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Driver Partially Ejected and Killed After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Into Creek Off River Road in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer driver was killed Monday afternoon after the truck ran off River Road in Cumberland County and rolled down an embankment into a creek, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol and NCDOT. Photo credit: Raymond Duffy/CBS 17 Officials said the crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. on River Road near Middle River Loop in...

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2026-01-12 23:14:00

Crews Cut Roof Off Car After Tractor-Trailer Crash Traps Driver in Milton

MILTON, NEW YORK — Emergency crews performed a roof removal to rescue a person trapped inside a car after a crash involving a tractor-trailer Monday morning at a Milton intersection, according to the Ballston Spa Fire Department. Photo credit: Ballston Spa Fire Department The crash was reported around 11:17 a.m. at Galway Road and Middleline Road, officials said....

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2026-01-12 21:56:54

Flatbed Driver Killed After Truck Hauling Construction Supplies Runs onto Soft Shoulder and Rolls Over in Utah

ST. GEORGE, UTAH — A commercial truck driver was killed Monday morning after a flatbed truck hauling construction supplies rolled over on northbound Interstate 15 near the Brigham Road exit in St. George, according to the Utah Highway Patrol and local reports. The crash was reported around 6:51 a.m. near milepost 4, just north of the Brigham Road overpass, UHP said. Troopers reported a...

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2026-01-12 21:17:23

Trash Truck Driver Killed After Hitting Parked Tractor-Trailer on I-95 in Elkridge

ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND — A fatal crash on Interstate 95 in Howard County forced lane closures in both directions during the Monday morning rush hour after a trash truck struck a parked tractor-trailer on the southbound side, Maryland State Police said. The collision happened around 5:30 a.m. on I-95 southbound near Exit 43 (Maryland Route 100) in Elkridge, a major east-west corridor...

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2026-01-12 19:33:00

Semi Truck Found Still on the Road After an Out-of-Service Order and Towed as Vermont DMV Says None of the Violations Were Fixed

MONTPELIER, VERMONT — A Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles inspector placed a tractor-trailer out of service after responding to a BOLO for an allegedly erratic commercial vehicle driver, then later conducted a second stop and had the rig towed when it was found operating again without correcting the cited safety issues, officials said. According to VT DMV, a Be On the Lookout (BOLO)...

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2026-01-12 19:01:58

No Charges Filed After Semi Hits Garbage Truck Collecting Trash on Route 23 Near Marengo, Sending Three to Hospital as Fog and Hill Are Blamed

MARENGO, ILLINOIS — No charges or citations will be issued after a semi-truck crashed into a garbage truck that was collecting trash in unincorporated Marengo, sending three people to the hospital and shutting down Route 23 for several hours, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts. Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and the McHenry...

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2026-01-11 22:21:07

South Dakota Troopers Search for a Red Freightliner Cascadia Missing Its Passenger-Side Headlight After a Fatal I-90 Hit-and-Run Near Humboldt

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA — The South Dakota Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help identifying a semi-truck and trailer believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Interstate 90 near Humboldt, after the driver allegedly left the scene and continued eastbound. Troopers said the crash happened shortly after 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in Minnehaha County,...

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2026-01-11 21:31:39

Tractor-trailer swerves, hits a work-zone safety attenuator near Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, causing a 6.25-mile traffic backup

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 64 westbound in Norfolk Saturday afternoon caused major delays near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and left at least one person with minor injuries, according to Virginia State Police. The crash happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. at mile marker 273.7 on I-64 West, closing the right lane and right shoulder, officials said....

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2026-01-11 21:14:13

Two Separate Semi Crashes in Same Spot Near Asheville Exit 37 Happen Only Hours Apart, Shutting Down I-26 Westbound

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — Two separate tractor-trailer crashes in the same area early Saturday forced the closure of all westbound lanes of Interstate 26 near Exit 37, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Photo credit: Cooper Foster Troopers said the first crash happened around 4:37 a.m. when a westbound tractor-trailer lost control near Exit 37, ran off the...

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2026-01-11 20:36:52

100+ MPH Chase Ends as Fleeing Driver Crosses Median, Hits Tractor-Trailer on I-64; Tied to Dalton Fire Where Burned Woman Was Found

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY — A tractor-trailer was struck on Interstate 64 Saturday morning when a fleeing vehicle crossed the median during a high-speed police chase, triggering a deadly crash that shut down the interstate for hours, Kentucky State Police said. KSP said troopers were pursuing a car believed to be connected to an ongoing investigation in Dalton, Georgia, when the driver fled...

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2026-01-11 20:17:52

One Killed After Semi-Truck Crashes With Another Vehicle on Eastbound 210 Freeway in Sylmar

SYLMAR, CALIFORNIA — A freeway crash involving a semi-truck and another vehicle left one person dead early Sunday morning on the eastbound 210 Freeway near Polk Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the first calls came in around 5:00 a.m., reporting a collision on the eastbound 210 Freeway near Polk Street in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of...

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2026-01-11 19:35:43

East Windsor Man Killed While Doing Maintenance Under Tractor-Trailer Remembered as Devoted Family Man With a Big Heart, Funeral Set for January 15

EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT — A 69-year-old East Windsor man who died after becoming pinned beneath a tractor-trailer at his workplace is being remembered by loved ones as someone with a sharp sense of humor who “could make anyone laugh.” Police said William “Bill” Hastings, 69, was performing maintenance work when the tractor-trailer rolled backward, leaving him...

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2026-01-11 18:47:29

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