Preventable Tragedies
Good Samaritan killed by hit-and-run driver while helping victims of Lake Wales crash, sheriff says
LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County deputies are searching for a driver who killed a man during a hit-and-run Monday morning. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said at about 6:11 a.m., a 15-year-old boy from Lake Wales and his 12-year-old sister were traveling in an SUV in the area of State Road 60 and County Road 630 in Lake Wales when they crashed with a pickup truck. Deputies said after the crash, a 34-year-old man from Melbourne, parked near the wreck and tried to help the victims.
Read MoreIndiana man identified as victim of fatal crash on I-65 North
HENRYVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana man is dead after a crash on I-65 North on Tuesday morning. Around 1:45 a.m., first responders responded to a three-vehicle crash on I-65 N near Henryville and found Matthew Shannon Campbell, 55, of Austin, Indiana dead at the scene. Investigators believe a white Dodge pickup truck was traveling northbound on I-65 while pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with large A/C unites when one of the units fell off the trailer near the 21-mile marker.
Read MoreWoman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash With Big Rig on Freeway in Palmdale
A woman behind the wheel of a Honda Civic was killed in a two-vehicle crash with a big rig on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Palmdale, authorities said Tuesday. The woman, a resident of Littlerock, was driving a 2008 Honda Civic southbound, south of 10th Street West, where her car struck the right side guardrail and became disabled within the number three lane of traffic. It was then struck by a southbound 2016 International big rig, said California Highway Patrol Officer Monique Mischeaux.
Read MoreDriver in Mazda on I-15 in Escondido, CA stops in the middle of the freeway after getting a flat, gets rear ended by Ford F-150
Redditor and presumed SoCal resident /u/AdvancedLooker posted some shocking dashcam footage to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit, showing the surprising moment when a driver in a Ford F-150 slammed into the back of a Mazda Tribute that was stopped in the middle of I-15. As mentioned, this happened on the I-15 in Escondido, CA (San Diego County) just before the Centre City Pkwy exit (exact location on Google Maps linked here.) As the video shows, OP is driving in Lane #3 with a beat up Ford F-150 passing him in Lane #2.
Read MoreAt least 24 vehicles involved in collision on I-30 in Dallas, officials say
DALLAS — All eastbound lanes of Interstate 30 at Ferguson Road were closed following a multi-car collision that left vehicles scattered across two separate, nearby stretches of highway on Saturday morning. The multi-vehicle collision involved at least 24 combined vehicles, officials with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office (DSCO) said. Five people involved in the collisions were transported to local hospitals for treatment on non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Shortly after noon, all lanes were reopened to traffic.
Read MoreWoman gets out of car after Downtown Dallas crash, gets hit by 2 cars, sheriff’s office says
DALLAS - A Grand Prairie woman is fighting for her life in a hospital after being struck multiple times in Downtown Dallas. Police say Promise McCree got into a single-vehicle accident and got out of her car. That’s when the drivers of two other vehicles struck her. Only one driver stayed at the scene. In a viral video, Lajuana McCree celebrated her daughter, Promise McCree’s acceptance into college. That was four years ago when the 22-year-old was a senior at Grand Prairie Early College High School.
Read More1 hit, killed by semi-truck in early Thursday morning crash near Dumas Highway, Cherry Avenue
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Amarillo Police Department released details on an early Thursday morning crash that officials said killed one man who was hit by a semi-truck in the area of Dumas Highway and Cherry Avenue. According to the police, officers were sent to the area of Dumas Highway and Cherry Avenue in north Amarillo at about 12:40 a.m. on Thursday after a call about a crash involving a pedestrian.
Read MoreUPDATE: Pedestrian killed on K-18, another hospitalized
Authorities say one person died and another was injured Thursday morning after both were struck by a vehicle on K-18. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a pedestrian was checking his vehicle on the left inside shoulder from a non-injury accident just moments before. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. A second pedestrian was checking her vehicle on the left inside shoulder, after having also struck a deer just prior. While they were outside their vehicles, a Ford Explorer struck the remains of the dead deer, lost control and struck both pedestrians.
Read More1 dead after car rear-ends tractor-trailer on I-95 in Dillon County
DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - One person has died after a car rear-ended a tractor-trailer Wednesday evening on I-95 in Dillon County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Around 5:30 p.m. a 2012 Dodge Charger was driving northbound near mile marker 186 when the driver rear-ended a tractor-trailer that was stopped in the right northbound lane. SCHP said the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured but the driver of the Charger was pronounced dead on the scene.
Read MoreIndiana Collision: Ohio Driver Hospitalized After Slamming into Disabled Vehicle
Newton County, IN – A crash on U.S. 41 in Newton County Friday afternoon left an Ohio man injured and northbound traffic at a standstill. According to Newton County Sheriff’s reports, a pickup truck barreled into a disabled vehicle on the roadside around 4 pm on U.S. 41 near County Road 500 N as a 64-year-old Ohio driver plowed into the disabled car. The disabled vehicle, driven by a 24-year-old Lafayette woman, was perched on the shoulder but protruded partially into the left lane at the time of the crash.
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