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2021-09-06 14:49:56 -

16 dead, 22 injured in crash that buried semi cab inside front end of bus
A crash between a semi truck and a loaded bus left 16 dead and injured 22 more on Thursday afternoon. The crash happened at the Arizona-Mexico border in Sonoyta, Mexico, just across the border from Arizona. According to Albuquerque Journal, the crash occurred on Highway 2, which connects Sonoyta to the city of San Luis Rio Colorado. Of the 22 injured...

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2025-12-11 15:51:18 -

35-Year-Old Tractor-Trailer Driver, Shot Through Cab Door While Traveling on I-95 South in Richmond
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A 35-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Atlanta was hospitalized after being shot through the passenger-side door of his semi while driving on Interstate 95 South in Richmond on Wednesday night, according to Virginia State Police. The shooting happened just after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, on I-95 South near the Bells Road exit. Investigators say the...

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2026-02-03 15:48:13 -

42,000-Pound Steel Beam Load Punches Through Tractor-Trailer Cab After Sudden Stop on Lincoln Highway in York County
YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — A tractor-trailer hauling a 42,000-pound load of steel beams had its cab punctured by the cargo Monday morning after the driver came to an abrupt stop on Lincoln Highway in Paradise Township, according to the York County Office of Emergency Management. Photo credit: York County PA Office of Emergency Management Officials said the crash happened...

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2026-02-18 22:32:38 -

49-Year-Old Texas Truck Driver Found Dead Inside Semi Cab During Welfare Check on I-10 in Florida
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — A 49-year-old truck driver from Wharton, Texas, was found dead Tuesday afternoon inside his tractor on Interstate 10, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers responded at 1:06 p.m. to westbound I-10 at mile marker 28 for a welfare check on a semi-truck. When they arrived, they found the occupant of the truck tractor unconscious inside the cab....

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2026-06-24 20:57:34 -

63-Year-Old Iowa Truck Driver Killed After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire in I-64 Bridge Crash in West Virginia; Dog Pulled Alive From Cab as Truck and Car Dangle Off Bridge; Dog Returned to Family
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA — The truck driver killed in a fiery tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 64 in Kanawha County has been identified as 63-year-old Jeffrey Carl Simons of Wellsburg, Iowa, according to South Charleston police. The crash happened Tuesday evening on I-64 west near the Dunbar-South Charleston Bridge, close to Exit 54. Tractor-Trailer Caught Fire After Crash...

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2026-01-15 18:56:58 -

Arizona Troopers Cite Driver for Speed and Unsecured Load After Metal Beam Load Shifts Into Cab During Single-Vehicle Crash
ELOY, ARIZONA — A commercial driver was airlifted to a hospital after a load of metal beams shifted into the cab during a single-vehicle crash south of Eloy Tuesday afternoon, according to Arizona Highway Patrol and the Eloy Police Department. Officials said the collision happened around 1 p.m. Jan. 13, 2026, on AZ-87 southbound near milepost 116, as the commercial vehicle attempted to...

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2021-08-25 14:08:46 -

Body found in cab of semi truck submerged in Arkansas River
Authorities in Arkansas are investigating after a male was found deceased inside the cab of a semi truck that went into a river. Shortly before 9 p.m. on August 22, multiple agencies responded to a report of a semi truck that had gone off the road and into the Arkansas River in Mulberry, Arkansas, according to local outlet 5NewsOnline. When first responders arrived on scene, they found...

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2022-05-18 13:24:41 -

Cab ripped in half in double semi wreck
The cab of a semi truck was ripped in half in a wreck with another rig in Connecticut on Saturday morning. The accident happened on May 14th at around 5:53 a.m. on Interstate 84 near Vernon. According to Patch News, Both trucks were traveling east on I-84, a half mile past Exit 67, when one of the drivers lost control and crashed into the other truck. The cab of the...

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2024-03-12 16:02:09 -

Driver found dead in cab after two days
Truck driver found dead in his cab behind Nebraska truck stop two days after he was last heard from. Police were called to the Love’s at 1300 Monroe Avenue in Norfolk, Nebraska at around 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 11th for a welfare check on a truck driver. According to Norfolk Daily News, the driver reportedly had prior medical issues no one had heard from him...

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2026-01-14 23:24:54 -

Fire Crews Help Free Trapped Truck Driver and Rescue His Dog From a “Void Space” in the Wrecked Cab in Texas
CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS — Baytown Fire Department crews responded to a mutual-aid call Friday afternoon for an 18-wheeler rollover with entrapment in Chambers County, where firefighters extricated the trapped driver and later rescued a dog found inside the cab, officials said. Photo credit: Baytown Fire Department Officials said the call came in shortly before 1:00 p.m. Friday,...

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2022-08-29 14:49:52 -

Georgia DPS calls out trucker’s messy cab as ‘extremely dangerous’
On Wednesday morning, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to social media to call out a trucker for the junk food and beverage containers they discovered during a CMV inspection. In the August 24 post, Georgia DPS said: Seriously! There are no words for this one. . . SFC Patterson (Region A) stopped this CMV for an inspection, and when the door opened, he was at a loss for...

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2025-06-12 21:21:35 -

Man Arrested in Carlisle County for Social Media Death Threats
A man accused of threatening to kill multiple people on Facebook was arrested in Carlisle County, Kentucky, following a joint investigation by the River Counties Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and local authorities. According to the Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received multiple calls on Wednesday reporting Facebook posts from a user threatening to kill residents...

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2025-06-11 13:48:15 -

Reckless Driving Charge Filed After Fiery I-81 Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer into River in Augusta County, Virginia
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a violent crash on Interstate 81 in Augusta County, Virginia, that ended with a tractor-trailer plunging off a bridge into the Middle River. According to Virginia State Police, the incident occurred over the weekend when 22-year-old Mustafa B. Dogan, of Ridgefield, New Jersey, attempted to merge from the right lane to the left while...

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2022-07-27 00:00:40 -

Tanker driver hauling ‘human waste sludge’ rescued from crushed cab by passerby
A tanker truck driver survived a Tuesday morning rollover crash in Michigan, according to local first responders. The crash occurred around 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, in South Haven, Michigan. South Haven Area Emergency Services said that a tanker truck rolled while making a turn at the intersection of M-43 and Blue Star Memorial Highway. The rollover crash...

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2026-01-05 20:41:14 -

Tractor-Trailer Cab Fire Injures Driver and Damages Overhead Signs on I-16 Eastbound in Savannah
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — A tractor-trailer caught fire and crashed into overhead highway signs on Interstate 16 eastbound near downtown Savannah Monday morning, forcing a full closure of the eastbound lanes and disrupting a major route into the city. Photo credit: Savannah Fire Department Authorities said I-16 eastbound was shut down around 9 a.m. from Interstate 516 at the Lynes...

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2025-05-09 00:38:19 -

Truck Crashes Into California Starbucks After Medical Emergency; Driver Trapped by Electrical Hazard
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A truck driver was trapped inside his cab early Wednesday morning after crashing through a Starbucks in Oceanside, California, following a medical emergency. The incident occurred just before 4:45 a.m. on May 7 at the Starbucks located on North Coast Highway near State Route 76. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the driver experienced a medical event, ran a...

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2022-05-19 20:49:22 -

Truck driver found guilty of murder for stabbing co-driver in cab on I-70 in Indiana
A jury in Wayne County, Indiana, returned a guilty verdict for a truck driver accused of killing his co-driver in the summer of 2019. Florida-based truck driver Pavel Nery-Gonzalez, 50, was found guilty on a homicide charge, according to a May 19 report from the Palladium-Item. The trial was expected to last two weeks, but only lasted four days. Fifty-five year old Florida-based...

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2025-04-17 18:31:22 -

Truck Driver Killed After Tree Falls on Tractor-Trailer on I-64 in Virginia
GOOCHLAND, Va. — A tragic accident on Interstate 64 claimed the life of a truck driver Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell directly onto his vehicle. Virginia State Police (VSP) responded to the fatal crash around 3:30 p.m. on eastbound I-64 near mile marker 172.5. According to a preliminary investigation, a large tree collapsed onto a tractor-trailer traveling in the right lane,...

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2024-04-03 14:30:02 -

Trucker calls for help in wrangling eagle running loose in cab
A truck driver called for help after his rescue of an injured bird led to an eagle running loose in cab in South Dakota earlier this month. The truck driver rescued the golden eagle earlier in the day after seeing it get hit by another tractor trailer. He stopped and wrapped the stunned eagle in a blanket before bringing it into his cab and continuing on his route. Later...

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