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...

LAFAYETTE, NEW YORK — A massive snowstorm pileup involving 37 vehicles — including three tractor-trailers — snarled Interstate 81 near Exit 73 in LaFayette Thursday afternoon, sending seven people to hospitals and forcing uninjured motorists to be transported from the scene, state police said. Frey, 39, of Tully, said the vehicle he was riding in had come to a stop in the storm before being hit from behind, triggering a spin as more vehicles collided nearby. “All...

GREENWICH TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A major multi-vehicle crash during snowy conditions forced an hours-long closure on Interstate 78 in Berks County Saturday before lanes reopened later in the afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police and local fire officials. State police said the crash occurred in the westbound lanes near mile marker 39.1 in Greenwich Township. Initial dispatches reported a multi-vehicle crash, and troopers later confirmed four commercial vehicles and eight...

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI — An Adams County man has been arrested in connection with the intentional burning of a semi-truck parked at a Natchez residence, and additional charges were filed after deputies said suspected controlled substances were found during the arrest, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said Troy Leake Sr., 45, of Natchez, was arrested earlier this week at a home on Fox Glen Circle. Patten said Leake was initially...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA — A Florida truck driver was arrested on an obstruction of justice charge after deputies said they found blood inside and outside a semi-truck that had gone into a ditch near a Pilot Truck Stop late Thursday night, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Olson Jean, 41, of Pompano Beach, was taken into custody following a 911 call reporting a suspicious person behind the Pilot Truck Stop near South Rock Road at approximately...

WESTON, IOWA — A semi-truck tipped over on Interstate 80 in western Iowa as winter weather and strong winds moved through the area, killing the driver, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The crash happened on I-80 westbound at mile marker 12, south of Weston, officials said. According to a state patrol crash report, the semi was struck by strong winds, causing the driver to lose control and leave the roadway. Investigators said the driver attempted to regain control, but the truck...

WINDSOR, ONTARIO — A Windsor judge has sentenced a transport truck driver to nine months in jail for careless driving causing death following a Highway 401 collision that killed two people, court officials said. Lovepreet Singh, 30, of Brampton, was sentenced to nine months after pleading guilty to careless driving causing death in connection with a crash that happened Sept. 23, 2022, on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Belle River Road. Court heard Singh’s phone was...

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — A tractor-trailer carrying an unusual load of bees overturned Friday morning on the busy Finesilver Curve, shutting down the connector near downtown for several hours, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Interstate 10 West offramp to eastbound Interstate 35, officials said. Photo credit: Texas Department of Transportation SAFD said the tractor-trailer was hauling a load of bees when it overturned....

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A repossession attempt turned violent in Baltimore after investigators said a man assaulted and robbed a tow truck driver who was trying to repossess a Tesla, and authorities are now searching for a suspect wanted on armed robbery charges, according to WBFF and the U.S. Marshals Service. Investigators said the incident happened on Oct. 29, 2025, on West Saratoga Street in southwest Baltimore. Authorities identified the suspect as Lamont Jeremiah Jones, 45, who is...

EASTERN PLAINS, COLORADO — High winds prompted Colorado officials to restrict high-profile vehicles from traveling on Interstate 70 Friday afternoon, after multiple semis reportedly overturned along the corridor, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Photo credit: Colorado State Patrol CSP said the restriction was announced shortly after 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, affecting both directions of I-70 between Highway 40 (Deer Trail) and the Kansas state line (about 10 miles east of...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A 55-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon after being struck and crushed by a semi-truck in a grocery store parking lot in Van Nuys, with police saying the incident appears to have been an accident and that no DUI or criminal activity was involved. Officials said the collision was reported just before 2 p.m. in the 6600–6700 block of Van Nuys Boulevard, near Vanowen Street, where a semi-truck hauling a trailer was moving through the parking lot of...