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80 MPH Texas Semi Truck Driver Arrested During I-70 Traffic Stop After K-9 Finds Loaded Handgun, Marijuana, and Synthetic Urine — Driver Faces Felony Weapons Charge and OWI
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA — A Texas man was arrested Friday night after Indiana State Police pulled over his speeding semi truck on Interstate 70 and discovered a loaded handgun, marijuana, and synthetic urine inside the vehicle, while the driver also showed signs of impairment. Photo credit: Indiana State Police At approximately 7:10 p.m. on March 6, 2026, Trooper William Clark was...

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2026-03-07 18:31:51 -

Canine Unit Finds 479 Bundles of Meth Worth $3.4 Million in False Floor Compartment of Semi Truck During Texas Traffic Stop
LIVE OAK COUNTY, TEXAS — A Texas truck driver was arrested after nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered hidden in a false floor compartment beneath his trailer during a traffic stop on US 281, with the drugs destined for Dallas. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper initiated a traffic stop on a blue 2020 Kenworth...

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2025-12-08 19:18:38 -

DWI Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Semi-Truck Driver Wanted by ICE in Fort Bend County
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested an allegedly impaired commercial truck driver who was also wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), authorities said in a December 5 statement. The incident began when a Southeast Region Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Trooper stopped a semi-truck after spotting the driver using a...

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2021-04-23 16:42:50 -

Firefighter struck by semi truck unable to slow for traffic
A firefighter was rushed to the hospital on Thursday morning after being struck by a semi truck. The accident happened on April 22nd at 6:46 a.m. in Venango County, Pennsylvania. According to The Butler Eagle, the fire fighter was directing traffic following an accident on westbound I-80 between Exit 45 and Exit 42 when he was hit by a semi truck. A medical helicopter...

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2021-04-29 21:20:32 -

Firefighter struck by semi truck unable to slow for traffic
A firefighter was rushed to the hospital on Thursday morning after being struck by a semi truck. The accident happened on April 22nd at 6:46 a.m. in Venango County, Pennsylvania. According to The Butler Eagle, the fire fighter was directing traffic following an accident on westbound I-80 between Exit 45 and Exit 42 when he was hit by a semi truck. A medical helicopter...

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2022-07-24 15:16:19 -

Giant AC part disrupts traffic after being knocked from semi truck
Traffic was disrupted in Dallas on Wednesday after a giant piece of AC equipment was knocked from a tractor trailer on Interstate 35. The incident happened on July 20th at around 3:30 p.m. on eastbound I-35 in Dallas’ Stemmons Corridor. According to the Dallas-Morning News, the semi truck was traveling beneath the railroad bridge near Commonwealth Drive when the...

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2025-12-06 19:22:56 -

Green River Mayor Killed in Head-On Collision After Semi-Truck Drifts Into Oncoming Traffic
GREEN RIVER, UTAH — The mayor of Green River, Ren Hatt, was killed Friday night in a devastating head-on collision caused by a semi-truck that veered into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 6, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Photo credit: Utah Department of Safety The fatal crash occurred around 9:40 p.m. on December 5 near mile marker 296, roughly eight miles...

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2022-07-02 16:27:38 -

LA neighborhoods pass emergency law banning truck traffic
The Los Angeles City council has passed an emergency law to temporarily ban new trucking operations in several LA neighborhoods after resident complaints. The ordinance was passed on June 29th and will be in effect for 45 days. The ordinance prohibits truck traffic in neighborhoods near the port of LA in Wilmington and Harbor City. The city will also focus on trucking companies...

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2022-05-03 23:06:51 -

Louisiana cops find $5.5 million worth of cocaine in semi truck during routine traffic stop
Louisiana State Police (LSP) seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine from a semi truck following a traffic stop in Monday. The incident began around 6:20 a.m. on Monday, May 2, after LSP troopers stopped a 2005 Peterbilt 387 traveling east on I-12 in St. Tammany Parish. During the traffic stop, troopers became suspicious of criminal activity and requested permission to search the...

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2022-08-31 12:38:21 -

Motorist tries to pass car stopped in traffic, sparks crash with beer truck that closes interstate for 14 hours
An interstate in Georgia was shut down for 10 hours on Monday after a motorist attempted to pass another vehicle stopped in traffic. The accident happened on August 29th in Dekalb County on Interstate 285 at Ashford Dunwoody Road. According to WSB-TV Atlanta, one motorist tried to go around another vehicle stopped in traffic, causing a crash with three vehicles. A...

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2025-04-24 13:51:18 -

$500K Bond Set for Truck Driver Accused of Texting During Fatal Crash in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas — Bond has been set at $500,000 for a tractor-trailer driver accused of texting while driving during a fatal crash in San Benito, according to Cameron County jail records. Fernando Gonzalez Altamirano, 39, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the Saturday crash that claimed the life of 70-year-old Lorenzo Guajardo, of...

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2026-01-28 16:19:37 -

“It May Look Wet, But It’s Ice” ISP Warns as Overturned Semi Blocks I-465 Northbound on Indy’s West Side
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — An overturned semi-truck and trailer shut down multiple lanes of I-465 northbound on Indianapolis’ west side late Monday morning, leaving traffic squeezed past the wreckage as crews worked an extended cleanup in dangerous cold-weather conditions. Photo credit: fox59 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) reported the crash happened shortly...

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2024-04-09 12:04:50 -

“Major traffic delays” hit states in path of totality
States in the path of totality for the solar eclipse have been hit with “major traffic delays” thanks to an influx of travelers to the areas. Roads and highways in Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Vermont and New Hampshire were reportedly experiencing a flood of motorists from out of state, reported USA Today. Oklahoma officials reported that a 7:30...

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2026-02-04 19:19:00 -

16 Cattle Killed After Semi-Truck Hauling 28 Overturns on Las Vegas Spaghetti Bowl Ramp
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — More than a dozen cattle died after a semi-truck hauling livestock overturned overnight on a major interchange in Las Vegas known as the Spaghetti Bowl, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Troopers responded around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday to a rollover on the I-15 south to I-11 south transition ramp. Police say the semi was carrying 28 cattle when it rolled over....

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2026-03-05 16:48:44 -

180 Days in Jail, 768 Hours Picking Up Trash on Highway for Driver Who Struck and Killed Tow Truck Operator While He Was Hooking Up a Safety Chain on I-575; Family Demands Stronger Move Over Law
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA — A driver has been sentenced after fatally striking a tow truck operator on Interstate 575 in Cherokee County in 2023, with the victim's family packing the courtroom and calling for stronger enforcement of the state's Move Over Law in his memory. On October 19, 2023, Frank Ingram, a tow truck driver with Ingram Towing and Impound Services in Cherokee County,...

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2025-05-28 15:03:47 -

2 Killed in Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-70 in Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland — A fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-70 claimed two lives and left several others injured after a violent chain of collisions near Exit 62 in New Market. The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon, May 25, 2025, at around 4:10 p.m. Maryland State Police say a BMW SUV traveling westbound rear-ended a box truck just before Route 75. The impact pushed the box truck...

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2025-12-12 16:45:34 -

25-Year-Old Semi-Truck Driver Arrested After Car Is Crushed Between Freightliner and Peterbilt in Auburn, Killing 29-Year-Old
AUBURN, Wash. — A tragic three-vehicle crash shut down part of State Route 167 for nearly seven hours Thursday morning after a semi-truck failed to slow for traffic and crushed a car between two trucks. The collision happened around 7:14 a.m. near the SR-18 interchange, where northbound traffic had come to a stop. According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), a 2020 Freightliner...

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2026-01-02 17:07:54 -

28-Year-Old Truck Driver Hospitalized With Head Injuries After Milk Tanker Semi Runs Off Highway 275 Near Norfolk in Possible Medical Episode
STANTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA — A semi-tractor and tank trailer hauling milk left Highway 275 near Norfolk on New Year’s Eve and came to rest high-centered in the outside westbound lane after traveling up a steep hill and back down an embankment, injuring the driver and forcing lane closures while deputies investigated, the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened...

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2025-10-06 17:25:10 -

46,000 Pounds of Applesauce Spill on I-57 After Semi-Truck Rollover
BENTON, Ill. — A semi-truck carrying tens of thousands of pounds of applesauce overturned in the early hours of Monday morning, October 6, causing a temporary shutdown of northbound I-57 near mile marker 76 in Franklin County. According to the Illinois State Police, the crash occurred at approximately 4:38 a.m. when a truck tractor semi-trailer rolled over, blocking both northbound lanes...

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2026-01-06 16:48:45 -

53-Foot Semi Gets Stuck in Mud Attempting U-Turn, Blocking Both Lanes of Highway 46 Near Cholame Y
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck hauling a 53-foot trailer shut down both lanes of Highway 46 Monday morning after the driver attempted a U-turn near the Cholame Y interchange, according to the California Highway Patrol. Photo credit: CHP Templeton CHP said the incident happened around 9:51 a.m. on Highway 46 just east of Highway 41, where the big rig ended up...

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