Preventable Tragedies
Driver killed in 4-vehicle N.J. Turnpike crash
A New Jersey man died following a crash early Saturday morning on the New Jersey Turnpike in Middlesex County. Edouard Iougai, 67, of Loch Arbour, was driving a car southbound on the inner roadway in Woodbridge shortly before 4 a.m. when a Mazda SUV struck the rear of his vehicle, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. Both vehicles veered off the roadway to the right, hit the guardrail and became disabled in the travel lanes, police said.
Read MoreMan Killed Changing Tire On I-695 In Hit-And-Run Identified By Maryland State Police
Junior Dunkley, 67, of Owings Mills, was identified as the victim in the deadly hit-and-run crash that happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20, Maryland State Police announced Monday. Troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack were called to the inner loop of I-695 near Wilkens Avenue around 2:23 a.m. after getting reports of a crash involving two trucks. Investigators say Dunkley was outside his gray Toyota Tacoma, parked on the right shoulder of the highway, when he was hit by a red 2005-2012 Toyota Tacoma.
Read MorePolice: 67-year-old man dies in hit-and-run on I-695, red truck sought
CATONSVILLE, Md. — A man died after a hit-and-run crash on the Baltimore Beltway near Wilkens Avenue on Sunday morning. According to Maryland State Police, troopers were called around 2:20 a.m. Sunday to the Beltway’s Inner Loop near the Wilkens Avenue exit for reports of a crash involving two vehicles. An investigation indicates the victim parked his truck on the right shoulder and was changing a flat tire when another vehicle struck him.
Read MoreMan, 33, killed after hit-and-run in Kaneohe
A 33-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 32-year-old woman was injured following a hit-and-run collision in Kaneohe early this morning that led to a chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles. At about 1:20 a.m., the man was walking northbound on Kahekili Highway when an unknown motorist struck him while traveling northbound. The motorist fled the scene without rendering aid. The man was lying in the roadway when a motorist — a 52-year-old woman and her 19-year-old passenger — traveling northbound on the highway pulled over to assist.
Read MoreMan hit, killed after exiting vehicle following San Gabriel Valley freeway crash
A young man died early Saturday morning after he exited his disabled vehicle on the 210 Freeway in an attempt to direct traffic following a crash, according to authorities. The incident was first reported at about 3:57 a.m. on the westbound lanes of the 210 near Sunflower Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. A 21-year-old man was driving a gray Toyota Tacoma when he collided with a big rig. No one was injured in that initial crash.
Read MoreSalem County woman struck, killed on side of highway
OLDMANS TWP., N.J. (WPVI) – A family is left reeling after a fatal crash on a Salem County highway. Ruth Melnichuk, 28, of Salem, New Jersey, was struck and killed along I-295 Wednesday evening. New Jersey State Police troopers were called to the scene around 7:00 p.m. Authorities say Melnichuk was involved in an accident with another vehicle, and both cars had pulled over on the left shoulder of I-295 southbound in Oldmans Township.
Read MoreDisabled vehicle triggers fiery truck crash on Pa. Turnpike’s Northeast Extension
Two tractor-trailer drivers escaped serious injury when the rigs collided and erupted into flames Tuesday afternoon on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lehigh County, state police said. The crash happened at 1:40 p.m. on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near mile marker 51.7 in Emmaus, according to Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Richard Levan, public information officer for Troop T. The accident began when a North Bergen, New Jersey, man operating his rig in the right lane encountered a disabled car on the right shoulder, state police said.
Read MoreJustyn Jenkins Killed in Truck Accident near Davidson, NC
SUN VALLEY, CA, (April 13, 2025) - A pedestrian struck and killed by a semi-truck on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sun Valley Sunday morning has been identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office as Alan Hartley, age 59. Hartley’s city of residence was not known. According to the California Highway Patrol’s initial report, Hartley was hit by a big rig around 9:25 a.m. on the northbound freeway near the Sunland Boulevard off-ramp.
Read MoreMan hit by vehicle in crash on Highway 30, Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says
KEARENY, Neb. (KSNB) - The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a car–pedestrian crash on Monday that injured a 20-year-old man on U.S. Highway 30. The crash happened nine miles west of Kearney at 4:30 p.m. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, a driver had stopped to render aid after another vehicle with a trailer broke down on the side of the highway. An occupant of that vehicle, a 20-year-old Holdrege Man, stopped to help and was struck by a another vehicle driven by a 64-year-old woman from Elm Creek.
Read More1 Killed, 3 Injured in Truck Accident on I-95 in Arbutus, MD
Arbutus, MD — April 8, 2025, one person was killed and three others were injured in a truck accident at about 3:30 a.m. on Interstate 95. Authorities said a Jeep Cherokee was headed south near Interstate 695 when it crashed into the back of a dump truck. The Jeep driver apparently got out of his vehicle before being hit by a Subaru as it collided with the dump truck as well.
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