An eighteen-wheel tractor trailer caught fire Monday evening around 8:30 p.m. on U.S. 50 near mile marker 209, west of Maysville on Monarch Pass, prompting a highway closure that lasted approximately three hours. Emergency crews responded after a 911 call was received by the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center. Upon arrival, they found the truck fully engulfed in flames. The driver, Charles Metoyer, 45, of Houston, Texas, was headed eastbound toward New Mexico...

A fatal crash on the New York State Thruway near Exit 24 in Albany claimed the life of a 64-year-old man on Monday afternoon. The collision occurred around 12:11 p.m., just west of I-90’s interchange with the Northway, according to New York State Police. The victim, identified as William Morrissey of Middleburgh, was pronounced dead at the scene after a tractor trailer collided with his SUV. The impact shut down the highway’s left lane for nearly five hours as investigators...

A serious crash on Interstate 270 in Maryland caused major delays Monday morning after a tractor trailer flipped over onto a sedan near the Montgomery-Frederick County line. The accident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. near Dr. Perry Road in the Hyattstown area. According to Davis Pazos, assistant chief for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, the collision left three people in the car and the truck driver injured, though none of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening....

Dozens of truck drivers in California claim they’re still waiting for payment after working for months to clean up the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County. From March to May, more than 40 drivers were contracted to remove debris from the burn zone. Many of them worked up to 16 hours a day under extreme conditions — yet say their paychecks never arrived. “We’re all behind on insurance, mortgages,” said Alex Miramontes, owner of Gray Valley...

On the morning of June 13, 2025, at approximately 7:46 a.m., Memphis police responded to a reported burglary of a semi-trailer at 3399 Raines Road. According to Memphis Police, the truck driver was parked and waiting to deliver a load at a nearby business when a black Nissan Altima with no license plates approached the rear of the trailer. One suspect exited the Altima with a cutting grinder and severed the trailer lock. Simultaneously, a silver Infiniti G50 sedan arrived, and two...

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A fatal crash shut down M-53 in northern Macomb County on Monday morning after a white Chevrolet SUV collided with the rear of a semi-truck. According to FOX 2, a 49-year-old man from Bruce Township was pronounced dead at the scene. Aerial footage showed the SUV lodged into the back of the trailer at the crash site near 32 Mile in Washington Township. The semi-truck driver was not injured. The Macomb County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate...

A truck driver is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and evading law enforcement for three days in Michigan. The incident began around 5:45 a.m. on June 7th in the 5000 block of Argyle Street, where police responded to a report of domestic assault involving a 42-year-old woman. The suspect, 55-year-old Ali Ahmed Zbib, fled the scene and entered a semi truck parked nearby. Police located Zbib in the truck on the 14300 block of Michigan Avenue. When officers...

A fiery fuel truck crash early Saturday morning in Graniteville, South Carolina, caused the collapse of the Old Vaucluse Road overpass and forced a complete shutdown of Interstate 20 in both directions through Aiken County. Remarkably, only minor injuries were reported. Authorities say the tanker truck, carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline, was traveling eastbound on I-20 around 4:00 a.m. when it crashed under the overpass. The impact and ensuing fire sent massive flames into the sky,...

Two people were injured Friday morning following a collision between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, according to the Quarryville Fire Company. The crash occurred around 10:25 a.m. at the intersection of Friendly Drive and Lancaster Pike. Emergency crews arriving on scene found the pickup truck slammed into a pole after being struck by the tractor-trailer. Both injured individuals were transported to the hospital. The severity of their...

A cyberattack that took place last month may have left the personal data of thousands of people exposed, according to a June 6 statement from TxDOT. TxDOT reported that on May 12, 2025, “unusual activity” was detected in its Crash Records Information System (CRIS). An internal investigation revealed that a compromised account had been used to access and download nearly 300,000 crash reports. The account has since been disabled, and TxDOT says it is working to strengthen its...

  A truck driver who kidnapped a young Army veteran in Dallas and dumped her body in East Texas has been sentenced to life in federal prison, authorities announced. Naasson Hazzard, 28, of Austin, was convicted of kidnapping resulting in death, a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence. On June 12, 2025, U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay handed down the sentence following Hazzard’s January conviction. The victim, 25-year-old Caleigha Zangari, was a U.S. Army veteran...

A semi-truck crash on Interstate 65 in downtown Louisville Friday morning caused major traffic disruptions and sent plumes of black smoke rising through the city after the vehicle caught fire and fell off the elevated roadway. The driver, remarkably, survived with only minor injuries. Emergency crews responded after a call came in to MetroSafe at 10:14 a.m., reporting a single-vehicle crash near Jefferson Street. TRIMARC cameras showed the semi ablaze and hanging off I-65 before it...