Preventable Tragedies in The News
ESS scours daily news cycles and documents the numerous unfortunate daily preventable tragedies involving oncoming drivers colliding with disabled vehicles. We do this to verify this growing roadway safety issue, and to emphasize to motorists, automakers, safety regulators and lawmakers the urgency we face to implement a solution.
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September 8, 2026
Two drivers charged with reckless driving after fiery crash on I-66 Express Lanes kills 3
VIRGINIA - Two drivers are facing reckless driving charges following an investigation into a Sunday afternoon crash that killed three people on the Interstate 66 Express Lanes in Fairfax County.
September 4, 2026
Driver dead after Thruway crash Friday Morning
ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — New York State Police say one person is dead after a semi hit a pickup truck on the Thruway Friday morning.
September 1, 2026
2 people struck, killed by semitruck while checking flat tire on I-94
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI — Two people were killed when a semitruck hit them on I-94, the Michigan State Police said.
August 25, 2026
Box truck driver killed after drifting off roadway, striking semi: FHP
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The driver of a box truck died Tuesday morning after he collided with a semi-truck on I-95, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
August 24, 2026
Man identified after being hit and killed by tractor-trailer on I-75 in Crisp County, coroner says
MACON, Ga. — UPDATE: The man killed in the crash has been identified as Brandon Hand, 31, according to Crisp County Coroner Richard Wright. His family has been notified.
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