ST. JAMES, MISSOURI — A tractor-trailer driver was airlifted to a trauma hospital Tuesday evening after crashing into bridge pillars near the 172 mile marker, leaving the driver trapped and prompting a multi-agency response. DRFPD and Phelps Health EMS were dispatched at 5:47 p.m. for a reported tractor-trailer crash with a possible fatality and entrapment. Responding units included Chief 601, Rescue Pumper 6614, Pumper 6610, Brush 6618, and Brush 6638, with mutual aid requested from...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — In the middle of last weekend’s winter storm, an Ohio Department of Transportation snowplow driver helped carve a path through treacherous roads so an ambulance transporting a sick baby could reach Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for urgent care. ODOT driver Joe Este said he got the call about 20 minutes into his shift on Sunday, Jan. 25, after crews warned they were running out of time to get the infant, Bryson, to a hospital capable of providing a...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — Colorado State Patrol has identified the CDOT snowplow driver involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near Herman Gulch, just east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. Troopers were called to the scene around 8:53 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, on the snow-covered eastbound lanes near milepost 218. The crash involved a snowplow, a sprinter-style Ford Transit van carrying a California hockey team, and two other passenger vehicles. Photo...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. — A major chain-reaction crash involving dozens of vehicles forced the complete shutdown of Highway 99 in both directions early Saturday in central California, as dense fog severely reduced visibility, officials said. Photo credit: Tulare County Fire Department  According to Tulare County Fire, the pileup stretched across northbound and southbound lanes from Avenue 24 to the Kern County line, prompting a full closure of the Golden State Highway....

PETERSBURG, Va. — A Petersburg couple says their Jeep was totaled after a chunk of ice flew off a tractor-trailer traveling on the opposite side of Interstate 95 and slammed into their vehicle near the Maury Street exit, underscoring the dangers of not clearing winter debris from vehicles. Photo credit: wtvr Felicia and Flynn Martinez said they were driving northbound on I-95 when the ice launched across the interstate and hit with explosive force. “I just heard this...

DAVENPORT, Fla. — A 61-year-old man from Zephyrhills was killed early Saturday, January 31, after his car was crushed in an underride crash with a semi-truck at the intersection of Deen Still Road and Wheeler Road, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Deputies said the crash happened just before 6 a.m. (around 5:45 a.m.). Investigators say a Freightliner semi-truck, driven by a 21-year-old man from Georgia, had pulled out from a sand mine entrance and was...

GASTONIA, N.C. — A Norfolk Southern train collided with a Swift Transportation semi-truck Saturday near Poplar Street and Airline Avenue, about a mile from downtown Gastonia, after the truck became stuck on the railroad tracks during the snowstorm, according to police. Photo credit: Gastonia Police Department Gastonia Police said the crash happened as low visibility, slick roads and reduced traction on elevated surfaces like railroad crossings made travel dangerous. Sgt. Dan...

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Cleanup crews have removed most of the palm oil that spilled after a tractor-trailer went off Interstate 90 near Ellensburg and ended up in an icy retention pond, according to an update from the Washington Department of Ecology. The crash happened Wednesday near milepost 107, where the semi pulling two trailers left the roadway and crossed four lanes before coming to rest about 50 feet off I-90 in a detention pond roughly 4 feet deep. The Washington State...

OLDHAM COUNTY, KENTUCKY — A semi-truck driver was rescued early Friday, Jan. 31, after a crash in Oldham County left the cab suspended several feet above a creek bed in snowy terrain and sub-zero wind chills, according to the Pewee Valley Fire Protection District. Photo credit: Pewee Valley Fire Protection Pewee Valley firefighters said crews were dispatched with Oldham County EMS (OCEMS) to the intersection of Ash Avenue and Old Henry Road at around 6 a.m. for a report of a...

MESQUITE AREA, NEVADA — A collision involving two semi tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle left an estimated 76,000 pounds of potatoes scattered across Interstate 15 early Friday morning, Jan. 30, briefly shutting down lanes as crews worked to clear the roadway. Nevada State Police said the crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on I-15 south of Mesquite, roughly 100 miles north of Las Vegas. No fatalities were reported, and one person was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries,...

FLORIDA — Florida highway safety officials say they’re changing how driver license testing is administered statewide, moving all knowledge and skills exams — including commercial driver license (CDL) testing — to English-only beginning Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, and ending the use of translated printed exams and interpreter/translation services during testing. Under the policy described in the agency announcement you shared, the English-only requirement would apply to...

HOMER, N.Y. — A 23-year-old man from Camden suffered hand and facial injuries after a slab of ice flew off a tractor-trailer and smashed through his pickup’s windshield on Interstate 81 northbound in the Town of Homer, New York State Police said. Troopers responded around 12:35 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2026, after receiving a report of a vehicle with a shattered windshield. Police said their investigation determined the tractor-trailer and a Chevrolet pickup were both traveling north on...