VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A highly respected truck driver is being remembered as an exceptional husband, father, and grandfather after he was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 64 that shut down the westbound lanes for nearly seven hours, authorities said. The crash occurred around 6:50 a.m. Monday near Indian River Road when a sedan lost control while entering I-64 and was struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer, according to WAVY. The impact pushed the truck into a Jersey wall, where it...

STEVINSON, Calif. — A big rig carrying propane cylinders was involved in a minor-injury collision Monday night at the intersection of State Route 165 and State Route 140, causing significant traffic delays, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Merced office. CHP said the force of the impact caused the truck’s cab to separate from the trailer, scattering propane cylinders across the roadway. Fire crews and tow operators responded quickly to secure the scene and begin...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina investigators say a 15-year-old boy whose body was discovered in an overgrown ravine last week was likely the victim of a hit-and-run involving a teal-colored Freightliner Coronado semi-truck, and they are urging the truck driver to come forward. The body of Carlos Colindres was found Thursday off Reidsville Road, less than a mile from where he was last seen at a party on Rickard Drive in the early morning hours of October 26, according to WXII....

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 55-year-old Fairfield man is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving through a police roadblock on a closed stretch of Interstate 74 and nearly hitting officers and a tow truck driver, according to court documents. The incident occurred on November 12, when the westbound lanes of I-74 were shut down for a crash investigation. Police say Jonathan Barron drove onto the closed highway despite his license being suspended, according to FOX19. An affidavit...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A U.S. Border Patrol operation along Interstate 90 led to the arrest of 37 undocumented men — most of them commercial truck drivers operating with valid state-issued CDLs, federal authorities announced. The enforcement effort took place from November 8 through 11 along the western stretch of the New York State Thruway, where agents from the Buffalo Station, assisted by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations, conducted targeted...

FREMONT COUNTY, Iowa — A pickup truck driver has been arrested after a violent road rage confrontation in late June that escalated from a county road onto Interstate 29 and ended with a steel hitch ball being thrown through a semi-truck’s windshield, authorities said. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office announced that Cory Gene Behrens, 42, was taken into custody on July 10 on multiple charges, including Intimidate with a Dangerous Weapon, Going Armed with Intent, Criminal...

LANHAM, Md. — A tractor-trailer struck scaffolding beneath an overpass on the inner loop of I-495 early Tuesday morning, sending metal and debris across the roadway and causing extensive traffic delays in Prince George’s County. The crash occurred around 2:41 a.m. at the MD-704 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Highway) overpass, just past Exit 19 near U.S. Route 50, according to FOX 5 DC. The impact caused sections of scaffolding and metal to fall onto the Beltway, blocking travel...

BOWMANSVILLE, Pa. — State Police are searching for the individuals who threw multiple pumpkins from an overpass along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, striking a tractor-trailer and shattering its windshield late Wednesday night. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on November 13 as a 2017 Peterbilt 579 was traveling westbound at Mile Marker 288.5 in East Cocalico Township, according to FOX43. The truck, driven by 75-year-old Curtis Baker of Camden, Delaware, was hit by one of the...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A driver was airlifted to a Nashville hospital early Tuesday after their vehicle rear-ended a flatbed semi-tractor trailer at a Clarksville intersection, becoming pinned beneath the truck. The crash happened around 6:05 a.m. at Ft. Campbell Boulevard and Millswood Drive, where Clarksville Fire & Rescue units responded to reports of a vehicle trapped under the rear section of a flatbed trailer, according to Clarksville Fire & Rescue. Photo credit:...

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. — A 75-year-old man from Covington was killed Monday afternoon when his pickup truck was struck by a fully loaded dump truck and pushed into oncoming traffic on U.S. 42 in Boone County. Photo credit: WLWT The victim, identified as Hermon Lewis Estes Jr., had slowed to a stop for unknown reasons when the northbound dump truck behind him was unable to brake in time and crashed into the rear passenger side of his Chevy Silverado, according to WLWT. The impact...

ATLANTA, Ga. — Two sisters were hospitalized late Sunday after a man who had earlier assaulted their father opened fire on them near a BP gas station in downtown Atlanta. The violence began when a tow truck driver attempted to tow an SUV from the BP station at John Wesley Dobbs Avenue and Piedmont Avenue. The driver of the SUV became enraged, starting a heated argument that turned physical. The suspect allegedly slammed the tow truck operator to the ground before fleeing north on John...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 31-year-old Uzbekistan national wanted in his home country for terrorism-related offenses was arrested in Kansas while working as a commercial truck driver, federal officials announced Monday. Photo credit: DHS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identified the man as Akhror Bozorov, who was taken into custody on November 9. Bozorov is wanted in Uzbekistan under a 2022 arrest warrant accusing him of belonging to a terrorist organization, distributing...