LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — The driver of a semi-truck that overturned and blocked all eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Michigan City last month is facing felony OWI charges, according to the Indiana State Police. Authorities say Joseph Shirley Jr., 51, of Alabama, was allegedly intoxicated when his truck overturned on October 21, 2025, about four miles east of the U.S. 421 exit. Shirley claimed a blown tire caused him to lose control of his rig, which came to rest on its side across...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A driver was injured Friday morning when an SUV partially slipped off a car carrier at the Port of Davisville in North Kingstown, authorities said. According to North Kingstown Fire Battalion Chief Matthew Kennett, the SUV was on the upper deck of the carrier when its rear end slid over the edge, leaving the back tires and trunk hanging down and striking the ground. The incident occurred at North Atlantic Distribution (NORAD), a company that manages vehicle...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A box truck driver was arrested early Friday after allegedly crashing into multiple vehicles and a house, then attempting to flee the scene on foot, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. to the 500 block of Raleigh Pines Drive, where they found a box truck lodged in the front of a home and two damaged vehicles — a Buick Enclave and a Ford F-150. No injuries were reported. Photo credit: WRAL  Police identified the...

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — Maryland State Police have released new photos of a suspect wanted in the 2022 shooting death of tow truck driver Delonte Hicks, who was killed during a road rage encounter on Route 50 near Veterans Parkway. Investigators say Hicks, 29, was driving his tow truck eastbound when he became involved in an altercation with the driver of a Hyundai Sonata. The suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds into Hicks’ truck, striking and...

WINDSOR, Conn. — Two men were arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly attempting to steal a large road sign from Interstate 91 in Windsor, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers identified the suspects as 42-year-old Andrew Scott Lampkin and 46-year-old Jonathan Riopelle, both from Vernon. Police released a photo showing the highway sign strapped to the back of a white pickup truck. Photo credit: Connecticut State Police The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. along the...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A quick-thinking truck driver helped uncover a multi-state tire scam that cost a Carlisle business more than $10,000, authorities say. Torri Kugle, who was hired to transport tires from McCarthy Tire Service in Cumberland County to a supposed buyer in Maryland, said he began noticing red flags during the job. Photo credit: Torri Kugle/local21news “I drove down there thinking I was going to a trucking company or a mechanic shop or something,”...

LOUISVILLE, N.Y. — A Peterbilt crane truck overturned on Route 37 near Massena Central School Thursday afternoon, leaving one man seriously injured and prompting an extended road closure. According to New York State Police, the crash happened shortly after noon when 58-year-old Frank Ledeay of Bloomington, Texas, veered off the road for an unknown reason. The truck entered the median, overturned, and came to rest in the roadway. Photo credit: New York State Police Ledeay was freed...

SUFFOLK, Va. — A fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers shut down the northbound lanes of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) for several hours on Thursday morning, according to Virginia State Police. The crash occurred around 11:15 a.m. when a northbound Freightliner slowed for traffic congestion and was rear-ended by another Freightliner hauling lumber. The impact caused the lumber truck to catch fire, filling the bridge-tunnel with smoke. Photo credit:...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of chickens overturned early Friday morning in Lykens Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened around 6 a.m. near the intersection of North Crossroads Road and Luxemburg Road. Police said the truck was hauling an estimated 7,000 chickens when it flipped off the road. Photo credit: local21news Troopers said no people were injured in the crash, though it remains unclear how many of the chickens...

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — A truck driver from Texas was arrested after allegedly chasing and attacking another truck driver with a wooden bat along Interstate 78 in Lebanon County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The violent encounter happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday near mile marker 4.2 on I-78 West in Bethel Township. Troopers arriving on scene found a 55-year-old female truck driver from San Antonio, Texas, covered in blood inside her cab. Investigators say Reginald A. Warner,...

ATLANTA, Ga. — A concrete truck driver died Wednesday morning after his vehicle went off an embankment on Marietta Boulevard, according to Atlanta police. The crash happened just before 7:15 a.m. near a Regions Bank in the 2200 block of Marietta Blvd. Investigators said the truck was traveling north when it suddenly veered off the road, struck an electric pole, crossed a divider, and rolled onto its side down an embankment. Emergency crews pulled the driver from the wreckage and...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A second joint enforcement operation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has resulted in the arrest of 34 truck drivers operating illegally along Interstate 40, officials announced. The two-day initiative, called Operation Guardian, was conducted from October 28 to 29 near the Arkansas border and led to 70 total arrests, including 36 criminal aliens and several wanted on felony and international...