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2026-06-29 16:58:33 -

Arizona Trooper Stops Pickup Hauling Heavy Construction Equipment — No CDL, No Medical Card, No USDOT Number, CDL Driver Was Waiting at Destination
MESA, ARIZONA — An Arizona Highway Patrol trooper stopped a pickup truck hauling a piece of heavy construction equipment on AZ-202 near Warner Road on June 23, 2026, and found the driver had no commercial driver's license, no medical card, and no USDOT number — while a CDL driver was apparently waiting at the destination for the load to arrive. According to AZDPS, the driver was...

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2026-06-29 16:38:01 -

California Driver Arrested After Indiana Police Find $2.8 Million in Stolen Tungsten Oxide Powder in His Semi — Driver Used Fake Documents to Steal It From Pennsylvania; Cargo Destined for Mitsubishi in Japan
GREENFIELD, INDIANA — A California truck driver was arrested on Interstate 70 in Greenfield Saturday morning after police stopped his semi and confirmed it was carrying nearly 40,000 pounds of stolen Tungsten Oxide Powder worth $2,857,500 that had been fraudulently obtained in Pennsylvania and was destined for Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in Japan. Greenfield Police Department...

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2026-06-29 16:05:13 -

Pickup Truck Driver Killed in Crash With Two Tractor-Trailers in I-83 Work Zone Backlog; Both Truck Drivers Uninjured
NEWBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A pickup truck driver was killed Monday morning after a crash involving two tractor-trailers on southbound Interstate 83 in Newberry Township, where traffic had backed up through a weekend construction zone that was in the process of being cleared. Pennsylvania State Police Troop J were called to the scene at approximately 5:58 a.m. near mile marker...

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2026-06-28 22:53:32 -

North Carolina Deputy Killed When Tractor-Trailer Rear-Ends His Patrol Car in Work Zone While He Protected Road Crew on US-74 — Leaves Wife and Two Children; Driver Charged With Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle
BOLTON, NORTH CAROLINA — A Columbus County Sheriff's Office deputy who was shielding a road striping crew on US-74 Thursday morning was killed when a tractor-trailer failed to slow down and slammed into his marked patrol vehicle from behind, then struck a bumper truck ahead of it, crossed the median, and caught fire. Deputy Damien Draper Bost, 30, of Nakina, was transported to Columbus...

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2026-06-28 19:22:15 -

Texas Deputy Killed When Heavy-Equipment Truck Slams Into Her Patrol Car While Directing Traffic on I-45 — Six Months Into Patrol Career, Weeks From Her 25th Birthday; Driver Stayed at Scene and Cooperated
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — A 24-year-old Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy was killed early Sunday morning when a heavy-equipment utility truck hauling a trailer loaded with concrete form material slammed into her patrol car as she directed traffic at a crash scene on Interstate 45 near Lake Woodlands — just six months after being pinned as a patrol deputy and weeks before her...

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2026-06-27 21:25:36 -

Rhode Island Intersection Sees Third Serious Crash in Three Months — Driver Dies After Running Stop Sign Into Tractor-Trailer; Traffic Signal Approved but Still a Year Away
FOSTER, RHODE ISLAND — A driver is dead after an SUV drove through a stop sign and collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Route 101 and Route 94 in Foster Thursday night — the third serious crash at the same intersection since April, renewing urgent calls for safety improvements at what residents and local leaders say has become a deadly problem spot. The crash...

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2026-06-27 20:42:02 -

Oversized Trailer Breaks Free and Rides Over Subaru After Helper Vehicle Accidentally Unlocks It During Lane Change on I-75; Two Women Escape With Minor Injuries
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA — Two Georgia women escaped with minor injuries Saturday morning after the rear trailer of an oversized tractor-trailer combination broke loose on northbound Interstate 75 and rode over the top of their Subaru Forester, crushing the vehicle and blocking all northbound lanes for nearly two hours. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at approximately 9:52...

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2026-06-27 19:30:47 -

Florida Tow Truck Driver Arrested After Stealing Debit Card From Car He Was Called to Impound — Victim Had Just Been Arrested for Theft Herself, Driver Already Had Active Burglary Warrants; Florida Sheriff Says 'He's in Worse Trouble'
KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA — A Polk County tow truck driver was arrested after allegedly breaking into a vehicle he was dispatched to impound and stealing the owner's debit card — a woman who had just been arrested for petty theft herself and was now, according to Sheriff Grady Judd, the victim. Markus Anthony, 32, of Kissimmee, faces charges of burglary, theft, fraudulent use of a credit...

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2026-06-27 18:04:40 -

Semi Driver Flees After CSX Train Drags His Truck 500 Feet in Atlanta — Amazon Packages Scattered Along Tracks, Driver Seen Limping Away
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A semi-truck driver fled the scene of a fiery early-morning collision with a CSX freight train on Atlanta's westside Friday, leaving behind a trail of Amazon shipping packages scattered along the tracks and triggering the suspension of MARTA rail service between two stations. Atlanta Fire Rescue responded at approximately 3:43 a.m. to the intersection of Lee and Sparks...

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2026-06-26 23:53:05 -

Texas 'Operation June Bug' Stops 132 Vehicles in Wichita County — 24 Detained for Immigration Violations, 15 Trucks Impounded, 109 Equipment Violations in One Day
WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS — A single-day multi-agency commercial vehicle and immigration enforcement operation in Wichita County on June 25, 2026, resulted in 24 people detained for being unlawfully present in the United States, 15 truck and trailer combinations impounded, and 109 equipment violations issued. Operation June Bug was a joint effort between the Wichita County Sheriff's Office,...

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