All articles tagged with #critical injuries
A man was shot in the chest in North Nashville after two men were arguing with each other. The shot missed its intended target and hit a bystander nearby, who was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. No one has been arrested, and investigators believe all three men knew each other.
Two Florida deputies were critically injured in an "ambush" attack when a motorist intentionally drove into them while they were standing in front of their police cruiser. The deputies were responding to a call for help from the suspect's mother, who reported his violent behavior. The driver, Ralph Bouzy, fled the scene but returned later and targeted the deputies directly. Bouzy was arrested after being tased by other deputies. He has been charged with three counts of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer. The injured deputies are undergoing surgery for their critical injuries.
A motorcycle rider in Clark County is in critical condition after colliding with another vehicle. The motorbike rider did not have their lights on and speed may have been a factor. The rider was transported to the hospital by helicopter, and the Clark County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit is investigating the incident.
A motorcyclist in Clark County was critically injured after colliding with a vehicle on Friday night. The motorcyclist was passing cars without lights on when the crash occurred. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene, and the Clark County Sheriff's Office traffic unit is investigating the incident.
A juvenile was shot in far south Austin on Monday night and taken to a local hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries. The incident involved juveniles, and no one has been arrested yet.
Northbound I-75 at Davison Freeway in Detroit was closed after a loose tire from a southbound vehicle crossed the median wall and struck a pickup truck, critically injuring the 63-year-old driver. The driver of the vehicle that lost the tire is cooperating with the investigation. Troopers used a chain to pull the vehicle away from the median wall and transported the driver to a hospital.
A child was shot and critically injured in north St. Louis County on Saturday afternoon. Police responded to a Shot Spotter alert and found the child outside with a gunshot wound. The child was rushed to a hospital for treatment and no one else was hurt. The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the incident and no suspect information has been released yet.
A woman and a 5-year-old child were critically injured after being hit by a car on the side of a highway in Kansas City. The SUV they were passengers in had run out of gas and stalled in a lane of traffic. The driver of the car that hit them said he couldn't change lanes in time to avoid the SUV and hit the pedestrians after pulling onto the shoulder.
A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a train in south Austin on Saturday morning. The incident caused several railroad crossings to be blocked, resulting in traffic delays in the area. The patient was taken to the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries.
A driver was airlifted to the hospital with critical injuries following a police pursuit. Law enforcement officials have not released any further details about the incident.
A Waterloo man, Jordan Welch, was critically injured after driving in the wrong direction on Highway 218 and colliding head-on with a semi-truck. Welch's car caught on fire and crashed through the median into the southbound lanes. He was air-lifted to an Iowa City hospital, while the semi-truck driver was uninjured. Both lanes of Highway 218 were diverted until Friday morning.
Austin-Travis County EMS responded to two separate auto-pedestrian crashes overnight Saturday into Sunday, with one person dead and another with critical life-threatening injuries. The first crash happened in the 7900 block of Decker Lane, while the second occurred on the North I-35 Service Road southbound near Barwood Park. No further information is available at this time.