24 at approximately 1:25 am, MSP troopers were dispatched following reports of a vehicle crash in the area of northbound US-23 near Clyde Road in Hartland Township. Once on the scene, troopers found a vehicle occupied by a 33-year-old female from Grand Blanc disabled on the shoulder of northbound US-23.
Read MorePerson trying to help others in I-495 crash struck, killed
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — Back-to-back crashes late Tuesday night left I-495 backed up and one person dead in Prince George’s County. Troopers with Maryland State Police (MSP)‘s College Park Barrack responded to the outer loop of Interstate 495 south of U.S. Route 50 just before midnight for a multi-vehicle crash. Through an initial investigation, it was determined that a Toyota Camry struck a Toyota Sienna and both vehicles became disabled.
Read MorePolice identify pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Osage Beach, Mo.
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KY3) - The Osage Beach Police Department identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle. Zachariah S. Breeden, 30, of Rocky Mount, Mo., died in the crash. Officers responded to an area near the Grand Glaize Bridge on U.S. 54 around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators say he was being picked up by a driver in the far right lane when another driver did not see the parked car with hazard lights and crashed into it.
Read More5-Year-Old Girl Dies After Dad’s Stalled Car Gets Rear-Ended on Highway: ‘She Was One of a Kind’
A young girl died after she was injured when a car crashed into the back of her father’s car on a Minnesota highway. The Minnesota State Patrol said a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder rear-ended a 2006 Ford Focus that had stalled in the left lane of Eastbound Highway 36 at Lake Elmo Avenue just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, according to an incident report viewed by PEOPLE. Four people were transported to Regions Hospital following the crash, including 5-year-old Morgan Rae Peterson, who later died of her injuries, per the incident report.
Read MorePassenger hit, killed while walking on I-96 freeway ramp after Detroit crash
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A man was killed after he got out of a vehicle after a crash on an I-96 freeway ramp early Saturday. Police responded to a single-car crash on the I-96 exit ramp to Outer Drive in Detroit around 12:35 a.m. While looking for the initial crash scene, they found a man lying on the ramp. The victim, who was a 41-year-old from Detroit, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Read MoreSamaritan critically wounded aiding stranded driver in highway crash
SAN ANTONIO - A good samaritan was trying to help someone stranded on the highway when things turned for the worse on the Northeast side. According to the San Antonio Police Department, the accident happened near the 2900 block of IH 35 North around 8 p.m. Saturday. Police share that a 55-year-old woman was standing in front of her Jeep helping a stranded driver. The woman parked her Jeep in lane three and partially on the right shoulder to help the driver with some jumper cables.
Read More12-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.
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