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Rope System and Stabilization Struts Used to Rescue Driver From Semi Cab Hanging Over Creek Bed in KentuckyOLDHAM 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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Crews Clean Up 300 Gallons of Palm Oil From Icy Pond After Double-Trailer Semi Hauling 68,000 Pounds Leaves I-90 and Lands in 4-Foot-Deep WaterKITTITAS 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 3K Views
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Train Slams Into Swift Semi Stuck on Elevated Railroad Crossing in Gastonia During Snowstorm, Triggering Up to 5 Hours of DelaysGASTONIA, 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 1K Views
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61-Year-Old Zephyrhills Driver Dies When Nissan Sentra Slides Under Semi as Freightliner Blocks Roadway While Turning From Sand Mine Entrance in DavenportDAVENPORT, 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 3K Views
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Virginia couple's Work Jeep Totaled After Flying Ice From Tractor-Trailer Hits “Like a Brick Wall” on I-95 as Police Warn Truck Drivers Can Be Held LiablePETERSBURG, 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 1K Views
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Dense Fog Sparks 59-Vehicle Pileup Closing Both Directions of Highway 99 Near Earlimart as Tulare County Warns “Do Not Rely on Automatic Headlights”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...0 Comments 0 Shares 3K Views
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CSP Identifies CDOT Plow Driver Who Lost Control on I-70 Crossed Cable Barrier and Sent Hockey Team Van Down Embankment Killing DriverCLEAR 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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“Most Important Trek of My ODOT Career” Plow Driver Clears Route So Ambulance Can Get Sick Baby to Cincinnati Children’s in Time During Winter StormCINCINNATI, 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 3K Views
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Tractor-Trailer Loaded With Press ’N Seal Hits Bridge Pillars, Traps Driver Who’s Extricated in 11 Minutes and AirliftedST. 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...0 Comments 0 Shares 989 Views
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