EDEN, N.C. — A dump truck driver accused of running a stop sign and killing four utility workers in Eden has been indicted on second-degree murder charges and is being held on $1.6 million bond, according to court records. Michael Ray Vernon, 66, of Eden, was formally indicted Monday on four counts of second-degree murder without regard to human life and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, according to WGHP and court documents. He appeared in...

WAYNE, Okla. — A police pursuit in central Oklahoma ended Wednesday morning when the fleeing suspect crashed into a semi-truck on Interstate 35, causing the rig to roll and seriously injuring the truck driver. The incident began around 8:19 a.m. when the Oklahoma Highway Patrol dispatch was notified that the District 21 Task Force was pursuing a vehicle northbound on I-35 near the 78-mile marker. Before troopers could join the chase, the suspect’s vehicle crashed. Around the...

GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. — A person was injured early Thursday after a dump truck and a tractor-trailer collided on Interstate 64, causing both vehicles to strike embankments and trapping the drivers inside, according to Virginia State Police. Photo credit: Goochland County Government The crash occurred around 3:40 a.m. on November 20 along I-64 East near the Route 623 exit, according to WRIC. Investigators said the dump truck was stopped or disabled in the right lane when a...

GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — A tractor-trailer driver was killed Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95, according to Virginia State Police. Troopers said the crash occurred around 2 p.m. on November 19 along I-95 South near the Route 301 exit at the 12-mile marker, according to WRIC. An initial investigation found that the tractor-trailer ran off the right side of the roadway, struck multiple trees, and overturned. Photo credit: Virginia State Police The...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A tractor-trailer driver has been charged with reckless driving after crashing into a stationary pothole repair work zone on I-295 Wednesday evening, triggering a five-vehicle collision that injured several people, according to Virginia State Police. Photo credit: Virginia State Police  The crash happened around 8:24 p.m. on southbound I-295 near the I-64 eastbound Exit 28A, according to WRIC. Investigators say the tractor-trailer failed to move into...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Several ramps on Interstate 77 were closed early Thursday after a tractor-trailer hauling live turkeys crashed near Exit 16B, sending dozens of birds wandering across the roadway, according to local officials. The crash occurred around 1 a.m. on the northbound ramp to Sunset Road, according to WBTV. The impact caused cages to break loose from the trailer, releasing turkeys across the ramp area. Not all of the birds survived. Photo credit: wccbcharlotte A yellow...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The family of a 16-year-old boy killed in a July crash on Interstate 75 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a truck driver and his employer, alleging negligence and a history of dangerous driving contributed to the fatal collision. Photo credit: Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers Tristan Brown, 16, died on July 20 when a Hills Trucking Company semi-truck slammed into the vehicle carrying him, his father, and his sister, according to WKYT. His father and sister were...

QUARTZSITE, Ariz. — A 29-year-old Uzbekistani national who authorities say illegally re-entered the United States was taken into custody Tuesday after a vehicle accident on Interstate 10 revealed he was carrying five different identification cards. Border Patrol agents with the Blythe Station responded to the scene of the crash near Quartzsite, where they encountered the semi-truck driver and discovered he possessed five IDs — two from New York and three from Ohio, according to...

WESTERN NEW YORK — Nearly 40 people were taken into custody earlier this month during a four-day federal immigration operation along the New York State Thruway, with most of those arrested identified as commercial truck drivers holding valid CDLs. The enforcement action, called “Operation Bear Cave,” was carried out from November 8 through November 11 along Interstate 90, targeting truck stops and rest areas stretching from Buffalo to Syracuse. U.S. Customs and Border...

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....