PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA — An estimated 309 pounds of cocaine valued at approximately $7 million was found inside a blue International semi tractor-trailer during a routine Department of Transportation inspection on Interstate 70 in Putnam County on Saturday, leading to the arrests of two men. At approximately 1:30 p.m., an Indiana State Police trooper stopped the semi on I-70 in Putnam County for a routine DOT inspection. The tractor-trailer was traveling toward Richmond from Joplin,...

GARY, INDIANA — A serious interstate crash involving an overturned semi-truck in icy conditions created a hazardous scene as crews worked around the wreck to prevent the trailer from shifting during recovery operations. Photo credit: Gary Fire Department The semi-truck overturned on the interstate during icy roadway conditions, leaving the trailer in an unstable position and increasing risks for responders and tow operators working nearby. Stabilization was required to keep the...

RINGGOLD, GEORGIA — A rollover crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer slowed traffic Saturday morning on northbound Interstate 75 near Ringgold, with backups extending onto Highway 41 as first responders temporarily shut down the freeway to clear the scene. The crash happened on I-75 northbound near the 345 mile marker. Catoosa County firefighters responded at approximately 8:12 a.m. and treated minor injuries at the scene, according to a county government Facebook post. A photo...

CRAIG, COLORADO — A semi-truck hauling crude oil skidded off Highway 13 in western Colorado on New Year’s Day and overturned its tanker trailer, prompting a multi-hour highway closure as crews transferred the hazardous cargo into a replacement tanker, according to authorities. Photo credit: Moffat County Sheriff's Office The crash occurred on Highway 13 midway between Craig and Meeker, where the roadway was closed for several hours while the crude oil was offloaded from...

YUMA, ARIZONA — A tractor-trailer driver was arrested Saturday after agents with the Yuma Station attempted a vehicle stop and the driver failed to yield, leading to a law enforcement response that included a controlled tire deflation device and a brief foot chase. Authorities said Yuma Station agents initiated a stop on a tractor-trailer, but the driver continued instead of pulling over. Additional law enforcement agencies assisted, and a controlled tire deflation device was deployed,...

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO — A 59-year-old man was killed late Friday morning after being struck by a semi-truck in the northbound lanes of E-470 near the Gartell exit, prompting a full closure of northbound traffic between Jordan Road and Parker Road while troopers investigated and crews cleared the scene. Photo credit: CBS The crash happened at approximately 11:42 a.m. Friday on northbound E-470 near the Gartell exit. Investigators said the man, who was driving a Toyota SUV,...

BOLD SPRINGS, TEXAS — A 71-year-old Corrigan man was killed after the unloaded 18-wheeler logging truck he was driving lost control on a curve and jackknifed into the woods along FM 350 North in Bold Springs early Friday morning. Photo credit: PolkCountyToday.com The crash happened at approximately 6:15 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2026, when the southbound logging truck, reported to be not loaded, attempted to negotiate a curve too fast for the moist pavement, which was described...

HOUSTON, TEXAS — A CenterPoint Energy employee died Friday after a crash involving a big rig and a CenterPoint Energy utility vehicle on the westbound lanes of the 610 South Loop near Martin Luther King Boulevard, with officials saying the utility truck became trapped and pinned to a light pole as crews worked for nearly two hours to rescue the passenger. Houston Police said first responders arrived around 9:30 a.m. for a serious collision involving an 18-wheeler and a CenterPoint...

TUSCUMBIA, MISSOURI — A tractor-trailer carrying 650 hogs rolled over in Miller County on Friday, forcing the closure of Route HH near Tuscumbia as troopers investigated and responders dealt with the aftermath of the crash, including significant livestock losses. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a social media post that Route HH near Tuscumbia was closed due to the rollover. Authorities said the crash involved a tractor-trailer loaded with hogs. Officials reported that out of...

MCFARLAND, WISCONSIN — A semi-truck hauling food products crashed into a high-voltage power pole early Friday morning near McFarland, bringing the pole down onto the cab and trapping the driver inside, prompting lane and ramp closures on Interstate 39/90 that authorities said could remain in place into the weekend. The Cottage Grove Fire Department said the crash was reported just after 2:30 a.m. on the I-90 westbound exit ramp to Highway N in the Town of Pleasant Springs. Fire...

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Two separate semi-truck crashes during the Friday morning commute caused heavy delays on Interstate 215 near the Interstate 80 interchange, with one crash pushing concrete barriers into oncoming lanes and another blocking a ramp to eastbound I-80, according to Utah Highway Patrol and the Utah Department of Transportation. UDOT first reported a crash at about 9:30 a.m. Friday after a semi-truck collided with a concrete divider on northbound I-215. Traffic...

MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO — The driver of a tanker truck that overturned on Interstate 271 in early December and spilled thousands of gallons of ethanol, triggering a hazardous materials response and hours-long highway closures, has pleaded not guilty to charges connected to the crash, court records and officials said. Photo credit: Fox 8 In Medina Municipal Court, Darius Jones, 32, of Maple Heights, entered a not guilty plea in connection with the Dec. 3, 2025 hazmat incident. Jones...