SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol’s Coastal Division, headquartered in San Luis Obispo, reported that troopers uncovered 253 violations during a two-day commercial vehicle enforcement detail focused on moving violations aimed at improving roadway safety across California’s Central Coast. CHP said the operation resulted in 79 vehicle inspections, with enforcement actions leading to 15 vehicles placed out of service and 9 drivers placed out of...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA — A box truck driver suffered minor injuries Sunday morning after a sheet of ice flew off another vehicle, shattered the truck’s windshield, and entered the cab while he was traveling northbound on Interstate 95, according to Virginia State Police. The incident happened near the 126-mile marker, and the driver reported the ice dislodged from a passing vehicle before striking the truck. State police used the crash as a warning for motorists to clear...

CORMAN PARK, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — A semi-truck was placed out of service and towed from Highway 11 in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park after an officer found the truck in an extreme state of disrepair — including smashed side windows covered with duct tape, a severely damaged windshield that obstructed the driver’s view, and a driver-side mirror held together with duct tape. Photo credit: Corman Park Police Service Police say the incident happened February 1,...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — Another truck has collided with the Independence Avenue Bridge in Kansas City, scattering debris and rolls of roofing material across the roadway beneath the notorious overpass. Kansas City police said the driver suffered a non-life-threatening hand injury, and no other injuries were reported. Officers were called to the scene after the truck appeared to hit the bridge structure, sending cargo onto the street below. Photos shared by police showed debris spread...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS — A chain of crashes on I-90 westbound in Hoffman Estates early Monday left a private EMS driver severely injured after being struck at the scene while rendering aid, according to Illinois State Police. The incident began as a DUI crash involving two sedans, then escalated when a semi-trailer truck hit the scene and rolled over, pushing a damaged vehicle into the EMS worker and triggering a major shutdown of the Jane Addams Tollway. Police, firefighters and...

ST. JAMES, MISSOURI — A tractor-trailer driver was airlifted to a trauma hospital Tuesday evening after crashing into bridge pillars near the 172 mile marker, leaving the driver trapped and prompting a multi-agency response. DRFPD and Phelps Health EMS were dispatched at 5:47 p.m. for a reported tractor-trailer crash with a possible fatality and entrapment. Responding units included Chief 601, Rescue Pumper 6614, Pumper 6610, Brush 6618, and Brush 6638, with mutual aid requested from...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — In the middle of last weekend’s winter storm, an Ohio Department of Transportation snowplow driver helped carve a path through treacherous roads so an ambulance transporting a sick baby could reach Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for urgent care. ODOT driver Joe Este said he got the call about 20 minutes into his shift on Sunday, Jan. 25, after crews warned they were running out of time to get the infant, Bryson, to a hospital capable of providing a...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — Colorado State Patrol has identified the CDOT snowplow driver involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near Herman Gulch, just east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. Troopers were called to the scene around 8:53 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, on the snow-covered eastbound lanes near milepost 218. The crash involved a snowplow, a sprinter-style Ford Transit van carrying a California hockey team, and two other passenger vehicles. Photo...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. — A major chain-reaction crash involving dozens of vehicles forced the complete shutdown of Highway 99 in both directions early Saturday in central California, as dense fog severely reduced visibility, officials said. Photo credit: Tulare County Fire Department  According to Tulare County Fire, the pileup stretched across northbound and southbound lanes from Avenue 24 to the Kern County line, prompting a full closure of the Golden State Highway....

PETERSBURG, Va. — A Petersburg couple says their Jeep was totaled after a chunk of ice flew off a tractor-trailer traveling on the opposite side of Interstate 95 and slammed into their vehicle near the Maury Street exit, underscoring the dangers of not clearing winter debris from vehicles. Photo credit: wtvr Felicia and Flynn Martinez said they were driving northbound on I-95 when the ice launched across the interstate and hit with explosive force. “I just heard this...

DAVENPORT, Fla. — A 61-year-old man from Zephyrhills was killed early Saturday, January 31, after his car was crushed in an underride crash with a semi-truck at the intersection of Deen Still Road and Wheeler Road, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Deputies said the crash happened just before 6 a.m. (around 5:45 a.m.). Investigators say a Freightliner semi-truck, driven by a 21-year-old man from Georgia, had pulled out from a sand mine entrance and was...

GASTONIA, N.C. — A Norfolk Southern train collided with a Swift Transportation semi-truck Saturday near Poplar Street and Airline Avenue, about a mile from downtown Gastonia, after the truck became stuck on the railroad tracks during the snowstorm, according to police. Photo credit: Gastonia Police Department Gastonia Police said the crash happened as low visibility, slick roads and reduced traction on elevated surfaces like railroad crossings made travel dangerous. Sgt. Dan...