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Mark W. Backstrom, 54, was driving a pickup on I-5 on the Lewis River Bridge when he changed lanes to avoid an illegally stopped car, lost control of the vehicle, and struck the rail of the bridge. Next, a semi-truck without a trailer struck Backstrom's vehicle, and three vehicles that were behind it, including an armored truck and two SUV's slowed to avoid the wreck. Finally, a semi-truck carrying two trailers full of chickens driven by Robert L.
David Willis of Middleborough was driving a 2014 Honda CRV at a high rate of speed in the northbound lanes of I-495 in Franklin, MA when his vehicle struck the rear of a 2005 Jeep Wrangler while changing lanes. Willis's vehicle then went off the road, crashed into a rocky abutment and rolled over. The Honda driver was brought to Milford Hospital, where he died. The driver of the Jeep, William Leahy, 49 of Bennington, New Hampshire, wasn’t injured. Speed was a factor in the accident.
At around 10:00am, Alvarez made a turn onto SR 223 and ran into the back of a semi-truck driven by Stephen Moore, 48. Alvarez was injured and taken to the hospital, but has already been treated and released; he will likely be cited with failure to yield the right of way. Moore was not injured in the accident.5 things survivors of a commercial truck accident need to know
A car driven by a 22-year-old man from Gladwin rear-ended a horse-drawn buggy containing two adults and seven children. Five people inside the buggy were transported to a local hospital for their injuries. These included both 34-year-old adults, and 3 children ages 10, 5, and 8 months. The horse was also severely injured and had to be euthanized. Foggy weather conditions and alcohol were considered main factors in this accident.