LACEY, WASHINGTON — Federal officials are raising alarms after a truck driver accused of causing a multi-vehicle pileup — including a collision with a school bus — was released from custody when Washington authorities declined to honor an ICE detainer. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the pileup occurred on the morning of December 4, 2025, when Juan Hernandez-Santos, a Mexican national without legal U.S. status, crashed an 18-wheeler into another...

DELLE, UTAH — More than a year after a California truck driver was found dead inside the cab of his semitruck on an Interstate 80 on-ramp in Tooele County, prosecutors have now charged his ex-wife in what investigators allege was a carefully coordinated killing. On Sept. 26, 2024, Jaspinder Singh, a truck driver from California, was found dead in the sleeper area of his semitruck parked on the I-80 on-ramp near Delle after a coworker noticed the truck’s GPS had not moved and went...

DUNCAN, SOUTH CAROLINA — A bridge over Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County remains closed after a semi-truck hauling equipment struck it Tuesday afternoon, causing structural damage that requires immediate repairs. The crash happened just before 2 p.m. near mile marker 64 on I-85 South. According to fire officials, crews from the Duncan Fire Department and Wellford Fire Department arrived to find that the semi had collided with the Nazareth Road overpass, damaging the bridge span....

CHEYENNE, WYOMING — A routine traffic stop turned dangerous early Monday morning when an overloaded semi-truck rolled backward and crushed the front of a Laramie County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle, an incident authorities say reflects a troubling trend in commercial vehicle violations. Photo credit: Laramie County Sheriff’s Office The stop occurred around 5:49 a.m. on County Road 213 in Burns after a deputy observed multiple safety issues: inoperable brakes, a...

OAK GROVE, MISSOURI — A multi-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers — one hauling cattle — shut down both directions of Interstate 70 east of the Oak Grove exit on Wednesday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10:10 a.m. in the westbound lanes. Troopers say one tractor-trailer struck another, causing the cattle hauler to veer off the interstate and hit the median cables, while the second truck left the roadway to the...

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A 35-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Atlanta was hospitalized after being shot through the passenger-side door of his semi while driving on Interstate 95 South in Richmond on Wednesday night, according to Virginia State Police. The shooting happened just after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, on I-95 South near the Bells Road exit. Investigators say the man was behind the wheel of a Peterbilt tractor-trailer when a bullet entered through the...

AVILA BEACH, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol Motor officer arrested a commercial truck driver on suspicion of DUI after stopping the vehicle for speeding 82 mph on southbound US-101, according to CHP Motors. Troopers said the driver showed clear signs of intoxication during the stop. When the commercial driver refused a chemical test, officers obtained a judge-issued warrant requiring a mandatory test — a step allowed under California law when a DUI suspect declines testing....

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — An SUV driver was airlifted to a Nashville hospital Tuesday evening after crashing into the rear of a semi-truck on Interstate 65 amid slow-moving traffic conditions, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Photo credit: Alvaton Fire Department Deputies responded just before the 20.2-mile marker northbound, where traffic had been backed up due to an unrelated Kentucky State Police investigation near the 23–24 mile markers. As vehicles...

CHICAGO, Ill. — A massive semi-truck fire brought outbound traffic on the Stevenson Expressway to a standstill Monday afternoon, shutting down all lanes on Interstate 55 just north of Damen Avenue, according to Illinois State Police. Photo credit: Citizen App The incident began around 3:10 p.m., when troopers responded to reports of a semi-truck fully engulfed in flames in the middle of the expressway. Cellphone and social media video captured the dramatic scene, showing the...

HOOD CANAL, Wash. — A semi-truck crash on the west end of the Hood Canal Bridge caused major disruptions Tuesday, shutting down State Route 104 and prompting a hazardous response after the truck struck a power pole and another vehicle, according to the Washington State Patrol. ; Photo credit: WSDOT Tacoma The semi was hauling a dump truck at the time of the crash. Following the collision, the semi became disabled on the roadway with a broken axle and a fuel leak, making removal...

MONTICELLO, Minn. — Heavy snow and rapidly deteriorating road conditions contributed to a multi-semi crash on eastbound Interstate 94 Tuesday afternoon, spilling a large load of wood pallets across the highway and causing major traffic delays. Traffic cameras near the Highway 25 bridge captured the aftermath, showing debris scattered across the snow-covered roadway and at least three semi-trailers involved in the collision. A passenger vehicle was also towed from the scene as cleanup...

PINE ISLAND, Minn. — Fire crews responded to a semi-truck fire along Highway 52 on Tuesday afternoon, quickly containing flames that broke out between the cab and trailer near mile marker 72. The Pine Island Fire Department (PIFD) was dispatched around 12:15 p.m., and arriving crews located an active fire burning in the connection area between the tractor and trailer. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they spread into the cab, officials said. PIFD reported that...