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Sunday, December 15, 2013Area:
Houston, TXA 37-year-old woman died Monday morning in a traffic crash on the Sam Houston Parkway in southeast Houston.
The wreck happened about 5:50 a.m. in the 6000 block of the service road of eastbound South Sam Houston Parkway near Mykawa, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the woman was sitting a stalled blue Toyota Camry in the eastbound lane of the roadway when a black GMC Sierra pickup, which was traveling at a high rate of speed, hit the car. The woman, who was wearing her seat belt, died at the scene. The pickup driver stopped.
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Friday, December 13, 2013Area:
Knoxville, TNAn accident along Highway 411 Saturday night leaves one woman dead and three children and another person injured.
According to the Blount County Sheriff's Office, authorities received a call around 6:44 p.m. near Ridgeway Trail on Highway 411.
Deputies say Amanda Campbell, 29, of Maryville was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 411 in a 1996 GMC Jimmy when she stopped in the fast lane due to a flat tire.
Campbell then left the vehicle to try and flag down someone for assistance.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013Area:
New Orleans, LAThe New Orleans Police Department says it's close to making an arrest in Sunday's deadly hit-and-run accident on the Interstate 10 Highrise.
Police say it happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday. Danielle Rhone, 29, and her nephew, 2-year-old Kaedan Body, both died.
According to police, the car Rhone was driving stalled near the top of the Highrise due to mechanical problems.
How to protect troopers helping disabled vehicles on highways
In Washington State, there is a law written to help protect State Troopers who stop to help disabled vehicles. Bill Coats, a personal injury and car collision attorney in Bellingham, writes about the Move Over Law and results of a recent "emphasis patrol" campaign that ticketed violators of the law.