Preventable Tragedies
Teen hit deer, then sideswiped by semi in Cerro Gordo County; semi driver not located
(ABC 6 News) – A teen suffered minor injuries after hitting a deer and being sideswiped by a semi in northern Iowa on Monday night. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 8:10 p.m. on Interstate 35, just north of mile marker 184. Gracie Stoks, 19 of Lino Lakes, Minn., was heading south on I-35 when she struck a deer that walked into the road, totaling her vehicle.
Read MoreMan Hit, Injured by Car on Jensen Avenue near Chestnut Avenue. Fresno, CA
FRESNO, CA (October 9, 2023) — A man was hit and injured by a car on Jensen Avenue near Chestnut Avenue Thursday night. According to Fresno officers, the man hit on Jensen Avenue happened around 11:30 p.m. For an unknown reason, the victim was having engine trouble and parked the car on the side of the road. Subsequently, he exited his vehicle before an oncoming vehicle struck him and his disabled car.
Read MoreMotorcyclist dies in fatal multi-vehicle crash on SB Interstate 5: CHP
GRAPEVINE, Calif. (KGET) — A motorcyclist is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 5 north of Fort Tejon Road Sunday, according to California Highway Patrol. According to CHP, officers were dispatched to southbound I-5 for reports of a pickup truck blocking the number two lane, north of Fort Tejon Road. While officials where en route, two motorcyclists on separate motorcycles, traveling southbound on I-5, crashed into the rear of the stopped pickup truck and were ejected.
Read More37-year-old killed in fatal I-695 crash in Baltimore County
PIKESVILLE, MD–Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred overnight on I-695 in Baltimore County. At just after 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, troopers responded to the outer loop of I-695 prior to Security Boulevard for a report of a two-vehicle crash. According to a preliminary investigation, the driver and sole occupant of a 2006 Honda Civic, identified as Bryan Joseph Lee, 37, of Catonsville, crashed into the concrete median and his vehicle became disabled in the road.
Read More2 pedestrians killed in crash on I-74 in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY (25News Now) - Two pedestrians are dead after a crash early Saturday morning on I-74 eastbound in Woodford County. Illinois State Police say Troop 4 was dispatched around 1:24 a.m. to investigate a two-vehicle crash that blocked lanes near mile marker 116, between the Mackinaw Dells Rest Area and the Carlock exit. They received another call that a passenger car and a truck tractor semi-trailer struck two pedestrians who were standing in the road near the initial crash.
Read More74-year-old man dies in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Broward
A 74-year-old man died in crash involving four cars on Interstate 95 in Oakland Park late Thursday night, officials say. Just after 10 p.m., the man, a Homestead resident who was not identified, was driving a Toyota Corolla south on I-95 past Oakland Park Boulevard in the inside travel lane, approaching three stopped cars, Florida Highway Patrol said in a media release. The cars were stopped because of an earlier crash that was blocking the same lane, the release said.
Read MoreDecatur man dead after fiery crash on I-94 in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Mich. (WILX) - One person is dead after a fiery crash on I-94 in Jackson County Friday morning, causing eastbound I-94 between Parma Road and Dearing Road to close. According to authorities at the scene, a 24-year-old man from Decatur was traveling eastbound on I-94 in a construction zone. The car struck a tanker truck that had broken down in the middle of the road. The truck had its safety equipment and signals deployed.
Read MoreGood Samaritan struck in hit-and-run while aiding crash victims: CHP seeks information
CASTELLA, Calif. — A good Samaritan is hospitalized with major injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while rendering aid to others involved in a rollover crash on Interstate 5, near Castella, on Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) office in Mount Shasta says the crash occurred just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning on southbound I-5, south of Sweetbrier Avenue, in Shasta County. They say the driver of a 2019 Toyota Highlander, who the CHP has identified as “Mr.
Read MorePolice investigate fatal multi-vehicle collision on I-95 near Oakland Park Blvd.
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A tragic multi-vehicle collision on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 has claimed a life, leaving authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. The accident occurred Thursday, at 10:21 p.m., just after the Oakland Park Boulevard, 31B exit, and left investigators and cleanup crews on the scene for hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the collision began when a black 2007 Toyota Corolla traveled southbound on I-95.
Read More1 dead, 1 injured in Fort Worth crash after vehicle runs out of gas
One person is dead and another injured after a vehicle crashed into them while they were trying to fill a car with gas on the side of the road in Fort Worth. Police were called to 3000 North Freeway near NE 28th Street Thursday morning responding to a major accident. Earlier in the morning, a motorist ran out of gas and was waiting for a friend to bring him gas while he waited on the median shoulder.
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