RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Virginia State Police say they have responded to more than 500 crashes statewide as dangerous snow and ice from a weekend winter storm continues to impact road conditions across the Commonwealth. State police said the storm moved in on Saturday, Jan. 24, bringing snow, sleet, and freezing rain that quickly turned to ice. Officials warned the icy conditions may linger for several more days due to continued frigid temperatures. As of 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, VSP...

LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA — Hundreds of motorists who were stranded for hours — and in some cases days — along Interstate 20 in north Louisiana are beginning to see relief as traffic slowly resumes, state and local officials said Tuesday, though dangerous conditions remain due to lingering ice, debris, and downed trees. Photo credit: Louisiana State Police Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker said late Monday that “hundreds” of drivers were stuck in frigid temperatures...

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer rollover in Cabarrus County caused major delays Tuesday morning and forced a shutdown of Interstate 85 South near Concord as crews worked to clear the wreck and address a suspected fuel spill. Officials said the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. near George W. Liles Parkway. I-85 South reopened just before noon, after being completely shut down in the area for several hours. During the closure, traffic slowed significantly as drivers were...

RUSTON, LOUISIANA — A truck driver stranded in freezing conditions near Ruston says traffic barely moved for most of the day, leaving motorists stuck for hours with little indication of when help or relief would reach their stretch of roadway. Jameyson MacDonald told KTBS he had been nearly motionless in his semi-truck, inching forward only slightly as vehicles remained backed up. “I’ve moved literally half a mile in about eight and a half hours,” MacDonald said....

McGRAW, NEW YORK — A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Interstate 81 southbound in snowy conditions early Tuesday, blocking both southbound lanes for several hours, according to State Police. Troopers said the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. near mile marker 49.9, south of Exit 50 (Polkville/McGraw). Investigators said the driver was traveling too fast for a snow-covered roadway and failed to maintain his lane. The tractor-trailer went off the road, struck a guardrail, and then...

BERLIN, MARYLAND — An overturned tractor-trailer brought traffic to a standstill on U.S. Route 50 westbound near Berlin Monday, forcing the closure of all westbound lanes as crews worked the scene, according to Maryland State Police. MSP said troopers were called just after 11 a.m. on Jan. 26 to westbound U.S. 50 near Route 113 for a reported single-vehicle crash. When they arrived, police found a tractor-trailer overturned. Troopers said no one was injured. Investigators said the...

VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS — An Arkansas State Police trooper was not injured after a tractor-trailer struck and destroyed his patrol vehicle while he was assisting at the scene of a crash on Interstate 40 during winter weather conditions early Monday, officials said. A spokesperson for ASP confirmed that the trooper was working a wreck on I-40 in Van Buren on Jan. 26 when the tractor-trailer hit his marked patrol unit. Authorities said the trooper was outside the cruiser at the time,...

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol issued a citation after troopers stopped a commercial vehicle in the Tracy area and found a front-seat passenger using a lawn chair instead of the manufacturer-installed seat, according to CHP’s Tracy Division. CHP said the traffic stop occurred on Jan. 24, 2026, at the intersection of 11th Street and Grant Line Road. Troopers reported the right-front passenger was seated in a folding lawn chair and was not wearing a...

GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA — A semi-truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries Monday morning after an 18-wheeler hauling gravel overturned on Interstate 10 in Gadsden County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash happened near mile marker 185 and initially blocked one eastbound lane as emergency crews responded. Troopers said the truck was carrying gravel, which spilled onto the roadway after the rollover. The crash caused traffic backups while crews...

NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS — A 51-year-old woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured Sunday after a plow truck backing up in an MBTA commuter rail parking lot struck the couple during a snowstorm, according to officials. Police said Noriko Rapley, 51, of Norwood, and her 47-year-old husband were walking through the MBTA Norwood Central parking lot around 2 p.m. when a Ford F-350 pickup equipped with a plow reversed and hit them. Rapley was pronounced dead at the scene. Her...

GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 85 northbound in Gaston County Sunday afternoon, forcing a temporary closure as icy winter weather created hazardous driving conditions, according to NCDOT and local officials. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said the crash shut down I-85 North near mile marker 17, impacting the stretch between Exit 20 (New Hope Road / North Hope Church Road area) and Exit 17 (US-321). The incident was reported just...

VILLA RIDGE, MISSOURI — A fire truck will be out of service for at least six months after a tractor-trailer struck the apparatus Sunday afternoon on Interstate 44 in Villa Ridge while firefighters were responding to a separate crash during the weekend winter storm, according to the Boles Fire Protection District. The department said the crash happened around 12:40 p.m. Sunday on I-44. Firefighters were already on scene for another crash, and the fire truck was positioning to provide...