An intersection in Illinois’ Kendall County, which those in the area have called a “death trap”, was the sight of a tragic accident that claimed three young lives. Monday afternoon, Brian Herrera, 19, was behind the wheel when he pulled into the intersection ahead of a semi without enough time or space to accelerate. The truck, unable to stop in time, slammed into the smaller vehicle, killing Herrera and his two passengers, 19-year-old Tyler Montgomery and 18-year-old Alexis Banuelos. Upon striking the car, the semi flipped over. The truck driver told police he tried to stop when he saw the car pull out, but was unable. When emergency responders arrived, Herrera and Montgomery were pronounced dead at the scene. Banuelos was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, but later continue
Five people were killed in four separate accidents on Utah roads late Saturday night and early Sunday, including two women hit by a truck while walking across Redwood Road. Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, Andrea Fuguel, 37, of Taylorsville, and Erica Warneke, 35, of West Jordan, were leaving the Westerner Club at 3660 S. Redwood Road and crossing the street to the area their car was parked when they were hit by a truck traveling north, West Valley Police Lt. Dale Brophy said. The women, who were not in a crosswalk, were transported by ambulance to area hospitals, where they were pronounced dead, police said. The 46-year-old man who was driving the truck was not injured in the accident and has been cooperating with investigators, police said. Wendy Losee, Fuguel’s sister, said the two women were leaving a party with old friends from high school when they were hit. She said Fuguel leaves behind a husband and five children and that an account in her name is continue
Clark Noonan, a former All-Maine basketball player and soccer standout at Bangor High School, was killed early Saturday morning in a single-car crash near Saint Joseph’s College. Noonan, 20, was a passenger in a Mazda 626 automobile that was traveling north on the Chadbourne Road, also known as Route 35, near the Saint Joseph campus when it veered off the road, rolled over several times and became entangled in a chain-link fence, according to reports. Noonan, a sophomore business management major at Saint Joseph’s who also was a member of the school’s basketball team, was pronounced dead at the scene. Bangor High School boys varsity basketball coach Roger Reed was asked about Noonan early Saturday afternoon shortly after learning of his death. Reed said he called a couple of Noonan’s former teammates to tell them and they were devastated by the news continue
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