Preventable Tragedies
Car stopped on I-20 hit from behind and a driver is killed, SC cops say
One person was killed and another was injured Monday night when a motorcycle crashed into a car on Interstate 20, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Vernon A. Deas, a 55-year-old Sumter resident, died in the accident, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said Wednesday night. The two-vehicle collision happened at about 7:10 p.m. in Richland County, according to Master Trooper Gary Miller. A 2016 Nissan Versa was legally stopped on the median of I-20 near the 76 mile marker, Miller said.
Read MoreMan hit by semi, killed after getting out of disabled car on I-10: FHP
BAKER COUNTY, Fla. – A man died early Thursday morning when he was hit by a semi after getting out of his disabled car on I-10 westbound in Baker County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man, whose age and hometown were not released, was involved in a crash that left his car disabled in the outside travel lane of I-10 westbound near mile marker 328. According to the FHP report, the man got out of the disabled car on the highway, and a 35-year-old man driving a semi in the outside westbound lane struck the back of the disabled car and the man.
Read More2 dead in Marshall County crash after passersby stopped to help disabled vehicle
MARSHALL COUNTY, Iowa — Two people died in a multi-vehicle crash southwest of Melbourne Monday afternoon after an SUV became disabled on the roadway. The crash happened around 3:51 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway 330, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol. A Lincoln Nautilus ran out of gas in the right lane at the 11 mile marker and passersby were trying to push the vehicle off the road when a northbound Hyundai Elantra struck the driver of the SUV and two of the people trying to help.
Read MoreCrowley woman struck, killed while standing near disabled vehicle in Acadia Parish
A Crowley woman was killed after a broken-down vehicle was struck from behind in Acadia Parish on Sunday night. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Sunday on La. 367 near Max Road. Kentaysia J. Wildridge, 21, of Crowley, and another passenger were standing near the disabled Ford Fusion when the crash happened. The Ford Fusion was stopped in the northbound lane and had emergency flashers activated, Louisiana State Police Trooper Thomas Gossen said in a statement.
Read MoreUPDATE: Crashes close eastbound 401 for several hours
Provincial police closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 at Bloomfield Road in Chatham-Ken most of Tuesday after a collision and a rollover involving three transport trucks. On Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Constable Brett Phair gave an update on the situation and said a transport truck tried to avoid a crash as traffic was trying to avoid a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of Highway 401 at mile marker 87 and rolled over on to the centre median.
Read MoreWoman injured after rear-end crash involving Salina man
SEWARD COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 12:30p.m. Tuesday in Seward County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Honda Civic driven by Francisco Pascual Vicente, 55, Salina, was was southbound on U.S. 83 just north of County Road 9. The car rear-ended a 2013 Honda Civic driven by Angelica Chavez, 21, Liberal, who was stopped, waiting for the pilot car. EMS transported Chavez to Southwest Medical Center.
Read MoreYoung Woman Killed In Lewisville After Getting Hit While Standing Outside Disabled Vehicle
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred early Saturday morning along Sam Rayburn Tollway near Denton Tap Road in Lewisville. At 12:25 am, Lewisville Fire/EMS and DPS Troopers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash involving two pedestrians. Investigators say a passenger vehicle had become disabled after hitting the center barrier. The vehicle was stopped partially in the inside lane with both occupants outside of the vehicle.
Read MoreMan dead in two-vehicle crash on Timpanogos Highway in Lehi
LEHI, Utah (KUTV) — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Timpanogos Highway in Lehi. According to Sgt. Bart Kirkham with Lehi police, the crash happened a short time after 11 a.m. on Monday near 1100 West. Officers said a Burgundy Acura MDX and a flatbed commercial motor vehicle were involved in the crash while traveling eastbound. They said the truck had blown out a front tire and stopped on the shoulder before the Acura hit it from behind.
Read More3 killed after pickup rear-ends car stopped in I-95 lane in Hanover
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. – Three people were killed in a wreck after a car stopped in the center lane of Interstate 95 in Hanover County early Saturday morning, according to Virginia State Police. Troopers said the crash happened around 2:10 a.m. along I-95 south about a mile from the Lewistown Road exit. A Nissan Sentra with a Maryland registration that was stopped in the center lane of I-95 for “unknown reasons” was rear-ended by a Dodge Ram pick-up, officials said.
Read More6 vehicles involved in crash along I-35 in Faribault
FARIBAULT, Minn. (FOX 9) - Six vehicles were involved in a wreck along I-35 in Faribault that shut down the highway for a brief period Sunday afternoon. Troopers responded around 12:20 p.m. for the crash. Officers say all six vehicles were headed north along the highway when there was a collision between a semi and a Chevy Suburban, which caused a chain-reaction crash. Minnesota State Patrol reports there were injuries from the crash, but no one was killed.
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