BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A mass-casualty/trauma crash involving 43 vehicles shut down all lanes of eastbound State Route 58 east of Tower Line Road Tuesday morning, with investigators citing extremely dense fog as a possible factor. Photo credit: California Highway Patrol According to the California Highway Patrol Bakersfield Area, calls came in at approximately 8:07 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, reporting a multi-vehicle collision blocking the entire eastbound roadway. CHP units...

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A crash involving an Indiana State Police trooper caused traffic backups on I-70 eastbound near Plainfield Thursday morning after a trooper’s patrol vehicle was hit while the trooper was already investigating a separate rollover crash, ISP said. The crash was reported around 9:02 a.m. Thursday near the 60-mile marker on I-70 eastbound, about five miles west of Plainfield, between IN 39 and Center Street. The right lane was closed, leading to delays in the area....

SEAGOVILLE, Texas — A Seagoville tow truck driver is being credited with helping save a man’s life after spotting him “bobbing up and down” in frigid drainage water and jumping in to keep his head above the surface until officers arrived — a rescue the interim police chief said came within a two-minute window of being too late. Douglas Lane (Photo credit: FOX4) Police say Douglas Lane, 41, was driving Tuesday when he noticed an abandoned vehicle in the...

PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — An Amoco gas station on Kingmont Road was closed Wednesday evening after a tractor-trailer crashed into a power pole, according to local officials. The Valley Volunteer Fire Department shared photos from the scene around 6:20 p.m. 911 officials reported no injuries. Photo credit: Valley Volunteer Fire Department As of 6:40 p.m., the gas station remained closed while crews worked the incident. Mon Power was on scene addressing the damage and assisting...

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — A fully loaded double semi-truck left Interstate 90 and ended up in a pond near Ellensburg, landing about 50 feet off the roadway in 3 to 4 feet of water, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened near milepost 107 and was caused by distracted driving. The semi was not blocking any lanes and traffic was not impacted, WSP noted. The driver’s condition was not immediately known, and officials did not say when crews expect...

LAKE STATION, Ind. — A semi-truck carrying U.S. mail and postal packages split open in a crash early Thursday morning on a major interchange ramp in northwest Indiana, spilling packages across the roadway and forcing traffic diversions for several hours, according to Indiana State Police. Photo credit: abc7chicago ISP said the crash happened at about 4:15 a.m. on the ramp from northbound I-65 to eastbound I-80/94. Troopers said the semi struck a pole, causing the trailer to...

WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO — A semi-truck tipped over late Wednesday night after blowing a tire on the Highway 58 flyover to eastbound I-70, spilling hundreds of beers and dozens of kegs across Youngfield Street, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department. Photo credit: Wheat Ridge Police Department Police said the crash happened around 11 p.m. when the truck suffered a tire blowout and overturned on the ramp. The driver was transported to the hospital, though officials did not...

JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer hauling propane overturned Wednesday morning along U.S. 64 in Jackson County, shutting down a critical mountain truck route and potentially keeping the highway closed for several days, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the semi was traveling west near Rhody Lane when it ran off the left side of the roadway, struck a guardrail, went down an embankment,...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — A large pile-up involving about 17 vehicles, including five semi-trucks, forced the closure of southbound Interstate 196 near South Haven on Tuesday as responders worked through hazardous conditions along the lakeshore. Michigan State Police troopers from the Wayland Post confirmed the crash and said in an afternoon update that no serious injuries had been reported. MSP also noted that an unoccupied patrol vehicle was struck during the chain-reaction crash. As of...

HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS — A Hays County jury has awarded $46 million to the parents of Andrew West, an oilfield worker who was run over and killed at a DeWitt County well site in 2019, finding a truck driver and his employer negligent in the fatal incident. According to case details reported in court coverage, jurors found truck driver Gerald Walker and John Dotson Trucking responsible for West’s death, assigning 90% of the blame to Walker and 10% to the trucking company. Jurors also...

LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA — As winter weather left motorists stranded along Interstate 20 in Lincoln Parish Tuesday, one local resident stepped in to help drivers stuck in the cold by hand-delivering meals and gasoline near an I-20 exit. Greg Terrell, who lives near the interstate, said he took action after seeing drivers trapped in freezing conditions and said his own background as a professional driver pushed him to help. “There’s something God put the spirit on and...

NORTHEAST OHIO — Several semi-truck crashes snarled traffic across the region Tuesday as wintry weather, ongoing snowfall, and cold temperatures created hazardous road conditions in Summit and Lake counties, officials said. In Summit County, video obtained from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) appears to show two separate semi-truck crashes along I-76 West. The footage shows a semi already lodged in the guardrail, indicating an earlier crash in the area, before capturing...