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    Car Crushed but No Injuries Reported After Going Under Semi-Trailer on I-65 North in Bowling Green
    BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY — No injuries were reported after a collision between a passenger car and a semi-truck on Interstate 65 North Saturday morning, according to Kentucky State Police. Photo credit: Candido's Towing and Recovery Troopers responded to the crash around 9:37 a.m. near the 26.7-mile marker, where they found a passenger vehicle heavily damaged after striking a semi-truck. The semi sustained no damage, but officials say the car is believed to be totaled due to the...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-07 18:42:27 0 286
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    Two Hospitalized After Semi-Truck Overturns in Cincinnati Crash on I-71
    CINCINNATI, OHIO — Two people were hospitalized after a crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Interstate 71 in Cincinnati, according to local police and fire officials. The first report came from Cincinnati police, who confirmed that a collision between a car and a semi-truck occurred around 12:39 p.m. Saturday near the 1.9-mile mark of I-71. Both individuals injured in that incident were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A separate...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-06 19:25:08 0 689
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    Green River Mayor Killed in Head-On Collision After Semi-Truck Drifts Into Oncoming Traffic
    GREEN RIVER, UTAH — The mayor of Green River, Ren Hatt, was killed Friday night in a devastating head-on collision caused by a semi-truck that veered into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 6, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Photo credit: Utah Department of Safety The fatal crash occurred around 9:40 p.m. on December 5 near mile marker 296, roughly eight miles west of Green River. DPS investigators say a 2021 Freightliner semi-truck was traveling westbound...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-06 19:22:56 0 2K
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    Plumbing Worker Injured After Ice Falls From Semi and Smashes Van Windshield in Marengo
    MARENGO, ILLINOIS — A plumbing worker was hospitalized Friday afternoon after a chunk of ice fell from a semi-truck traveling ahead of him, smashing through his van’s windshield and causing significant injury, according to fire officials in McHenry County. The incident occurred around 12:50 p.m. on December 5 in the 9200 block of South Grant Highway in unincorporated Marengo. First responders from the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and the Union Fire Protection District...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-06 19:14:44 0 619
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    Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Among 10 Vehicles Involved in I-95 South Crash During Richmond Snowfall
    RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A chain-reaction crash involving 10 vehicles, including a jackknifed tractor-trailer, shut down Interstate 95 South in downtown Richmond Friday morning as winter weather created slick and hazardous driving conditions. The crashes occurred around 9:15 a.m. near Exit 74C (Broad Street), where a silver sedan lost control on the snow-covered roadway and crashed. According to Virginia State Police, that initial crash left debris and disabled vehicles blocking travel...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-06 19:06:29 0 709
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    Truck Driver Receives Mandatory Life Sentence After Intentionally Plowing Semi Into Crowd Outside Tampa Club
    TAMPA, FLORIDA — A truck driver who deliberately drove his semi-truck into a group of people outside a Tampa gentlemen’s club has been sentenced to mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole, following a jury’s swift verdict late Wednesday. The crash killed Giovanni Soto and injured two other employees of the club. The case centered on Dylan Fogle, who prosecutors say returned to Emperors Gentlemen’s Club on August 14, 2024 with the intent to kill...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-05 19:19:37 0 2K
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    Nearly a Dozen Arrested in Overnight Operation Targeting “Lot Lizard” Activity at Washington Truck Stops
    FIFE, WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen individuals were arrested during an overnight multi-agency operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking at truck stops across western Washington, according to the Washington State Patrol. “Operation Human Freight” was conducted on the evening of November 25, 2025, after WSP’s Commercial Vehicle Division observed concerning activity near truck stops in Pierce, King, and Snohomish Counties. Detectives established an undercover...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-04 20:24:10 0 2K
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    Truck Driver Faces Deportation After Unsecured Tires Fly Across Highway and Strike OHP Patrol Car
    PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA — A commercial truck driver from Kyrgyzstan is facing deportation after his unsecured load of loose tires flew across U.S. Highway 69 and slammed into an Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicle, creating what troopers described as a major roadway hazard. Photo credit: OHP The incident occurred on November 18, when troopers with OHP Troop E were traveling along US-69 and witnessed a commercial motor vehicle traveling in the opposite direction lose part of its load....
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-04 19:06:00 0 2K
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    Truck Driver Killed After His Freightliner Log Truck Overturns in Warren County
    WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI — A log truck driver was killed Wednesday night after his Freightliner overturned along Highway 3 South near Vindication Road, prompting a full closure of the roadway as troopers and emergency crews responded to the scene. Photo credit: MHP The crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. on December 3, when the Mississippi Highway Patrol says 55-year-old Karl Hager Jr., of Forest, was traveling southbound on MS-3. Investigators reported that the log truck lost control...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-04 18:45:23 0 1K
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    1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured After 3 Semi-Trucks Collide on Florida Turnpike Near Kissimmee
    KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA — A deadly chain-reaction crash involving three tractor-trailers shut down the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike for nearly 12 hours early Wednesday morning, leaving one truck driver dead and another seriously injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision occurred shortly after 3 a.m. near mile marker 248, south of Osceola Parkway, where three semi-trucks were traveling southbound in the outside lane. Investigators say two of the trucks...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-04 18:12:40 0 983
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    Van Slams Into Rear of Tractor-Trailer, Sending Debris Across Lanes in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
    CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY — A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a Chevy van shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 295 on Wednesday, creating a midday traffic backup near the Route 70 exit before the roadway was later reopened. Photo credit: 6abc The crash occurred around 11:20 a.m., when the northbound van struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on I-295. Chopper footage from local news outlets showed extensive debris scattered across the highway and significant front-end...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-04 17:43:10 0 663
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    Speeding Semi Loaded With 140,000 lbs of Pea Gravel Crashes Into Exit Ramp, Causing Major Detours
    GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — A heavily loaded semi-truck carrying 140,000 pounds of pea gravel and sand crashed into one of West Michigan’s busiest exit ramps Tuesday, forcing traffic detours and causing significant damage to I-196’s Exit 77B — a ramp that had only recently reopened after months of construction. The crash occurred as the semi attempted to transition from westbound I-196 onto southbound US-131. According to Michigan State Police, the driver was traveling...
    By Truck Drivers Life 2025-12-04 17:10:22 0 964
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