OLIVE TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN — An overturned semi-truck led to an unusual and extensive cleanup effort in Ottawa County early Thursday after responders discovered 40,000 pounds of pinto beans inside the trailer, according to Olive Township Fire and Rescue. Photo credit: Olive Township Fire and Rescue Fire crews said they were dispatched around 5 a.m. to the crash at 120th Avenue and Bingham Street. Upon arrival, responders found the semi on its side and confirmed no injuries....

LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO — One person was killed late Wednesday night after a head-on collision between two semi-trucks on Highway 287 just north of the Oklahoma state line, a crash that also involved a third semi that left the roadway while trying to avoid the impact, according to the Colorado State Patrol. CSP said the crash happened around 11:39 p.m. near milepost 3. Investigators said a driver operating a Peterbilt semi hauling a trailer was traveling southbound when the truck...

TORTILLA FLAT, ARIZONA — Crews worked to remove a semi-truck that became wedged on a bridge along State Route 88 near Tortilla Flat, temporarily blocking traffic east of the Valley, according to Arizona Department of Public Safety. Photo credit: abc15 DPS said a Dollar General truck became stuck on the Fish Creek Bridge near milepost 223. The Arizona Department of Transportation responded and worked to remove the truck, which shut down traffic through the area while crews...

PALMER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — Two people were transported to the hospital early Thursday after an SUV and a tractor-trailer collided near the Route 33 overpass in Palmer Township, prompting a large emergency response and an extrication operation, according to county dispatchers, Palmer Municipal Fire Department, and Palmer Township police. Photo credit:  Palmer Municipal Fire Department The crash was reported around 4:43 a.m. on Main Street near the Route 33 overpass,...

PALMER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — Two people were transported to the hospital early Thursday after an SUV and a tractor-trailer collided near the Route 33 overpass in Palmer Township, prompting a large emergency response and an extrication operation, according to county dispatchers, Palmer Municipal Fire Department, and Palmer Township police. Photo credit:  Palmer Municipal Fire Department The crash was reported around 4:43 a.m. on Main Street near the Route 33 overpass,...

DOTHAN AREA, ALABAMA — Two people were seriously injured after a dump truck crashed head-on into a semi-truck early Thursday morning at an intersection just north of Enterprise, and the local sheriff who arrived moments after the wreck helped rescue one of the drivers, officials said. Photo credit: Sheriff Scott Byrd The crash happened around 6:40 a.m. at the intersection of Salem Road and Highway 167, according to Sheriff Scott Byrd. Investigators said a semi-truck traveling...

AUSTIN, MINNESOTA — Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a pickup truck and a semi-trailer collided near Austin, where officials believe poor winter road conditions contributed to the crash. Austin Fire said crews were dispatched around 1:10 p.m. on Jan. 20 to the intersection of Highway 34 and Road 64N (Towerline Road). Responders arrived to find a severely damaged pickup truck and a damaged semi-trailer, officials said. Both occupants of the pickup were...

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Three people were taken to hospitals Wednesday afternoon after a semi-truck left the roadway on US 30 and crashed into a home near Beaverdam, causing a partial collapse and damaging multiple vehicles, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. OSHP said troopers from the Lima Post responded around 2:47 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2026, to the crash in Richland Township, Allen County. Investigators said Gerry Bright, 55, of Frankfort, Indiana, was driving a 2022 Volvo...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Strong wind gusts sweeping through Nebraska and Southwest Iowa are increasing the risk of tractor-trailers overturning, with Iowa State Patrol reporting multiple semi rollovers along Interstate 35 as drivers warn the conditions can quickly become dangerous. Iowa State Patrol said at least two semi-trucks flipped on I-35 — one near Ellsworth and another between Ankeny and Elkhart — as high winds pushed through the region. Truck drivers traveling...

YUMA, ARIZONA — Police are asking the public for help identifying a semi-truck and driver involved in a hit-and-run after the truck reportedly struck a fire hydrant and fled the scene earlier this month. The Yuma Police Department said the incident occurred on Jan. 15, 2026, when the semi-truck pictured in a police alert collided with a fire hydrant in a dirt lot across from the Chevron located at 2092 E. 24th Street. Authorities said the truck left the scene after the crash. The case...

TENNESSEE — A Tennessee Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Plus East Region trooper placed a commercial driver and his tractor-trailer out of service after a Level I inspection uncovered multiple serious safety violations, including brake issues, an empty fire extinguisher, and an invalid medical certification, officials said. Troopers said the semi-trailer was operating with a deflated air suspension, with all four air bags completely flat, and also had a flat tire. Investigators also...

MASON, MICHIGAN — A jackknifed semi-truck during heavy snowfall set off a chain of slide-offs and crashes that shut down southbound US-127 in Ingham County for nearly three hours Wednesday morning, authorities said. Photo credit: Ingham County Sheriff's Office The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at 10:50 a.m. to southbound US-127 south of Bellevue Road in Leslie Township after a semi-truck lost control in the snow and slid into the median. Photo...