Preventable Tragedies
Noel women injured in a hit-and-run crash near Grove
GROVE, Okla. – A hit-and-run crash near Grove on Monday evening left two Noel, Missouri women hospitalized, one in critical condition, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. The collision occurred around 9:30 p.m. on OK-25 about two miles east of Grove. Angela McManus, 47, was flown by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Joplin where she was admitted in critical condition with injuries all over her body, the patrol said. McManus and Chandra Gandert, 28, of Decatur, Ark.
Read MoreOne Person in Critical Condition Following Brighton Township Crash
One person was sent to the hospital in critical condition following a multi-car crash that happened Monday afternoon in Brighton Township. Below is a copy of the press release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office: On Monday September 4th, 2023, at approximately 1:50 p.m. Deputies with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a multiple vehicle injury crash on east I96 near the Brighton exit in Brighton Township. A preliminary investigation has revealed that east bound I96 traffic had stopped due to a multiple vehicle crash on I96 near Spencer Road.
Read MoreDeltona man dies after rear-ending SUV stopped on Volusia roadway, troopers say
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 39-year-old Deltona man driving through Volusia County late Saturday died after crashing into an SUV that was stopped in the outside northbound lane of North Spring Garden Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 11:05 p.m., though a crossroads was not given in FHP’s report. Before the wreck, the driver of an SUV that was traveling northbound on North Spring Garden Avenue stopped the vehicle in the outside lane to check on the occupants of another car that had been parked on the outside shoulder, troopers said.
Read MoreInjured driver trapped at bottom of 100-foot ravine rescued after 5 days
STALLION SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - A motorist whose truck tumbled about 100 feet (30 meters) down a Southern California bluff was rescued after being trapped at the bottom of a ravine for nearly five days, authorities said. Rescue crews responded Saturday after receiving a report of a badly damaged pickup at the base of a steep hill southeast of Bakersfield, according to the Kern County Fire Department. A firefighter who was lowered down with a rope determined that the motorist was injured and had been trapped inside the truck since crashing last Tuesday near Stallion Springs, according to the department’s incident report.
Read MorePerson dead, another hurt after rear-end collision on Loop 202 in Tempe
TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A late-night freeway crash ended with one person dead and another hurt in Tempe on Saturday night. The crash happened on the Loop 202 Red Mountain near Scottsdale Road around 9:30 p.m. According to Department of Public Safety troopers, a car was stopped on the freeway because of a previous collision. However, another driver then rear-ended the vehicle sitting in the road. Two people were taken to the hospital, where one later died.
Read MoreDPS: SUV strikes, kills man trying to avoid crash near Cactus
SHERMAN COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - DPS officials say a man is dead after being hit by an SUV trying to avoid a crash Thursday morning near Cactus. Officials say around 4:30 a.m., a 2018 Ford Escape was driving east and exiting a curve on Farm-to-Market Road 297. The Ford was unknowingly approaching a two-vehicle crash in the roadway that happened moments earlier. Due to it being dark, officials say the driver did not see the disabled vehicles on the road in time to stop.
Read MoreMinivan shrouded in brush hid remains of couple missing for days, Florida cops say
A Florida couple reported missing Aug. 29 apparently died in a car crash that went undiscovered for nearly two days, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. The bodies of Albert Allen, 76, and Cynthia Allen, 73, were found Thursday, Aug. 31, in a minivan along Powell Road near Brooksville, officials said in a news release. Brooksville is about 50 miles north of Tampa. Photos show the heavily damaged van was found in a densely wooded area, and could not be easily seen from the road.
Read MoreMan standing on shoulder of Florida’s Turnpike killed in crash
ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A man was killed while standing on the shoulder next to his pickup truck on Florida’s Turnpike in Saint Cloud, troopers say. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 2:00 a.m. on Thursday. They say the 47-year-old was pulled over on the shoulder standing next to his pickup when another driver hit the back of his pickup which was towing a boat, killing him.
Read MoreCHP investigating fatal crash on freeway west of Dublin
Authorities are investigating a fatal crash early Sunday on Interstate 580 between Dublin and Castro Valley and are seeking witnesses or anyone with information about it. The collision was reported about 2:36 a.m. on westbound I-580, just east of Eden Canyon Road. A white 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer veered onto the right shoulder hit a 2021 Ford E-Transit Van and its driver as he stood outside the vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Read MoreLMPD: Man found in crashed vehicle near Bardstown Road interchange may have been dead several days
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Police said they found the body of a man who died in a car crash that may have occurred days ago. According to Dwight Mitchell, a spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department, police found a crashed passenger vehicle at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the tree line just off the ramp from I-265 to Bardstown Road. Officers also found the body of a man they believed to be the driver.
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