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Michael Hoskinson, 17, Linzie Bell, 15, Cheyenne Spurgeon, 15, killed and Jaylynn Rigio, 16, and Ashton Cody, 16, injured in accident on Hardscrabble Road in Alexandria, Ohio

Date: 
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Area: 
Columbus, OH
Investigators said speed was a factor in the crash, and estimate the car was going between 76 and 82 miles per hour. Toxicology reports showed the driver, Jaylynn Rigio, was high on marijuana. Rigio had just gotten his driver's license, and OHP said he should never have had four people in the car with him. Nobody was wearing a seat belt.

Brittany Hyatt, 26, killed in rollover crash on Parks Highway in Willow, Alaska

Date: 
Friday, June 13, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK
A 26-year-old Willow woman died in a rollover crash on the Parks Highway early Saturday morning, Alaska State Troopers said. About 1:49 a.m., multiple people called troopers to report the crash, which occurred near mile 195 of the highway. A Cantwell-based trooper responded and found the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, who was identified as Brittany Hyatt of Willow, unresponsive.

Brittany Allred, 25, killed in single-vehicle rollover crash on North Liberty Road in Jarvis Township, Illinois

Date: 
Friday, June 13, 2014
Area: 
Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL

Police are investigating the death of a woman from Cahokia after she crashed her vehicle Saturday afternoon. Authorities say Brittany Allred, 25, was driving northbound on North Liberty Road in Jarvis Township near Troy, Illinois when her Ford Explorer veered off the road and hit an embankment, causing the vehicle to roll over multiple times. Police have not determined how Allred lost control of her vehicle, but they do say she was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. She suffered blunt force trauma to her head, chest, and abdomen.

Jessie Lucear, 72, killed and Helen Madigan, 59, injured in t-bone ambulance crash on North Loop 1604 West in San Antonio, Texas

Date: 
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Area: 
San Antonio, TX
A woman being transported to a hospital in an ambulance that was T-boned by a car Friday has died. The Bexar County Medical Examiner confirmed Saturday that Jessie Lucear, 72, died shortly after the crash, which happened just before 11 a.m. on North Loop 1604 West and Shaenfield Road. It was unclear exactly what role the collision played in Lucear's death, if any. The ambulance was making a left turn at a green traffic light onto Shaenfield Road from Loop 1604.

Shaun Elston, 24, and Gary Cordes, 60, killed in head-on crash on U.S. 183 in Custer County, Oklahoma

Date: 
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Area: 
Oklahoma City, OK

Two men died Friday after a head-on collision on U.S. 183 in Custer County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. About 4:50 p.m., Shaun Elston, 24, of Clinton, was driving south about two miles north of Arapaho when his vehicle hit the back a vehicle driven by Kenn Sipe, 70, of Gage. The car Elston was driving then went into a northbound lane and collided with a vehicle driven by Gary Cordes, 60, of Minot, N.D. Elston and Cordes died at the scene. A 13-year-old passenger in Cordes’ car was flown to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Sipe was not injured.

Joanne Howell, 77, killed in crash with semi truck on Faircrest St. SW in Perry Township on June 2.

Date: 
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Area: 
Columbus, OH
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred on Monday at around 1:10 p.m. that left one person dead. The crash occurred on Faircrest St. SW west of Perry Dr. SW in Perry Township. Donald Johnson, 63, of Sherrodsville, Ohio was driving a 1997 International semi-tractor trailer traveling east on Faircrest St. Joanne Howell, 77, of Massillon was driving a 2008 Chrysler Sebring traveling west on Faircrest St.

Joshua Lejeune, 24, Justin Bartram, 23, Laura Bartram, 44, Jamie Prejean, 29, and Jacob Courville, 22, killed in head-on crash on La. 13 in Eunice, Louisiana

Date: 
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Area: 
Lafayette, LA
A fifth person has died of injuries suffered in a head-on collision Friday in Acadia Parish, State Police said Saturday. Joshua Lejeune, 24, Port Barre, died at a local hospital, Trooper 1st Class Stephen Hammons said. Also Saturday, State Police identified two other people who died in the wreck as a mother and son. They are Laura Bartram, 44, and her 23-year-old son, Justin, both of Opelousas, Hammons said in a news release.

Linda Myrick, 63, killed and McArthur Myrick, 69, seriously injured in rollover crash on I-75 in Alachua County, Florida

Date: 
Monday, May 26, 2014
Area: 
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
A woman from Wauchula has died in an accident on Interstate 75 in Alachua County. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, Linda Myrick, 63, and McArthur Myrick, 69, were traveling northbound on I-75, just past the 406 mile marker. Another car went off the road and struck the front of the Myricks' 2005 Titan causing it to overturn. Linda Myrick was thrown from the car. She was not wearing a seatbelt. She died from her injuries. McArthur Myrick was partially ejected and transported to UF Health in critical condition.

Gary French, 17, killed and two people injured in collision with school bus on Highway 47 in Winfield, Missouri

Date: 
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Area: 
St. Louis, MO

One person is dead after two vehicles collided on Highway 47, west of Linns Mill Road early Sunday morning. Police say the driver of one of the vehicles has been identified as 17-year-old Gary French who was driving eastbound on Highway 47 when he collided with a school bus driving west. French was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the school bus, 27-year-old John Detjen, suffered minor injuries. 

Erwin Potts, 51, killed in rollover crash on Interstate 635 in Kansas City, Kansas

Date: 
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Area: 
Kansas City, MO
A 51-year-old man died in a one-vehicle rollover crash early Thursday in Wyandotte County, authorities said. The fatality victim was identified as Erwin Potts, of Kansas City, Kan. The accident occurred at 5:13 a.m. on northbound Interstate 635, just south of Parallel. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Potts was driving a 1992 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle north on I-635 when the driver’s side tire separated, causing the vehicle to go into the right ditch. Potts was ejected from the vehicle when it overturned. Potts was taken to The University of Kansas Hospital, where he died.