Preventable Tragedies
One Killed in Tractor-Trailer Accident on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County, IL
DeKalb County, IL — September 25, 2023, a person was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 88 near Peace Road in DeKalb County, IL. Authorities indicate that on September 25, a fatal accident occurred when a vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided in DeKalb County for unknown reasons. According to reports, the crash happened at approximately 11:00 at night near Peace Road. Investigators say a driver was standing outside a disabled vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Route 88 when the crash occurred.
Read MoreTwo people found dead in car submerged in Loxahatchee canal
LOXAHATCHEE GROVES — A man and a woman were killed early Sunday when their SUV traveled off a road northwest of Loxahatchee Groves and plunged into a canal, police said. Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said Liliana Francisco Vargas, 19, of Loxahatchee was driving a 2020 Toyota Rav4 with passenger Deric Lozano Varela, 21, of West Palm Beach eastbound on 60th Street North at about 2:45 a.m. when for unknown reasons, the Toyota left the road at the intersection with 190th Terrace North.
Read MoreMan survives crash on I-12, then is struck and killed by semi-truck, 2 juveniles also injured LSP says
HAMMOND, La. — A man is dead, and two juveniles were injured in a double crash that closed I-12 for hours during morning rush hour traffic. The initial crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 12 near Pumpkin Center Road in Tangipahoa Parish according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers say Javier Morel of Denham Springs was driving a 2004 Ford Escape eastbound with two juvenile passengers inside. They say that for reasons still under investigation, Morel traveled off the roadway and struck multiple trees.
Read MoreSarah Bolt struck, killed by a vehicle along Interstate 75 in Marietta
MARIETTA, GA, (September 23, 2023) - A Monroe woman is dead after being fatally struck by a vehicle early Saturday after she stopped to help a motorist involved in a crash, Marietta police said. The string of events began around 12:42 a.m. when the driver of a Kia Sedona lost control for undetermined reasons, flew across all lanes of traffic, and ultimately slammed into the median on Interstate 75 South, north of the Delk Road exit ramp.
Read MoreTragic Multi-Vehicle Collision on Eastbound Red Mountain 202 in Phoenix
According to DPS, a hit-and-run driver fleeing from a separate crash in an unknown area was involved in a single-vehicle collision. A child from the initial collision which the driver was fleeing from, was hospitalized as a precaution. A secondary collision with the disabled hit-and-run vehicle occurred moments later. 2 good samaritans witnessed the crash, stopped their vehicles, and approached the crash on foot to provide assistance. At that time, a 3rd collision occurred where 1 of the good samaritans was struck.
Read MoreVehicle bursts into flames after early morning crash
Sep. 24—A 33-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash Sunday morning just south of Lathrop. Terry Delauder, of Galt, Missouri, was traveling north on Interstate 35 in his 2018 Chevrolet Silverado when he hit a semi-truck that was parked on the side of the road, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Reports. The Silverado caught on fire, burning itself as well as the towed unit of the semi-truck.
Read MoreCoroner identifies pedestrian hit along I-85 in Anderson Co.
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol said troopers are investigating after a person was hit and killed along I-85 Southbound Friday morning. Troopers said the crash took place around 2:30 a.m. along I-85 near exit 14 and blocked all lanes. According to troopers, the victim was standing near a disabled pickup truck when a tractor-trailer crashed into the truck and caused it to hit the victim.
Read MoreDriver takes off after hitting, killing single mother of five in Tigard crash
TIGARD, Ore. — A single mother of five is dead after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene in Tigard early Monday evening, according to Tigard police. The family of 45-year-old Maria Negrete is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver and vehicle involved in the fatal hit-and-run. On Sept. 18, around 8:53 p.m., Negrete and her boyfriend were driving southbound on Southwest Hall Boulevard just north of Pfaffle Street.
Read MoreFiery 17-vehicle pileup shuts down I-84 in Oregon
PENDLETON, Ore. — One motorist was seriously injured and several others sustained minor injuries in a 17-vehicle pileup on Interstate 84. At 12:35 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 21, Oregon State Troopers from the Pendleton area command responded to a multi-vehicle crash. It was reported that at least one commercial motor vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, on westbound Interstate 84 near milepost 227. When state troopers arrived on the scene, they determined that the crash involved at least 17 separate vehicles.
Read MorePedestrian Injured in 18-wheeler Accident on I-20 in Odessa, TX
Odessa, TX — September 21, 2023, one person sustained injuries as the result of an 18-wheeler accident early Thursday morning near U.S. Highway 385. Authorities said they were called out toe the area of Exit 116 for Crane and Andrews early Thursday morning. Details at this time suggest that a pedestrian was outside of a disabled vehicle along the interstate, however it’s unclear exactly where the disabled vehicle was stopped in relation to lanes of travel.
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