Texas Wildfire Sparks Fatal Multi-Car Wreck

Low visibility due to wildfire leads to seven-car accident in Texas

Wildfire Causes Fatal Multi-Car Wreck

A wildfire in Midland, Texas that left motorists with zero visibility was the cause of a seven-car accident on Sunday that left a 5-year-old girl dead.  The accident started when a motorist slowed on Interstate 20 due to poor visibility from the fire burning in the highway’s median.  The pickup truck in which the girl was riding was pushed into the nearby pasture, where the fire had spread, when the truck became engulfed in flames killing the girl and injuring her brother and uncle.

Drunk Driver Kills Two in South Carolina

A Delaware man has been charged with two counts of felony DUI after he ran an SUV off the road and into a tree killing both occupants of the vehicle.  The Sunday night accident that left a 70-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man dead occurred in Colleton County, […]

Icy Road Causes Multi-Car Wreck, 30 Injured

31 car accident on icy road sends 20 to emergency room

Multi-Car Crash Injures Over 30 in Missouri

I-64 at Vandeventer in downtown St. Louis was the site of a multi-car wreck involving 31 vehicles and sending 20 people to area hospitals.  The accident occurred at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning after the untreated highway became coated with a light sheet of ice leaving the roadways extremely treacherous.   Several rescuer workers also became part of the wreck as two fire trucks, two ambulances and a supervisor’s car were unable to stop before being damaged and caught up in the wreckage.  MoDOT blames the weather forecasters for missing the precipitation and leaving them unprepared to treat the roads.

Stranded Motorist Dies, Nine Others Injured in Fatal Car Accident in Raleigh, NC  

A multi-car accident Wednesday night on I-40 in Raleigh, North Carolina left one woman dead and nine others injured.  […]

Man Killed in Snowmobile Collision with Car

Car accident round-up: accidents around the country

NY Man Killed In Snowmobile and Car Accident

A 37-year-old Bergen man was killed Thursday when his snowmobile was hit by a car in Riga, Monroe County, reports The Batavian.  The accident happened about 10 p.m. on the Buffalo Road Bridge when a car crossed the center line and hit a group of three snowmobile riders head on. One man died, one rider was taken to the hospital and the third man was uninjured.

One Man Dead in 4 Car Crash In Virginia

A 27-year-old man is dead from injuries he received in a four-car accident in Bedford on Thursday night.  Police report the man was going south on Independence Boulevard when he crossed the center line and hit two cars, then his car was hit by a fourth vehicle. WDBJ7.com reports he was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. […]

Car Accident Round-Up – Alcohol a Factor in Serious Ohio Car Accident

Plans to improve education of dangers of drinking and driving underway

Three Injured in 5 Car Accident on California Freeway

The Los Angeles Times reports that three people were injured, one seriously, in a 5 car accident on southbound 101 near Los Angeles.  One of the victims had to be extricated from the vehicle.  The cause of the accident, that shut down the freeway for over an hour on Sunday, is still being investigated.

Train/Car Collide in Durham, North Carolina

A CSX freight train collided with a Toyota Camry around 10:30a.m. Thursday after the driver of the car drove around the lowered crossing arm. The woman escaped injury when the train struck the front corner panel of the car.  The accident occurred at NC. 54 near N.C. 55 in Durham, North Carolina.  The accident is under investigation.

Costa Mesa Car Accident Injures Two

In a Thursday morning car crash in Costa Mesa, […]

Car Accident Round-Up – Infant Dies in Tragic Car Accident

Child got out of the house and was hit by family member moving the car

Michigan Teen In Critical Condition Following Accident

SouthBendTribune.com reports a 17-year-old Paw Paw female is in critical condition with life threatening injuries after losing control of her car and being ejected from the vehicle when she crossed the center line into oncoming traffic.  The 44-year-old driver of the car that collided with the teen’s car suffered significantly minimized injuries due to the use of his seat belt.

Florida Woman Pinned In Car After Accident

A two-car accident around 7 p.m. Thursday shut down State Road 82 in Lehigh Acres, reports 2RSWFlorida.  The accident left one woman pinned in a vehicle for over 30 minutes as firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free her.  Eventually they had to use a tow truck to pull the two vehicles apart in order to free the woman.  […]