HAAS Alert protects first responders and roadway workers who risk their lives every day to serve their communities. Collisions account for many of the injuries and deaths in these professions. Each month, we publish a roundup of struck-by incidents to highlight the dangers responders face and to call for stronger safety measures.

News We’re Tracking

• A roadside worker for a contractor in Northwest Indiana (IN) was seriously injured on I-65 after a passing pickup truck struck a company vehicle parked on the shoulder, pushing it into the worker. The worker was flown to a medical center and the driver of the striking vehicle also sustained serious injuries.
  
  
• A Memphis Fire Department (TN) truck responding with lights and sirens collided with a sedan in South Memphis, injuring one person who is expected to recover. Both drivers were cited.
  
  
• Baltimore City Fire Department (MD) crews were involved in a multi-vehicle collision on Tuesday that sent the driver and four firefighters to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
   
• Polk County Fire Rescue (FL) reported that a paramedic was seriously injured when an ambulance responding with lights activated was
  struck by a pickup truck in an intersection earlier this week. Colleagues are standing by his side around the clock as he recovers. The EMT driver, patient, and the truck’s driver, were also hospitalized.
  
  
• An Essex-Windsor EMS (CAN) ambulance was hit by an SUV that ran a stop sign, injuring two paramedics and seriously injuring the SUV’s driver. A third paramedic was also hurt afterward, and the driver was charged with careless driving.
  
  
• Grand Junction Fire Department (CO) Engine 3 was involved in a minor collision while responding to a vehicle crash. No injuries were reported, and the incident is under investigation.
  
  
• A Pender County EMS (NC) ambulance transporting a patient with lights and sirens was struck by a car late last week, sending the patient and the car’s driver to the hospital for evaluation.
   
• In Illinois, a tow operator with Antioch Automotive was struck by a semi while assisting a vehicle during a snowstorm, surviving with non-life-threatening injuries. The company urged drivers to slow down and move over following their second serious incident in six months.
  
  
• A tragic collision on the highway in Alberta (CAN) occurred when a southbound vehicle struck a tow truck while it was removing a vehicle from the median, killing the driver of the car. The tow truck operator, who was outside at the time, was unharmed.
  
  
• In tragic news, a construction worker was killed in Charleston County (SC) after being struck by a pickup truck on the General William C. Westmoreland Bridge. The victim was working in a construction zone at the time. The Charleston Police Department is investigating the fatal collision.
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• A Houston Fire Department (TX) engine was struck by an 18-wheeler while blocking freeway entrance lanes following a prior crash. Four firefighters were transported to the hospital, but all are expected to recover. The incident is currently under investigation.
  
  
• A fire truck in Smithfield (NC) overturned after colliding with a car at an intersection while the crew was responding to an emergency with lights and sirens. Four firefighters and the driver of the car were transported to the hospital. The collision is under investigation by the State Highway Patrol.
   
• A driver in Madison (WI) was cited after passing a fire truck that was blocking an intersection for a Madison Fire Department ambulance and then colliding with an ambulance. The ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital. No injuries were reported, and another ambulance continued the transport.
  
  
• In snowy conditions a pickup truck slid into a parked fire truck on I-55 in Jefferson County (MO). The fire truck was in the right lane with its emergency lights activated. The driver of the pickup was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
  
  
• A private Ohio Ambulance operating with lights and sirens, flipped onto its side after being struck by an SUV in Cleveland. Two crew members were taken to the hospital in stable condition. No serious injuries were reported.
   
• A Rockingham County (NC) ambulance transporting a patient to a hospital in Greensboro was involved in a collision when another vehicle entered the highway into its path. The ambulance was not deemed at fault. No injuries were reported
  
  
• A Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (VA) ambulance was struck by a speeding, intoxicated driver in Herndon, resulting in the tragic death of the at-fault driver's passenger. The driver was charged with DWI. Two first responders were also injured and transported to the hospital.
  
  
• In tragic news, construction worker Kaleb Tilley was killed after being struck by a pickup truck on the General William C. Westmoreland Bridge on I-526 in Charleston County (SC). The victim was working in a construction zone at the time. The Charleston Police Department is investigating the fatal collision.
  
  
• A motorist in Branch County (MI) drove around stopped trafficand struck a vehicle that had just been pulled from a ditch, causing their car to drive up the bed of the Coldwater Towing and Recovery tow truck and flip over. The driver of the car was transported to the hospital but later released. The tow company reminded drivers to comply with the state's Move Over law.
  
  
• An ambulance in the Czech Republic collided with a car at an intersection. The impact sent the passenger car onto a sidewalk, striking a group of children who were thankfully okay. Six people, including the car driver, four minors, and one paramedic, suffered minor injuries and were transported to the hospital.
  
  
• A disabled sedan on the Parkway East in Pittsburgh (PA) was tragically struck from behind by a pickup truck, causing the car to ignite and killing its driver. The driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries. Pennsylvania State Police are currently investigating the circumstances of the crash.
  
  
• A tow truck belonging to a private recovery company struck several parked cars on Route 9 in Brookline (MA), causing a chain reaction that damaged six unoccupied vehicles. No injuries were reported, and four vehicles, including the tow truck, required towing. The tow truck driver is expected to be cited for the crash.
  
  

HAAS Alert in the News

• Following last week’s coverage, local news outlets WFFF Burlington and the Times Argus published new articles on the Montpelier Fire Department’s (VT) Safety Cloud deployment.
  
  
• ProMed Ambulance in Arkansas posted an update on Facebook about their recent fleet-wide Safety Cloud deployment. As ProMed CEO Ken Kelley explained: “Having the HAAS Alert system as part of our safety program is a tremendous benefit. Not only are we making our communities safer, we’re helping protect our first responders.”
  
  
• HAAS Alert was mentioned in the Stellantis section of a Girls Guide to Cars article covering the safety technologies offered by major automakers.
  
  
• Government Fleet published an article earlier this week on ways to combat distracted driving, featuring insights from Director of Transportation Safety Strategy & Programs Tim Adams from his session at the Government Fleet Expo.
  
  
• HAAS Alert announced the expansion of our partnership with Miovision this week. The collaboration aims to make cloud-based Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) more accessible across North America and is already live in Martin, TN.
  
  
• HAAS Alert was mentioned in a Lehigh Valley Press article surrounding the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's recent study on roadside incidents.
   
• Local Utah news publication the Davis Journal mentioned HAAS Alert in their recent article about the Kaysville Fire Department's Safety Cloud Deployment.
  
  
• HAAS Alert was featured in an ABC22/FOX44 article detailing the Montpelier Fire Department's (VT) adoption of Safety Cloud. The article highlighted how the "critical extra time to anticipate" emergency vehicles can only be helpful.
  
  
• HAAS Alert was featured in a recent Intertraffic Facebook post, highlighting how digital alerting technology accelerates progress toward the Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
  
  
• The South Adams County Fire Department in Colorado posted an update on Facebook about their Safety Cloud expansion, noting that the first equipped vehicle has sent nearly 70,000 alerts to drivers to date.