Preventable Tragedies
Eighteen vehicle crash shuts down I-70 near De Beque
DE BEQUE, Colo. (KKCO) - The Colorado Department of Transportation is reporting that a section of I-70 is closed due to a crash. Emergency crews described the incident as a multiple car pileup with multiple large trucks involved. The total amount of vehicles is unconfirmed at this time. Eighteen vehicles were involved in the crash, and at least one semi was off the road, said emergency crews. The affected stretch of road spans between Exit 72: West Parachute and Exit 62: De Beque.
Read MoreMan fatally hit by tractor-trailer on I-476 in Montgomery County, state police say
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (CBS) – A man was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 476 while checking on an unsecured load in his utility truck Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash closed part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Quakertown exits in Montgomery County, but all lanes reopened shortly before noon. State police said a utility truck pulled over to the right shoulder of I-476 near mile marker 36.
Read MoreMAN HIT, KILLED BY CAR AFTER 2-VEHICLE WRECK IN TULSA, POLICE SAY
Tulsa Police say a good Samaritan is dead after he was hit by a car while directing traffic after a crash near Pine and Mingo. Investigators say the man was just trying to help out until police arrived, but another driver didn’t see him. Officers say the man did nothing wrong, and it’s human nature to try to help when witnessing something like a car wreck. Police are offering tips for anyone who may be in a similar situation.
Read MoreOHP: Nine vehicle collision results in triple fatality near Chickasha
Dec. 8—The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is investigating the cause of a nine vehicle collision that took place near Chickasha on Thursday. OHP reported that parts of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike near the crash at mile marker 76 were shut down for up to six hours as multiple agencies responded to the scene. The eastbound and westbound lanes of the turnpike were closed between US-277 (mile marker 80) in Chickasha and US-277 (mile marker 53) in Elgin due to the crash and a grass fire, according to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA).
Read MoreMan helping with disabled vehicle injured in Harrisburg hit-and-run: police
A man is in critical condition after a driver crashed into him Wednesday in Harrisburg, then fled the scene, police said. The man was trying to help with a vehicle that had broken down at Cameron and Paxton streets when he was hit around 8:15 p.m., according to police. Police said the driver who hit the man was traveling through the Cameron and Paxton intersection at the time and left the area without stopping after the crash.
Read MoreMan struck by semitrailer while standing outside disabled vehicle on I-65
EDINBURGH, Ind. (WISH) — A man died Wednesday night after he was struck while standing outside a disabled vehicle by a semitrailer on I-65 in Shelby County. At 9:12 p.m., 911 dispatch began receiving multiple calls about a serious crash involving a semitrailer and a pick-up truck on I-65 near the Shelby/ Johnson County Line, a release said. First responders arrived and found a man unresponsive on the ground. Medics pronounced him deceased at the scene.
Read MorePolice investigating fatal crash after passing motorist discovers wrecked vehicle in Hockessin
HOCKESSIN, Del. (WPVI) – Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash after a wrecked vehicle was discovered near Lancaster Pike in Hockessin Wednesday. Troopers were called to the crash site on Lancaster Pike, near Hercules Road, just after 4 p.m. after a passing motorist noticed a vehicle off the roadway. When troopers arrived, they found a 42-year-old man from Oxford, Pennsylvania, dead at the scene. Lancaster Pike was then closed down for approximately four hours while the crash was investigated.
Read MoreUpdate: Driver killed in multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-680 in Martinez identified
The driver of the car who was killed Tuesday morning after crashing into a stalled truck on northbound Interstate 680 in Martinez has been identified by the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office. Jimmy Thai, 39, of Novato, died in the crash, which was reported to the California Highway Patrol shortly after 9:30 a.m. Someone driving a Ford F-550 truck stopped in the far left lane of the highway over mechanical issues.
Read MoreDPS: Woman killed after slamming into cement truck on I-10 in Goodyear
GOODYEAR, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers are on the scene of a deadly crash involving two vehicles along Interstate 10 in the West Valley Wednesday morning. The crash was reported around 8 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near Litchfield Road. DPS tells Arizona’s Family that the driver, identified only as a woman, was speeding and driving recklessly in the area when she slammed into a cement mixer truck that had been disabled and stopped in the on-ramp side area.
Read MoreGood Samaritan killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-129 in Dakota County, NE
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - A series of crashes Wednesday morning on an interstate in northeast Nebraska resulted in one person dying. The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to an accident at about 5 a.m. on I-129. According to the sheriff’s office, the initial crash was in the eastbound lanes and involved a 2008 Toyota Camry that was reported stolen from South Sioux City, Nebraska. The sheriff’s office says the Camry was going eastbound on I-129 when it struck the center median barricade.
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