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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Northbound 15 Freeway Reopens After Fatal Crash In The Cajon Pass

CAJON PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) — All lanes of the northbound I-15 freeway have reopened following an early morning fatal crash in the Cajon Pass.At about 6:44 am, on November 22, 2021, San Bernardino County Fire was dispatched to a crash involving a vehicle and a fuel tanker truck just south of Oak Hill Rd.

Officer Mike Huffman's Story

On April 26, 2013, off-duty Pasadena, Texas police officers Mike Huffman and Larry Candelari were returning from a hunting trip when they came upon a multi-car crash on the side of Interstate 10 eastbound northwest of San Antonio, TX.

Brother of Pittsburgh Steelers' Stephon Tuitt Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver

The brother of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt was tragically struck and killed killed in a hit-and-run accident in Georgia earlier this week. He was just 23-years-old.

Tennessee father, infant daughter and eight children killed in multi-vehicle crash on Alabama highway

A Tennessee father and his infant daughter were among 10 people -- nine of whom were children

Off-duty Seattle police officer fatally struck after stopping to help at I-5 collision scene

Seattle police on Monday continued to mourn the death of a well-respected colleague who was fatally struck by a car on southbound Interstate 5, after she stopped to help motorists involved in a collision.

Four Men Who Pulled Over to Change a Tire on I-75 Southbound Late Thursday Night Were Struck By a Car and Killed

SARASOTA, FL - A group of men were changing a flat tire on I-75 in Sarasota Thursday night when four were hit by a car and killed, FL Highway Patrol said.

Chris Smith's Story

In the wake of this tragedy, Smith serves as a brand ambassador for ESS – advocating for our Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.) to be implemented into all new passenger vehicles so he can spare others from the pain and loss he has experienced following Cordero’s death.

Cheryl Hirsh's Story

On Oct. 5, 2017, Pittsburgh-area resident Scott Hirsh was killed in a disabled vehicle crash on the shoulder of a local expressway after stopping to change a flat tire.

May 23, 2022

1 Dead, 2 Hurt After Car Ran Out Of Gas Causes Crash On I-17 In Phoenix

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – A woman is dead and two people are in the hospital after an early-morning crash that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 on Monday, causing a massive traffic backup going into the morning rush hour.

May 23, 2022

Mary Murphy Killed In Possible Multiple Hit-And-Run On I-65 In Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN – May 21, 2022, 60-year-old Mary Murphy was fatally struck by a semi-truck after her car broke down on Interstate 65 in east Nashville.

May 23, 2022

West Side Columbus, Pedestrian Struck And Killed From Hit Skip Vehicle

Franklin – IR-270 was closed in the area of SR-40 and 270 earlier today for a fatal hit-skip crash.

May 22, 2022

Tampa Man Standing Outside His Car Fatally Hit Along I-75 In Early Morning

A man was killed in Hillsborough Sunday morning while standing outside his car, which had broken down along Interstate-75.

May 21, 2022

Richard Jooha Lim Killed In Galt Crash On Highway 99 Near Simmerhorn Road

Sacramento, California (May 21, 2022) – 42-year-old Richard Jooha Lim, of Elk Grove, has been identified as the man who was killed in a collision involving a semi-truck in Galt on Thursday morning.

May 20, 2022

1 Dead In Fiery Semi-Truck Crash On I-17 In North Phoenix

PHOENIX - One person is dead following a fiery crash involving two semi-trucks along the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 in north Phoenix.

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