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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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2026-06-26 23:43:23 -

California CHP Increases Truck Stops and Inspections Near Border After Spike in Crashes and Log Violations
EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol Border Division's Commercial Vehicle Unit has announced increased enforcement efforts in response to a rise in commercial vehicle collisions, unsafe driving behaviors, and hours-of-service violations in the region. Officers are conducting inspections and enforcement operations to ensure commercial drivers and vehicles are operating in...

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2026-06-26 23:23:42 -

Prime Inc. Sues IRS for $11 Million Tax Refund on Diesel Used to Power Refrigerated Trailers; Not to Drive the Trucks; Says Refrigerated Trailer Fuel Should Not Be Taxed as Highway Fuel
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI — Prime Inc., one of the country's largest trucking companies, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking an $11 million refund from the Internal Revenue Service for federal fuel excise taxes the company says were wrongfully collected on diesel fuel used to power its refrigerated trailer units — not to drive the trucks. The complaint was filed on June 16, 2026, in...

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2026-06-26 19:48:46 -

$1.3 Million in Stolen Copper Wire From Alabama and Data Center Equipment From Florida Recovered From Two Stolen Trailers at Illinois Truck Yard — Stolen Plates Also Found
ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS — Cook County Sheriff's Office investigators recovered more than $1.3 million in stolen goods from two stolen semi-trailers found at a truck yard in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, including $300,000 in copper wire and $1 million worth of data center infrastructure equipment — with stolen license plates on one trailer and a trail leading back to...

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2026-06-26 19:44:02 -

'I Have Not Forgiven You': Families Confront Fatigued Truck Driver in Court as He's Sentenced to 20 Years for I-20 Crash That Killed Five — Three Generations of One Family Gone; Some Forgave Him, Some Did Not
KAUFMAN, TEXAS — More than a year after a fatigued truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and triggered a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 20 that killed five people — including three generations of a Fort Worth family — the survivors and loved ones of the victims came face to face with him in a Kaufman County courtroom Thursday and delivered words of grief, anger, and in...

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2026-06-26 19:05:18 -

Ohio Truck Driver Charged With Murder After Body of 36-Year-Old Indianapolis Woman Found in Semi Cab at Travel Center; Driver Told Investigators He May Be Responsible
PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO — A 38-year-old truck driver has been charged with murder after the body of a 36-year-old Indianapolis woman was found inside his semi-truck at a travel center near the Ohio-Indiana state line this week, with the suspect himself providing information to investigators suggesting he may be responsible for her death. Shanae Robinson, 36, of Indianapolis, was identified...

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