PAPILLION, NEBRASKA — A truck driver is being credited with helping save a young boy found alone on a roadway median early in the morning during heavy rain, and the driver’s own account describes how he turned around, brought the child into his truck to warm up, and stayed with him until police arrived. The incident happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 8 when Ed Coleman, a driver for Sapp Brothers and also identified as a driver for Sapp Brothers Petroleum, spotted a small...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A dispute over a truck parking space at a Love’s Travel Stop in Bernalillo County escalated into a stabbing on December 17, 2025, leaving one semi-truck driver hospitalized and another facing a felony aggravated battery charge. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched around 12:37 p.m. to the Love’s Travel Stop at 12605 Central Avenue NW, near Central Avenue and Atrisco Vista Boulevard, after a caller reported that a man...

SPARKS, NEVADA — A deadly head-on crash shut down a portion of Interstate 80 in Sparks early Sunday after a wrong-way driver struck a semi-truck near Pyramid Way, forcing a multi-hour closure and traffic detour. Troopers responded to westbound Interstate 80 near Pyramid Way just before 5:00 a.m. on December 21 after receiving a report of a head-on crash involving a semi-truck. The preliminary investigation indicated that a car was traveling eastbound in the westbound travel lanes when...

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — Thousands of immigrant drivers whose commercial driver’s licenses are set to expire next month were left uncertain after word spread that California planned to reissue the licenses, only for drivers to learn federal regulators had not authorized the state to proceed. Amarjit Singh, a trucker and owner of a trucking company in the Bay Area, said he and other drivers felt hopeful when they heard California intended to reissue the licenses. “We were...

DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEE — Authorities provided an update Thursday saying the person who crashed head-on into a flatbed semi-truck on Interstate 155 in an apparent suicide attempt had shot her family before the crash, leaving one family member dead and another seriously injured. Photo credit: Dyer County Sheriff’s Office The incident happened Thursday morning in Dyer County. The Dyer County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as Sherry Darlene Lydon, 60, and called...

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A jackknifed tractor-trailer in the Tip O’Neill Tunnel shut down part of Interstate 93 on Friday morning, causing major delays for commuters heading into Boston, according to MassDOT. The crash happened on the southbound side of Interstate 93 near Exit 16 inside the Tip O’Neill Tunnel, MassDOT said. MassDOT reported that all lanes were closed, and drivers were being diverted via 16A. A traffic camera on the Zakim Bridge showed traffic at a...

ROCK ISLAND, WASHINGTON — A Kennewick semi-truck driver was believed to be distracted when his truck crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a trailer hauling apples Wednesday afternoon on Highway 28 near Rock Island Dam, spilling fruit across the roadway for about 300 yards and shutting the road down for hours, authorities said. The Washington State Patrol reported that Mark A. Kinney, 42, was driving westbound on Highway 28 in a semi-truck and trailer at about 2:00 p.m....

LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA — A 54-year-old Fort Myers man is facing felony charges after Lee County deputies said a road rage incident along Alico Road escalated into an assault when the suspect allegedly chased a semi-truck driver and struck him in the head with a baseball bat before attempting to flee. Deputies arrested Devin Hotsko, 54, and charged him with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to the police report, the incident began when the victim was driving a...

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — Washington State Patrol said an Amazon truck crashed into a guardrail on eastbound Interstate 90 late Thursday night near Division Street and just before the Altamont area after the driver lost control while traveling too fast, injuring two people who were taken to the hospital. According to WSP, the 41-year-old driver was traveling east on I-90 near Division Street at around 11:30 p.m. when he lost control, went off the road, and struck a guardrail. The truck...

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO — Interstate 70 east of Denver reopened Wednesday after a crash involving a semi-truck led to a temporary closure, including a full shutdown in both directions to allow a medical transport helicopter to land, authorities said. Colorado State Patrol said troopers responded at approximately 12:41 p.m. Wednesday to a single-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on westbound Interstate 70 at milepost 324, west of Deer Trail. CSP said initial reports from the scene...

HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — One person was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer along Kings Highway in the Surfside Beach area, Horry County Fire Rescue said. The crash happened along South Kings Highway near Catherine Avenue, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. Photo credit: Surfside Beach Fire Department Crews responded at 3:10 p.m. and transported one person to the hospital. The extent of the person’s injuries...

DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEE — A suspect shot two men Thursday morning in Dyer County, killing one of them, before driving into an 18-wheeler on a Tennessee highway in an apparent suicide attempt, the sheriff’s office said. According to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the Lennox area for a shooting. The department said deputies arrived and found two men had been shot. The sheriff’s office said one man died at the scene, while the other man was...