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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June 15, 2026
2 FHP troopers hospitalized after crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade
A major crash on the Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade on Monday left two Florida Highway Patrol troopers hospitalized and caused the roadway to be completely shut down at one point.
June 11, 2026
2 good Samaritans killed while trying to help driver in disabled vehicle on I-15
A man and a woman who went to help a driver who had crashed on Interstate 15 near Fallbrook early Thursday were killed when a third car ran into the passenger side of the vehicle, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
June 8, 2026
Virginia State Police file new search warrants in deadly I-81 tractor-trailer crash
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police have filed search warrants for video footage and driving data from inside a tractor-trailer involved in a crash on Interstate 81 that killed three people, including a 2-year-old child.
June 4, 2026
Victim hit by vehicle after getting flat tire on I-96 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A victim suffered serious injuries when they were struck by a vehicle after getting a flat tire Thursday in Detroit.
June 2, 2026
3 People Die, 4 Injured After Tesla Hits Overturned Semi-Truck and Marine Who Stopped to Assist
Three people died, and four others were injured after a Tesla crashed into an overturned semi-truck on a Florida highway. A passing motorist, later identified as a Marine who stopped to assist, is among the dead.
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