FALFURRIAS, TEXAS — A truck driver and two others are facing federal smuggling charges after U.S. Border Patrol agents say an X-ray scan revealed 14 people hidden inside a compartment in a box truck at the Falfurrias checkpoint early Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint. The complaint says a white tractor-truck driven by Yolanda Faye Wright arrived at the checkpoint at approximately 5 a.m. When agents asked what she was hauling, Wright allegedly said tires and provided a...

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol issued a citation to a truck driver after troopers said he parked his big rig on the freeway shoulder to do some “sight-seeing” on the Golden Gate Bridge — a stop CHP emphasized was not an emergency. Photo credit: CHP-Marin CHP’s Marin Division said the incident happened on Jan. 18, 2026, when a commercial truck was found stopped on the shoulder. Troopers said the driver was not near the...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN — A massive winter-weather pileup involving an estimated 100 vehicles — including multiple jackknifed semi-trucks and as many as 30 to 40 semis overall — forced the closure of both directions of Interstate 196 between Zeeland and Hudsonville on Monday, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police and local dispatchers. Authorities said reports of crashes and slide-offs began coming in around 10:19–10:20...

FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A man was killed Sunday morning after the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a semi-truck in dense fog near Highway 99 in Fresno County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Photo credit: CHP Fresno The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Clovis Avenue near Highway 99, where CHP said visibility was low due to dense fog. Investigators said the semi was traveling northbound on Clovis Avenue when the driver attempted to turn near Golden...

FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol is warning drivers that “fog season is here” after multiple fog-related crashes over the weekend in Fresno County, including a multi-commercial-vehicle wreck and a separate fatal collision involving a semi-truck, according to CHP Fresno and local reports. Photo credit: CHP Fresno CHP said one major crash happened Friday morning, Jan. 16, on Highway 43 near Hanford, involving four commercial vehicles in foggy...

FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA — A tractor-trailer overturned Sunday afternoon on Interstate 95 South in St. Lucie County near Fort Pierce, temporarily blocking multiple lanes and causing traffic delays before the roadway reopened, according to FL511 and the Florida Highway Patrol. ; Photo credit: JR Hoover  Officials said the crash occurred near mile marker 137 and was reported in the mid-afternoon. FL511 indicated the semi overturned around 2:23 p.m., with three left lanes...

HALLORAN SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck was fully engulfed in flames Sunday night after its fuel tank exploded on southbound Interstate 15 near Halloran Springs, prompting a large emergency response and major traffic delays, according to California Highway Patrol radio logs. The incident was reported at approximately 8:13 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, near mile marker 147.20, south of Halloran Springs Road in San Bernardino County. CHP logs described the situation as a “big...

KITTITAS, WASHINGTON — A snowplow driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a semi-truck struck a Washington roadway plow that was actively treating eastbound Interstate 90 near Kittitas, causing the plow to enter the median and roll over, according to officials and the Washington State Patrol. Officials said the incident happened overnight on eastbound I-90 near Kittitas while the plow operator was applying road treatment product. The agency said the impact from the semi...

DALLAS, TEXAS — All westbound lanes of Interstate 30 near downtown Dallas were shut down Sunday morning after an 18-wheeler crashed and spilled pallets, oil, and honey buns across the roadway, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and TxDOT. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, to a crash in the westbound lanes of I-30 near I-345. Investigators said an 18-wheeler hit a wall, and part of the trailer fell to the...

SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLORADO — A semi-truck driver has been issued a criminal summons in northeastern Colorado after investigators said sparks from his truck allegedly started a wildland fire near Sedgwick that burned about 500 acres before being fully contained, according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials identified the driver as Scott Trumbo, 52, of California, and said he faces charges of criminal negligence, setting a fire, and careless...

WASHINGTON STATE — The family of a motorist killed in a December 2025 crash says they have been unable to find an attorney willing to help them pursue lawsuits against Washington and California, arguing state actions helped enable the truck driver accused of causing the fatal collision, according to comments made on Fox News. Jen Jensen, the sister of Robert B. Pearson, said her family wants accountability beyond the criminal case and beyond the trucking company involved, but has hit...

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA — An overnight tractor-trailer crash on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge caused severe fire damage and forced the closure of Interstate 10 westbound in West Baton Rouge Parish, with traffic diverted for several hours before the roadway reopened, according to Louisiana State Police Troop A and local reports. Photo credit: Louisiana State Police Officials said the crash occurred before midnight Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge...